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If the Orioles manage to win the American League East, they could cost one sports betting website hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.

One of the biggest mysteries involving the Orioles' success this season is how they can be 18 games over .500 and yet have been outscored by 21 runs this year.

The Baltimore Orioles improbable 2012 success echoes the emergence of a strong team in 1960 — and a period of excellence that lasted more than 20 years.

The Orioles will unveil a bronze statue of Cal Ripken Jr. at Camden Yards on Thursday, the 17th anniversary of the day Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played.

On Thursday, the Hall of Fame shortstop will attend the unveiling of a bronze statue at Oriole Park, one of six such sculptures made to honor Baltimore baseball legends

Looking at the popularity of the worst-named but most-popular sport in this country

New Orioles Hall of Famer Rich Dauer had to take time off from his job as third base coach for the Colorado Rockies to attend the Hall of Fame celebration this weekend at Camden Yards, but he wouldn¿t have missed it for the world.

For the first time in 15 years, the Orioles will be sending out postseason ticket invoices to plan holders starting Thursday morning.

Chris Tillman wasn't unhittable Tuesday night, but he was plenty good enough as the Orioles picked up a 5-3 victory to set up a series rubber match with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

Nearly a month has passed since Vi Ripken was kidnapped outside her Aberdeen home, and the July 24 incident has prompted the entire family to take extra security measures

Before all that gets under way though, we, for 10 years now, have endured the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen.

Japan won its second straight Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series Sunday, beating Maryland state champion Upper Montgomery County, 17-7, in a full six-inning game at Cal Sr.'s Yard, where its permanent seats were filled to capacity from behind the plate and down both baselines

The returning champs from Japan were two outs away from sealing up a 6-2 victory over the Republic of Korea, but after surrendering four runs, they had to come up with the winning tally in the bottom of the sixth, which they did, winning the International title game, 7-6.

Republic of Korea advanced to its first International Championship of the Cal Ripken World Series today with a 7-3 win over Dominican Republic at Cal Sr.'s Yard.

The Cal Ripken World Series is featuring an All-Star Game to be played tonight on Cal Sr.'s Yard at 8 p.m. The game features players from the eight teams that did not qualify for championship play. The rosters were broken up and four players from each competing team were placed on one of two teams, Team Bambino and Team Ironman. Managers for the game are Joe Stetka for Team Ironman and Jay Witasick for team Bambino. Stetka is head baseball coach at C. Milton Wright High School and associate

Running through the best things I've seen during the nine-day tournament

The American Division of the Cal Ripen World Series played out its fifth and final day of action Wednesday and it took all five days to determine which two teams would survive to play in Friday's U.S. Semifinals.

Possibly it has taken a decade of the Great American Pastime being played by kids from around the world in Aberdeen to crystallize that the city is, despite the problems it shares with many other communities, a perfectly nice place to spend the other 51 weeks a year

The Jupiter, Fla. and Bronx, N.Y. teams earned victories on the final day of pool play to finish with respective records of 4-0 and 3-1. Both sides will move on to Friday's playoff round.

Forest Hill tops Midwest Plains team from Lamar, Colo., while Southeast team moves to head of division with victory over Middle Atlantic squad

It's a little hard to believe that we're smack dab in the middle of another Cal Ripken World Series. But, this isn't just another series, it's year number 10 since the series made Aberdeen and the Ripken Baseball Complex its home.

In national pool play Sunday at the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series in Aberdeen, the Southeast team from Jupiter, Fla., topped the Harford County squad, 10-6, at Cal Sr.'s Yard.

Bronx squad knocks off Ohio Valley, while Jupiter, Fla. team beats Harford County

The Orioles' 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night was a necessary reminder of why the franchise hasn¿t made the playoffs in 15 years: It drops games it should win.

Hundreds of young ballplayers march through home of Ripken family, attend gala at Festival Park

Japan, the defending champions of the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series, opened International pool play Saturday with a 12-1, five-inning drubbing of the Republic of Korea.

Friday evening schedule sees home run derby and inaugural game featuring the Harford County squad

When Eddie Murray's sculpture is unveiled at Camden Yards on Saturday, if the sun catches the bronze just so, onlookers might get a glimpse of themselves in the mirrored shine. It's fitting for the Orioles' most prolific hitter ever.

Baseball squads playing scrimmages, taking batting practice, gearing up for the grueling nine-day world championship tournament

August is full of important activities in Aberdeen!

The field of competing teams is set and all that's left to start the 2012 Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series are those two magical words, Play Ball!

Teams from across the world are convening at the Ripken Baseball Complex in Aberdeen, and the players, their families and the spectators coming out to seem will have plenty of events to choose from

For those who pay attention, I'm back after taking last week off to enjoy another family vacation. This vacation, however, was a bit different than several of those over the past seven years.

Making his first start at catcher since July 28, Taylor Teagarden took advantage of Sunday's start, driving in the game's only run with a two-out, 10th-inning double off Rays reliever Joel Peralta to give the Orioles a 1-0 win over the Rays.

The Perryville Junior Softball All-Stars, for players ages 13 and 14, continue their quest today (Friday) to reach the World Series for their division of Little League in the East Region at West Haven, Conn.

What a wonderful opportunity for a big event for the entire family and free! From Aug. 10 to 19, there will be plenty of excitement of baseball for everybody at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen

The consistency of the Parkville Thunder U-16 has been a problem for coach Kevin Klimko.

Everyone loves a parade and when it involves the Cal Ripken World Series, it will certainly be special! The date for the parade is Aug. 11 in downtown Aberdeen. It will be held for the approximately 20 teams from different states and countries