Mariano Rivera

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...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-08 09:46:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. 58.9 -- the number of saves Orioles closer Jim Johnson is on pace for this season. Jim Johnson got his 12th save in Tuesday night's 4-3...

Anne Arundel athletes say message of '42' still relevant

2013-05-02 15:55:00

Arundel High School sophomore Chloe Hill entered a screening of the motion picture "42" on Thursday indebted to the film's main character, baseball player Jackie Robinson. The film depicts Robinson's struggles and triumphs in becoming the first African-...

Dodgers skipper Don Mattingly heaps praise on former teammate, manager Buck Showalter

2013-04-19 15:00:00

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly first met Orioles manager Buck Showalter 22 years ago as 20-year-old minor leaguer. They were teammates for the Yankees’ Double-A team in Nashville. Tonight, they will manage against each other for the first time in...

Yankees' 4-6-5-6-5-3-4 triple play thwarts any hopes for a late Orioles rally

2013-04-13 03:00:00

NEW YORK -- After the Yankees turned one of the weirdest triple plays you’d ever see in the eighth inning of the Orioles' 5-2 loss Friday night, the Yankees’ celebration was fitting for the act. Left-hander CC Sabathia pumped his fist in the...

Great Orioles opening day victory deserved better telecast from MASN

2013-04-05 16:52:00

No one wants to be a downer when writing about opening day especially when the Orioles pull off a comeback victory like they did Friday over the Minnesota Twins by a score of 9-5. But� MASN’s telecast of the home opener featuring Gary Thorne,...

Is Rivera the best closer of all time?

2013-03-10 18:58:05

Forever a cut above Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune Let's be honest. Luis Gonzalez didn't exactly smoke his single off Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. He fought off a cutter and fisted it just out of Derek Jeter's reach. But that's the...

Spring training news and notes on the Yankees, Red Sox, Jays and Rays

2013-02-14 08:50:00

The American League East has long been considered one of baseball’s toughest divisions, and that should hold true again in 2013. But it’s no longer a division dominated by a couple high-spending teams and the occasional upstart. Suddenly,...

AL's most interesting storyline of spring?

2013-02-11 21:43:00

A-Rod makes it a zoo Paul Doyle Hartford Courant The Yankees have plenty of intriguing stories, starting with two future Hall of Famers (Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter) coming off injuries at an advanced age. But the status of their icons may be...

Deal with Nationals makes Soriano top-paid reliever in MLB

2013-01-15 22:01:00

The sting from the wrenching, bitter end of the Washington Nationals' first playoff run might have faded for some by the dead of winter, but not, apparently, for the man at the very top of the organization, not for the 87-year-old real estate tycoon who...

For one game, at least, Orioles can't foil Yankees fans' expectations

2012-10-11 00:00:00

Everything about the scene at Yankee Stadium reinforces the idea that the resident team is supposed to win — not just most of the time, but every night and, especially, every night in October. It's more than the 27 World Series flags on the...

Orioles finally get a crack at their long-time tormenters from New York

2012-10-06 15:57:00

Against anyone else, it would have seemed preposterous when the 12-year-old boy's hand reached into the field of play to change the course of the Orioles' 1996 playoff run. Against the New York Yankees? Jeffrey Maier was just another chapter in a long...

New York Yankees relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain (62) and relief pitcher Mariano Rivera (42) talk during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

2013-05-13 08:12:50

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees greets the Boston Red Sox after he is announced during player introductions during Opening Day on April 1, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 163492953

2013-04-01 00:00:00