Norfolk

For the first half and a minute more, it looked as if the Blast would have another easy time manhandling Norfolk on Friday night. Instead, the expansion SharX showed just enough gumption in the third quarter to make things interesting. It proved a temporary obstacle for the Blast , however, as they came away with an 18-10 win in front of an announced crowd of 5,764 at 1 s t Mariner Arena. "It was a battle," Mike Lookingland said. "We came out and looked really good with a really good first quarter and then started to work a little bit more, make it a little more difficult and scored a couple goals.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he hopes that getting second baseman Ryan Flaherty consistent at-bats at Triple-A Norfolk - while getting the 26-year-old to work on offensive problems away from the major league spotlight - will help him rebound from a tough start to the season. Flaherty, who has held most of the starting second baseman duties since Brian Roberts was injured in the third game of the season, was hitting just .133/.228/.233 in 30 games before he was optioned to the Tides on Saturday night.

On January 30, 2005, JOHN EDWARD NORFOLK SR., of St. Leonard, MD, devoted husband of Jane Norfolk, father of John Edward Norfolk Jr., Ronnie James Norfolk, George Edgar Norfolk, Joseph Daniel Norfolk, Mark Richard Norfolk and the late Penny Ann Norfolk, brother of Dottie and the late Marven, Richard and Raymond Norfolk. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at 3 P. M at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD. Interment private.

The Orioles announced after Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Tampa Bay rays that they optioned infielder Ryan Flaherty to Triple-A Norfolk. Flaherty, 26, was hitting .133 with a .228 on-base percentage and a .233 slugging percentage in 90 at-bats over 30 games for the Orioles this season. He had two homers and six RBIs. Flaherty appeared in Saturday's game as a defensive replacement. The Orioles recalled Yamaico Navarro from Norfolk on Tuesday and he started the past two games at second base.

Suddenly on August 11, 2004 GEORGE M. NORFOLK, JR. beloved husband of Mary Norfolk; devoted father of Stephanie and Staycie Norfolk; loving son of George M. Norfolk, Sr.; loving brother of Donald and Angela Norfolk, Peggy and Timothy Olszewski, Craig and Tammy Norfolk and Michael Norfolk. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Services will be held in El Paso, TX on Friday, August 20.

On June 15, 2009 DOROTHY F. (nee Johnson), beloved wife of the late George T. Norfolk, Sr., loving mother of Herbert J. Norfolk, Sr. and wife Barbara, Richard A. Norfolk and wife Barbara and George T. Norfolk, Jr. Also survived by four devoted grandchildren and six devoted great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Rose of Lima Church on Friday at 10 A.M. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

FROM its berth in the Inner Harbor, the passenger steame City of Norfolk departed every summer evening at 6:30 p.m.It was a bustling scene: milling crowds, honking trucks, clanging streetcars, shouting stevedores.Off for a two-day pleasure cruise aboard the stately, all-white, three-decker ship were about 80 people. Some were business people, but most were families, and there was a smattering of honeymooners.By 5:30 the next morning the City of Norfolk would be about 200 miles down the Chesapeake Bay, docking at Old Point Comfort, Va. An hour later, the passengers would step off the gangway for a day's leisure in Norfolk.

Garrett Atkins boarded a plane and headed home to California on Monday with an uncertain future but no hard feelings toward the Orioles, who designated the first baseman for assignment Sunday after an unproductive 2 1/2 months with the club. "Obviously, I had opportunities early to get things going on the right track, and it didn't happen and the team was losing," said Atkins, who was hitting just .214 with one homer and nine RBIs in 44 games. "First base is a position where you'd like to see get some offense, and I wasn't doing it when I was out there.

The spectacular pageantry of a New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebration can be found in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday. The Waterside Festival Marketplace is the setting for festivities that begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m.Colorful banners and costumes, music and spicy Cajun cuisine are among the attractions at this third annual event. Revelers can join a New Orleans-style funeral procession as it winds through the marketplace with costumed characters, jugglers, clowns and stilt walkers as part of the entertainment.

WASHINGTON -- Police in Norfolk, Va., said yesterday that two bombs -- made up of six pipes stuffed with explosives -- found attached to huge gas and chemical tanks near the nation's largest naval base were safely removed yesterday.At the end of an eight-hour drama, during which a one-square-mile area around the tanks was evacuated, local police and FBI spokesmen were unable to say who was behind the attempted bombing. No one claimed responsibility for the incident at the tank farm, which is not used by the military.

Right-handed hitter Danny Valencia has been called up from Triple-A Norfolk and will be with the Orioles at Camden Yards on Sunday, according to an industry source. The 28-year-old, who did not play for the Tides on Saturday, is batting .306 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 40 games this season. In his past 10 games, Valencia is batting .356 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs. He hit two home runs last Tuesday against Lehigh Valley.

Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, who is recovering from last May's Tommy John surgery, will make his first minor league rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday afternoon at Lehigh Valley. It will be the first time Wada pitches in a minor league game since last April, when he lasted just 2 2/3 innings in a minor league rehab start for Norfolk. Wada, a former standout in the Japanese Pacific League who signed a two-year, $8.14 million contract before the 2012 season, has yet to pitch in a regular season game for the Orioles.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia will fill the Orioles' empty starting rotation spot Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, manager Buck Showalter said Thursday. The 36-year-old Garcia, who is 4-0 with a 2.67 ERA in five starts at Triple-A Norfolk, was scheduled to start on Saturday for the Tides, which Showalter said is one of the main reasons he's been selected to make the spot start. "His date fits well timing-wise," Showalter said. "That's what you look at first.

SEATTLE - Orioles left-hander Zach Britton was hoping to get more than one start to show the organization that he had regained the form that made him one of the club's most promising pitchers a few years ago. He is going to have to do that again at Triple-A. As part of Tuesday's roster shuffling designed to provide help for the bullpen, Britton was optioned to Norfolk and right-hander Zach Clark , a UMBC product, was recalled from Triple-A. "They needed another guy, the bullpen has been battered," said Britton, who allowed six earned runs in six innings Monday in his first start of the season for the Orioles.

Veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia, who could have opted out of his minor league deal with the Orioles after his fifth start of the season Sunday, has told the organization he will stay until at least May 14. “Freddy is a qualified major leaguer and hopefully we can find a spot for him,” Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said. Pitching for Triple-A Norfolk, the 36-year-old Garcia leads the International League in wins (four) and innings pitched (33 2/3). Garcia, who is 4-0 with a 2.67 ERA with 21 strikeouts and two walks on the season, was just named the International League pitcher of the week Monday after going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in a pair of eight inning starts this past week.

The Orioles have attempted to bolster their lack of catching depth by sending minor league right-hander Rob Delaney to the Los Angeles Angels organization for veteran catcher Chris Snyder. Snyder, 32, will meet the team in Seattle on Tuesday and presumably will take over the back-up catching void created when Taylor Teagarden dislocated his left thumb Saturday. The Orioles recalled Luis Exposito for Sunday's game - he did not play -- but now it is likely he will lose his place on the big league roster Tuesday with the pending arrival of Snyder, a veteran of parts of nine major league seasons.

This is the time to take a kid fishing since it's almost impossible not to catch a fish from one of Ocean City's piers or the U.S. 50 bridge.Though the much sought-after flounder are becoming harder to find in the bay, Norfolk spot, small sea bass and tiny snapper blues are abundant. The spot, which are averaging 7 to 9 inches in length, are getting the interest of locals and visitors alike. The spot, one of which we heard tipped the scales at 1 pound, 2 ounces, are definitely large enough to eat.The Norfolk spot take bloodworms or night crawlers for bait.

NORFOLK, Va. -- A female sailor who reported to the USS Yellowstone's sick bay with cramps early Sunday delivered a big surprise five minutes later: a baby boy. Officials believe it's the first time in U.S. naval history a sailor has given birth aboard ship.The woman, 21, a seaman apprentice assigned to the Norfolk-based destroyer tender, delivered what officials said was healthy, full-term, 5-pound boy early Jan. 16, said a spokesman for the Atlantic Fleet's Surface Force.The ship was in port at Gaeta, Italy, one month into a six-month assignment to the Mediterranean.

OAKLAND, Calif - Orioles manager Buck Showalter's focus was on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, but that doesn't mean he didn't have an eye on what was happening in Charlotte. Right-hander Jake Arrieta, who was demoted Monday after compiling a 6.63 ERA in four big league starts, made his 2013 Triple-A debut Friday night for the Norfolk Tides at the Charlotte Knights. Facing the Chicago White Sox's Triple-A affiliate, which has several former major leaguers including Brent Morel, Lars Anderson and ex-Orioles Josh Bell and Steve Tolleson, Arrieta passed his first test down below.

The Orioles recalled right-handed pitcher Alex Burnett from Triple-A Norfolk, and he is in the clubhouse for tonight's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. In a corresponding move struggling right-hander Jake Arrieta was optioned to Norfolk. Burnett hasn't been told about his role, but he could serve as the team's long reliever for the next two days before the Orioles need a starter for Wednesday's afternoon game. The 27-year-old Arrieta, who is vastly talented but has been inconsistent throughout his big league career, has a 6.63 ERA after four starts this season.