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Peter Schmuck: Signs of trouble keep piling up for Orioles

Peter Schmuck — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:30:00 -0400

Slumping team could go from first to worst by the end of this road trip

If you're one of the Orioles skeptics who has been sitting at home the past two months waiting for the wheels to come off this suddenly competitive team, it looks like it might be time to shake your head condescendingly at all the cockeyed fans who had started to believe this season could really be different.

Schmuck: Securing Adam Jones is investment that reaches beyond the field

Peter Schmuck — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:00:00 -0400

While the Orioles and agent Nez Balelo were trying to work out the final details of his long-term contract , center fielder Adam Jones was asked on Friday if it would even be a serious consideration — on either side — if the O's weren't suddenly a prominent player in the American League East.

Peter Schmuck: Effect of Brian Roberts' return on Orioles remains to be seen

Peter Schmuck — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:00:00 -0400

O's will have difficult choices to make when he rejoins them, but all parties are putting team first

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will begin an injury rehabilitation assignment Wednesday night at Double-A Bowie, which means that he has up to 20 days to work his way back into the major league lineup.

Peter Schmuck: I'll Have Another's trainer awaits increased scrutiny at Belmont

Peter Schmuck — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:46:00 -0400

Preakness-winning trainer is going to continue to enjoy the ride

Start spreading the news if you want, but it won't be necessary. Doug O'Neill is about to take New York.

Schmuck: Locking up Jones and Wieters should be priority for the Orioles

Peter Schmuck — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:14:00 -0400

It would be nice to think the true litmus test that determines whether the Orioles have really turned a competitive corner this season would be a bushelful of victories over the big-money Yankees and Red Sox.

Schmuck: Frank Deford captures Baltimore sports history in memoir

Peter Schmuck — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:12:00 -0400

It was one of the true watershed moments in Baltimore sports history, so why should anyone be surprised that Frank Deford — one of the greatest sportswriters of the modern era and a Charm City native — would be there to witness it?

At potential turning point for O's, depth could pay off

Peter Schmuck — Wed, 9 May 2012 14:35:00 -0400

On the heels of one of the most uplifting road trips in recent memory, the Orioles suddenly find themselves at their first critical juncture of the young season, but here's the reason that it might not suck all the wind out of their terrific start:

Peter Schmuck: What's next in historic baseball season?

Peter Schmuck — Wed, 9 May 2012 01:27:00 -0400

Making history is becoming a habit during the 2012 baseball season.

With best record in baseball, Oriole Magic is in the air

Peter Schmuck — Mon, 7 May 2012 01:16:00 -0400

It's starting to look like there might be some Oriole Magic in the air.

Change is in the air in the AL East

Peter Schmuck — Sat, 5 May 2012 16:42:00 -0400

While Yankees and Red Sox show signs of weakness, the O's, Rays and Jays seem ready to make it interesting

It might be too soon to proclaim that the Orioles have returned to respectability in the American League East, but it's not too soon to take notice of the rapidly changing landscape in baseball's toughest division.