Bob Haynie: Decisive Road Trip For The Orioles
Rich Dubroff joined Bob Haynie to talk Baltimore Orioles as the Birds hit the road for a big nine-game trek through Boston , New York and Cleveland.
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Rich Dubroff joined Bob Haynie to talk Baltimore Orioles as the Birds hit the road for a big nine-game trek through Boston , New York and Cleveland.
I don't mean sound cliche and say "to be the best, you have to beat the best." But really, isn't this what it is all about?
The Orioles begin what could be a "decisive road trip" this week, being just two games out of the second wild card spot chasing Tampa Bay and Oakland.
If you are a contending team, all series at this point in the season are big ones. For the Baltimore Orioles, that is certainly the case for this week.
Mild-mannered Manny Machado felt he let his team down by losing his temper. Instead, the second-year third baseman's first career ejection might have been the spark the Baltimore Orioles needed.
I remember as a kid I would watch the Baltimore Orioles mashers like Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken destroy opposing pitchers en route to Cooperstown.
Mark Reynolds is happy, and so are the Baltimore Orioles.
Well, I said to look out for some fireworks during the Orioles-Blue Jays series. Unfortunately, for Baltimore, they were the exposed to the hottest team in baseball.
CASEY STERN ON THE ORIOLES AND INSTANT REPLAY
Things have turned sour for the Birds, who have lost five in a row and seven of nine. So this week's 6-4-3 will try and stay positive.
THE NEED FOR MORE INSTANT REPLAY
Zach McAllister should break 200 if he stays healthy this year, which will be a boon to the back end of the Tribe's rotation.
The Baltimore Orioles have acquired left-hander J.C. Romero from the Cleveland Indians for minor league infielder Carlos Rojas.
Veteran right-hander Joel Pineiro, who pitched in Baltimore's organization this season, will have surgery on his right shoulder Tuesday.
Jim Johnson somehow saved the Baltimore Orioles from what could have been a discouraging loss. The All-Star closer yielded one run in Cleveland's three-run ninth inning before striking out Asdrubal Cabrera with two Indians on base to close out a 4-3 win Sunday.
Jim Thome's two-run homer in the seventh inning led the Baltimore Orioles to their fourth straight victory, a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
Jim Thome hit his 610th career homer to move into seventh place on the career list and the Baltimore Orioles pounded out a 10-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
The exceptional starting pitching that helped the Baltimore Orioles get off to a surprisingly good start has suddenly turned sour.
Shin-Soo Choo went 4 for 5 with a homer, scored four runs and collected three RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians past the Baltimore Orioles 11-5 Saturday.
Ryan Flaherty singled in the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning, Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles broke out of their scoring funk with a 9-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
Wei-Yin Chen gave up six runs, and the Orioles mustered only seven hits in a 7-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.
Robert Andino homered and had a career-high four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3 Sunday to secure their first winning streak in nearly a month.
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.
I was hoping the Baltimore Orioles would use the All Star break as a change to recharge their batteries and come out fighting, but it looks like that case of terrible they caught is still lingering.
