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It's early May and the Orioles are locked in a dogfight with the Yankees and Red Sox for top of the heap in the AL East. The Blue Jays are a hot mess and the Rays are treading water. I did not see this coming.
Old friends Miguel Tejada, Jeremy Guthrie and Bruce Chen (as well as old nemeses James Shields and "Damn You" Billy Butler) come to town this week as the Kansas City Royals will be playing three at Camden Yards. Afterwards, the O's briefly head back out on the road.
Orioles trip a most eventful and successful one | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore Truth.
The Orioles' success is due as much ot off-field intangibles as play on it | MLB.com: News or, "Can't hit a home run with a calculator, math boy!"
AL East division update: May edition So, still happy with that Marlins trade?
FOX Compared Manny Machado To Brooks Robinson Over The Weekend By this logic...
Minor League Players of the Week: 4/29 – 5/5 | Baltimore Sports and Life A tour around the system with the good peeps at Baltimore Sports and Life
How to think about intentional walks - Baseball Nation I like the way this chap thinks.
Hall of Famer Robin Roberts (42 wins/11.3 rWAR with the O's) passed away on this day in 2010; in 2012, Chris Davis picked up his first major league victory.
It's the birthday of Mike (Don't call me Reuben) Kinkade, part of the bounty the O's received from the Mets in the Mike Bordick trade...along with some utility player named Mora.