Tillman & Jones. Hey Mariners, how's that Bedard deal working out for ya?

Best trade ever.

His fastball still needs a bit more movement on it. But when he is resting at 95 mph and touching 97, it will do. His mechanics are what seemed to impress the most. I am assuming that is what got the velocity up from (if I remember correctly) 92-93. Great job Tillman, keep it up.

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O's have the toughest schedule still 7 games over not bad.

It's weird how BAL, TB, NYY, and TOR are all lumped in there at 1-4... then BOS at 11. Hopefully this means they are hitting the toughest part of the schedule.

On another note, we need some redemption for what they did to us at OPACY last time.

Headley market heating up; Dodgers, Bucs, O's, D-Backs and Tribe

Headley market heating up; Dodgers, Bucs, O's, D-Backs and Tribe among likely suitors

By Jon Heyman | Baseball Insider
July 5, 2012 3:13 pm ET

The Chase Headley market remains hot, with the Dodgers, Pirates, Indians, Orioles, Diamondbacks and at least two other teams believed to have some level of interest in San Diego's switch-hitting third baseman.

The Padres don't have an aversion to trading within their division, but a touchy recent history (several of the respective teams' executives have switched teams) may make a trade a bit tricky between the Padres and D-Backs.

It shouldn't be a surprise Headley is popular considering the paucity of proven hitters on the trade market. The Padres don't have to trade him, but do have a top prospect, Jedd Gyorko, who seems ready to play third base in San Diego.

The Padres could keep Headley into the winter, when the Braves, Reds and Phillies may join in the hunt for him. Those teams could have third-base openings to fill this winter.

In a weak hitting market, Headley, 28, brings a lot of plusses. The switch hitter makes a reasonable $3.475 million and remains under team control through 2014. He has a career .811 OPS on the road (compared to .666 at PETCO Park), showing his hitting ability goes beyond his overall numbers. He has a .794 OPS overall this year, with eight homers, 41 RBI and a .271 batting average.

That was one of the worse games I've ever seen. Hope Jake goes down.


What could a package of Arrieta and Matusz get us?

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Scott Miller ‏@ScottMCBS

Now the #Orioles have optioned P Jake Arrieta to AAA Norfolk. Did it after tonight's lousy start in Anaheim.

Orioles are "going hard" after Zack Greinke

Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

#Orioles are "going hard" after Zack Greinke, an industry source says. But do they have enough? http://bsun.md/PrBxkK

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick

Brian Matusz is one possible chip in a deal. #Orioles are down on him. #Brewers need to decide if scenery change could help him



Jerry Crasnick Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick

I'm hearing the same Zack Greinke rumors that @danconnollysun reported today. #Orioles have Greinke on their radar.

I'd give 'em the entire Cavalry. Jake, Matusz, Tillman, Bergesen. And ONE BILLION DOLLARS. Probably.

I'm done with those guys. ****in' Jake was given leads of 1-0, 4-1, and 7-3 last night and he coughed up all of 'em. Didn't even help when Buck went out there and reamed his ass.

Please GOD!!!

Roch Kubatko ‏@masnRoch

Matusz goes the distance in Charlotte. 9 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts. 114 pitches, 81 strikes. Tides beat Philip Humber


Greinke bait

45-38 Big win, Cause i thought we had no chance tonight.Miguel Gonzalez thank you

seriously though who in the blue hell is Miguel Gonzaelz and how in world did he pull that out of his ass to beat CJ Wilson?

the O's are pulling guys out of a hat at this point and getting really lucky. lol

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When is he supposed to pitch?

Bundy looks like a bust to me. Don't worry O's fans, I'm sure Moore is getting a hardon for him as we speak.

#bundyblows

Our time 10 games under keep it up.

Bundy saved by a Royal.

Kevin Gausman ‏@KevinGausman

Happy to be the newest member of the Baltimore Orioles organization!!! Living my dream!! #GoBirds!


Talk about waiting till the last minute.



keithlaw ‏@keithlaw

Orioles sign Kevin Gausman for $4.32 million

There goes another college dropout...

Omg what a win.

Shouldn't have happened that way. Shake that rust of J. Johnson, your better than that.

