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By Jeff Zrebiec | September 18, 2009
The Red Sox had won seven straight games before losing the series finale, 4-3, to the Los Angeles Angels. They have a six-game lead over the Texas Rangers in the American League wild-card race. Boston entered Thursday night third in the AL in runs and second behind the New York Yankees in home runs. The Red Sox's team ERA was third in the league. Shortstop Alex Gonzalez, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in a post-trade-deadline deal, is batting .290 with four homers and 14 RBIs in 29 games.
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By Peter Hermann | August 19, 2009
Recognizing Baltimore's feuding gangs should be easy: Red for Bloods. Blue for Crips. But it's no longer as simple as looking for different-colored bandannas hanging from the back pockets of jeans. Gang identifiers, in addition to traditional signs and tattoos, can be almost anything, manifested in wardrobes of significant variety. A blue belt. Red rosary beads. Pockets turned inside out. The 'C' in a Colorado Rockies baseball cap. The red in a Cincinnati Reds hat. There's no set uniform, according to a law enforcement expert, but there are recognized symbols that gang members incorporate into their everyday attire.
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By Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly | August 1, 2008
SEATTLE - Despite not making any moves at baseball's nonwaiver trade deadline, Orioles president Andy MacPhail said yesterday that the plan to build for the future is still in place. It's just that he didn't believe any of the offers he fielded matched his inventory. "We had opportunities to do something stupid, and we didn't do it," MacPhail said in a teleconference about an hour after the trade deadline passed. On an afternoon that saw two potential Hall of Famers switch leagues - Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal - the Orioles engaged in no substantial talks.
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By ROCH KUBATKO | October 28, 2007
The Bill James Handbook 2008, to be published Nov. 1, includes a section called "Young Talent Inventory." And in it, he rates Nick Markakis No. 16 among players younger than 29. James defines "young talent" as players younger than 29 in 2007 and uses runs created for position players and runs allowed for pitchers as a basis for comparison. Here's what he writes about Markakis: "A beautiful left-handed stroke, sort of in the mold of Paul O'Neill, Mike Greenwell or Garret Anderson as a hitter, possibly even Billy Williams."
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By PETER SCHMUCK | September 20, 2007
Clearly, there must be adequate parity in baseball when the head-to-head series that essentially finalized the four postseason teams from the American League just took place between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. The Indians swept the three-game series, which pretty much eliminated the Tigers from wild-card consideration and left Cleveland, the Los Angeles Angels, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees to figure out who plays whom in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
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By Baltimoresun.com Staff | September 13, 2005
2005 - Robinson stayed with the Expos organization when it moved to Washington D.C. and began tenure as Manager of the Washington Nationals. 2002 - Hired as Montreal Expos manager. 1991 - Baltimore Orioles fire Robinson after xx-xx season. 1989 - Named American League Manager of the Year after leading Orioles to an 87-75 record. 1988 - Hired as Baltimore Orioles manager. 1984 - Fired by San Francisco Giants after xx-xx season. 1982 - Inducted to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
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By Roch Kubatko | June 12, 2005
CINCINNATI - As Orioles closer B.J. Ryan continues to rack up the saves this year, his total standing at 16, his value increases on the open market. And it's likely that Ryan will test it, since the two sides aren't negotiating during the season. Ryan made it clear that he wouldn't discuss a contract extension after Opening Day, fearful that the distractions would affect him on the mound. "There won't be any [negotiations]. Not during the season," he said. "We talked beforehand and made it clear that once I get here, this is my job and this is what I'll worry about.
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By Peter Schmuck | April 18, 2004
Funny how things work out. Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli agonized over the decision to move rookie Erik Bedard into the regular-season starting rotation. He worried about the psychological impact that it might have on projected starter Rodrigo Lopez, who was the odd man out as spring training drew to a close. It was, Mazzilli said, the toughest decision he has had to make since becoming the Orioles' manager, but there were too many good reasons why it was the best move for the club as the club faced a difficult April schedule.
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By Joe Strauss | December 10, 2001
BOSTON - If the Orioles need a theme for the next four days, Syd Thrift might suggest the Single Bullet Theory. The Orioles' vice president for baseball operations says he has one shot at pulling off a significant trade during these winter meetings while exploring a relatively thin free-agent market. At issue, according to those familiar with the situation, is how many fingers are needed to pull the trigger. Thrift said yesterday it is "100 percent entirely correct" that the Orioles possess the wherewithal to make one, but probably not two trades this week.
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By Roch Kubatko | September 27, 2001
BOSTON - When Syd Thrift, the Orioles' vice president of baseball operations, anointed Calvin Pickering as "the next Mo Vaughn" a few years ago, he didn't mean that the one-time prospect would be playing the same position for the same team that brought Vaughn to the majors. It just happened to work out that way. Pickering again found himself in the Boston Red Sox's lineup last night, his seventh start at first base since being claimed off waivers on Sept. 6. The Cincinnati Reds let him go. The Red Sox won't let him rest.