Cy Young Award

Orioles are out of the frying pan

2013-05-17 06:39:00

For the first five weeks of the season, the Orioles slogged through one of the toughest early season schedules in baseball and came out clean on the other side.�An impressive display of power, timely hitting and solid relief that has made them one of...

Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues

2013-05-16 17:27:00

When right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still...

Zach Clark clears waivers, sent to Bowie to work on knuckler

2013-05-06 14:33:00

Right-hander Zach Clark had a crazy week -- he went from being promoted to the majors, to pitching in his first big league game, to being designated for assignment and then finally to clearing waivers on Monday. The 29-year-old UMBC graduate has been...

Around the AL East: Storylines through the first few weeks

2013-04-27 07:00:00

We're almost a month into the season, and it seems an appropriate time for another trip "Around the AL East." Here’s a look at a main storyline for each opponent in the Orioles' division as well as a look at who's hot and who's not on each club:...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-04-24 09:30:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. 66 -- saves, most in the major leagues, for Orioles closer Jim Johnson since Sept. 7, 2011. With Tuesday’s win over the Toronto Blue...

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...

For Orioles, wrong end of rotation isn't so wrong after all

2013-04-19 12:55:00

One of the most popular areas of concern as the Orioles prepare to wrap�up the third week of the�regular season with a three-game interleague series�against the Los Angeles Dodgers is the performance of the last two pitchers�in the starting rotation....

Steve Pearce's slow start has come against a deck of aces

2013-04-18 17:00:00

Orioles designated hitter Steve Pearce entered Thursday night hitless in his first 13 at-bats this season. Certainly, it's not the way the 30-year-old wanted to start the year, but it is not without explanation. Pearce has made five starts in 2013...

Matt Wieters' 10th-inning grand slam gives Orioles a 10-6 win over Rays

2013-04-18 21:30:00

The sight of Matt Wieters' home-run trot ending in a frenetic pile at home plate conjured memories of the 16 straight extra-inning wins the Orioles orchestrated last season. But Thursday night's 10-inning 10-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays — which...

The Sun Remembers: April 14-20

2013-04-14 16:05:00

April 20, 2002: The Ravens select Miami safety Ed Reed with their No. 1 pick (24th overall) in the NFL draft. It's the first time the club has failed to get a college player ranked among its top 15 choices. April 20, 1985: The Skipjacks, Baltimore's...

Remembering when 'Bullet' Bob Turley was part of the Bel Air Bowl

2013-04-05 03:00:00

The former Major League Baseball pitcher "Bullet" Bob Turley, who died March 30 at age 82, played for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. His name also has a special meaning in the annals of Harford County sports and business. In addition to...

Next man up for Orioles is Miguel Gonzalez

2013-04-04 05:30:00

The first two games of the season-opening series between the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays have been so exciting and entertaining that they have heaped an extra layer of meaning upon the deciding game of the series this afternoon at Tropicana Field. Sure,...

David Price and fellow 2012 Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey (Blue Jays) are a combined 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA. Good thing for Joe Maddon that Matt Moore and Alex Cobb are pitching so well.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Dickey is off to a slow start this season, his first with theBlue Jays, but in 2012 he became the first knuckleballer to win a Cy Young Award when he went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA for the Mets.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Add Clay Buchholz to your list of Cy Young candidates. And John Farrell as the front-runner for AL Manager of the Year.

2013-04-14 00:00:00