orioles

Chris Davis trying to make the most of his chance with O's

April 28, 2012, 8:45pm

Orioles

Chris Davis trying to make the most of his chance with O's

In case you are wondering, the ball Chris Davis hit down the right-field line in the seventh inning last night just landed. It didn't hit the warehouse, but did become the 25th homer hit by an Oriole to land on Eutaw Street in Camden Yards history. So far, so good for the Orioles first baseman. Through 19 games he is batting .313 with four homers, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .934. After last night's 10-1 win over Oakland, Davis talked about how grateful he is to be getting the chance to start...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski chris davis frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles3

Mark Reynolds has a few words about playing first base today

April 29, 2012, 7:40am

Orioles

Mark Reynolds has a few words about playing first base today

Upon seeing Mark Reynolds' name in the Orioles lineup today starting as the first baseman, reporters went up to Reynolds a few minutes ago in the clubhouse to ask him about playing there today. "I told Buck a couple of weeks ago, whatever I can do to help the team. CD (Chris Davis) needs a day, he's DHing. So he's throwing me over there," Reynolds said. Has Reynolds been taking a lot of ground balls at first during pregame work? "Not particularly. On days I DH, I go catch up over there...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski mark reynolds

Reynolds at first in finale vs. A's

April 29, 2012, 8:02am

Orioles

The Orioles have posted their lineup for Sunday's finale of a three-game series against the A's, and it has Mark Reynolds batting eighth and playing first base. Here's the lineup for today's 1:35 p.m. game: Nolan Reimold LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Chris Davis DH Wilson Betemit 3B Mark Reynolds 1B Robert Andino 2B Tommy Hunter RHP

Comments

Tags:

frontstory_orioles1 mark reynolds orioles

The Orioles offense finally breaks out in rout of Oakland

April 28, 2012, 6:08pm

Orioles

It was a matchup of a team that has been struggling to score runs against the club with the best ERA in the league. But the Orioles reversed course tonight and scored 10 runs on 14 hits to beat Oakland 10-1 and even this three-game series. The A's began the night with a 2.68 team ERA that was tops in the American League and was even better at 1.99 over the A's previous nine games. The Orioles offense finally broke out after scoring just 30 total runs on a .216 team average over the past ten...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles2

Frank Robinson: "Ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame"

April 28, 2012, 4:11pm

Orioles

Frank Robinson: "Ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame"

Frank Robinson had a busy afternoon at Camden Yards. Between the unveiling of his statue in left-center field today and before an on-field ceremony before tonight's game he spent some time at a press conference and talked about today's honor. "Since this is going to be a lifetime thing as far as the statue is concerned, it ranks right up there with the Hall of Fame," Robinson said. "It is a tremendous honor, it's something you don't think about and when you hear about it and that they...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frank robinson

Showalter speaks after 10-1 victory

April 28, 2012, 6:52pm

Orioles

Here's a sampling of manager Buck Showalter's comments following tonight's 10-1 rout of the Oakland Athletics before 26,926 at Camden Yards: On the second-inning baserunning: "It's one thing to be aggressive, it's another thing to be kind of smart. The situation presented itself. Push the envelope a little bit. There were a lot of good at-bats there. Ronny (Paulino) stayed inside a ball. If nothing else, he's going to get the runner over and the run in. Same way with (Ryan) Flaherty....

Comments

Tags:

orioles buck showalter featured_sidebar frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles1

Buck Showalter on Frank Robinson

April 28, 2012, 2:31pm

Orioles

The grounds crew is peeling the tarp off the field. I guess that's a good sign, though the forecast is pretty bad, from what I've been told. One of the loudest ovations during today's ceremony for the unveiling of Frank Robinson's statue came when the Hall of Famer proclaimed that "The Oriole Way was the correct way." You don't have to convince manager Buck Showalter, who has long admired Robinson and stays in contact with him. Showalter attended today's ceremony, along with first...

