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J.J. Hardy said O's success proves he made the right decision on contract extension

J.J. Hardy said O's success proves he made the right decision on contract extension
When shortstop J.J. Hardy signed a three-year contract extension with the Orioles last July 18, the team had a record of 38-55. But Hardy said he felt then that the organization was going to be a winner in the future and that the team's performance this year validates his decision to re-sign with the Orioles and not wait to become a free agent after last season. "I always said I signed that deal because I saw that there was potential with this team and organization," he said Friday. "To...
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Postgame comments from Tillman, Flaherty and Davis

Postgame comments from Tillman, Flaherty and Davis
Chris Tillman and Troy Patton combined on the Orioles second one-hitter of the year tonight, with Tillman doing most of the heavy lifting. After he pitched eight innings of one-hit ball to lead the O's past Boston 9-1 tonight, Tillman was not boasting much at all about his outing. "I thought it was okay, was good," he said in summing it up. It was a little better than that as the right-hander improved to 3-0 with a 1.20 ERA over his last five starts and to 9-2 with an ERA of 2.78 on the...
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Tillman, Flaherty and Davis lead O's past Sox in series opener

Tillman, Flaherty and Davis lead O's past Sox in series opener
Well, this is no way to treat a negative run differential. After winning 12-2 over Toronto on Wednesday, the Orioles beat the Red Sox 9-1 Friday night in the opener of the final regular season home series of the 2012 season. A festive crowd of 33,518 enjoyed it at Camden Yards as the Orioles won for the ninth time in 12 games, the 23rd in 33 and improved to 35-16 over the last 51 games. As of the end of the O's game, the Yankees led Toronto 7-2 in the seventh. A New York win tonight and the...
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A look at some of the Orioles' September stats

A look at some of the Orioles' September stats
The Orioles are having a very good September with a winning percentage of .640 this month. That is exceeded only by August when the Orioles played .667 ball. Not bad to have your two best months be the last two. The Orioles went 18-9 in August and are 16-9 in September. The win percentage for the two months combined is .654 at 34-18. The Orioles team batting average is .267 and the team OPS is .792 this month. The Orioles are averaging 5.36 runs per game in September with 40 homers. The team...
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Taylor Teagarden is ready to fill in for Matt Wieters tonight

Taylor Teagarden is ready to fill in for Matt Wieters tonight
A player with the penchant for some big hits this year is ready tonight to replace the Orioles All-Star catcher for a big game vs. Boston. With Matt Wieters not with the team this evening after the birth of his first child early this morning, Taylor Teagarden will start behind the plate for the Orioles against the Red Sox. "I'm excited about every time I get in there. It's a great opportunity for me and I'm excited to be in there," Teagarden said. He has made 14 starts this season and...
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After two games with painful finger nail, Hardy looks for a return to normal tonight

After two games with painful finger nail, Hardy looks for a return to normal tonight
After playing the last two games with a painful ingrown finger nail on the middle finger of his throwing hand, Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy had it removed after Wednesday's game. It got so bad that he admits he wasn't sure he could make accurate throws during that game with Toronto and he had to adjust how he fielded the ball. "It was tough," Hardy said. "I went in to see if I could throw in the batting cage (before that game) and I was throwing it in the top of the net and all over the...
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A look at my MVO ballot

A look at my MVO ballot
It seems pretty clear to me that Matt Wieters, Jim Johnson and Adam Jones are the top three candidates for this year's Most Valuable Oriole award. It also seems clear to me that a very solid case could be made for any of the three to win the award. But when I turned in my ballot this week I voted this way: 1st - Jones 2nd - Johnson 3rd - Wieters The argument that Johnson has been one of the game's best closers, anchoring one of the game's best bullpens, which is the strongest part of the...
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Orioles match eight games' worth of homers in just four innings

Orioles match eight games' worth of homers in just four innings
Don't worry, the Orioles didn't really hit four more homers while you slept, you just dreamed that. Looking back now on a day that the Yankees, A's, Rays and Angels all won, it was a pretty good idea for the Orioles to break out on offense and get their own win. That was quite a statement by the Orioles last night and, for now, they may have at least temporarily calmed a somewhat nervous fan base. Here are some other notes/stats on a wild night: * The Orioles had hit a total of six homers...
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Jim Thome and Manny Machado talk about the Orioles' seven-homer night

Jim Thome and Manny Machado talk about the Orioles' seven-homer night
Jim Thome said after seeing Carlos Villanueva throw him change-ups and curveballs in his first at-bat, he was waiting on a change-up in the fifth inning. He got one and didn't miss it, homering on the first pitch to tie the game 2-2. It touched off a run of three homers that inning and three more in the game for a final tally of seven to tie the O's club record in the 12-2 win over Toronto. The Orioles broke out on offense big time tonight. "It was big," Thome said. "Especially the way...
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Homer happy: O's tie franchise record with seven homers in win over Jays

Homer happy: O's tie franchise record with seven homers in win over Jays
With three big swings of the bat in the bottom of the fifth tonight, the Orioles got their offense started, took a big step toward a big win and gave a nervous fan base a reason to relax for a bit. They had several more big swings after that and hit seven homers on the night to tie the club record. The Orioles hit seven on Aug. 26, 1985 against the Angels and on May 19, 1967 versus Boston. One night after not scoring any runs, the O's bashed seven homers in a 12-2 romp over the Blue...
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Orioles' bats look to break out tonight vs. Toronto and Villanueva (updated)

