Orioles DH Guerrero Placed On Disabled List
Orioles designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a broken bone in his right hand.
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Orioles designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a broken bone in his right hand.
On 105.7 The Fan on Saturday, as a guest of Michael Popovec, I opined to look out for the possibility that O's manager Buck Showalter could take over as the new architect of the franchise, becoming the general manager with Andy MacPhail moving on upon the expiration of his contract at the end of this season.
Alfredo Simon pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Nick Markakis homered and scored three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday night to end a nine-game losing streak.
Asdrubal Cabrera and Grady Sizemore homered, Lonnie Chisenhall singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, and the Cleveland Indians defeated Baltimore 6-5 Friday night to extend the Orioles' losing streak to nine games -- matching Buck Showalter's longest skid as a big league manager.
Orioles designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero has a fractured bone in his right hand, an injury that forced him to miss Friday night's game against Cleveland and could land him on the disabled list.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and Baltimore pitcher Kevin Gregg were suspended four games and fined on Thursday for their parts in a July 8 bench-clearing brawl.
Coming off a solid finish in 2010, the Baltimore Orioles hoped to continue their success this season under their anointed savior, manager Buck Showalter. Unfortunately, Showalter's baseball savvy and no-nonsense attitude haven't been enough to offset an ineffective starting rotation, poor clutch hitting and at least a half-dozen injuries.
Every Orioles player not signed through 2013 should be traded
The Baltimore Orioles picked a heck of a time to play their worst baseball of the season.
Fans stood and cheered John Lackey only five days after another Fenway Park crowd booed Boston's struggling starter following his worst performance in a Red Sox uniform.
Baltimore's pre-All Star road trip could hardly look any worse. After the buzz of a benches-clearing brawl one night earlier, the Orioles' bats fell silent in a 4-0 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday night.
Baltimore closer Kevin Gregg says he was delivering a message with some inside pitches to Boston slugger David Ortiz.
Orioles pitcher Mitch Atkins joins The Scott Garceau Show and talks about pitching in the heat in Texas and his upcoming start at Fenway.
The Orioles actually got out to a 2-0 lead last night but after that things went from bad to worse to embarrassing.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter, joined The Scott Garceau Show LIVE from Texas and talked All Star rosters, Wieters, Reynolds and more.
Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles are already having to go with Plan B in the manager's return to Texas.
The Orioles came into this season with higher expectations than they have had in years. After 13 straight losing seasons, this was going to be the year the Birds get back to respectability.
Orioles president Andy MacPhail declared the team had taken "a giant step backwards" when he fired Dave Trembley as manager just over a year ago.
Buck Showalter helped give the Texas Rangers a glimpse of what they hoped to become when they stayed in playoff contention until an 11-inning loss during the final week of the 2004 season.
A dominant performance by Jair Jurrjens only added to the Baltimore Orioles' growing frustrations. Jurrjens threw a one-hitter for his first career shutout, Jason Heyward ended a long home-run drought and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Orioles 4-0 on Friday night.
The Buck always stops here on The Scott Garceau Show! Buck Showalter with Scott and Jeremy on The Fan.
It may be time to start worrying about Brian Matusz.
The man is among MLB's leaders in victories, but outside of Baltimore, I don't think anyone is aware.
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jeremy Guthrie has a strained muscle in his back.
O's/Nats preview with Steve Melewski
