Reacting to the Huff trade

Reacting to the Huff trade
Whether you have a thousand followers or you don't even know what a "Tweet" is, enough people have made Twitter the place to share news, info, and opinions, and the Aubrey Huff trade is no exception. In asking for reactions from Orioles fans, Twitter allowed me to poll opinions from fans well beyond the ballpark, and the following are a few of the responses O's fans gave: terporiolefan: "love the move! It allows us to plan for the future now by trying Scott at 1B, which will help...

Timeline of a minor league trade

Timeline of a minor league trade
It's only been a few weeks since Orioles fans found out George Sherrill would become a Los Angeles Dodger in exchange for third baseman Josh Bell and right-handed pitcher Steve Johnson, the son of former Oriole and current MASN color analyst Dave Johnson. But those weeks have been fast and furious for the young men involved. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be an athlete involved in a trade, here's a brief glimpse into some of the steps in the transition process that...

Orioles release 2010 Pet Calendar

Orioles release 2010 Pet Calendar
The Orioles have officially released their 2010 Orioles Pet Calendar, featuring your favorite Orioles pictured with their pets. Most players posed with a dog or two, and the variety of breeds ranges from bull dogs to weimaraners. The Maryland SPCA helped the Orioles, the Orioles wives and OriolesREACH complete the project by providing pets for players who couldn't bring in a four-legged friend of their own. O's like Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts brought in their own much loved dogs,...

Last chance to land T-Shirt Tuesday VIP Experience

Last chance to land T-Shirt Tuesday VIP Experience
With Cesar Izturis T-Shirt Tuesday quickly approaching on September 1, today is your last chance to enter to win the Cesar Izturis T-Shirt Tuesday VIP Experience Sweepstakes. Click here to visit Orioles.com where you'll enter your info for the chance to win four Field Box tickets to the September 1 Orioles game against the Yankees. The winner will also receive four passes to attend batting practice from the field level before that evening's game, a VIP parking pass, and (of course) a...

Have lunch with O's Hall of Famers

Have lunch with O's Hall of Famers
This year the O's will honor Orioles Hall of Fame inductees Harold Baines and Julie Wagner during the Orioles Hall of Fame Luncheon scheduled for Friday, August 28 from noon to 2:00 p.m. Baines was the first overall pick in the 1977 amateur free agent draft, but he wouldn't join the Birds until he was already 13 years into his major league career. After signing as a free agent with the O's in '93, he played more than 600 games in seven seasons spent with the Orioles, batting just over...

MASN & O's give fans Maximum Access for $1

MASN & O's give fans Maximum Access for $1
MASN has teamed up with the Orioles to bring fans a pretty irresistible offer - $1 O's tickets. You really just can't expect to get into the ballpark for much less than that. For the final month of the season, beginning with the Orioles' September 4 game against the Rangers, fans can purchase MASN Maximum Access upper level tickets for $1 each. These dollar-deal tickets will be available for each of the final 10 non-prime home games of the 2009 season. The price, combined with the...

The last T-Shirt Tuesday of 2009

The last T-Shirt Tuesday of 2009
It crept up on us fast, but Tuesday's Cesar Izturis T-Shirt Tuesday is the last T-Shirt Tuesday of the 2009 season. The first 10,000 fans ages 15 and older through the gates at Oriole Park on Tuesday will receive a free Cesar Izturis Orioles shirt upon entering the Yard, so get to the park early to reserve your last free O's shirt of the season. If you've been a faithful T-Shirt Tuesday attendee, you've collected Koji Uehara, Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora, Nolan Reimold, and Brad Bergesen O's...

Markakis family makes charitable donation; Nick nominated for Roberto Clemente Award

Markakis family makes charitable donation; Nick nominated for Roberto Clemente Award
O's outfielder Nick Markakis and his wife Christina launched their charitable foundation back in January, and they haven't stopped giving back to the community since. The Right Side Foundation's Fun for 21 activities and their first annual 5K Run and 1-mile Fun Walk were only the beginning. The Orioles announced today that Nick and Christina have made a $75,000 donation to the Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation, with the funds earmarked for several OriolesREACH efforts including the...

An Evening with Brooks & a Giveaway

An Evening with Brooks & a Giveaway
Oriole great and National Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is the subject of this year's Babe Ruth Museum annual gala celebration, which honors a different "significant figure or crowning achievement in Maryland sports history" each year. "An Evening with Brooks," will kick off with a VIP cocktail reception at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall with a program honoring Brooksie to follow. The reception spans from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. and the program is scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. ...

Calling all junior broadcasters

Calling all junior broadcasters
Know a little O's fan with big dreams of broadcasting the games from the booth? Don't miss the ESPN Zone's Junior Broadcaster competition tonight at 6 p.m. In two rounds of competition, the young broadcaster hopefuls will sit at a set at the ESPN Zone and call the play-by-play for an Orioles highlight of their choosing. Contestants will be able to either read from an original broadcaster's play-by-play transcript or provide commentary of their own. After the judges, including O's...