Comments

Tags:

orioles buck showalter featured_sidebar frank robinson frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles3

Davis homers onto Eutaw Street

April 28, 2012, 5:55pm

Orioles

I would have guessed I-95. Chris Davis hit an absolute bomb down the right field line in the bottom of the seventh inning, the ball easily clearing the flag court and bouncing on Eutaw St. to increase the Orioles' lead to 10-1. Davis, who connected off former Orioles reliever Jim Miller, is 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. He's batting .313. That's the 59th ball to land on Eutaw St., and the 25th time that an Orioles player has put it there. Davis hadn't done it before...

Comments

Tags:

orioles chris davis frontfeatured_orioles

Big second inning for Orioles (big scare for Chen, O's lead 9-0)

April 28, 2012, 4:15pm

Orioles

It's football weather here at Camden Yards, but the Orioles played inspired baseball in the second inning. They sent nine batters to the plate. They collected six hits. They kept taking extra bases. And they scored five runs to build a nice lead for Taiwanese left-hander Wei-Yin Chen. Adam Jones, Wilson Betemit, Chris Davis and Ronny Paulino strung together singles before Oakland starter Tyson Ross recorded his first out. Davis' single brought home one run. Paulino's delivered two...

Comments

Tags:

orioles frontfeatured_orioles

What the Orioles Hall of Famers say about Frank Robinson

April 28, 2012, 2:55pm

Orioles

Here are some excerpts from an Orioles press release with comments from the other National Baseball Hall of Famers from the club on Frank Robinson: Brooks Robinson: "I am thrilled that Frank is being honored today with this statue. He was a fantastic player. His arrival put us over the hump and turned us into a championship team. He has also had numerous accomplishments after his playing days including being named the first African-American manager in Major League history. His work in the...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frank robinson frontstory_orioles2

Frank Robinson's comments at his statue ceremony

April 28, 2012, 2:29pm

Orioles

He was the first Oriole to have his number retired and today Frank Robinson was the first to have his statue unveiled in the picnic area in left center field at Camden Yards. Here are some of Robinson's comments during that ceremony: "When I came over here, I was one person, one man. But I did say this was a good team before I got here. With these guys, they made it easy. We had fun playing the game. We played the game the Oriole Way and the Oriole Way is the correct way of playing the...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frank robinson frontfeatured_orioles

In the minors: Delmarva's good pitching, Welty's great start

April 28, 2012, 9:01am

Orioles

In the minors: Delmarva's good pitching, Welty's great start

The good pitching start for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds continued last night when Tyler Wilson and Devin Jones combined on a four-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over Greenville. Delmarva pitchers have not allowed an earned run over their last 20 innings and the team has moved up to second in team ERA in the 14-team South Atlantic League at 2.87. That is more impressive when you consider that, as good as Dylan Bundy has been, he has pitched just 13 of the Shorebirds' 182...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski dylan bundy eduardo rodriguez frontfeatured_orioles ronnie welty zach davies frontstory_orioles2

Logic behind the Orioles lineup

April 28, 2012, 12:41pm

Orioles

Orioles manager Buck Showalter had to piece together his lineup tonight while taking into account all the injuries and illnesses that are picking apart his team. Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis are experiencing the same flu-like symptoms that have swept through the clubhouse. Wieters was going to rest tomorrow, but Showalter chose to sit him tonight because of the cold and rainy conditions. Wieters will catch tomorrow. Markakis is being kept out of right field for the same reason, making him...

Comments

Tags:

orioles buck showalter frontfeatured_orioles

Weather won't influence ceremony for Frank Robinson

April 28, 2012, 11:08am

Orioles

Weather won't influence ceremony for Frank Robinson

Because so many fans have asked, the Orioles will unveil the statue honoring Frank Robinson in a ceremony that begins at 5:15 p.m., rain or shine. And it hasn't been decided whether the teams would play a doubleheader tomorrow if weather forces a postponement tonight, but since the Athletics return to Baltimore July 27-29, my guess is we'd have a single game tomorrow. The gates open today at 5 p.m., with the festivities taking place in the bullpen area. The special guests include Hank Aaron,...

