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Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava turns down Orioles GM job
Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava has reportedly turned down the Orioles offer to take over as general manager, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. LaCava has been discussed as a possibility for numerous jobs over the past few years, so his time will come. The Orioles are also looking at...
Ravens Draft Pick To Pitch For Orioles
In an effort to not only spark ticket sales but to lend much needed assistance to the beleaguered bullpen, the Baltimore Orioles have extended an offer to Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Torrey Smith (Maryland) to join their pitching staff. Decimated by a combination of injuries and...
Joe and Mike Flacco Play Catch
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not letting the NFL Lockout slow down the progress he is making in the off season. He continues to work out and understands the pressure is on him to prove he can take control of the Ravens offense and lead them to the next level. The pressure on him does...
Orioles agree to terms with pitcher Justin Duchscherer
The Orioles have agreed to times with free agent pitcher Justin Duchscherer on a one-year contract. The deal, which is still pending a physical, is loaded with performance-based incentives. The 33-year old right-hander posted a 2.89 ERA in five starts this past season, but posted a 2.54 ERA in 22...
Power Outage Report: Orioles make offer to Vladimir Guerrero
Sorry folks. There was a serious Winter Thunderstorm last night in the Maryland are that cut all the power. But while I was disconnected it came out that the Orioles made a long anticipated offer (at least for some O's fans) to DH Vladimir Guerrero. This is from one of my previous posts about...
Orioles sign Derrek Lee
The Orioles, after months of deliberating, have signed veteran first baseman Derrek Lee to a one-year deal. The Orioles were in talks with both Lee and Adam LaRoche, but it looks as if LaRoche will join the crosstown Nationals now. Lee hit .260 with 19 home runs and 80 RBIs in 148 games. Lee, 35,...
Orioles interested in Derrek Lee?
The Orioles have reengaged in talks with free agent first baseman Derrek Lee, according to the Baltimore Sun. Lee, who hit .260 with 19 home runs and 80 RBIs between the Braves and Cubs last season, has not drawn as much interest on the open market as some would have guessed. Lee has not been the...
Will the White Sox resign Paul Konerko?
White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko will be a free agent for the first time since 2005 in about a month. The White Sox are even more non-committal on his status than than they were back in 2005 when it appeared he was going to sign with the Angels. Konerko had his best year in nearly five seasons,...
10/09/1996 - Jeffrey Maier robs home run
In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Baltimore Orioles were leading the New York Yankees 4-3. It was Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS. The Yankee Stadium faithful had come to see their beloved Bronx Bombers play the O's, while mercilessly booing Roberto Alomar, who had spat at an umpire two weeks earlier....
Today in Sports History: September 6th
9/06/1996 - Murray hits #500 Eddie Murray, on his second tour of duty with the Baltimore Orioles, hits the 500th home run of his career. Murray, who would play only one more season, struggled mightily to reach the 500-mark. Since being traded to the Dodgers in 1988, Murray had bounced from LA to...
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