Good lord, man, that was one of the most amazingly impossible wins we'll ever see. JJ's due for a stinker now and then. He'll be fine.

I'll admit I stopped listening after the blown save. Glad to pull it out, but man it really put a damper on a great outing for Chen. Maybe if I would have seen everything unfold I would be in a better mood about it and it is a good thing our team could keep prop up Johnson when he had an bad outing.

The Orioles are expected to place right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel on the disabled list on Sunday, with the 29-year-old saying following Saturday’s game that he is “leaning toward” surgery on his right knee that would likely sideline him until September.


That hurts big time.

I'm starting to think Hammel should go ahead and get 'scoped now. If he waits, that knee is gonna be a problem and he'll likely miss a handful of random starts because of it anyway. Let's just get him fixed and see where we are in September.

Hey guys..

Alcides Escobar had a pretty average tonight. Two homeruns, including one to take the lead.

Too bad he's a pretty average SS.

Never said AVG ,He will never be the best SS in the game.

Saw your guy blew a save.

We'll give you guys Broxton since you think you've got a chance this year, or something.

How is 10 games under in AL Central.

Re-read the post, numbnuts.

MIGUEL SOCOLOVICH

Is that a great name, or what?

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Robert Andino has strained left shoulder. Out 3-4 weeks.

Down to the third-string second baseman.

I'd just like to point out that after a month of shitty ****ing baseball from these clowns, they just tonight finally fell out of the 2nd Wild Card spot. Detroit's in now.

This team is on such a bad downward spiral it isn't funny. If we don't win the next three from Minnesota we might as well kiss the season goodbye. Become sellers at the deadline instead of buyers, and get ready for next year when we can have Bundy and Schoop in the majors. Hopefully by then we will have someone that resembles a 1st basemen, ANYONE that can play better defense at 3rd than a parking cone, and a left fielder who can throw the ball from the outfield to the infield in the air....yeah....setting goals high since 1997

...and the O's come crashing back to earth.

That half-season of competitive baseball was fun, though. I'll take what I can get.

Like always, it's about starting pitching- we were surprisingly good/lucky there, and when not, the bullpen was just lights out. Now the starters are ****ing up/getting hurt/remembering who they are, and the bullpen's getting exposed. And that, as they say, is all she wrote.

Oh, and as for offense, if they're not homering, they're not scoring. Can't keep that up.

Hunter goes Wed so..........

FYP

Orioles still looking for pitching
0 minutes ago by KenRosenthal

The Orioles have lost six of their last seven games and 17 of their last 24.

Their ace, right-hander Jason Hammel, is out 3 to 4 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

Two of their second basemen, Brian Roberts and Robert Andino, also are on the disabled list.

Some in the organization believe that the team should pull back from the trade market, major-league sources say. General manager Dan Duquette disagrees.

Duquette, speaking emphatically, told FOXSports.com on Wednesday that the team is still a buyer.

“Our future is now,” Duquette said of the Orioles, who are 10 games back in the AL East but only a ½-game behind in the wild-card race.

Duquette said his No. 1 priority is stabilizing the team’s starting rotation, which ranks 12th in the AL with a 4.79 ERA.

“We’re going to try to do everything we can to get into the playoffs this year,” Duquette said. “I just think it’s important to the fans that they know we’re trying to put a good team on the field and have a good season.”

The Orioles have been linked to a number of starting pitchers, from Brewers right-hander Zack Greinke to Mariners lefty Jason Vargas to Phillies righty Joe Blanton. Duquette, however, said the market is “pretty tight” because of the number of teams in contention.

“The top pitchers are fairly well-defined,” Duquette said, referring to Greinke and Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels. “The teams that have the top pitchers, if they had their druthers, they’d rather sign them for their ballclubs.”

The Phillies are planning to make an offer to Hamels. The Brewers’ strategy with Greinke is less clear.

-Ken Rosenthal






Can we drug test Duquette?

Needed that win.

Another good win back to 4 games over.

3 Wins in a row 49-44

Part of me thinks that if we don't get a long term 3rd baseman, that they will leave Manny down there another half of a year and let him play a little third. I think Schoop could probably come up now and give us the same production that Flaherty/Tolleson are.

