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Fans say the Orioles have baseball's best uniforms
The slumping Orioles have lost five in a row, but on Monday, they came away with a win off the diamond. The Orioles have the best uniforms in the major leagues, according to a recent fan poll conducted by ESPN. The O’s entered the SportsNation...
Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Houston Astros, American League, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
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Jair Jurrjens arrives for Saturday start against Rays
The Baltimore SunRight-hander Jair Jurrjens, who made the National League All-Star team two years ago with the Atlanta Braves, arrived in the Orioles clubhouse Friday afternoon to prepare for Saturday's start against the Tampa Bay Rays. "This is where everyone wants...Tags: Jake Arrieta, Freddy Garcia, Josh Stinson, Jair Jurrjens, Baseball
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Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues
The Baltimore SunWhen right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still...Tags: World Series, Buck Showalter, New York Mets, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays
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Are you ready to include Machado among the best young players?
The Baltimore SunI’m a little afraid to toss this question around in the bar today. I’m afraid some of you may be throwing haymakers if the discussion gets heated. It could turn into a donnybrook or brouhaha if things get ugly. (Yes, I know it is a fake...Tags: Starling Marte, Mike Trout, American League, Baseball, Boston Red Sox
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How does Manny Machado compare with some of baseball's young phenoms?
When he charges onto the infield grass, makes that barehanded pickup and throws a rocket to first, Manny Machado reminds Orioles fans of a superstar third baseman of yesteryear. When he breaks out of the batter's box on a liner into the gap and hits...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Periodicals, Starling Marte, Adam Jones (baseball), Mike Trout
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On common ground, Orioles and Nationals have complicated relationship
For decades, the Orioles commanded a sweeping empire of fans — a territory larger than some European countries, stretching from southern Pennsylvania to North Carolina and including Washington, where the team operated a popular retail store. The...
Tags: Major League Baseball, Media Industry, Football, Radio, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Dan Duquette says his Montreal Expos were 'Moneyball 1'
The Baltimore SunOAKLAND, Calif. — Before Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, the concept of building a...Tags: Movies, World Series, Montreal Expos, American League, Baseball
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Orioles rally against R.A. Dickey in 4-3 win over Blue Jays
The Baltimore SunThe last time the Orioles faced knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, they were mystified by pitches with so little spin that you could nearly make out Bud Selig's signature on the baseball. But Tuesday, the Orioles figured out the reigning National League Cy...Tags: Melky Cabrera, Buck Showalter, New York Mets, Jim Johnson, Pedro Strop
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With 15 teams in each league, it's time to make the DH universal
You either love it or you hate it. You think it's one of the best things to happen to baseball. Or you think it's the biggest travesty ever perpetrated on the game. This is what happens when fans discuss the designated hitter: they tend to deal in...
Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), World Series, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, New York Mets
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Seven N.L. pitching staffs are out-hitting Orioles DHs
The Baltimore SunAnother night, another oh-for at the plate for an Orioles designated hitter. On Wednesday night, it was Nolan Reimold who kept his glove in the clubhouse and took some hacks as the designated hitter. He was hitless in four at-bats -- with three...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Buck Showalter, San Francisco Giants, Baseball, Cincinnati Reds
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At least one thing in Washington works: the Nationals
Karl Marx is credited with saying that religion is "the opium of the people." But here in the nation's capital, baseball is the drug of choice that rescues political junkies from the unpleasant realities around them. Currently providing relief from...
Tags: Major League Baseball, World Series, John Boehner, Miami Marlins, Robert Griffin III
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O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. — For most of the past two decades, the American League East has been considered the toughest division in baseball, primarily because it contained the sport's two financial behemoths, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox....Tags: Shane Victorino, World Series, MASH (tv program), Jonny Gomes, Curtis Granderson
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