Manny Ramirez

Is lack of postseason experience good or bad for Orioles?

2012-09-27 14:53:00

When the playoff microscope gets rolled out next week and experts begin to dissect the Orioles — assuming they hold on to at least an American League wild-card spot — one of the primary criticisms is going to be the club's overall lack of...

Some Orioles notes on Manny, roster additions, Larish, Guthrie

2012-02-03 16:38:00

The Orioles maintain some interest in slugger Manny Ramirez and have had internal conversations, but there are plenty of issues that would have to be rectified before the club would make a decision on whether to even offer him a contract. In other words,...

Duquette on Guthrie, new additions, filling the rotation, Manny and more

2012-02-06 11:28:00

Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette spoke to the media on a conference call this afternoon to talk about the club’s trade of right-hander Jeremy Guthrie to the Rockies for righties Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom....

Some Orioles thoughts (Bergesen, more moves, Manny and Camden Yards)

2012-02-08 10:52:00

Right-hander Brad Bergesen’s arbitration hearing was scheduled for this morning at 9:30. He was looking for $1.2 million, the Oriolescountered with $800,000. I have received no information otherwise -- and I’ve checked -- so it’s...

Duquette isn't rusty when it comes to evasive answers

2012-01-10 10:30:00

I read the interview with Dan Duquette, the new Orioles executive vice president, in the Sunday Sun ("Q&A with Dan Duquette," Jan. 7). When asked about the "biggest adjustment for you after being away" from baseball for many years, he answered the...

Report: Orioles watch Manny Ramirez take batting practice

2012-01-07 14:20:00

The Orioles are reportedly showing interest in Manny Ramirez, at least enough to want to see him swing a bat again. Baltimore was one of two clubs -- the Blue Jays were the other -- to watch Ramirez take batting practice in Miami, according to a report...

Q&A with Dan Duquette

2012-01-07 13:22:00

Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette peers out his B&O Warehouse office window, which has to have one of the best views in baseball — down into the right-field flag court of Camden Yards and the seating bowl. He...

Duquette adds more veteran baseball minds, discusses Manny

2011-12-04 18:30:00

Dan Duquette is continuing to staff his front office with veteran baseball men and former co-workers, announcing on Sunday that he has hired two 75-year-olds with a world of baseball experience. In an attempt to revamp the organization's infrastructure,...

Manny not in plans; nixed before it went up ladder

2012-02-10 17:59:00

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette reportedly told a few members of the media at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards this evening that he does not view slugger Manny Ramirez as a fit with the team. That meshes with what an industry...

Rays make Orioles' Britton pay for one bad inning

2011-05-06 22:05:00

The Orioles' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on an ugly, rainy, sloppy night Friday at Camden Yards provided a crystal-clear example of what separates successful veteran pitchers from inexperienced ones that are seemingly headed toward that path. Tampa...

Recalling our favorite sports memories of 2009

2009-12-30 00:00:00

Why do we love watching sports? And what did we love the most in 2009? Those are two questions each of us would answer differently. But the answer to the second question helps explain the answer to the first. We love watching sports because they are a...

Heady moment

2008-08-18 00:00:00

And now for another episode of "Great Minds Think Alike." The Sun's headline yesterday for the Sports section on Michael Phelps' crowning achievement at the Beijing Games was "8th wonder." A popular choice. Among the others who used the same headline:...

Oakland Athletics' Manny Ramirez watches from the dugout during their spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, March 5, 2012.

2013-02-26 09:17:14

Cleveland Indians catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., center, is mobbed by his teammates after driving in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 12, 1997.

2012-10-10 22:15:47

Former baseball player Manny Ramirez leaves the Broward County main jail Tuesday after making bond on a domestic battery charge.

2011-09-13 09:38:45