A Baker's Dozen

A Baker's Dozen
Including this weekend's series against the Texas Rangers, the Orioles have a mere 13 home games left in 2009. It's usually about this time each year that I realize there really aren't that many more chances to catch a game at the Yard before a long winter without the O's. So what's left in the line-up of home games to look forward to? Plenty. For starters, don't forget about the $1 MASN Maximum Access Tickets available for every non-prime home game from now until the end of the...

Markakis in the running for Man of the Year?

Markakis in the running for Man of the Year?
It's approaching that time of year when awards will start getting handed out left and right, and the fan voting for the 2009 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award is now open and runs through this Sunday, September 13 - So don't miss your chance to help make Nick Markakis Man of the Year! The players on each of the 30 MLB ballclubs have nominated one of their own for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, which honors players who have significantly contributed to their communities. With the...

Janet Marie Smith returns to the Yard

Janet Marie Smith returns to the Yard
One of the biggest hands in one of the best ballparks in all of baseball is back in Baltimore. The woman behind the design of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, former O's Vice President of Planning and Development Janet Marie Smith, has rejoined the Orioles in her former light, as she'll again serve as the Vice President of Planning and Development for the Birds. Smith is a renowned architect and urban planner who can list OPACY as merely one accomplishment on a long list of influence in the...

Elite Giants Jersey Auction ends Sunday

Elite Giants Jersey Auction ends Sunday
If you were a big fan of the Baltimore Elite Giants jerseys the O's wore on September 5, they don't have to be only a fond memory. Click here to check out the online auction on Orioles.com which offers up the game-worn throwback jerseys and batting helmets the O's wore in honor of the 1939 and 1949 Negro League Champions. The minimum bid is $50, but jerseys from certain popular O's like Brian Roberts are already sitting at nearly $700 as of Friday afternoon. Jerseys worn by O's...

Must be Markakis' year

Must be Markakis' year
The Orioles Buzz recently drew your attention to Nick Markakis' name in the running for the 2009 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award. The right fielder is also a favorite in the Most Valuable Oriole debate. And don't forget that Nick was nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award. It really must be his year. But in case you haven't heard, voting for the Roberto Clemente Award is officially open, so make sure you cast your vote for the O's Nick Markakis before October 4. Click here to...

What's your all-time Orioles line-up?

What's your all-time Orioles line-up?
Imagine the ultimate all-time Orioles line-up. Include new guys, former players, and Oriole greats and you'd have a pretty formidable line-up, wouldn't you say? In fact, you've probably already done this with your friends. Sitting around, talking O's baseball, you put together the all-time O's team. Well now's your chance to put it on paper. Orioles.com is asking fans to submit their dream line-up from Orioles franchise history. Click here to vote for the "best single-season...

Same deal - Matusz is the real deal

Same deal - Matusz is the real deal
You've heard it a hundred times and from every beat writer or media outlet that covers the Orioles: Brian Matusz is the real deal. And the reason you've heard it a hundred times: Spend 10 minutes with the young left-hander and you're blown away by Matusz's poise, confidence, and ease in a situation most 22-year-olds (hey, most anyone) wouldn't find as effortless as Matusz. The rookie looked out over the crowd, giving fans self-assured eye contact, as he fielded questions at today's...

Around the O's

Around the O's
Orioles Can Koozie and Oriole Park Scavenger Hunt Night Don't miss the Orioles can koozie giveaway tonight at Camden Yards. The first 10,000 fans 15 and older will receive a free O's koozie courtesy of At&T. Along with the koozie, you'll also receive instructions for how to take part in the Oriole Park Scavenger Hunt this evening. Unfortunately I can't stay for the scavenger hunt this evening, so those of you who make it, fill the rest of us in using the comment box below! Kam Mickolio...

"Vote 4 Nolan"

"Vote 4 Nolan"
Though the Baseball Writers are the ones who will eventually decide who wins Rookie of the Year honors this season, you can still show your support for O's Rookie of the Year hopeful Nolan Reimold. Check out these shirts designed in honor of the young Oriole who came up to the bigs as a pleasantly productive and consistent rookie this year. Reimold was batting .279 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in 104 games this season before the Orioles were finally forced to place him on the 15-day...

Mora doing more in the community

Mora doing more in the community
Even as the Orioles' season winds down, there are still O's events to look forward to in the area, such as the Mora family's charity golf tournament coming up in early October. Melvin and Gisel Mora will host a charity golf tournament at Bulle Rock in Harve d Grace on Tuesday, October 6. The tournament includes a continental breakfast during registration, complimentary driving range balls, beverages and snacks provided throughout the course during play, Hours d'oeuvres, an open bar, an...