Orioles Knock Out 2-Time AL Champion Rangers 5-1
Buck Showalter thrust his arm into the air, then stood back and savored watching his surprising Baltimore Orioles celebrate on the field.
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Buck Showalter thrust his arm into the air, then stood back and savored watching his surprising Baltimore Orioles celebrate on the field.
The Baltimore Orioles won their first playoff game in 15 years against the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Jim Palmer joins Scott & Jeremy on the Scott Garceau Show to talk Orioles baseball.
My thinking was that if you didn't want to have your season come to an end because of a single game there was a simple solution..win your division. However...
Yu Darvish starts against the O's tonight in Texas. The Orioles counter with Joe Saunders.
The Rangers are limping into the playoffs, but they have their best pitcher going in the game.
Lets get real, instead of sulking and worrying about the quiet Oriole bats the dangerous Rangers bats or the right arm of you know Yu, stop and remind yourself the ORIOLES ARE IN THE POSTSEASON!!!!
To think that the Orioles (and Rangers, Cards and Braves), came this far, and might be done in one game is ridiculous.
After a grinding stretch when the Texas Rangers lost nine of their last 13 games, and the AL West crown in the process, manager Ron Washington gave his players the day off Thursday.
The Orioles play the Rangers on Friday night. One hundred and sixty-two games of the regular season are now complete, and a whole new season begins in the playoffs.
Who to start in the 1 game play-in between Texas and Baltimore?
Who will start tomorrow in Texas?
In less than 48 hours, the Orioles head into their first playoff game in 15 years! The O's will have to fight the Texas Rangers to stay alive. The town is rocking as excitement builds for an orange postseason.
Evan Longoria homered three times and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 4-1 Wednesday, ending the Orioles' bid to force a one-game tiebreaker for the AL East title.
To think that when the season started most pegged the 2012 Orioles to be competitive, for one of the worst records in the majors.
Chris Davis homered for the sixth straight game and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a club-record 15 strikeouts by Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields to beat the Rays 1-0 Tuesday night, pushing the AL East race to the final day of the season.
With just two games left in the regular season, Orioles fans are still hoping the Birds finish at the top of the AL East. Excited fans are on the edge of their seats as the Orioles try to take care of business down in Florida.
Joe Saunders, joins the Haynie & Zinno show to talk about his excitement about the Orioles advancing to the post season.
Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis has had his broken left thumb examined and it was determined that surgically inserted pins will remain in place for another week.
Even with Monday night's loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, many fans are still hoping the Orioles can beat the Yankees in the regular season.
The Baltimore Orioles are facing an uphill battle to win the AL East. Alex Cobb allowed two hits over seven innings Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Orioles.
Brian Kenny of the MLB Network joins Ken & Jeremy on the Scott Garceau Show to talk major league baseball.
