Miguel Gonzalez

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...

Jurrjens sent down; Arrieta or McFarland to start Thursday; Jones DHing

2013-05-21 14:15:00

In activating Miguel Gonzalez from the disabled list to start Tuesday, the Orioles again shuffled their rotation a bit. Right-hander Jair Jurrjens, who made his first start for the Orioles on Saturday and allowed four runs in five innings, was...

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 observations on the losing streak, starting rotation, second base and umpires

2013-05-20 05:20:00

OK, so the Orioles have lost five straight, but it’s not time to panic. Not yet. Last year’s team had just one losing streak over three games, a six-game skid from May 26 to June 1.� But just four of those losses came on the road, as...

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...

Showalter hoping Flaherty can 'get his legs back under him' at Norfolk

2013-05-19 16:08:00

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he hopes that getting second baseman Ryan Flaherty consistent at-bats at Triple-A Norfolk — while getting the 26-year-old to work on offensive problems away from the major league spotlight — will help him...

Jair Jurrjens becomes the Orioles' latest one-and-done starter

2013-05-21 17:23:00

To clear a roster spot for right-hander Miguel Gonzalez’s return from the disabled list Tuesday, the Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk after just one start with the big league club. The move created a vacant spot in...

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...

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...

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...

Miguel Gonzalez to start Tuesday's game against the Yankees

2013-05-20 17:29:00

Miguel Gonzalez, who has been on the disabled list since May 9 (retroactive to May 4) with a blister on his right thumb, will start against the Yankees on Tuesday. He said it’s been difficult to not be able to pitch in a game while not really...

Freddy Garcia gets hit hard by Padres club that cut him this spring

2013-05-15 13:33:00

If you’ve watched Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia through the last few years, you know he doesn’t have a lot of margin for error. He’s around the plate a lot – and he doesn’t throw hard. So when he gets hit, he...

It wasn't exactly smooth sailing this week, but the Orioles again came away with a winning record (4-2) in spite of some uneven performances out of the starting rotation and the continued lack of production out of the DH role.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Little more than five weeks into the season, the Orioles already are testing their pitching depth at the minor league level. If things don't go well during Miguel Gonzalez's side session Thursday, the club will need a call-up or fill-in starter for the fourth time.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

The Orioles just completed a very difficult homestand that started with a six-game losing streak, which had everybody wondering if the pitching staff would be able to right itself before the club took a serious step back in the AL East standings.

2013-05-03 00:00:00