Baltimore Orioles News and Rumors
Yankees' $161-million ace CC Sabathia is on the money in victory over OriolesOn the night when the Yankees sat down the biggest contract in their history, the one belonging to Alex Rodriguez, they saw their season get saved by a pitcher who will eventually make more money than any Yankee pitcher ever has. |
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Steven Miller, MLB.com The Yankees didn't have time to savor their win over the Orioles in Friday's Game 5 of the ALDS. They were scheduled to face the Tigers the next night in the first game of the ALCS. |
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Reynolds, McLouth want to return to Orioles in '13Oct 12, 2012
Adam Rosenbloom, MLB.com When Mark Reynolds fielded questions after the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the Yankees in Game 5 on Friday night, almost every answer ended in thoughts about doing it all again next year. Nate McLouth said he'd also like to return to Baltimore in 2013. |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com And so it turns out the ALDS started the way it began, with CC Sabathia dominating the Baltimore Orioles lineup long enough for the New York Yankees to do its thing. Did you really expect otherwise? That's not taking anything away from the Orioles and t… |
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Angelos: Orioles in position for sustained successOct 12, 2012
Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com Orioles chairman and CEO Peter Angelos made his second appearance in five days following the organization's postseason run -- which ended with Friday's 3-1 Game 5 loss -- and spoke of building on a phenomenally successful 2012. |
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Sabathia goes distance as Yankees reach ALCSOct 12, 2012
The Yankees are headed to the ALCS after beating the Orioles 3-1. CC Sabathia went the distance while Mark Teixeira, Ichiro Suzuki and Curtis Granderson provided the offense. |
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Yanks ride to ALCS behind CC's complete gameOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter and the Yankees once again came out on the right side of a disputed home run call against the Orioles in October, beating Baltimore 3-1 Friday in the deciding Game 5 to reach the AL championship series against Detroit. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Score and situation: The New York Yankees finally fought off and eliminated the resilient Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 win on Friday. The Orioles stayed on the Yankees' heels throughout the regular season in the AL East race and pushed them to the limit… |
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LIVE: Orioles-Yankees, Game 5Oct 12, 2012
With an ALCS berth at stake, CC Sabathia was cruising until the Orioles' bats finally came alive in the eighth inning. Lew Ford delivered an RBI single before Baltimore left the bases loaded. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Maybe this is some kind of expression of solidarity on Alex Rodriguez's behalf. Or maybe Yankee fans aren't any more special and dedicated to their team than fans of any other team. I mean, I did see the wave break out three times at a Yankee game this … |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Get excited! We've got two elimination games slated for today, as both series have come down to a Game 5. Will the Orioles continue their unlikely run through the postseason? Will Natitude prevail? Will Alex Rodriguez overdose on sleeping pills in the d… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Alex Rodriguez will be sitting on the bench tonight when the Yankees take on the Orioles in Game 5 of the ALDS. This is because A-Rod is mired in the kind of slump that 37-year-old sluggers tend to get mired in, but there are some who want to extrapolat… |
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How Players Like Suzuki Widen the BasepathsOct 12, 2012
Stuart Miller, nytimes.com By the letter of baseball's rules, Ichiro Suzuki should have been out when he went far out of the basepath twice to score a run for the Yankees in Game 3 against the Orioles. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com What a world. It's three hours before first pitch, and everyone with an internet connection is aware of the Yankees' lineup for tonight's Game 5 against Baltimore. More » |
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Hitters key to Yankees-O's Game 5Oct 12, 2012
The Yankees and Orioles have played 22 games this season. Each team has won 11. Tonight one will win the season series and, more importantly, the ALDS. Cliff Corcoran previews. |
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Leading Off: Let's Play FiveOct 12, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com All four of baseball's division series required Game 5s, with the Giants and the Tigers winning theirs on Thursday. |
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Verlander shuts out A's, Tigers advance to ALCSOct 12, 2012
Justin Verlander and the Tigers are ALCS-bound. The All-Star tossed a four-hitter, striking out 11, and Austin Jackson drove in two in the Tigers' 6-0 win over the A's in Game 5. |
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By the eighth inning Thursday night, Ernie Johnson, Cal Ripken Jr. and John Smoltz were looking for a Game 4 hero. The game had become another exercise in attrition, another episode of a baseball reality show in the Bronx. “We’re in that territory whe… |
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Yankees and Orioles are showing typical trend in MLB playoffs - all pitching and very little offenseOct 12, 2012
It happens every fall. Or so it seems anyway. As soon as the postseason begins, it’s as if someone turns a switch and pitching becomes the dominant theme. This round - and this Yankee-Orioles series especially - is a perfect example of that. |
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He is a tough cookie, but replete with red blood cells and salt tears like anyone else. Joe Girardi got the call about his dad’s death on Saturday, riding along the West Side Highway in the team bus to Penn Station, heading to Baltimore. He put on some … |
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Orioles proving their success this year is no flukeOct 12, 2012
Mike Bauman, MLB.com No matter what happens in Game 5, the Orioles have achieved a breakthrough year. For the O's, winning at Yankee Stadium proved again a point they have been making since April. They are competing against the mighty Yankees on a dead-even level. |
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Orioles outlast Yankees in 13 innings, force Game 5Oct 12, 2012
Orioles outlast Yankees in 13 innings, force Game 5 |
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ALDS Game 4: Orioles outlast Yankees 2-1 in marathon 13-inning game, push series to limitOct 12, 2012
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Score and situation: For the first time ever, every LDS matchup will go with the distance with all 20 games being played. The Baltimore Orioles made it so by stealing Game 4 from the New York Yankees with a 2-1 victory in 13 innings at Yankee Stadium on… |
