http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles Videos, pictures and news covering all angles of the Baltimore Orioles Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:00:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was just sifting through some old issues of Baseball Digest earlier today, when I came across an article about the huge class of "sure-thing" Hall of Famers playing in the late 1990's. The issue was dated July 1999, making it just 10 years old. I looked through some of ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/06/25/cal-ripken-one-of-few-survivors-from-1990s-hof-sure-things/ The Baltimore Orioles used the #5 overall pick in the MLB amateur draft to select Matt Hobgood, a pitcher from Norco High School in California. Hobgood is a right handed power thrower with decent size; he's listed at 6'4". He's really a bit of an oddball pick, as I hadn't ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/06/10/orioles-pick-matt-hobgood-first-hs-pitcher-taken-in-draft/ The Orioles are ready to give Matt Wieters a more permanent position with the big league club. Wieters himself has been ready for a long time coming. Orioles fans have been waiting for the call up that came this week that brings the 6 foot 7 inch catching phenom to ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/05/27/wieters-finally-ready-for-the-big-show/ Back to back home runs in the 7th inning put the Angels ahead for good as they beat the Orioles 3-2 on Wednesday night. Koji Uehara probably shouldn't have gone out to pitch that 7th inning, as Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit consecutive home runs against our starter who ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/30/orioles-lose-again/ The Orioles lost to the Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim via Hollywood and Beverly Hills (if you're in Brentwood you've gone too far) by a score of 7 - 5 on Tuesday night. It might just seem like another game in late April, but it was just another clear ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/29/orioles-slowly-slipping-out-of-al-east-race/ It looks like our early season hopes of making the postseason were a bit premature. The Orioles lost 12-1 to the Red Sox yesterday on Patriots Day in Boston, garnering just 4 singles and 1 double off Boston pitching. Boston didn't even have one of their regular starters in, but ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/21/orioles-falling-apart-get-hammered-by-red-sox/ Adam Jones hit a 2-run homer as the Orioles exploded for 4 runs in the top of the 10th inning and then held on to win 7-5 on Tuesday night. Luke Scott also had 2 RBIs in that 10th inning as the Orioles batted around. Brian Roberts was 3 for ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/15/orioles-6-2-after-extra-inning-win-over-rangers/ Prized Orioles catching prospect Matt Wieters went 0 for 4 in a game against Rays lefty phenom David Price this weekend for the Durham Bulls and also had an error in the field, but there was plenty of good to take away from the game. In his second at bat ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/13/matt-wieters-goes-hitless-in-triple-a-against-rays-top-prospect/ Somehow I just knew the Orioles wouldn't be going 162-0 this year. They took their first loss of the season yesterday at the hands of A.J. Burnett and the New York Yankees, 11-2. Their bats looked dead, scattering just 7 hits. Their pitching wasn't much better. Alfredo Simon looked like ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/10/os-suffer-first-loss-of-the-season/ Nick Markakis is living up to the hype in Baltimore, going 3 for 3 today with a 2-run homer off Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang as the Orioles earned their second straight win to start the season. Koji Uehara looked good, giving up just 1 earned run in 5 innings. The ... http://damox.com/baltimore-orioles/2009/04/09/orioles-take-al-east-lead-with-2nd-win-over-yankees/