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Showalter baseball's biggest difference-maker of 2012
At the risk of messing with the sabermetric lobby, Mike Trout wasn't the biggest difference-maker in baseball this season. No, this is not just another plug for Miguel Cabrera and calculations you can do in your head. It's actually an endorsement for...
Tags: Spring Training, Triple Crown, Joe Torre, Chicago White Sox, Ian Desmond
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Orioles closer Jim Johnson finishes 7th in AL Cy Young voting
The Baltimore SunWe already knew Jim Johnson hadn't finished in the top 3 for the American League Cy Young Award, but the Orioles closer ended up getting some love from the Baseball Writers' Association of America voters when the results were announced Wednesday night....Tags: Politics, Adam Jones (baseball), Detroit Tigers, Jim Johnson, Elections
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Buckling up for the televised BBWAA awards (and finalist show)
For the first time, the Baseball Writers Association of America will televise the announcement of its four prominent awards for each league: MVP, Cy Young along with Manager and Rookie of the year. Yes, we’ve entered the 21st century. It’s...
Tags: Politics, American League East, Buck Showalter, Adam Jones (baseball), Robin Ventura
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Tampa Bay's Fernando Rodney beats Orioles closer Jim Johnson for Delivery award
The Baltimore SunOrioles closer Jim Johnson may have had an historic season for the Orioles, but it wasn’t enough to win him Major League Baseball’s Delivery Man of the Year Award. That went to someone who made major league history. MLB announced today...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Buster Posey, Major League Baseball, American League, National League
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Orioles fail to guarantee a home playoff game, will face Texas in wild card
The Baltimore SunST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When the Orioles left Baltimore for their final series of the regular season, manager Buck Showalter said that one of his team's main goals was to make sure it hadn't played its final game at Camden Yards of 2012. And the one...Tags: American League East, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Roberts, B.J. Upton, Chris Tillman
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Three unearned runs sink the Orioles in 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles arrived at the visiting clubhouse of Tropicana Field with the 2012 playoff caps and postseason “O's for October” T-shirts hanging in their lockers. For the first time in 15 years, the Orioles could...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, American League East, Buck Showalter, Adam Jones (baseball), Tampa Bay Rays
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Williams era ending with a whimper for White Sox
With their crosstown rivals in an organized retreat for the first time in anyone's memory, the White Sox spent 117 days in first place and went into the last weekend of the season with a division title in their reach. The weather was beautiful and...
Tags: Orlando Hudson, U.S. Cellular Field, Clayton Richard, Chicago White Sox, Gio Gonzalez
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Down the Stretch (Sept. 28)
The Baltimore Sun[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming day for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night Is lack of postseason experience bad for O's? Schmuck:...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Tillman, Oakland Athletics, Sports
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Orioles' Jim Johnson, Rays' Fernando Rodney show importance of closers
When the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series Tuesday at Camden Yards, the two most effective relievers in the American League will be in uniform. It's fair to speculate that without Orioles closer Jim Johnson and Rays closer Fernando...
Tags: Mariano Rivera, Triple Crown, TBS (tv network), Sports, Customs and Tradition
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Jim Johnson reaches milestone but will save reflection for later
Jim Johnson is now officially in second place in the Orioles' record books. With a perfect ninth inning Tuesday night, Johnson picked up his 38th save this season. That ties Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney for most in the majors. ...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter, Tampa Bay Rays, Jim Johnson
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Orioles return home with 3-1 loss to Rays
The Baltimore SunOrioles left hander Wei-Yin Chen's one critical mistake on Tuesday night came against the most unlikeliest of hitters. Chen held most of the Tampa Bay Rays lineup in check. The Rays didn't get their first hit off the Orioles starter until two outs in the...Tags: Jeremy Hellickson, American League East, Buck Showalter, Tampa Bay Rays, Adam Jones (baseball)
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Twins fall to Rays 4-2
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins’ starter Nick Blackburn knew the Tampa Bay Rays were going to be swinging early. With his location off, he couldn’t stop the aggressive Tampa Bay hitters. Desmond Jennings singled on the first pitch of...Tags: Josh Willingham, Desmond Jennings, American League East, Tampa Bay Rays, Nick Blackburn
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Sep 30, 2012
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Sep 28, 2012
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Aug 21, 2012
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Jul 24, 2012
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Aug 12, 2012
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