Saturday, April 27, 2024

MLB

Orioles’ wait for old Matusz to return coming up empty

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles keep knocking on the door, waiting for the old Brian Matusz to reappear, but continue to get no answer. And it's growing more concerning with every start. On a night when the ball was flying out of...

MacPhail speaks to fans at State of the Orioles address

BALTIMORE -- Prior to the start of the second of a three-game between the Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail and manager Buck Showalter addressed season ticket holders in a question and answer forum on...

Orioles’ walk-off victory caps “throwback” night at The Yard

BALTIMORE -- Friday marked the 5,000th day since the Orioles lost Game 6 of the 1997 American League Championship Series. That's according to a friend, who sent me the message earlier in the evening. If you're hellbent on confirming the...

Live from Camden Yards: Orange Crush chat at 7 as Reds come to Baltimore for first time since 1970

**Join us in the Orange Crush live chat at 7:00 as the Orioles welcome the Cincinnati Reds to Baltimore for an interleague three-game set with Chris Jakubauskas taking on the talented Edinson Volquez** BALTIMORE --Returning home after a disappointing 3-6...

Orioles, Roberts wait on health, but is time running out for veteran?

Instead of receiving good news in Tuesday's return visit to Dr. Michael Collins, a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts was given the same message he's received for over a month: Wait and rest. Roberts was not cleared...

Orioles pitching coach Mark Connor resigns

In a stunning development hours before the start of a three-game series in Toronto, the Orioles announced pitching coach Mark Connor has resigned due to "personal reasons" in a press release Tuesday afternoon. Bullpen coach Rick Adair will assume pitching...

Orioles on cusp of .500 (again), other random thoughts

1. Déjà vu all over again. After Friday's 7-0 win over Tampa Bay, the Orioles once again find themselves on the brink of the .500 mark with a 30-31 mark entering Saturday night's test against Tampa ace David Price. A...

Orioles, Markakis hope 6-RBI night begins turnaround of frustrating season

BALTIMORE -- Nick Markakis shyly quipped to reporters that they finally wanted to talk to him for something good in a nightmarish season for the six-year veteran. There was no doubt about it Friday night after the right fielder hit...

Live from Camden Yards: Orange Crush chat at 7 as Arrieta, Hellickson face off

**Join us in the Orange Crush live chat at 7:00 as the Orioles welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to town in the opener of a three-game set with Jake Arrieta and Jeremy Hellickson both in search of their eighth...

Live from Camden Yards: Orange Crush chat at 7 as Orioles try to reverse 2010 misfortune against Toronto

**Join us in the Orange Crush live chat at 7:00 as the Orioles welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to town in the opener of a three-game set with rookie Zach Britton taking the hill in search of his sixth...
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Latest News

Weird April for Holliday winds down with Orioles sending him back to minors

BALTIMORE -- Regardless of your feelings on the Orioles' handling of top prospect Jackson Holliday, there's a good chance you've felt right and wrong...

What is Oakland losing with the Athletics?

Author Jason Turbow gives Nestor an Oakland Athletics history lesson and discusses everything that went wrong over 50 years dating back to Charlie Finley and a book he wrote on the 1970s World Series champions draped in thrift and constant acrimony.

Ravens tab cornerback Nate Wiggins as best cross section of talent, need in first round

"Just getting a corner at this point like Nate is probably the best way we could have started this weekend."

Ravens address secondary with Wiggins as we await offensive line help

Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.

Fielding a field of crowded outfielders as Kjerstad arrives for Orioles

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles returning from Anaheim to see the A's and Yankees at Camden Yards with the Heston Kjerstad promotion and the curious Rashod Bateman deal with the Ravens before NFL Draft. A big week of sports ahead in Baltimore.

A sportswriting legend talks about her roots in Oriole Magic and what went wrong in Oakland

Recovering sportswriter Susan Fornoff comes home to Baltimore to talk Oriole Magic, Athletics history and why it matters to fans in Oakland and beyond. And Nestor finally gets to tell some old newspaper tales of her legend and lore at The News American in the 1980s before that creep Dave Kingman showed who the real rats of Major League Baseball were to baseball beat writers.

Ravens excited to land “best cover corner in the draft” in Clemson’s Wiggins

General manager Eric DeCosta said he didn't expect Nate Wiggins to be available at the end of the first round.

First-round cornerback Nate Wiggins says pre-draft visit with Ravens “felt like it was home”

The Clemson product is the first cornerback selected by Baltimore in the first round since Marlon Humphrey in 2017.
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