R.A. Dickey

Jake Arrieta sent back to Triple-A to make room for Gausman

2013-05-23 21:19:00

TORONTO — Right-hander Jake Arrieta, who hasn't pitched in 16 days, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk before Thursday's game to make space on the 25-man roster for starter Kevin Gausman. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the team was deciding...

More with Phil Niekro on working with Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa

2013-05-17 11:31:00

In today’s Baltimore Sun, I wrote a story on the Orioles’ efforts to convert minor league pitchers Zach Clark and Eddie Gamboa into knuckleballers. Clark and Gamboa are working with Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro, who won 318 games...

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...

Orioles notes and observations (road trip, Hammel, Clark, Gavin Floyd)

2013-05-07 04:16:00

I was asked before the Orioles left for their 11-game, three-city swing out west what would constitute a successful trip. I said 6-5. Luckily I wasn’t asked to amend it after the Orioles won three of four in Oakland. They ended up 7-4. And that...

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...

Orioles' bats go cold in 3-0 loss to Yankees

2013-04-14 21:08:00

The Orioles' success of last year earned them a spot on the national stage at Yankee Stadium, the team's first nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball game since 2008. Being the only game on the schedule at that time, the baseball world was watching....

O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East

2013-03-31 16:42:00

SARASOTA, Fla. — For most of the past two decades, the American League East has been considered the toughest division in baseball, primarily because it contained the sport's two financial behemoths, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox....

Orioles are in a perfect spot heading into 2013 season

2013-03-31 16:24:00

Let's agree that the Orioles are saying all the right things as they get ready for Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. They're saying last year's 93 wins were no fluke. They're saying they're hungrier than ever after finishing second...

Orioles notes and observations: Schoop, Strop, leadership, Huff

2013-03-08 06:53:00

The Orioles have a night game tonight in Bradenton against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wei-Yin Chen gets the start and will be followed by Brian Matusz, Tommy Hunter and Daniel Schlereth. Chen pitched two scoreless innings in his Grapefruit League debut...

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

Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey strikes out Paul Konerko.

2013-04-18 00:00:00