barry zito
- I might from Boise, Idaho, a town hours and hours away from the nearest pro baseball team-glancing at a map I'd say the Seattle Mariners are the closest I could get to a hometown team-but I was raised by a rabid Dodgers fan.
- Sonny Gray, star pitcher of the Oakland A's, suffered back spasms Wednesday and was scratched from his Thursday start. He won't pitch against the Orioles tonight, according to his manager.
- The Orioles rallied from an early two-run deficit to score 10 unanswered runs for a 10-2 victory Sunday afternoon in their series finale in San Francisco in front of an announced sellout crowd of 41,622 at AT&T Park
- Before "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen, Dan Duquette's Montreal Expos were perhaps the first incarnation of the Moneyball concept.
- The San Francisco Giants placed former Oriole Aubrey Huff on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, two days after he left the team because of an episode of anxiety.
- Orioles make Opening Day memorable with 4-2 win over Twins. Jake Arrieta and Nick Markakis help ring in Camden Yards' 20th anniversary celebration.
- 'The Professor' will become director of pitching development
- There are a number of dark horses this year, including the Tampa Bay Rays' surprising Kyle Farnsworth