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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...

Spring Dugz: Baltimore Orioles

Recommended reading:Part 1Part 2As I've said before, the Orioles have always been MY BOYS so I'm trying desperately to do that rosey goggles thing and see them for what they are in a positive light: The Bad News Bears if you replaced all the children with goofy looking white teenagers and Hispanic guys. I'm hoping for some...

The Dugout: So Proud O' He

Hold on, I'm going to change into my Sports Writing pants for a second.How dare you, Miguel Tejada. How dare you treat the citizens of this great state of America with such disregard, such painful abandon, such un-sincerity. How dare you point your cold, skeletal finger at our government and say, "I did not have sexual...

The Dugout: TheOriol3s

I've been an Orioles fan since birth. I watched them win a World Series when I was three. I collected Cal Ripken, Jr. and Eddie Murray cards from the back of boxes of macaroni and cheese. I put stickers of guys like Larry Sheets into sticker books even when they couldn't use the logos and everybody wore solid color hats....

Miguel Tejada Traded to the Astros

Just before the 2006 trade deadline rumors abounded that Miguel Tejada would be traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt. The deadline passed, though, but Houston never lost a taste for Tejada. They traded five players to Baltimore today to acquire the four-time All Star. Tejada, 31, isn't coming off his...

MattAlbers News From the Web

05/23/12 Matt Albers no longer owns Orioles Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Of all the statistical oddities in baseball, one of the more ridiculous came to an end last night: Matt Albers' domination of the Orioles.
05/23/12 Orioles 4, Red Sox 1 Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Brian Matusz allowed two hits and struck out nine in 61/3 innings and Steve Tolleson and Wilson Betemit both hit two-run homers as Baltimore beat Boston.
05/18/12 Bobby Valentine's Slap of Matt Albers Could Be Setting... Source: NESN Bobby Valentine wants results from his pitching staff.
05/18/12 Boston Red Sox Have the Best Bullpen in Baseball over... Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA It seems hard to believe, but Bobby Valentine is finally managing the bullpen the way we all thought he would be capable of.
05/09/12 History repeats for the disastrous Red Sox pitching... Source: MassLive.com It was less than a month ago and the second-guessing of Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine second guessing was in full swing.