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I used to live the dream every summer with my Durham Bulls and the occasional trip 90 miles west for Single A baseball with the Winston-Salem Warthogs. I am now forced to go to Wrigley Field and watch the National League (partially because I can get free tickets). Chicago is a baseball town but nothing compares to a 2-1 pitcher’s duel at Camden Yards on a cool summer night. Crabcake sandwiches and cold beer… the smell of barbecue wafting in from the outfield from the grills on Eutaw Street. There is just something about the way Orange, Black, Gray and White go together.
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Jays Take 2 from O’s
In an all-around bad afternoon of baseball, the Orioles finished the previous night’s 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays, then took another lopsided defeat in the regularly scheduled game, 7-1. Kevin Millar’s costly throwing error turned the first game– which had been a one-run duel when it was washed out on Wednesday– into a lost […]
25Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
O’s Notes
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles are “unlikely” to trade Brian Roberts. Roberts was reportedly on the verge of being dealt to the Cubs during spring training, but now looks likely to stick in Baltimore despite the Orioles being 8.5 games out of a playoff spot. At 30 years old Roberts is having the […]
22Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Scott AL Player of the Week
Luke Scott was named the American League’s Player of the Week for last week’s .538 batting average that included two doubles, three homeruns, six RBI, and four runs scored in four games. He also posted a 1.385 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base percentage.
22Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | ContinuedLoewen Hangs’em Up
Due to recurring elbow problems that have kept him sidelined through the bulk of the last two seasons, Adam Loewen has decided to call it quits on his pitching career. He does, however, plan to stay with the organization and pursue earning himself a spot with the club as an outfielder.
The Orioles select […]
Sherrill on the Block?
With George Sherrill (photo) not up for free agency until 2011 he could be the most coveted closer in the trade market, ESPN’s Buster Olney reports. Sherrill has the least amount of service time of any available closer and lefties are hitting just .163 against him. With the July 31 deadline rapidly approaching, the Baltimore […]
21Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Must Be Sunday
The Orioles settled for a series split with the Tigers– and dropped their 15th straight Sunday game– with a 5-1 loss in the finale. Fresh off an 11-run offensive explosion the previous night, the O’s scratched out one lonely run against dominant Tigers starter Justin Verlander, who came within one out of a complete game. […]
21Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Scott Delivers in 10th
On an crazy night at Camden Yards, the Orioles capped an incredible comeback against the Tigers with a walkoff win, 11-10, in 10 innings. Luke Scott’s Eutaw Street blast in extras put the euphoric finishing touch on a night of improbable Birds come-from-behind rallies. Scott delivered a walkoff homer off Freddy Dolsi. The Tigers […]
20Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
2nd Half Starts as 1st Half Ended
The Orioles kicked off the second half of 2008 with another one-run loss, falling to the Detroit Tigers by a 6-5 score. In a game full of missed opportunities, the O’s squandered many of their 14 hits with a series of costly baserunning blunders and stranded nine men on base. Garrett Olson saw an otherwise […]
18Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Sunday Woes Continue
The Orioles closed out their fist half of their 2008 schedule by continuing their skid, losing to the Red Sox in a 2-1 final. The story of the game was the alarming inefficiency of the O’s offense, which somehow turned 15 baserunners into just one run. The O’s stranded 13 men on base and went […]
14Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Red Sox Kill O’s 12-1
The Orioles found themselves on the wrong end of a blowout, getting pasted by the Red Sox in a 12-1 loss. Unlike the O’s recent losses, there was no drama or nerve wracking finish to this game. It was over by the third inning, when the Sox tallied seven runs, including a Kevin Youkilis grand […]
13Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Roberts 3/4 to Cycle, O’s Beat Red Sox
Brian Roberts (photo) went 3-for-5 with two runs as the Orioles defeated the Red Sox on Friday night. Roberts also knocked in a run and stole two bases, with most of the damage coming as a result of a double and a triple. The Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak by handing Boston a rare […]
11Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Bad Inning = 9-8 Loss
The Orioles took their fourth straight loss, suffering from one-bad-inning syndrome again in a 9-8 loss to the Blue Jays. A disastrous seven-run fourth inning against Garrett Olson– which featured a bases-loaded walk, less-than-stellar glove work, and four two-out RBI hits– gave the Jays a huge early lead. The O’s tried valiantly to claw back […]
10Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Errors Sink O’s in 9th v. Jays
In their most heart-wrenching games of the season, the Orioles suffered a late-inning collapse in a 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Shortstop Freddie Bynum let a ninth-inning grounder roll through his legs to plate the winning run for the Jays, an ugly finish to a game full of punches to the gut. The […]
9Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
Huff AL Player of Week
O’s designated hitter Aubrey Huff has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending July 6th. He went 10-for-29 (.345) with three doubles, three home runs, and nine RBI last week. Huff recorded at least one RBI in six of his seven games during that stretch, and on […]
8Jul2008 | Orioles Insider | 0 comments | Continued
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