The Orioles need to go 3-13 in their final 16 games to guarantee a winning record under Buck Showalter. Davey Johnson was the last Orioles manager to end the season with a winning record (98-64 in 1997). MASN's Kal Patel did a little digging and discovered that Earl Weaver is the only Orioles manager to post a winning record while starting midway through a season with a minimum of 30 games. He actually did it twice: going 48-34 in 1968 and 53-52 in 1985. With seven more victories, the...

On Sunday, Sept 19, the Orioles-Yankees game will be televised nationally by TBS. The national broadcast will not available within the Orioles' or the Yankees' home television territories. The Orioles game will be televised locally and throughout the Orioles' seven-state television territory on MASN and MASN HD. MASN's coverage of the game will begin with O's Xtra at 1:00 p.m. with first pitch scheduled at 1:37 p.m.

The Orioles have now made it official with their announcement that Joe Mahoney has won the Brooks Robinson Award as their minor league player of the year. Zach Britton is the Jim Palmer Award winner as minor league pitcher of the year. Here is the news from the O's press release: The Orioles today announced the winners of their player development and scouting awards for 2010, including INF JOE MAHONEY as the club's top minor league player and LHP ZACH BRITTON as the club's top minor...

The media already made a big fuss over Buck Showalter's return to New York, though he did it plenty of times while managing the Rangers. Now he'll see the Yankees for the first time from the home dugout at Camden Yards. It's not often that the Yankees have genuine concerns about facing the Orioles in September. Things really have changed around here. The Orioles are 26-15 under Showalter, compared to 15-39 under Dave Trembley and 17-34 under Juan Samuel. We wondered if three different...

If baseball passed a rule that stated the standings didn't count this year until beginning with the games of August 3rd, the Orioles would be okay with that. That is the day Buck Showalter managed his first O's game this year and since then the Orioles are the AL East division leaders - by 3 1/2 games and the Yankees are in fourth place. Team.......W....L.......Pct........GB Orioles.... 26-15.......634.........-- Bos/TB.......

Bill Rhinehart and Jose Lozada slammed home runs and Jimmy Barthmaier escaped two jams to lift Potomac to a 10-2 dismantling of Winston-Salem in Game Three of the Carolina League Championship Series at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge. The Nationals lead the series 2-1 with Game Four Friday night at 7:03pm. The P-Nats need one victory to secure their second Mills Cup title in the past three seasons. Rhinehart smacked his round tripper in the 1st inning and added a two-run double. Lozada...

They are home-grown, drafted and developed, Orioles' products. One selected out of high school, the other from college. Later today, the O's will make the announcement official. Joe Mahoney is expected to be named winner of the Brooks Robinson O's Minor League Player of the Year award and Zach Britton winner of the Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year honor. Both players are expected at Camden Yards tonight and will be introduced to the crowd as they get their awards. Britton...

Attention all female O's fans: Cover Girl will host a booth on Eutaw Street during tonight's game at Camden Yards. Stop by the booth to take advantage of a free makeover, and don't forget to grab your free cosmetic gift before you leave. Fans can also enter for a chance to win a Cover Girl makeup basket. And while you're still fresh from your makeover, see if you can get yourself on the Cover Girl Kiss Cam during the game. Don't forget that tonight is fireworks night at the Yard as...

Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan said Thursday he is ready to learn from his mistakes and move on. Morgan found himself embroiled in controversy over a two week stretch in late August which culminated on Sept 1 with an on field brawl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. League officials lightened Morgan's suspension to eight games on Thursday afternoon after his appeal, a decision he thought was "fair." "I definitely learned so much, not just from this incident but the whole year," Morgan...

Camden Yards should be rockin' this weekend. The Orioles are expecting a crowd of 35,000 or more tomorrow night, depending on the walk-ups, and they'll exceed 40,000 on Saturday. Could be a near-sellout for Guthrie vs. Sabathia that night. You won't recognize the place. Manager Buck Showalter mentioned earlier this week that he doesn't think any players are counting down the days until the season ends. He feels an energy and enthusiasm that, as we know, is usually missing around here in...