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The offseason has already started and the O's need to figure out what the team needs are.
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The offseason has already started and the O's need to figure out what the team needs are.
USA Today MLB writer Bob Nightengale joined the Scott Garceau Show and talked about his report that Buck Showalter will not be leaving his role for the GM position.
After another last-place finish in the AL East and with another pending front-office change looming, the future of the franchise is in flux.
The final night of the 2011 MLB regular season was one of the most incredible in the game's history. It capped a September of comeback and collapse that saw Boston ushered out and the amazing Tampa Bay Rays ushered into the post-season.
In his second-last pre-game meeting with the media this season, O's manager Buck Showalter- when asked about changes for next season- said he is "confident we will be relentless in improving our chances." He also added a plan to hold "mini-camps" in Sarasota for all players, not just pitchers (allowing that rules within the players' union protects them from mandatory attendance).
I want to see them play well for six months. Not six weeks.
The Orioles have drifted so far off the back burner they're off the stove. That said, tip of the cap to Jeremy Guthrie.
Pinch-hitter Arencibia hit a game-winning single off closer Kevin Gregg as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Orioles 5-4 on Saturday, snapping Baltimore's winning streak at three games.
Brian Matusz's disappointing season took another downward turn Tuesday when Orioles manager Buck Showalter said there were no immediate plans to give the left-hander another start.
Bud Selig and MLB should be embarrassed by what went on last night.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones was back in the starting lineup after leaving Tuesday night's game against Minnesota with an illness.
Given a second chance thanks to a fan in the front row wearing a Joe Mauer jersey, J.J. Hardy made the team that traded him in the offseason pay. Hardy homered, Zach Britton won for the first time in 10 weeks and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Monday night.
Everywhere else he's managed in the big leagues, Buck Showalter took teams that had a losing record in his first full season with them and guided them to a winning record the following year.
2011 has turned out to be a bigger disaster than 2010 was. The reasons for this are plenty.
Tuesday night's Orioles game was just another example of why replay needs to be expanded in baseball.
Let's make one thing perfectly clear, this team is really bad.
The injuries and the losses keep piling up for the Baltimore Orioles.
Zack Britton did not get out of the first inning unscathed, but the Baltimore Orioles rookie left-hander made it into the sixth inning -- a major improvement from recent starts.
Bill Ripken joined The Scott Garceau Show and talked Orioles Baseball and whether or not managing is in his future.
Jeremy Guthrie made one thing clear to any playoff contenders pondering a deal for him: He can help. The same could be said for Derrek Lee and Koji Uehara, too.
Two more home runs (in a loss) last night and 18 on the season.
Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames hit back-to-back home runs, Carlos Villanueva won for the first time in five starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Thursday night.
Luke Scott was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday by the Baltimore Orioles, who hope the time he had off will enable him to play the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.
Orioles Shortstop J.J. Hardy joined The Scott Garceau Show and talked about being in Baltimore for the next 3 years.
What I witnessed was a punch to the gut reminder as to why this team lousy. Pitching!!
