Bobblehead nights at Oriole Park usually tend to do two things: 1. Get lots of fans to come out to the Yard to support the Birds 2. Cause more than half of those fans to utter the phrase: "How come bobbleheads never really look like the person they're supposed to be?" It's true, few bobbleheads bear an exact likeness to their namesake, and we do wonder why that bobbling head makes it that much harder to fashion a statue that accurately portrays the person whose name is painted on the...

RHP Jason Berken (4-11, 6.33) tonight will make his 19th start of the year, his 11th at home and the 2nd of his career vs. the New York Yankees. Since starting the year 1-9, 6.93, Berken is 3-2, 4.94 over his last five starts. He is 2-0, 3.37 over his last two starts. Right-handed hitters bat .307 vs. Berken while lefties hit .320 off him. The Orioles are 5-13 when Berken starts, winning the last two. He is 2-6, 5.29 in 10 Camden Yards starts. Berken has allowed 3ER or less in 10 of his...

It's a clean sweep tonight for the Frederick Keys. Brandon Waring has been named this year's Carolina League Most Valuable Player and lefty Zach Britton has been named Pitcher of the Year in the League. The 23-year-old Waring, who was just moved up to Double-A Bowie on Tuesday, batted .273-26-90 in 128 games for the Keys this year. His 26 homers is tied for second most in Keys history. Waring is second in the Carolina League in homers and is first in the league currently in doubles,...

If you just can't get enough of the O's at spring training, FanFest, 63 games at The Yard, 162 total regular season games, player appearances, Q&A's and video here on MASNsports.com...how about the O's minor leagues? Here's a heads up that MASNsports.com's Orioles beat writer Steve Melewski will be bringing you some exciting minor league coverage from around the farm system over the next week or so in Birdland. Steve will make sure you don't miss a pitch, starting with Aberdeen's...

A close game turned into a last-inning blowout tonight as the Yankees scored seven runs off Jim Johnson and Dennis Sarfate in the 9th and beat the Orioles 10-2 Wednesday. The Yankees sweep the three-game series and have won ten in a row vs. the Orioles for the first time since 1955. Winning pitcher CC Sabathia gave up one run and seven hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts. He improved to 16-7, 3.48. In three starts vs. the Orioles since allowing six runs to the Birds on opening day,...

The Yankees improve to 12-3 on the season vs. the Orioles with 10 straight wins. They have three sweeps of three games vs. the Birds on the year. They are 6-3 vs. the Birds in Baltimore and 6-0 at Yankee Stadium. The last time the Yankees won as many as ten in a row vs. the Orioles was from April 21 to June 29, 1955. Dave Trembley talks with the media after the O's 10-2 loss to the Yankees Berken was solid - O's starter Jason Berken pitched well in getting a no decision. Over 5 1/3, he...

The Orioles have announced a new ticket offer scheduled to start next month on July 12. Now no matter where you're from, O's fans will have the chance to say they reside at 2110 Eutaw Street, at least during Orioles games, by purchasing tickets in the Eutaw Street bleacher section, which will be dedicated to a pair of young O's who hold a lot of the team's future promise in their skillful gloves: Nick Markakis and Adam Jones. The O's have combined Markakis and Jones' uniform numbers...

Not many O's fans will remember Stanton Cameron. But in 1992 he hit 29 homers for the Frederick Keys. His name is worth mentioning in a story about Brandon Waring because Cameron is the only player to ever hit more homers for Frederick than Waring did this year. The 23-year-old Waring, who joined Double-A Bowie on Tuesday, batted .273-26-90 this year with 35 doubles in 128 games for the Keys. (Waring homered and drove in five runs in his first Bowie game Tuesday night). Quite a performance...

In his first year in pro ball, Robbie Widlansky batted .181 for Aberdeen in 48 games in 2007. Now, the 24-year-old lefty hitter is just a few days away from likely claiming the batting title this year in the Carolina League. That's quite an accomplishment for a player that didn't play his first game for the Keys until May 22nd and who right now is not listed among the Carolina League batting leaders because he doesn't have enough plate appearances to qualify. Widlansky enters Friday's...

It's finally here. Adam Jones Bobblehead Night. You're excited. You're ready to get here early - or at least you were before the sky opened up into a downpour in downtown Baltimore. And a few of you have even said you know right where you'll put yours. But what goes into a bobblehead night at Camden Yards? - A good bit of time, consideration, photos, and discussion, according to Orioles Director of Public Relations Monica Barlow with input from Manager of Programs and Promotions Stasia...