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Orioles Turn Attention to Derrek Lee as Talks With Adam LaRoche Slow

The Orioles want Adam LaRoche to play first base for them in 2011, but it seems that LaRoche doesn't have his heart set on playing in the city that played home to "The Wire." LaRoche is either looking for more years than the Orioles are willing to offer, more money than they've put on the table or simply a different ZIP...

Orioles Try Not to Whiff on Mark Reynolds

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If the Orioles were wondering what the going rate for an impact hitter in free agency was coming into the Winter Meetings, their struggling rivals a Beltway to the south left little doubt on Sunday night. Seven years and $126 million for Jayson Werth set the bar high, probably way too high, for...

Jim Gentile Walks Off a Champ, as Do Baltimore Orioles

It's because something is just right about this, something simple. It just feels good, I guess, to see someone in today's huge-dollar sports world do a basic, right thing. On Friday, the Baltimore Orioles had '60s slugger Jim Gentile come on the field to throw the ceremonial opening pitch and to honor him. And when he...

Orioles Seem to Have Man for Their Plan

BALTIMORE -- If the Orioles aren't careful, they're going to run out of excuses for losing. On the verge of their 13th straight losing season at a majors-worst 32-73, the O's made official what is supposed to be their next step toward ending that dubious streak, unveiling new manager Buck Showalter on Monday. Thanks to...

Buck Showalter Should Help Orioles Reach Their Potential

Here's what the Orioles get with Buck Showalter, who will take over Monday as their new manager: • A judge of talent -- someone who can figure out which players can be part of a winning team and which can't; • A strong in-game strategist; • Someone with experience in building a winner, whether the pre-Joe...

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05/19/12 Baltimore Orioles: 3 Reasons Andy MacPhail Should... Source: Bleacher Report Andy MacPhail pulled some of the most one-sided trades in the O's favor during his time in Baltimore.
05/14/12 Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed Source: The Daily Fix - The Wall Street Journal Collapse it with the sort of charges that put the Sands Hotel out of its misery in Vegas.