Orioles Extend Working Agreements with Minor League Affiliates in Norfolk, Bowie and Frederick through 2014
Orioles Extend Working Agreements with Minor League Affiliates in Norfolk, Bowie and Frederick through 2014
Lindsay Rykiel
Orioles
The Orioles today announced that they have extended working agreements with their minor league affiliates in Norfolk, Bowie and Frederick through the 2014 season. The Triple-A Norfolk Tides are in their fourth season as an Orioles affiliate, and both the Double-A Bowie Baysox and Single-A Frederick Keys have been affiliated with Baltimore since their inaugural seasons in 1993 and 1989, respectively. "We are very pleased to continue our working agreements with the Norfolk, Bowie and Frederick...
Orioles extend agreements with minor league affiliates
Orioles extend agreements with minor league affiliates
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles announced today that they've extended their working agreements with their top three minor league affiliates through 2014. Norfolk has been the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate for the past four seasons. Double-A Bowie and Single-A Frederick have been with the Orioles since 1993 and 1989, respectively. "We are very pleased to continue our working agreements with the Norfolk, Bowie and Frederick clubs," president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said in a statement. "We have...
Out and about with the Birds
Out and about with the Birds
Josh Land
Orioles
Not only do the Birds return to Baltimore for a seven-game homestand against Seattle and Texas next week, but you'll have a handful of opportunities to see some of your favorite Orioles out in the community. Jeremy Guthrie will kick off the community appearances next week by visiting the Official Orioles Team Store in the York Galleria Mall on Tuesday, August 17. Guthrie will meet with fans and sign autographs from noon to 1:00 p.m., so don't miss your chance to meet the O's...
O's close in on agreement with Klein
O's close in on agreement with Klein
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The deal is not completely done, but the Orioles are closing in on an agreement with their third-round draft pick, UCLA pitcher Dan Klein. The 22-year-old Klein was a redshirt sophomore for the Bruins, who made the College World Series this year. He was the 85th overall selection in the draft. This season for the Bruins, Klein was 6-1, 1.90 and ten saves. Over 52 innings he gave up 39 hits with 11 walks, 55 strikeouts and a .204 batting average against. The Orioles have said they would...
Donating red for the orange and black
Donating red for the orange and black
Josh Land
Orioles
The Orioles don't return home to Baltimore until Monday, August 16, but O's fans can head to Camden Yards for a good cause even earlier than that. On Saturday, August 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., OriolesREACH and the American Red Cross will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Oriole Park. If you can make it out to donate blood and benefit a good cause, you'll also have the chance to meet former Orioles Rick Dempsey and Boog Powell while you're at the Yard. But that's not...
Syracuse Chiefs Visit Golisano Children's Hospital
Syracuse Chiefs Visit Golisano Children's Hospital
Josh Land
Nationals
Check out this video of the Syracuse Chiefs visiting the Golisano Children's Hospital on August 9th. Andrew Kown, Josh Wilkie, Pete Orr, Chase Lambin, Jeff Mandel, Adam Carr and Seth Bynum were among the players who took time away from their busy schedules to lift the spirits of a few Syracuse area children coping with medical problems. Bynum even plays the piano in the clip. "This is a great opportunity for our players to make a positive impact on the community," said Chiefs General...
Does third base ring a Bell?
Does third base ring a Bell?
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Former Ravens cornerback Frank Walker is headed to Miami? I bet the receivers get there ahead of him. If you woke up feeling a little different, it's probably because the Orioles are 40-74 and the Pirates are 39-74. That's what happens when one team goes 8-2 in its last 10 games, and the other goes 3-7. Interesting observation from West Coast O's Fan: Orioles starters have been victimized by only one bad inning in the last nine games. Jake Arrieta allowed five runs in the fourth inning...
Harper is "begging to play"
Harper is "begging to play"
Byron Kerr
Nationals
With less than a week remaining until the August 16 deadline, Tim Chambers, Bryce Harper's college coach, remains confident that Harper will sign with the Washington Nationals before midnight Monday and said it would be "silly" if both sides don't figure it out in time. "In my opinion, Bryce is the greatest amateur player ever to play baseball, and I am talking Mickey Mantle and others," Chambers said. "He won the Golden Spikes Award. He achieved all of his goals. What else can he...
Sanchez continues hot hitting in Hagerstown
Sanchez continues hot hitting in Hagerstown
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Another future star in the Nationals organization is tearing it up in his first week at Hagerstown. It is shortstop Adrian Sanchez. The Maracaibo, Venezuela product turns 20 years old on Monday, and is hitting a ridiculous .448 with 13 hits in seven games for the Suns, with one homer and 7 RBI. He has had multi-hit outings in six of the last seven games he has played. The switch-hitting Sanchez was a non-drafted free agent signed at the beginning of 2007 and had hit .272 in 124 games the...
Bergy with two-hit gem as O's top Tribe, 3-1
Bergy with two-hit gem as O's top Tribe, 3-1
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles have been getting solid work by their starting pitchers for manager Buck Showalter. Tonight's outing topped them all. Brad Bergesen pitched a complete-game two-hitter as the Orioles topped Cleveland 3-1. Bergesen, now 4-9, 5.84, threw just 102 pitches in recording his second career complete game. He pitched a five-hitter in topping Atlanta last June 14. He missed out on throwing the Orioles first one-hitter since Daniel Cabrera had one on September 28, 2006 in New York vs. the...