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Orioles send a message against Red Sox and long-time tormentor Lester
This is how good the Orioles are going now: even Jon Lester can't stop them anymore. You remember Lester, of course. The Boston Red Sox lefty used to be the Orioles' personal Grim Reaper. All that was missing was the cloak with the hood and the...
Tags: Father's Day, Jon Lester, Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter, Miguel Gonzalez
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Power rankings: No. 10 Red Sox
Bobby Valentine has managed in the World Series and won a championship in Japan but he never has taken a major league team to a division title in 15 seasons as a manager. It's not likely to happen this year either.
A year after widespread indifference...Tags: Tropicana Field, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Starlin Castro, Aaron Cook
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AL stretch run should be a wild one
You can't quite see it from here, but the finish line is about to appear in the distance for baseball's oversized pack of contenders. The collapses by the Red Sox and Braves last season caution against reaching any conclusions at this point. But for...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Chris Carter (baseball), Buck Showalter, Baseball Statistics, Cy Young Award
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Sabathia Gets Hot, And Heat Is Off The Yankees
The Hartford Courant— They didn't draw a walk in the three previous games, and that had happened only once since 1916. Already, staring at a five-game losing streak, the more reactionary of Yankee fans were looking for scapegoats to walk the plank. And then there was...Tags: Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Lyle Overbay, Jon Lester
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Red Sox-Blue Jays series should provide some pop
The Cardinals visit the Cubs for the first time this week. Fireworks are not expected. But when the Red Sox's Clay Buchholz pitches against the Blue Jays next Saturday, that should be interesting. You know you are doing something right when rivals...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Carlos Beltran, Miami Marlins, Jonny Gomes, Baseball Statistics
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Peavy and Sox offer glimmers of hope
After the Tigers pounded the Red Sox 10-0 last weekend, Prince Fielder warned reporters there would be some tough days ahead. "We're not going to go 162-0, I don't think,'' he said. Nor even 161-1, as it turns out. The Tigers, who added Fielder to...
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Gordon Beckham, Jim Leyland, Andy Dirks, Austin Jackson
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Dodgers flaunt status as game's new spending king
While Hyun-jin Ryu is not yet a big name in North America, losing him was a bigger blow for the Cubs than you probably think. President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer wanted the rights to the 25-year-old South Korean left-hander because they...
Tags: Josh Hamilton, Peter G. Angelos, Zack Greinke, Hiroki Kuroda, Detroit Tigers
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So far, Orioles passing the test against tough AL East
It's obviously way too early to draw any real conclusions about the Orioles and their chances of reaching the playoffs again this season, but the schedule-makers have provided them with an immediate opportunity to measure themselves against the other four...
Tags: American League, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Buck Showalter, New York Yankees
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Your Morning Phil: Loria, Selig, Tolleson
Talking baseball while hoping Jay Cutler gets well soon. 1. TheĀ Cy Young Award is going to be presented Wednesday night, and that, like the balance of power in the AL East, could be impacted by Jeffrey Loria, baseball’s worst owner. What does...
Tags: San Francisco Giants, Miami Marlins, Scott Baker, Ozzie Guillen, Cy Young Award
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Orioles have now beaten themselves three times this season
Beautiful blue sky at Camden Yards on Sunday. Not a cloud in sight. In fact, it was so beautiful it helped cost the Orioles a win. Here's what you take from that 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins: The Orioles are 3-3 to start the new season. And in all...
Tags: Tommy Hunter, Adam Jones (baseball), Matt Joyce, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball
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Peter Schmuck: Orioles 'aren't going away this year,' Rays' Maddon says
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has seen quite enough of the rejuvenated Orioles over the past year, but he said Wednesday that he fully expects to see them playing meaningful games in September again this season. "I'm here to tell you that they aren'...
Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Evan Longoria, Matt Joyce, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball
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Expect Rays to keep rolling despite Opening Day loss
ST. PETERSBURG -- A day after the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox celebrated Opening Day in storied Yankee Stadium, two other franchises in the American League East began their celebratory chase of a division title in a place cynics decry as a...
Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Services and Shopping, Tropicana Field, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles
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|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 14, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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Apr 3, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
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|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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