Pitching prospects update from instructs in Florida
Pitching prospects update from instructs in Florida
Byron Kerr
Nationals
A quick update on the pitching prospects and how several of them are progressing after a couple of weeks at instructional league in Viera, Florida: The team was in Vero Beach today to take on Team China. First, an update on veteran Chien-Ming Wang - He threw a simulated game earlier this week and will throw a scheduled side session today. If everything goes well, they will likely put him in a game soon. Wang has been recovering from major shoulder surgery which took place about 14...
O's minor leaguer suspended
O's minor leaguer suspended
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles minor league shortstop Alfredo Zambrano, a member of the club's Dominican Summer League team, has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone. Don't know much about them, but they're considered a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension begins at the start of next season. Zambrano, 17, batted .140 in 18 games. So much for performance enhancing.
Friday's live chats canceled
Friday's live chats canceled
Josh Land
Orioles
Along with pushing Thursday's Orioles-Tigers game to Friday, the (very) wet weather hitting the region is putting a damper on another O's event scheduled for the last homestand of the season. Unfortunately, Friday's doubleheader has forced us to cancel our last round of live video chats with Jeremy Guthrie and Adam Jones. Friday's adjusted schedule (not to mention Guthrie's next start) simply won't allow us to complete the chats as scheduled, and with the end of the season rapidly...
Orioles host Detroit Tigers in Double Header on Friday at 4:35 p.m. on MASN 2
Orioles host Detroit Tigers in Double Header on Friday at 4:35 p.m. on MASN 2
Josh Land
Orioles
Thursday's scheduled Orioles game against the Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to rain. On Friday, the Orioles will host a double header against the Tigers beginning at 4:35 p.m. with the second game beginning 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first. Both games will appear on MASN 2 and MASN 2 HD. O's Xtra will begin at 4:00 p.m. with a shortened post-game program between the two games and a full O's Xtra following the second game. ###
Orioles upcoming starters
Orioles upcoming starters
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Chris Tillman will make one more start this season, in Game 1 of tomorrow's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Jeremy Guthrie will start Game 2, which is set to begin 20 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. Left-hander Brian Matusz takes the ball on Saturday, and Brad Bergesen starts Sunday's season finale. Jeremy Bonderman will start Game 1 for the Tigers tomorrow, followed by Rick Porcello. I placed a lot of emphasis on Tillman's previous start, and he responded by reducing...
Orioles-Tigers Game Postponed Due to Rain
Orioles-Tigers Game Postponed Due to Rain
Lindsay Rykiel
Orioles
Single-admission doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow at 4:35 p.m. Tonight's game between the Orioles and Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to rain. The teams will play a single admission doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 4:35 p.m. The second game will begin 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first. Both games will be broadcast on MASN2, as well as 105.7 The Fan and the Orioles Radio Network. Tickets for tonight's game may be exchanged for seats of equal value for tomorrow's...
Tonight's game postponed; Doubleheader tomorrow
Tonight's game postponed; Doubleheader tomorrow
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles just announced that tonight's game has been postponed due to the rain. A single-admission doubleheader is scheduled for tomorrow beginning at 4:35 p.m. The second game will begin 20 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. Both games will be broadcast on MASN2. Tickets for tonight's game may be exchanged for seats of equal value for tomorrow's doubleheader or either of the other two remaining home games this season. Fans may also hold their tickets until the 2011 tickets go...
Answering one Koji question
Answering one Koji question
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The question doesn't actually come from Koji Uehara. It's about him. Just like any other free agent, Koji Uehara could be offered arbitration after the season. The rules aren't different simply because he came here from Japan. Do I think it will happen? Not at this point, but I once had serious doubts that he'd still be pitching in late September. I did, however suggest from the very beginning that he had the stuff and the past experience to be a closer. I just wondered if he'd stay...
Our final 'Where in the Yard?' winner for the 2010 season
Our final 'Where in the Yard?' winner for the 2010 season
Josh Land
Orioles
After months of competition, we have a first here in the O's Buzz in awarding our final 'Where in the Yard?' winner of the 2010 season. Amazingly, we haven't had any ties for the lead or repeat winners - at least until now. In beating the rest of Birdland to the punch three our of the four weeks in September (and thus securing an extra bonus point in three of the four rounds), Charles B from SP took home his second 'Where in the Yard?' crown during the final month of the Orioles'...
This, that and the other
This, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
It's Thursday, it's raining...enough already. Way too soon to pass along postponement information, but I'd be shocked if we have a game tonight. I'd greatly appreciate final word coming before I drive to Camden Yards, but the chances of it happening are pretty slim. There might be a "window" somewhere later tonight. I'd keep it shut so the rug doesn't get wet. See what happens when you fill up Tropicana Field? The players freak out and they can't score. The Orioles took two of...