Bud Selig

Orioles-Rays game demonstrates need for expanded instant replay

2013-05-19 16:45:00

In the end, the umpires got the call right. But it sure took long enough. And a rough five-game homestand for the Orioles got even rougher in the sixth inning Sunday when Tampa Bay's Matt Joyce hit a soaring fly ball down the right field line in the...

Orioles rally against R.A. Dickey in 4-3 win over Blue Jays

2013-04-23 20:31:00

The last time the Orioles faced knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, they were mystified by pitches with so little spin that you could nearly make out Bud Selig's signature on the baseball. But Tuesday, the Orioles figured out the reigning National League Cy...

Orioles keep Sept. 5 home game, Ravens to open 2013 on road

2013-03-22 20:12:00

The Ravens and the NFL will open up their 2013 regular season on the road after failing to find compromise in a scheduling conflict with the Orioles and Major League Baseball. Both the Ravens and Orioles released statements Friday saying that...

The Sun Remembers: March 24-30

2013-03-24 11:59:00

March 28, 2009: In the longest lacrosse game in NCAA history — seven overtimes — top-ranked Virginia defeats No. 9 Maryland, 10-9. Brian Carroll (Gilman) scores the winning goal for the host Cavaliers. The game lasts 3 hours, 45 minutes....

Goodell 'hopeful' Ravens-Orioles scheduling conflict will get worked out, no resolution yet

2013-03-20 11:38:00

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that there's no resolution yet to the scheduling conflict between the Ravens and the Orioles regarding Sept. 5. Goodell did express optimism that an accommodation can be reached so the Super Bowl champion...

NFL season opener in Baltimore now in limbo as Ravens and Orioles can't compromise

2013-03-19 16:07:00

A failure to resolvea scheduling conflict with the Orioles has jeopardized the Ravens’ chances of hosting the NFL’s 2013regular-season opener, an honor bestowed on the Super Bowl champions for the last decade. The NFL was expected to announce...

TV rights fees dispute could fuel O's, Nationals rivalry

2012-12-15 12:05:00

There is some question whether the geographical proximity of the Orioles and Washington Nationals — and their annual home-and-home interleague series — combine to create a dynamic rivalry, but there is no denying that one has developed between...

Initial take on Josh Hamilton to the Angels (and an Orioles wrinkle?)

2012-12-13 12:24:00

The news broke this afternoon that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal, pending a physical,�with talented but troubled slugger Josh Hamilton. As a baseball writer, my first reaction was this: Maybe commissioner Bud Selig...

Reaction to Earl Weaver's death

2013-01-19 12:35:00

Peter Angelos, Orioles managing partner "Earl Weaver stands alone as the greatest manager in the history of the Orioles organization and one of the greatest in the history of baseball. This is a sad day for everyone who knew him and for all Orioles...

Should baseball give up on South Florida?

2012-11-15 18:34:57

Not South Florida's fault David Selig Baltimore Sun Why would baseball give up on South Florida? South Florida taxpayers paid $360 million to build a new ballpark and to improve the Marlins' chances of sustaining a competitive team. South Florida...

Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95

2012-11-09 20:32:00

Lee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...

Just what the commissioner ordered

2012-10-03 03:00:00

The addition of a second wild-card team has spawned so many different playoff scenarios during the final week of the season that it’s still impossible to predict what might happen with just one regularly scheduled day left in the regular season. In...

Commissioner Bud Selig oversees All-Star festivities at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium.

2013-01-09 00:00:00

Commissioner Bud Selig introduces Vicki Santo while Hall President Jeff Idelson and Chairman Jane Forbes Clark look on.

2012-07-22 00:00:00

Vicki Santo is joined by Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Bud Selig, MLB Commissioner, for photos with Ron Santo's Hall of Fame plaque.

2012-07-22 00:00:00