I'm in a cut-and-paste kind of mood, so here you go: For the second consecutive year, the Orioles will begin their 2011 season on the road in Tampa Bay. The teams will meet on Friday, April 1 at Tropicana Field, the 18th time in 58 years the Orioles will have opened their schedule away from Baltimore. After two more games in Tampa, the 2011 team will make their debut at Camden Yards on Monday, April 4 against the Detroit Tigers. After an off-day on April 5, the Orioles will play the Tigers...

Do you remember what happened on Sept. 14, 1987? Did you happen to catch the Orioles-Blue Jays game at the old Exhibition Stadium? Toronto hit 10 home runs en route to an 18-3 victory over the Orioles. Ernie Witt mashed three of them and drove in five runs. Rance Mulliniks and George Bell each hit two. Fred McGriff, Rob Ducey and Lloyd Moseby also homered. The game is significant for another reason. Cal Ripken's consecutive-innings streak ended when his father inserted Ron Washington at...

Brian Roberts won't start tonight after receiving treatment on his right knee and hitting in the indoor cage. We haven't received the lineup, but Robert Andino will start at second base. Ty Wigginton is playing first, Cesar Izturis is the shortstop and Josh Bell is the third baseman. The outfield consists of Felix Pie, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis. Matt Wieters is catching and Luke Scott is serving as the designated hitter. We're told that Julio Lugo's headaches are the result of a...

The Orioles will announce their minor league player and pitcher of the year award winners this Friday and the players will be introduced to the crowd that night when the O's host the Yankees. Barring an upset, it appears that Joe Mahoney is the top candidate for the Brooks Robinson player award and Zach Britton for the Jim Palmer pitcher honor. The 23-year-old Mahoney, a sixth-round pick in 2007, hit .307-18-78 this year with 30 doubles between Frederick and Bowie. After his promotion to...

Jake Arrieta is expected to be the first Orioles pitcher shut down this month. Maybe he gets one more start after tonight. Probably two at the most. Manager Buck Showalter doesn't have firm dates to pass along. Showalter refers to it as "a moving target." "I think we're getting closer every time he pitches," Showalter said. "We'll see how he pitches and how many innings he pitches, in that order. He's got a tough task there with Toronto." Brian Matusz's status after being hit on...

Brian Matusz said today he hasn't yet met with Rick Kranitz and/or Buck Showalter to discuss whether he will make his next start. He and the O's expect that he will after Matusz suffered a left triceps contusion last night vs. Toronto and pitched just one inning vs. the Jays. "It feels good, still a little bit swollen and bruised up a little bit. We are going to continue to do treatment with ice, stim and go from there. Keep a pressure pad on it to get the swelling down. I am not going...

Brian Roberts is receiving treatment on his right leg and will hit in the indoor cage before the Orioles make a decision on his status tonight. The lineup might not be posted until 5:30 p.m. Julio Lugo underwent on MRI because of his recurring headaches, which "ruled out some things," according to manager Buck Showalter. Lugo is unavailable again "until we find out exactly what we're dealing with," Showalter said. Brian Matusz has some slight swelling and bruising behind his left arm,...

Yahoo! is teaming up with MLB.com to provide a feature on teams' official websites called "Best around the Ballparks". In this case, of course, we're talking about the "Best Around Oriole Park". Yahoo! and Orioles.com have teamed up to give their top five restaurants, bars, places to park, and attractions close to the Yard. If you aren't a frequent fan, the following list might help you plan a day at the ballpark, and if you are an everyday O's fan, you might have your own thoughts...

Still waiting for manager Buck Showalter to post his lineup. He's got to check on Brian Roberts' availability. Also, Julio Lugo underwent an MRI earlier this afternoon. For the Blue Jays: Snider LF Escobar SS Bautista RF Wells CF Overbay 1B Hill 2B Lind DH Buck C Encarnacion 3B Hill RHP

Nationals reliever Joe Bisenius is excited to get back to the majors and have a shot to pitch for the Washington Nationals. In his major league debut, back in April of 2007 with the Phillies, he got Braves All-Star Chipper Jones to pop out and ended a threat in his first full inning of work. That game seemed like ages ago until he got it going this season. The last two seasons he has battled through a couple of injuries to get back to feeling good again and pitching well. The 6'4"...