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Reimold returns

September 01, 2010, 1:48pm

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He was considered a Rookie of the Year candidate late into last season. Nolan Reimold must have figured this year would go a lot differently for him than it has. But today, for the first time since May 11, he is back with the Orioles. "I didn't play well so I got sent down and then I kept not playing well, so I had to stay down there until I got it right. I've been swinging it well lately. I'm glad to get the callup and I'm excited to be back up here. "Of course, I thought there was...

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Snyder: "It's an awesome, awesome moment."

September 01, 2010, 1:06pm

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Snyder: "It's an awesome, awesome moment."

Brandon Snyder has been pointing to this day for a long time. He's always wanted to play pro ball and dreamed of the day he'd be in the Major Leagues. Today he walked into the O's clubhouse and was on the O's roster for the first time after getting a September callup. "It's so surreal. Ever since I was five years old coming up with my grandfather watching games driving down 95. Coming in the clubhouse, I come here every off season to work out. It doesn't seem like I'm actually...

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Thanking Bluefield

September 01, 2010, 9:36am

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It's almost impossible to properly thank someone for a 53-year relationship. The O's did post a nice thank you in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph newspaper, as their tenure as the Bluefield Orioles parent club came to an end after last night's season-ending doubleheader. This picture by the way is of the last championship team there, the 2001 Bluefield Orioles.

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Quick O's Notes

September 01, 2010, 12:29pm

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Brian Roberts and Jake Fox made an appearance at BWI Airport today, but don't worry, you didn't miss a chance to see this pair of Birds in person. The event wasn't open to the public, but Roberts and Fox participated in the Southwest Airlines "Trading Places" promotion today. The Orioles announced that B-Rob and Fox would be trying their hands at a variety of jobs carried out by Southwest employees at BWI. I don't have any further details to pass along, but if I get my hands on some,...

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Looking back at J.J., ahead to Lester

September 01, 2010, 8:48am

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Jim Johnson has made two appearances since coming off the disabled list, and they've been under drastically different circumstances. He entered a 5-0 game in the ninth inning, manager Buck Showalter's way of easing him back into major league competition. And he replaced Brian Matusz last night with the potential tying run on first base and no outs in the seventh. The easing process didn't take long. Johnson gave up a single before retiring the next three batters, striking out pinch-hitter...

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Reimold in lineup

September 01, 2010, 11:33am

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Brian Roberts 2B Julio Lugo SS Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Adam Jones CF Felix Pie LF Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold DH Josh Bell 3B Jake Arrieta RHP

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Where in the Yard? (Updated w/Answer)

August 30, 2010, 9:37am

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A staff meeting this morning put me a little behind schedule it posting this week's 'Where in the Yard?', but as promised every Monday, there's a new photo posted for you below. Take a look at the image and let us know (using the comment box below), what the item is and where it's located in or around Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Your guesses will be held until Wednesday to avoid revealing the answer, but you'll be able to check back between now and then to see if your name has been...

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August, glorious August

August 31, 2010, 9:13pm

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It's September first. Really? Do we have to start a new month? Can you blame an O's fan for not wanting August to end? The Orioles are in first place in the AL East. No, not yet; not even Buck is that good. But they had the best record in the division in August. AL East standings for August: Balt......17-11 TB.......17-12 NYY.....16-13 Bost.....15-13 Tor.......15-13 These things also happened in August: *Buck Showalter took over as manager. *The O's went 17-10 under Buck and went 8-1...

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Matusz masters Boston again

August 31, 2010, 7:11pm

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Brian Matusz didn't face Boston last year. He's seen them four times this year and the Red Sox are still trying to figure him out. Tonight he gave up two runs and six hits over six innings plus one batter as the Orioles beat Boston 5-2 to start a three-game series. The O's improved to 8-1 in series-opening games under Buck Showalter. Brian Matusz talks about his outing following the O's 5-2 win over the Red Sox Matusz is now 2-0, 2.55 on the year vs. Boston. Sox batters are hitting...

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Matusz with the win and Scott, Pie homer as O's top Boston

August 31, 2010, 6:06pm

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Matusz with the win and Scott, Pie homer as O's top Boston

The Orioles did not post another shutout, but they did post a pleasing victory over an AL East rival that was desperate for a win. Luke Scott hit his 26th homer, that's a new career high and Brian Matusz pitched well again vs. Boston as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 5-2 at Camden Yards Tuesday night in the opening game of a six-game homestand. Matusz improved to 7-12, 4.72 as he gave up two runs and six hits over six innings plus a batter. When he gave up a two-run homer in the fifth to Jed...

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30 Rocked

August 31, 2010, 4:44pm

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The Orioles scoreless streak, dating back to Brad Bergesen's first-inning balk at Anaheim Friday night, ended at 30 innings tonight when Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer off Brian Matusz in the fifth inning. After 30 straight, Lowrie rocked one out to left as Matusz found too much of the middle of the plate on a 3-1 pitch. That cut the O's lead to 3-2 and was Lowrie's fourth homer. Matusz has fanned David Ortiz twice tonight and Big Papi is now 0 for 8 with 7 strikeouts vs. the...

