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Opposite dugout: Even with Trout, Angels have been dreadful on offense

May 12, 2015, 12:51pm

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Opposite dugout: Even with Trout, Angels have been dreadful on offense

Manager: Mike Scioscia (16th season) Record: 17-17 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: RF Kole Calhoun (.314, 18 RBIs), CF Mike Trout (.289/.356/.562 with 9 HR, 19 RBIs, 9 SB), 2B Johnny Giovatella (.284, 13 RBIs), RHP Garrett Richards (3-1, 2.27 ERA), RHP Huston Street (11 saves, 3.07 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (2-4 in 2014) Pitching probables: May 15: RHP Jered Weaver vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 16: RHP Matt Shoemaker vs. RHP Bud Norris, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 17:...

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Matthew Taylor: Taking aim at Eutaw Street

May 15, 2015, 6:01am

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Matthew Taylor: Taking aim at Eutaw Street

I have long home runs on the mind. First, there was the anniversary last Friday of Frank Robinson becoming the only batter to hit a ball out of Memorial Stadium. Then the Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton put a ball out of Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. Let's talk longball in this week's guest blog. The longest Orioles home run so far this season belongs to ... Jonathan Schoop. Schoop's 432-foot home run on April 10 against the Blue Jays tops Chris Davis' 423-foot shot to center field on April...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Fridays with Red"

May 15, 2015, 4:43am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Fridays with Red"

Bob Edwards hosted the National Public Radio morning show for years. For 12 of those years, baseball broadcaster Red Barber joined Edwards once a week for an over-the-fence conversation on subjects that ranged from the Brooklyn Dodgers to bird watching to blooming flowers. Barber was retired in Florida during this time. He had concluded one of the most storied broadcast careers in history. For more than 60 years, Barber's voice was as familiar to sports fans, especially those in Brooklyn, as...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "If Beale Street Could Talk"

May 15, 2015, 4:42am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "If Beale Street Could Talk"

Let's hit the books with one of this country's most influential writers on matters of race relations in the United States - James Baldwin. "If Beale Street Could Talk" was written in 1974, but it could have been written today, and we would recognize the story as one of current events. A young black man is wrongly charged with rape and the story of his fight for freedom is told through the eyes of his pregnant fiancÃ©e. The characters are painfully real without exaggeration. One feels the...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Return of George Washington"

May 15, 2015, 4:41am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Return of George Washington"

There is a time in U.S. history that we generally take for granted, if we think of it at all. This nation defines its early history through the Revolutionary War and the goings on in Philadelphia in 1776. Despite that history, the United States almost wasn't. In 1787, when the constitutional convention met, the very idea of united states was in issue. Rather than rework the Articles of Confederation, the founding fathers took the convention in a different direction, with great controversy in...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die"

May 15, 2015, 4:39am

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Quite simply, "100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die" is a must-read for Orioles fans and for those who just love good baseball stories. This is part of a series of books on sports teams by writers from various major league cities. Connolly, the national baseball writer and Orioles reporter for The Baltimore Sun, seeks to recap the history of the franchise, highlight major and minor figures in Orioles history, and recite some of the best Orioles stories. He does so with...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Bank Shot"

May 15, 2015, 4:37am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Bank Shot"

In case this is the first time you've found our blog, welcome! Once a week, we take a look at a book that is a favorite of mine that helps eat up all that baseball travel time. The Enoch Pratt Free Library lends us a hand with recommendations from their staff, we note others sites that offer suggestions and, thanks to you, we have recommendations in the comments section. Thanks for that. Generally, you don't figure to be lying on the floor and laughing your head off when you read a mystery...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Kid"

May 15, 2015, 4:35am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Kid"

There will be books written about baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams for as long as the printing presses roll. Williams provided a lot of material in a life filled with his baseball superstar status, turbulent private life, running quarrels with the Boston baseball press and cryogenic ending. In "The Kid," Ben Bradlee Jr. left none of that life untouched in this can't-wait-to-turn-the-page read. Check out the accompanying video for more on "The Kid." A shout out to the Selby Public...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Crazy Horse - A Life"

May 15, 2015, 4:29am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Crazy Horse - A Life"

Crazy Horse is a name that evokes the history of Native Americans in the western United States at a time when they were being pushed from their lands, and the violence between U.S. troops and numerous tribes was ongoing. Among the most noted of all chiefs, Crazy Horse's life is tough to recreate. Larry McMurtry tried to do just that in "Crazy Horse - A Life," written in 1999. The writing is suburb. The story is engrossing. Check out the video for more on the book. I am delighted the Enoch...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Old Man and the Sea"

May 15, 2015, 4:28am

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Old Man and the Sea"

In my 30 years of broadcasting Major League Baseball, there have been far too many plane rides, far too many delays and what could have been, far too many wasted hours. Thank heavens, since the earliest years, I have loved to read. Books are friends to me. Libraries are where those friends live. I engage both as often as possible in my travels. Just for fun, with the help of some friends at MASN (the human kind) and the wonderful folks at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, we begin...

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Zach Wilt: What a difference 24 hours makes in defensive perception

May 13, 2015, 8:32pm

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Zach Wilt: What a difference 24 hours makes in defensive perception

Baseball has a funny way of balancing things out over the course of 162 games. The thing I've learned in my years of watching is that a team is never as good as it looks during a lengthy winning streak and never as bad as it looks during a losing skid. It's easy to think that your team is going to win 100 games when they're going good or lose 100 when they've dropped a few in a row. Both extremes are incredibly rare. The Orioles have been one of the best defensive teams over the past few...

