Orioles infielder Ryan Adams has had just four at-bats since the middle of the month and has not played in a week as he deals with a sports hernia. He will undergo an operation next Tuesday and he said the recovery time is only a few weeks. He should have a normal offseason after that. He's been playing in some pain most of this year at Triple-A and here with the Orioles. "I thought it was a groin injury and we were treating it that way," Adams said. "For most of the year I had pain, but...

You posted, you tweeted, you texted. You came, you saw, you won. And while we may not have known exactly what to expect from MASNports.com's first Social Media Weekend, Orioles fans let us know that they appreciated our efforts to reward them for their loyalty as much as we appreciate them. Social Media Weekend, held Sept. 16-18 during a weekend series at Camden Yards against the Angels, was a rousing success - so much so that we've already begun planning next season's version of what...

For the Orioles: Matt Angle LF J.J. Hardy SS Nick Markakis RF Vladimir Guerrero DH Matt Wieters C Adam Jones CF Mark Reynolds 1B Chris Davis 3B Robert Andino 2B Tommy Hunter RHP For the Red Sox: Ellsbury CF Crawford LF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez 1B Lowrie 3B Drew RF Varitek C Scutaro SS Beckett RHP

Here's one writer's view on how the postseason awards should go: American League Cy Young: Lots of sleepless nights trying to decide this one. Detroit's Justin Verlander should win the award unanimously in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The Orioles prevented him from winning No. 25, but how can you argue with 251 innings, a 24-5 record and 2.40 ERA? AL Most Valuable Player: There's a grassroots campaign for Verlander to become the first pitcher since Boston's...

The Orioles today announced the winners of their player development and scouting awards for 2011, including infielder Jonathan Schoop as the club's top minor league player and right-hander Tim Bascom as the club's top minor league pitcher. The winners will be honored before the Orioles' game against the Boston Red Sox tonight at Camden Yards. Schoop, the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, hit a combined .290 with 13 home runs, 71 RBI and a .781 OPS in 128 games with Single-A...

The Orioles today named Jonathan Schoop as the winner of the Brooks Robinson Award as their minor league Player of the Year. They named pitcher Tim Bascom the winner of the Jim Palmer Award as minor league Pitcher of the Year. The 19-year-old Schoop began the year at Single-A Delmarva and moved to Single-A Frederick in early June. Between those clubs, he hit .290 with 24 doubles, five triples, 13 homers and 71 RBIs in 128 games. Schoop had a .349 on-base percentage, a .432 slugging percentage...

Nationals manager Davey Johnson has been pleased with progress his hitters have made this season. The best story has to be Michael Morse, who has hit 29 homers and has 91 RBIs, both career highs and team-leading totals. "He is one of the great surprises," Johnson said. "He has been the most consistent guy all year long. He has had to play left field, then first base, then back to left field. He has been given the opportunity, and he has made the most of it. The same could be said for Ian...

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has been in this business for 50 years. He was a world champion as a player and again as a manager, and has specialized in taking teams on the precipice and pushing them over the edge to greatness. So he's seen this movie before from the inside. This season has had plenty of storylines, but the biggest story of all to emerge might just require hindsight to see it after a couple of years - years that Nats fans hope are filled with deep playoff runs. ...

With their 6-5 victory in Detroit on Saturday, the Orioles denied Justin Verlander the opportunity to become baseball's first 25-game winner since Bob Welch went 27-6 for Oakland in 1990. Thanks to Bill Pemstein, I spent time this season reading about the Orioles' only 25-game winner, Steve Stone. Pemstein, a former Orioles employee turned Midwest sportswriter, chronicles Stone's magical 1980 season in his self-published effort, "A Stone's Throw." The book provides abundant game details...

The Orioles are expected to announce their minor league Player and Pitcher of the Year later today. As I've written already, it would come as a big surprise if Jonathan Schoop and Bobby Bundy are denied the honors. I've been wrong before, so don't place any wagers based on that statement. However, those are my picks, and I know the Orioles were leaning heavily in that direction a few weeks ago. The Red Sox are in town for the final homestand of the season. These games are hugely important...