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Buck in Aberdeen (Showalter comments added)

August 31, 2010, 6:07am

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This time he didn't have to rush to the game and show up in full O's uniform, as he did when he went to Bowie. But O's manager Buck Showalter was at Aberdeen Monday night for Manny Machado's IronBirds debut and his first look at Ripken Stadium. "He came in prior to the game and he spoke with the staff. I was really impressed he stayed for nine innings. It was even tough for our fans tonight to do that," Aberdeen manager Gary Kendall said after his club lost 11-5 to Vermont. "He's...

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Can O's take season series from Boston?

August 31, 2010, 1:16pm

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After winning just two of 18 games vs. Boston last year, the Orioles are 6-6 vs. the Sox this year with six games remaining in the season series. They last took a season series from Boston in 2004, going 10-9. That is the only time since 1997 that the O's won the season series vs. the Red Sox. Boston is 34-12 in its last 46 games vs. the Orioles and is 40-21 at Camden Yards since 2004. The Orioles are 4-2 at home vs.Boston in 2010, which included a three-game sweep here at the Yard from...

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Jordan on Machado

August 29, 2010, 11:52am

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O's scouting director Joe Jordan said he will not put too much importance into the stats for Manny Machado in his first few games with the Orioles. The O's top draft pick went 1 for 7 the last two days for the Gulf Coast League O's with a two-run homer there on Saturday. "I just think it's important to get on the field. Be a part of our practice routine, our hitting routine and progression. Being around the instructors and coordinaters. There is an orientation that needs to take place...

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Manny looked good

August 30, 2010, 5:42pm

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Now that the internet connection is back here in the Ripken Stadium press box, I can tell you that Manny Machado's first game in Aberdeen was a success for him, even though the IronBirds are getting trounced. Vermont leads 11-2 in the 7th. Machado went 1 for 3 with a single to center in the third. He crushed a ball in the fifth that was caught by the left fielder. In the field at short, he had just one ball hit to him but he made a highlight play out of it. It ended the Vermont fifth as...

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Saying goodbye to Bluefield

August 30, 2010, 8:42pm

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The news became official on Saturday. After 53 years as the Bluefield Orioles' parent club - the current longest running relationship between a minor league team and a Major League organization - the Orioles are moving on. The O's will leave Bluefield, which first hosted an O's farm team in 1958. The Orioles, who have had three short-season teams, are cutting back to a more workable two clubs. It was a hard day for Tripp Norton, the Orioles assistant director of player...

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More on your monthly Orioles fix

August 31, 2010, 11:21am

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The Orioles sent out a press release to announce their 2011 Orioles Pet Calendar today. In addition to the info in last week's O's Buzz article (The Birds pose with pets for 2011 Orioles Pet Calendar), you might also find the following helpful to note: - Fans can purchase calendars online at Orioles.com or in person at the Eutaw Street Tent or Community Booth near Gate D at Oriole Park, as well as at the official team stores in the Warehouse and in York, Pa. - Calendars are $15 each (with...

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Post-game notes and quotes from Aberdeen

August 30, 2010, 8:09pm

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Post-game notes and quotes from Aberdeen

It was a night where Aberdeen pitchers gave up 17 hits and it made a long game seem even longer in an 11-5 Ripken Stadium loss to Vermont. But still, the IronBirds' debut of Manny Machado, the Orioles' first-round pick, was a success. He went 1 for 3 at bat, with a third-inning single, and had an excellent play in the field, ranging up the middle to his left to record an out in the top of the fifth. He played five innings as he is still knocking off the rust from a summer where he didn't...

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The back story on the O's signing of Glynn Davis

August 29, 2010, 6:37pm

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The back story on the O's signing of Glynn Davis

It probably doesn't happen very often, but last week the Orioles agreed to terms with a player that did not get taken in the June draft, but one they feel has a lot of talent. They came to terms with 18-year-old Glynn Davis of Catonsville Community College, a player with great speed that played shortstop in junior college but will move to center field in the O's minors. The right-handed hitting Davis hit .430 with ten homers and 35 steals, but went almost totally un-scouted at Catonsville. ...

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Machado's Aberdeen press conference (Henson out for year)

August 30, 2010, 1:45pm

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Machado's Aberdeen press conference (Henson out for year)

After spending most of this summer not playing on a team, O's first-round draft pick Manny Machado admits he is still knocking some rust off. He's played two games as a DH in the Gulf Coast League and tonight he debuts for the Aberdeen IronBirds here at Ripken Stadium, where he will bat third and play shortstop vs. Vermont. "I've definitely been rusty, but you've got to adjust. I'm getting back into shape. "(This is) Very different. Gulf Coast League was hot. This is nice here, I...