Baltimore Orioles Baseball

Fresh off their first series win since the All-star break, the 51-73 Baltimore Orioles head to the Metrodome, to face the Minnesota Twins. As the Twins will be moving into their new stadium next year, this will be the O's last visit to the Metrodome. The Twins are...

Brian Roberts maintained his torrid 2nd-half pace, with two more homers last night in Chicago. Roberts now has hits in 11 straight games, and 4 homers in his last 3 games. Roberts has raised his OPS from .776 on August 1st, to .836 as of today.

After being on-fire for several weeks, to bring his AAA numbers up to respectability, Brandon Snyder has again tailed-off in his last 10 games. During that period, Snyder is 8 for 35 (.229), with 5 doubles, 0 homers, 4 bb's, and 8 k's. Overall at Norfolk, Snyder is...

Brian Matusz recorded his 2nd Major League win last-night, as the O's won 8-7 in Tampa. After Brian Roberts hit a grand-slam in the Top of the 6th, Matusz was not able to finish the bottom of the inning. However, Matusz did go 5.1 innings, allowing 7 hits, 4 er, 0...

Jake Arrieta is finishing his 2nd-professional season with a flourish. Tonight, he moved to 5-6 at AAA Norfolk, as he picked-up the win. Arrieta pitched 7 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 er, 2 bb's, with 6 k's. This was his 3rd consecutive start with at least 6 innings...

According to The Baltimore Sun, the Orioles reached a deal last-night with their 2nd-round pick Mychel Givens. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-osdraft0817,0,1319980.storyThis is just excellent news, and shows the extra benefit received of trading Aubrey...

The Baltimore Orioles traded Aubrey Huff to the Detroit Tigers today for Pitcher Brett Jacobson. My initial thoughts are highly in-favor of the move. Huff was rightfully not going to be offered arbitration by the O's, so getting a prospect that was considered one of...

Two of my favorite players are Jeremy Guthrie, and Matt Albers. Not only do I like the physical abilities of both players, I like their character, and how they have handled theirselves in an Oriole uniform. However, both have had numerous struggles during the 2009...