Comments

Tags:

orioles frank robinson frontstory_orioles1

Flaherty in right, Wieters on bench

April 28, 2012, 11:38am

Orioles

Orioles manager Buck Showalter is breaking out an interesting lineup tonight, with Rule 5 pick Ryan Flaherty making his first major league start in right field and Nick Markakis serving as the designated hitter. Ronny Paulino is starting behind the plate, with Matt Wieters listed among the reserves. For the Orioles: Nolan Reimold LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis DH Adam Jones CF Wilson Betemit 3B Chris Davis 1B Ronny Paulino C Ryan Flaherty RF Robert Andino 2B Wei-Yin Chen LHP

Comments

Tags:

orioles frontfeatured_orioles matt wieters ryan flaherty

Matusz and Anderson: A Glove Story

April 27, 2012, 8:10pm

Orioles

I can only assume that the MASN cameras must have focused on Brady Anderson's name inscribed on the glove of Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz. Or perhaps the announcers talked about it. I'm not quite sure, but I've received a ton of inquiries about it. I wouldn't have noticed it from my seat in the press box, and the media isn't allowed to poke through the players' lockers. I could only take your words for it until finally approaching Matusz yesterday afternoon. "Hey Brian, I've got a...

Comments

Tags:

orioles brian matusz featured_sidebar frontfeatured_orioles frontstory_orioles1

Is it time to get concerned about the offense?

April 28, 2012, 6:08am

Orioles

Is it time to get concerned about the offense?

Here is a good question: Is it time to start worrying about the Orioles' lack of offense? For a while the club was bashing homers but now the homers and runs scored have slowed a bit. Over the last 10 games, the Orioles have scored just 30 runs and eight times in those ten games they have scored three runs or less. They actually won four games in a row scoring 3, 2, 3 and 5 runs but lost last night 5-2 and picked up just five hits in 31 at-bats against Oakland pitching. The team has just 68...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski frontstory_orioles2

Flashback: Frank Robinson and the Orioles' transformation into a contender

April 27, 2012, 11:10am

Orioles

There's no way around it: Frank Robinson's arrival via trade in December 1965 transformed the Orioles, pushing a club on the precipice of contention into the postseason - immediately. Considered an old 30 and expendable by the Reds, Robinson flourished in Baltimore. He won the Triple Crown in 1966 - leading the American League with a .316 average, 49 homers and 122 RBIs - and sent the Orioles into the World Series, where they shockingly swept the vaunted Dodgers. More accolades followed, as...

Comments

Tags:

camden yards frank robinson frontstory_orioles3 orioles orioles buzz pete kerzel

Adam Jones rips the fan that ran on the field

April 27, 2012, 6:26pm

Orioles

Adam Jones rips the fan that ran on the field

Adam Jones is clearly not a fan of the fan that ran on the field here at Camden Yards tonight. A male fan ran on the field during the seventh inning stretch, removed his orange T-shirt and darted through the outfield. He veered to the infield after juking a policeman, rounded third base and dived across the plate. After hopping to his feet in a further attempt to elude police, he was tackled from behind by plate umpire Jeff Kellogg. Jones clearly approved of the umpire's actions. "That...

Comments

Tags:

orioles steve melewski adam jones frontstory_orioles2

Arrieta and Jones talk after the Orioles loss to Oakland

April 27, 2012, 6:50pm

Orioles

After giving up three runs in the second inning tonight and taking the loss in the Orioles' 5-2 defeat against Oakland, Orioles starter Jake Arrieta criticized himself for allowing the early big inning to the A's. "I fell behind (Eric)Sogard there. Really wasn't able to make pitches down in the zone to him," Arrieta said after allowing four runs over 5 2/3 and throwing 105 pitches. "The walk to (Kila) Ka'aihue, a four-pitch walk. Mental mistakes there, no reason I should have a...