Tampa Bay's rotation unfolds as follows: James Shields, Matt Garza, Jeff Niemann, David Price and Wade Davis. That means the Orioles will face three right-handers in the opening series at Tropicana Field. Ty Wigginton used to be Julio Lugo's teammate in Tampa, and they became good friends. "Everybody came to appreciate him," Wigginton said. "He's definitely an exciting ballplayer. It's going to be fun to have him around. I probably saw him play every position on the field except...

It's that time again...time to heal the wound of an embarrassing March Madness bracket, to try that new strategy you've been thinking about all winter or to just begin learning about baseball from a business perspective. You know that Opening Day is just around the corner when your inbox fills up with Fantasy Baseball invitations. But MASN's contest is one you definitely don't want to skip this season. There are some great prizes up for grabs throughout the year include weekly Nats...

After opening the floor for other food vendors following the 2009 season, it appears that Aramark will be returning as the Orioles' concessionaire for the 2010 season, according to a recent article in the Baltimore Business Journal. The Orioles entertained interest from Centerplate, Deleware North, Levy Restaurants, and Legends Hospitality Management before deciding to stick with Aramark for the 2010 season. This offseason was the first time the Orioles had considered a change to their...

Jake Arrieta surrendered a two-run homer to Evan Longoria in the first inning. Tampa Bay 2, Orioles 0 Carl Crawford singled with one out and stole second base as Ben Zobrist struck out looking. Longoria launched a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence. Carlos Pena doubled to right, but the Rays fell a triple short of hitting for the cycle after B.J. Upton flied to the warning track in left. Arrieta, who will join Triple-A Norfolk's rotation later this month, threw 15 of his 23 pitches for...

When we checked in last week for 'Where in the Yard?' the sun was shining on Oriole Park, and Opening Day felt closer than ever. This week, puddles are rippling on the edge of the infield, and the clouds seem to imply more rain is on the way. But there's always an air of Orioles baseball here in the Orioles Buzz, and this week's photo challenge even comes complete with the potential for extra bonus points. So take a look at the photo below and let us know what the item is and where it's...

During my recent search for a clip of Chuck Thompson calling an O's game, I eventually found myself on YouTube, watching various Orioles commercials. There are plenty to keep you busy, from the Brad Bergesen commercial that we all heard about recently to videos of Jim Palmer pitching for Brylecream or the Money Store. Since there are so many, I thought we'd feature one of these each week - at least until we run out of interesting O's videos. So this week I thought we'd start with a...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of U.S. presidents tossing the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day, President Barack Obama will attend the Nationals home opener on Monday, April 5th against the Philadelphia Phillies at 1:05 p.m. It will be the 48th time a President has thrown the ceremonial pitch in Washington D.C. The tradition began back in 1910 when William Howard Taft tossed the first pitch during a Washington Senators game against the Philadelphia Athletics. The Senators won that...

Welcome back for another week of 'Where in the Yard?' here in the Orioles Buzz. We only have a few weeks left before the Yard will be open to O's fans, but we'll keep posting photos here to make sure you're really paying attention when you visit Oriole Park. But in the meantime, you know the rules: Take a look at the photo below and see if you can tell us what's in the picture and where its located in or around Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Update: Nice work by Dom, Eddie S, Ryan S,...

As the O's news continues to heat up as we get closer and closer to Opening Day, here's a collection of unrelated O's items you might be interested in. Also, if reading this makes you think of something else you want to know about the O's, as always, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to find out for you, maybe in another Around the O's here in the Orioles Buzz. 2110 Eutaw Street will return in 2010 The popular promo, which honors the jersey numbers of talented young O's Nick...

This will be the final Where at Nats Park contest before the regular season starts, so I will come up with a tally at the end of this week with where everybody stands through the offseason. We'll kick off the next round of the game next week for Opening Day. Can you guess where at Nats Park this picture was taken? Be sure to keep playing because I hear there may be great prizes in the works. I'll let you know more when I find out for sure. On that note, there are also cool prizes for...