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‘Carl’ Ripken Jr. joins TBS wild card broadcast

David Brown, yahoo.com

Carl Ripken Jr.? Of course his name is really Cal Ripken Jr. A Baltimore Orioles legend. Enshrined in Cooperstown at the Hall of Fame. Maybe you heard of him. The only possible explanation is that the graphics person for TBS was eating lunch - specifica

CNNSI.com

The Orioles' magical season continues. The Rangers' collapse is complete. Joe Saunders outdueled Yu Darvish in Baltimore's 5-1 wild-card victory over Texas. Next stop: The Bronx.

Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com

The Orioles -- denied a proper celebration of their postseason berth in 15 years because of plane troubles -- broke out the bubbly after punching a ticket to the ALDS on Friday in Texas.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles each are carrying 11 pitchers on their roster for their win-or-go-home wild-card game Friday night.

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

Big baseball games coming your way: Cardinals-Braves right now, and Rangers-Orioles at 8:37 p.m. Both air on TBS, if they're not preempted by whatever Tyler Perry show was originally scheduled. These games will, if all goes according to plan, excite you…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

Hey everyone, the playoffs start tonight! We've got two do-or-die games to watch: The Cardinals are taking on the Braves at 5:07 p.m. EDT, and the Orioles are squaring off against the Rangers at 8:37 p.m. EDT. That's like, seven straight hours of baseba…

Alex Remington, yahoo.com

As the postseason opens with its first-ever wild-card games,  Alex Remington takes  a look at the statistics that might make a difference in each do-or-die contest. Next up: The American League game featuring the Baltimore Orioles visiting the Texas Ra…