When Manny is ready, I will be super happy, but I think they will take their time with him....JMO

Lets see how Tillman does today, he needs to command the fastball inside to lefties to have a chance to be successful against the heavy lefty lineup, I am hoping for the best.

GO OS!

4 in a row great game Tillman 50-44.


http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co...video_23225089 Not a bad pick up.

I think I'd have traded those two minor leaguers for one game winning HR by Thome. Anything else now will be gravy.

5 in a row 51-44,Dan Duquette first year as GM looking like a good one.


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Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

#Orioles still looking for corner inf help. They've had talks concerning, among others, Headley, LaHair and Polanco. http://bsun.md/MEwYm1

They're giving JJ a day off; Quintanilla at SS. I think it's a good idea to rest Hardy a little now, after he's started to hit some. Sitting a guy because he's in the middle of a horrible slump seldom works, IMO.

Marlins, Orioles Talking Trades
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 24, 2012 at 1:31pm CST]

The Marlins and Orioles are discussing trade scenarios, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (on Twitter). Miami is "knee deep" in trade talks and could complete a blockbuster in the next 24 hours, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio reports (on Twitter).

Orioles looking into Colon, Liriano, Headley and hitters who can get on base

By Jon Heyman | Baseball Insider
July 26, 2012 11:15 am ET

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The contending Orioles have broadened their pitching search to inquire about Bartolo Colon and Francisco Liriano since their chances at a high-end starter such as Zack Greinke may not be great.

The amazing A's are still more likely than not to keep Colon as he has served a small role in the team's incredible surge and may not bring as much back as he's worth to them even though they have a lot of good younger arms, sources say. Liriano has drawn interest from several teams, including the Angels, Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox, though his up-and-down performance may give some teams pause.

Orioles GM Dan Duquette did a terrific job coming up with Wei-Yin Chen and Jason Hammel this winter and their pitching has been solid lately. But with several of their young starters still not developing as they would like, there's still a need there.

Greinke is the top pitcher on the market but since Duquette wouldn't consider trading top prospects Manny Machado or Dylan Bundy for a rental, the Orioles' thin prospect list has forced them to look a bit lower.

The Orioles' offense has been the bigger issue lately, and to that end they've shown interest in Padres third basmean Chase Headley and several others. Their list there reportedly includes Bryan LaHair and Placido Polanco (although Polanco's back injury is an issue), according to the Baltimore Sun. In the wake of current difficulties, they have special interest in hitters who can reach base.

Meh to all of 'em. Maybe Headley, but he'd have to adjust to AL pitchers, too.

52-47 Nice win today. Need 2 out of 3 vs the A's will be tough.

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Wow at that last pitch.

This one hurts bad,52-48 now.


100 Games Down, 62 To Go .........Hope they win 29 games would love a .500 season

From AL East contenders to hoping for a .500 team.

Classic.

LMAO

How is 16 games under?

You guys will be the same place the Royals will be come playoff time.

Too bad.

Agree but .500 in the AL East would be like 100 wins in the AL central.

LMAO

Too bad that isn't how things work.

Yes but 17 games under .500 in the central are the royals a big league team?

From "potential AL East contenders" to "hoping for .500."

How the "mighty" have fallen.

Still can get a Wild card can the royals?

Good luck, little special buddy.

Good luck with that Triple A team you call the royals.

Myers > Bundy.

Good luck with that.

53-49 Good win.

Looks like Chen was filthy today. Signing that guy may well have saved this season from being the usual disaster.

He was on fire today.Big 3 Games vs them MFY

Chen was un hittable today!!! Gotta take 2 from yanks! Hoping DD makes a few moves before Tuesday.

Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

#Orioles also have interest in #Phillies OFers Pierre, Victorino and Pence. But cost-wise, Pierre is best fit. Polanco fits, but is hurt



Dan Connolly ‏@danconnollysun

Talks r ongoing, and Blanton can eat ings. But he's 2-1 w a 6.27 ERA w 4 HRs at OPaCY and is 11-15 with a 5.18 ERA in 39 starts vs AL East.

Howard Eskin ‏@howardeskin

#phillies GM Ruben Amaro right now is close to trading P Joe Blanton to Baltimore. I hear its now very heavy and almost there.