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Footprints in the Snow: Baltimore Orioles

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2009.Meet the new Rays. Tampa Bay's ascent to the top of the American League has robbed the Eastern division of its perennial doormat, but there's someone new on the block to push around -- the Orioles. It's...

Notes From the Clubhouse: Baltimore Blues Might Finally Be Fading

Our MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse.Last week, the Orioles celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1983 World Series title. That was the last time the once-proud franchise won a championship, in case you were wondering, and it's been a decade since they were...

Notes From the Clubhouse: Manny Ramirez and the Quest for No. 500

Our MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse.Manny Ramirez and the sluggish Boston Red Sox arrived in Baltimore very early this morning at the tail end of a tough 10-game road trip. Ramirez sits just two home runs away from the 500th of his career, but he doesn't appear to...

That Sound You Don't Hear Is Teams Lining Up to Trade for Jay Payton

A Baltimore Oriole veteran is surveying the scene at Camden Yards and doesn't like what he sees. The team is going with unproven youngsters all over the diamond and while he's not quite ready to demand a trade elsewhere, he's reserving the right to change his mind. Ah, the sad, sad story of Brian Roberts."(GM) Andy...

The Brian Roberts Trade Talks Are Back

It's been a few weeks since there's been any talk coming out of Baltimore involving Brian Roberts being traded, but that doesn't mean that the Orioles had decided to keep Roberts around for this season. Now that the team they spent most of their time talking to about Roberts, the Chicago Cubs, starting second baseman...