Jim Johnson

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-22 08:17:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. three -- straight blown saves for Orioles closer Jim Johnson on the team’s current homestand. Every Orioles fan knows that Johnson has...

Orioles notes and observations (Jim Johnson, Garcia, Showalter, Casilla)

2013-05-21 04:08:00

The knee-jerk reaction to Jim Johnson’s third straight blown save is to pull him from the closer’s spot for now. I’m probably in the minority here. But I don’t do it. And I know Orioles manager Buck Showalter won’t do it....

Buck Showalter, Orioles facing biggest test of young season

2013-05-21 07:44:00

Rarely will you see Buck Showalter as agitated as he appeared after the Orioles’ 6-4 extra-inning loss to the New York Yankees last night at Camden Yards. You couldn’t blame the Orioles manager for being in a less-than-sunny mood, either....

Jim Johnson and Buck Showalter on Johnson's latest blown save

2013-05-20 20:54:00

Jim Johnson’s third blown save in as many opportunities obviously was the main angle in Monday night’s 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees in 10 innings. Orioles manager Buck Showalter – as he usually does in these kinds of sticky...

Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 in the 10th, Johnson blows third straight save opportunity

2013-05-20 21:13:00

Orioles closer Jim Johnson can be depended on to always be at his locker to answer questions anytime he becomes a focal point of a game following a blown save. Those times have been rare, until recently, as Johnson has blown three consecutive ninth-...

Is it too soon for Orioles fans to start panicking?

2013-05-20 09:52:00

Less than two weeks ago, the Orioles were tied for first place in the American League East. Despite subpar starting pitching, they were winning games -- more than 60 percent of them -- because Manny Machado, Adam Jones and Chris Davis were pounding the...

Orioles pregame notes on Valencia, Wieters, the second base situation, Johnson, Garcia, Gonzalez

2013-05-19 10:12:00

The Orioles will try to snap their season-high four-game losing streak and salvage the series finale against Tampa Bay today at Camden Yards. This is the first time the Orioles have lost five straight games at home since June 28 to July 15, 2011 and...

Nate McLouth's walk-off homer against Yankees snaps Orioles' skid

2013-05-21 21:21:00

You could pick a number of storylines from a sticky, summer-like Tuesday evening at Camden Yards and really not go wrong. There was the obvious, made-for-TV clip of Nate McLouth lifting a game-ending homer over the right-field wall in the bottom of...

For starters, Dan Duquette hasn't had same magic touch

2013-05-21 11:04:00

If you believe that the Orioles’ unexpected run to the postseason in 2012 was something of magic, then the most dazzling trick the organization pulled off was consistently pulling productive starters out of their sleeves. Executive vice...

Talking Orioles with Birds Watcher's Amanda Redman

2013-05-21 04:00:00

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

Orioles' bullpen issues go beyond Jim Johnson's recent struggles

2013-05-21 19:20:00

The Orioles were not a perfect team in 2012, though it's easy to get nostalgic about their first truly competitive season of this century. They were plugging holes in the starting rotation throughout the summer. They needed several months to assemble an...

Orioles give up six runs in top of ninth inning in 10-6 loss to Tampa Bay Rays

2013-05-18 19:15:00

These Orioles, under manager Buck Showalter, pride themselves on keeping the long baseball season in perspective, not worrying about trends and streaks and snowballing defeats. So when the club is forced to absorb what was arguably its biggest gut-punch...

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Chris Dickerson leaps into the stands but still can't bring back a home run hit by New York Yankees designated hitter Travis Hafner in the ninth inning off of Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Jim Johnson, tying the score at 4-4 during their MLB American League

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Orioles closer Jim Johnson walks back to the dugout after blowing a save attempt against the Padres.

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Even though the rotation put even more strain on the bullpen last week, the Orioles didn't wilt under the extra burden. Hard-throwing Tommy Hunter (pictured) stepped into the breach and played an important role in three victories.

2013-05-12 00:00:00