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As the old saying goes: If you have nothing nice to say, wait for the Sports Illustrated cover story to spill it.

Spring training competition is nothing new for Orioles right-hander Vance Worley. Every year, it seems, he's trying to prove his worth. This spring, the 28-year-old Worley finds himself with his fourth team in five years, once again fighting for a spot on the 25-man roster.

After selecting right-hander Jason Garcia in the Rule 5 draft before last season, the Orioles had to figure out a way to carry a player who hadn¿t previously pitched above Single-A. Now, the team has the freedom to send Garcia to the minors instead of forcing him to develop at the major league level.

The Orioles are still looking to upgrade their starting rotation, and are ¿one of several teams¿ that have expressed interest in free-agent right-hander Tim Lincecum, according to an industry source.

Another Orioles starting rotation target came off the board today when free-agent right-hander Doug Fister agreed to terms with the Houston Astros on a one-year contract.

The Norfolk Tides, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate, at one time were the Havana Sugar Kings.

Will former Orioles ace Mike Mussina receive a spike today when Hall of Fame voting is announced?

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta's Cy Young award was well deserved.

When the Orioles traded Jake Arrieta to the Chicago Cubs on July of 2013, he was toiling in Triple-A , still struggling to fulfill tremendous expectations placed on both him by both the club and himself since he had been anointed one of the promising young home-grown arms destined to bring the Orioles back to respectability.

Jake Arrieta has a legitimate chance to win the NL Cy Young Award tonight, there's a couple of Buck Showlater connection in the manager of the year awards, David Ortiz is retiring and Manny Machado missed on the Platinum Gold Glove.

The only possibility was if Manny Machado or Chris Davis would be in the Top 3 in AL MVP voting. Neither was.

That line of thinking, albeit premature in this instance, brings us to the spring and summer of 2015, to the University of Maryland, and to two high-profile players heading into their respective drafts: wide receiver Stefon Diggs and outfielder LaMonte Wade.

Dusty Baker was officially introduced as the new manager of the Washington Nationals on Thursday morning. He said this will be his final managerial job and he's looking to check off the final box on his bucket list -- a world title as manager.

The Royals might give some teams cover for staying on budget, but the Orioles don't need to take a lesson from anybody about that. If they want to take something from the Royals, how about a few of their key players?

SportsOnEarth.com recently ranked the Top 10 starts by rookies in the October Classic ¿ using the Bill James-created metric ¿game score¿ as the determining factor ¿ and Boddicker¿s complete-game three-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies was chosen No. 1.

Toronto sluggers Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista exit Division Series opener with injuries. Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre also leaves with back problem.

Both dugouts emptied Wednesday night in the ninth inning of the Orioles' 4-3 comeback win when third baseman Manny Machado was hit on the left shoulder by a Jonathan Papelbon 93-mph fastball after Machado had hit a go-ahead two-run homer in his previous at-bat.

Former Westminster baseball standout Trevor Houck played summer ball in North Carolina. His strong performance gave him more confidence heading into his junior year at Lafayette College (Pa.)

Well, the most obvious reason the Orioles had little success against dominating Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom was because he¿s one of the best pitchers in the game right now and has all the good numbers to prove it.

Sometimes you need a little luck to make the postseason. And as the Orioles battle for a playoff spot with the final third of the season getting under way, it seems they have developed a knack for missing opposing teams' aces.

For the third time in the past four games, an Orioles starting pitcher failed to get out of the fifth inning. Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits.

A tight wild-card race gives many teams, like the Orioles, optimism at the deadline. Still, every game is undoubtedly important. And after falling behind by seven runs in the fourth inning Thursday against the Tigers, the Orioles rallied to within one run before their comeback fell just short in a 9-8 loss in front of an announced 30,136 on a muggy night at Camden Yards.

Teammates called him "Crazy Horse" but marveled at the tireless left-hander who, four times, won 20 or more games. Orioles pitcher Mike Cuellar is No. 9 on The Baltimore Sun's list of The Daffy Dozen, the 12 most colorful characters in Baltimore sports history.

The Orioles beat the Tigers, 9-3, to win the three-game series in Detroit. Center fielder Adam Jones hit a solo home run in the first inning and second baseman Jonathan Schoop hit a three-run home run in the fourth.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman said throughout the first half that he felt like he was close to being the starter that gave his team a chance to win every outing; he just wasn't there yet. In his first start of the second half, Tillman was there ¿ and then some ¿ in a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers that halted the Orioles' three-game losing streak and returned them to .500 (45-45).

As the Orioles open the unofficial second half of the season Friday night in Detroit, 31-year-old Ubaldo Jimenez will be on the mound looking to continue a remarkable rebound from his horrific first season with the club in 2014. He credits his family support for getting him to this point.

It may take some time, but Delmon Young is focused on a big league job.

Matthew Centrowitz of Broadneck and the Nike Oregon Project won the 1,500-meter run at the U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon.

The victory, which opened a seven-game homestand, was the Orioles¿ 16th in 21 games and lifted them a season-best five games over.500.

Adrian Avena brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces to take the lead after the first day of the Walmart FLW Tour event on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.

With the Orioles appearing Wednesday on ESPN for the end of their brief two-game set against the New York Mets, ESPN broadcaster Rick Sutcliffe, a former Orioles pitcher and National League Cy Young Award winner, took a few minutes to chat about the Orioles' 2015 campaign and how recent unrest in the city has impacted both the team and its fans.

On April 17, 1965, Palmer broke into the majors, relieving starter Robin Roberts, who was twice his age. Palmer's job? Stop a Boston rally.

The Orioles, a surprise in 2014, return to their nest fine feather — even if some doubt they'll take flight again

Even though Eddie Gamboa struggled in his short time in big league camp this spring, Orioles manager Buck Showalter believes he's further along in the his transformation into a knuckleballer than former Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey was at the same time.

The Orioles are down to two remaining arbitration cases after agreeing to a one-year, $3.275 million deal with right-hander Miguel Gonzalez on Tuesday night.

The Orioles have six more arbitration-eligible players.

Dan Duquette traded for Pedro Martinez on two separate occasions for two different organizations.

Buck Showalter saw Randy Johnson evolve from a wild young pitcher to a dominant force

For the first time since 1955, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has voted in four players into the National Baseball Hall of Fame -- three of which were first-time eligible and made their marks on the mound.

Baltimore Sun reporter Dan Connolly shares some thoughts on free-agent outfielder Colby Rasmus' potential fit in the Orioles clubhouse, the deaths of Stu Miller and Hank Peters, and the Hall of Fame voting.

The 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was announced Monday, and five of the 34 candidates are former Orioles who were holdovers from last year.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette appeared on MLB Network's "High Heat" with Christopher Russo on Wednesday afternoon from the general managers' meetings in Phoenix and addressed the club's hopes to retain free agents Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz.

Just 172 days to Opening Day

With 96 regular-season wins and easily beating the Tigers in division series, getting swept by Royals stings Orioles, fans