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Truman"

May 10, 2015, 12:59pm

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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "Truman"

David McCullough is my favorite historical writer and one of my favorite writers, period. I could have picked any of his works to mention here and been positive on all, but "Truman" was a delayed read for me and I just finished it. President Harry S. Truman was unique and appears even moreso today. Plain speaking and a common touch are not exactly words we use describing most current politicians. This book covers Truman's life from first breath to end. As McCullough told the New York Times...

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Domenic Vadala: ReOpening Day recalls memories of Fantastic Fans Night

May 12, 2015, 4:12pm

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Domenic Vadala: ReOpening Day recalls memories of Fantastic Fans Night

Perhaps I'm a bit biased, but Baltimore has always had the best fans - always. Some might point to the empty seats at Camden Yards in losing years as evidence against that, but work with me. On Monday, we witnessed what was termed "ReOpening Day" in the wake of the civil unrest just a couple of weeks ago. And speaking for myself, it brought back a great memory from my childhood. For those who are too young to remember, the 1988 Orioles started 0-21. Believe me, as a 7-year old who was...

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Orioles fans can win up to $50,000 instantly, thanks to the Maryland Lottery

April 23, 2015, 10:58am

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Another season of Baltimore Orioles baseball means another year to win big with the Maryland Lottery! Are you game? With its Baseball Bucks scratch-off, the Maryland Lottery is giving you the chance to win up to $50,000 instantly! If you don't win on the ticket, you can still hit a home run by becoming a Maryland Lottery Contestant of the Game. For your chance to be a Maryland Lottery Contestant of the Game, simply enter your non-winning Baseball Bucks scratch-offs through the Maryland...

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Matt Kremnitzer: What should we know about Jimmy Paredes?

May 11, 2015, 7:21pm

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Matt Kremnitzer: What should we know about Jimmy Paredes?

Jimmy Paredes has never been nearly this good at the major league level. Right now, he has a batting line of .363/.386/.675 (193 wRC+) in 83 plate appearances. He's never received more than 179 plate appearances in any single season, and he has a career batting line of .259/.294/.383 (85 wRC+). But that hasn't mattered, as he's been a vital cog in the Orioles' offensive attack this season. In mid-February 2014, the Orioles selected Paredes off of waivers from the Miami Marlins. A couple of...

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Opposite dugout: Blue Jays boast big bats, but can they pitch well enough to win?

May 09, 2015, 11:21am

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Opposite dugout: Blue Jays boast big bats, but can they pitch well enough to win?

Manager: John Gibbons (8th season) Record: 16-16 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 3B Josh Donaldson (.317/.379/.578 with 7 HR and 21 RBIs), C Russell Martin (.293/.396/.609 with 7 HR and 10 RBIs), 21B Devon Travis (.288 with 7 HR and 25 RBIs), RF/DH Jose Bautista (5 HR and 18 RBIs), 1B Edwin Encarnacion (5 HR and 18 RBIs), RHP Aaron Sanchez (3-2, 3.62 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 5-1 Pitching probables: May 11: RHP Marco Estrada vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 12: LHP Mark...

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Andrew Stetka: It's still too early to panic

May 10, 2015, 12:46pm

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Andrew Stetka: It's still too early to panic

Every Orioles fan is feeling a little down today. The team seems to be in a rut, a funk, some kind of a ditch that is causing wheels to spin while the car stays put. It looks grim after five losses in six games, especially since it followed five wins in six games. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, though. The especially relieving part is that the Orioles are still at the very start of the tunnel, and it isn't caving in on them in the slightest. Last place doesn't look good on...

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Orioles fans create ReOpening Day, encouraging fans to welcome team back to Birdland

May 08, 2015, 10:09am

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On April 29, amid civil unrest in the city of Baltimore, the Orioles defeated the White Sox 8-2 in front of an announced attendance of zero. While the game was closed to the public and the stadium was empty, it seemed as if the whole world was watching. For many baseball fans outside of the city, it was nothing more than a topic of discussion. For Baltimore fans, it was much more personal, and while most understood the decision, they were still sad they were unable to cheer on their team in...

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Matthew Taylor: Going deep to find members of exclusive Orioles club

May 08, 2015, 5:37am

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Minnesota Twins rookie Eddie Rosario homered on the first big league pitch he ever saw on Wednesday. Rosario became the 29th player to knock the first pitch of his first at-bat out of the park. No Orioles player has ever homered on the first pitch they ever saw; however, two O's players homered in their first at-bat. Meanwhile, one former Orioles pitcher homered on the first pitch of his first career at-bat after he departed Baltimore. Let's talk about Buster Narum, Lou Montanez, and Esteban...

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Fans encouraged with giveaways, ticket discounts to "Vote Orange" for 2015 All-Star Game

May 07, 2015, 10:20am

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Don't blink, because before you know it, it will be July. Granted, we're only in the first week of May and it seems as if baseball is just starting to get into full swing. (Pun very much intended.) Although we're only about a month in, we have already seen some amazing baseball moments. Manny Machado continues to make so many nearly impossible plays look routine. We saw Chris Davis hit a home run that ended up on Eutaw Street. Oh yeah, and Adam Jones. Do we even need to say anything...