Orioles' bats look to break out tonight vs. Toronto and Villanueva (updated)
Yes, it is a very, very small sample size, but it's the last four games, and the Orioles' bats that were going good for most of this month have slowed down. We'll see if that small sample size can begin to be forgotten if they get some offense tonight. Over the last four games, the Orioles have scored 10 runs and are batting just .185 (5-for-27) with runners in scoring position. They had few chances, but went 0-for-4 with RISP in being shut out last night. Before this stretch, the Orioles...
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Adam Jones: "If there is a sense of concern, it's sure not in the clubhouse"

Adam Jones: "If there is a sense of concern, it's sure not in the clubhouse"
Give Adam Jones credit. He's answered the same question for two days, asked by different reporters in different ways: It is a variation of "How are the Orioles holding up under pennant race pressure?" Today, Jones emphasized again there is no panic or concern in the O's clubhouse over losing back-to-back games and three of their last four. "Only two games. If there is a sense of concern, it's sure not in the clubhouse," he said. "No one is stressing. There is no pressure on us. We are...
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Bill Hall on possibly being activated and Lew Ford with an injury update

Bill Hall on possibly being activated and Lew Ford with an injury update
Bill Hall is back in the Orioles clubhouse. He hasn't been officially activated yet, but it appears there is a good chance he will be. Hall went 2-for-9 with the Orioles in May. He homered in his first game with the team on May 12 against Tampa Bay. Hall went home to Arizona after the Norfolk Tides' Triple-A season ended, but then flew to Sarasota, Fla., several days ago to work out during the Orioles' instructional league. "Not sure yet, but it's possible (I'll get activated)," Hall...
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Orioles are down but not out in chase for AL East

Orioles are down but not out in chase for AL East
Hey, Orioleland, don't panic over back-to-back losses. Yes, it's not a good thing, but when the Twins beat the Yankees after the Orioles had lost to Toronto last night, it kept the Birds within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees with seven to play. Yes, I'm saying there is still a chance. The O's lead for the top wild card spot was cut to a half-game over Oakland, but they remain 2 1/2 games ahead of the next closest team, the Angels, for a playoff berth. I think the large, large majority of...
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Adam Jones, Dylan Bundy and Joe Saunders comment after O's loss to Blue Jays

Adam Jones, Dylan Bundy and Joe Saunders comment after O's loss to Blue Jays
After a loss which featured a few bobbled balls in the field and the Orioles going 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position, Adam Jones was asked if pennant race pressure was finally getting to the Orioles? "No, for what. Ain't nobody in here like that," Jones said. "We're still enjoying ourselves and still having fun. That is what we've been doing since the first day of spring training. It's a cool position to be in and we just have to come through, pretty much. We got shutout, but...
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O's AL East title chances take a hit with 4-0 loss to Blue Jays

O's AL East title chances take a hit with 4-0 loss to Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are taking a page out of the Orioles' book from last September and trying to play the role of spoiler. But it's the Orioles' party they are trying to throw cold water on. Toronto beat the Orioles 4-0 tonight to put a dent into the O's AL East title hopes. The Orioles fall to 88-67 on the year and were shutout for the ninth time. The Orioles began the day 1 1/2 games behind New York for the division lead and 1 1/2 games ahead of Oakland for the AL's top wild...
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Maryland native Laffey takes the mound against the O's tonight (updated)

Maryland native Laffey takes the mound against the O's tonight (updated)
A Maryland native will be the starting pitcher against the Orioles tonight as the Blue Jays and Birds play Game 3 of this series at Camden Yards. Toronto lefty Aaron Laffey is from Cumberland, Maryland and was drafted in Round 16 out of Cumberland's Allegany High School by Cleveland in 2003. The Blue Jays are his fourth team and he's also been with the Indians, Mariners and Yankees. The 27-year-old Laffey, who spent some time this season at Triple-A, is 3-6 with a 4.80 ERA. His last three...
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Dylan Bundy and L.J. Hoes talk about their minor league awards

Dylan Bundy and L.J. Hoes talk about their minor league awards
Dylan Bundy will get an award tonight at Camden Yards. To no one's surprise, he was the easy choice as this season's winner of the Jim Palmer Award, which goes to the Orioles' minor league Pitcher of the Year. "It's a good honor and I'm blessed to have that," Bundy said. "I'll take that award with honor. It's a huge honor for an award being named after Jim Palmer. Not really sure what the words are for that, but it's exciting. "My goal at the beginning of the year was to be in...
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LJ Hoes talks about a special man and a very important home run

LJ Hoes talks about a special man and a very important home run
When LJ Hoes hit a home run on Aug. 19 for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides against the Charlotte Knights, it was not just another key hit for the Orioles' 22-year-old prospect. It was a home run dedicated by Hoes to his grandfather, Charles Eguster Hoes, who died from ALS three days earlier after battling the disease for about two years. Yeah, that run around the bases was special and had plenty of meaning. "The last time I talked to him, among his last words were, he told me to hit him a home...
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Chen, Davis and Jones talk after the O's Game 2 loss

Chen, Davis and Jones talk after the O's Game 2 loss
After giving up five runs over five-plus innings in Game 2 tonight, Wei-Yin Chen talked about his outing against Toronto. "I can just tell you I don't have really good stuff tonight," Chen said through his interpreter. "I didn't pitch well today. After the first batter in the first inning, I walked the guy and started feeling like it's not a good day for me. I tried to fight through it, but it's not my day." Chen has an ERA of 5.90 in five September starts, and was asked if fatigue is...
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