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Brian Roberts is a second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles drafted Roberts with the 50th pick of the 1999 Major League Baseball amateur draft, and he made his Baltimore debut in 2001 after playing in just 170 minor league games. After bouncing back and forth between Triple-A Rochester and Baltimore during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Roberts earned the job as the Orioles second baseman in May during the 2003 season. He stole 23 bases and hit .270 during that year. In 2004, Roberts set a team record with 50 doubles. It was the most doubles by a switch-hitter in American League history. Cal Ripken Jr. previously held the club record for doubles. Roberts' best statistical season to...
Brian Roberts is a second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles drafted Roberts with the 50th pick of the 1999 Major League Baseball amateur draft, and he made his Baltimore debut in 2001 after playing in just 170 minor league games. After bouncing back and forth between Triple-A Rochester and Baltimore during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Roberts earned the job as the Orioles second baseman in May during the 2003 season. He stole 23 bases and hit .270 during that year. In 2004, Roberts set a team record with 50 doubles. It was the most doubles by a switch-hitter in American League history. Cal Ripken Jr. previously held the club record for doubles. Roberts' best statistical season to date was 2005, when he batted .314 with 45 doubles, 18 home runs, 73 RBI and 27 stolen bases. He was named the American League's starting second baseman for the 2005 All-Star Game. In 2007, Roberts set a career high with 50 stolen bases. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound switch-hitter was born in Durham, N.C., on Oct. 9, 1977. Roberts began his collegiate baseball career at North Carolina, where his father, Mike Roberts, was the Tar Heels' coach. After his father was dismissed as UNC's coach, Roberts transferred to South Carolina, where he finished his college career. He was named a second team All-American by Baseball America during his time with the Gamecocks.
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O's head to offseason market with quite a list
While all of you are enjoying the New York Yankees' first appearance in the World Series since 2003, Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail and his staff will be mapping out the coming offseason and trying to figure out whether they have...Tags: Seattle Mariners, Troy Glaus, Milwaukee Brewers, Adrian Beltre, Nick Markakis
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Orioles decline Mora's 2010 option
The Orioles announced Thursday that they won't exercise third baseman Melvin Mora's $8 million option for the 2010 season, an expected move that will likely end the tenure of one of their most productive and popular players over the past decade.
The team...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Melvin Mora, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dining and Drinking, Jim Miller
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O's relievers failing to show they belong in majors
In the first two weeks of September, the Orioles promoted six relievers and acquired another, left-hander Sean Henn, in a minor league trade.
The hope was that the additions would bolster a tired bullpen and give several pitchers an opportunity to show...Tags: Alberto Castillo, Felix Pie, Tris Speaker, Kiki Cuyler, Minnesota Twins
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O's, Johnson stumble
Give Jim Johnson a little credit. During the most difficult period of his brief career, the Orioles' closer of two months hasn't lost his sense of humor or his self-deprecating way.
"If there's a way to give up a run, I'll find a way," Johnson said after...Tags: Nick Markakis, Kerry Wood, Melvin Mora, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball
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Bullpen implodes as O's drop 11th straight
jeff.zrebiec@baltsun.comThey led by three runs and had only nine outs to get to end a 10-game losing streak that added even more heartache to a season that had already been miserable enough. The Orioles received a quality start from Mark Hendrickson, a two-run homer from...Tags: Pat Burrell, Melvin Mora, American League
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'A lot of progress,' but Tillman's season over
- It was the worst possible way for Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman to close out an otherwise encouraging 2009 season.
The rookie right-hander was rocked for six runs and six hits in just two innings in the Orioles' 9-0 loss Sunday to the Cleveland...Tags: George Sherrill, Felix Pie, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball
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Orioles bullpen fails again in 11th straight loss
They led by three runs and had only nine outs to get to end a 10-game losing streak that added even more heartache to a season that had already been miserable enough.
The Orioles received a quality start from Mark Hendrickson, a two-run homer from...Tags: Nick Markakis, Pat Burrell, Felix Pie, Melvin Mora, Major League Baseball
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O's slide grows to 12 games
Dave Trembley was asked essentially the same question the previous night and the day before that, only it was far more difficult for him to answer Tuesday night.
So, the Orioles manager took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts and while staring at the...Tags: Wade Davis, Jeremy Guthrie, Dining and Drinking, Gregg Zaun, Lance Berkman
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O's keeping Trembley
On the final weekend of one of the worst seasons in team history, Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail announced Friday that manager Dave Trembley will return for the 2010 season, ending rampant speculation that Trembley's tenure was...Tags: Peter G. Angelos, History, Texas Rangers, George Sherrill, Joe Girardi
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Orioles applaud Trembley news
Moments after Andy MacPhail announced that embattled Orioles manager Dave Trembley would return for 2010, several of the players echoed the thoughts of their president of baseball operations. Trembley did the best he could in this disaster of a season....Tags: Nick Markakis, Jeremy Guthrie, Melvin Mora, Dining and Drinking, Brian Matusz
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Most Valuable Oriole a big deal to Roberts
Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said he didn't set out this season to justify the four-year, $40 million extension he signed in February. One year in, though, he acknowledges that it's a nice feeling to reward the organization for making the...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Muscle, Nick Markakis, Jeremy Guthrie, Dining and Drinking
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Orioles avert 100-loss season
As the losses continued to mount, most of the Orioles said that dropping 100 games didn't matter. They contended that it would be no different had they lost 95 games or any other bloated total that got them sent home for the offseason rather than to the...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Nick Markakis, Los Angeles Dodgers, History, Brian Matusz
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