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Adam Jones was holding court on ALCS media day

Adam Jones was holding court on ALCS media day
When he is playing well, Orioles outfielder Adam Jones can fill up the stat sheet. When he is on top of his interview game, he can fill up reporter's notebooks. While O's fans wait for Jones to get his postseason offense in high gear, he had the interview game going strong on Thursday. During the Orioles 45-minute team media availability, a steady stream of local and national reporters gathered around the O's center fielder. Here are some topics Jones addressed: On the Erik Bedard trade...
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O's game blog: It's Tillman against Shields in Game 1 of the ALCS

O's game blog: It's Tillman against Shields in Game 1 of the ALCS
In the first 17 years there was a Championship Series in each league, starting in 1969, there were only three years (1975, 1981 and 1982) when neither the Orioles nor Royals played for the pennant. They just never played against each other. That changes tonight when the Orioles host the Royals in Game 1 of the 2014 American League Championship Series. The Orioles host the first two games before the scene shifts to Kansas City. The Orioles won 96 games to take the AL East and then swept...
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O's ALCS notebook: Markakis on winning, Young on Shields and more

O's ALCS notebook: Markakis on winning, Young on Shields and more
So it is finally here. The day of the first game of the American League Championship Series between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals. This felt just like another All-Star break. The last game was Sunday. Just like the four-day break in July. "We're ready. It's been a long wait. It's going to be a wild atmosphere here and we're ready for it," O's first baseman Steve Pearce said before the Orioles workout on Thursday at Camden Yards. Here are some other notes and quotes with the...
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Showalter and Tillman meet the media

Showalter and Tillman meet the media
Here are some quotes from a press conference earlier today at Camden Yards with Orioles manager Buck Showalter and Game 1 starter Chris Tillman. Showalter told reporters he feels confident the Orioles can get the game in tomorrow despite the possibility of rain. He also said the O's players will know the makeup of the roster before they leave tonight, even if it is not yet released or announced. "We'll tell everybody that needs to know tonight," Showalter said. "But there's... we feel...
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Markakis, Jones and Pearce react to pending Hardy deal (updated)

Markakis, Jones and Pearce react to pending Hardy deal (updated)
J.J. Hardy's teammates were asked several questions today about the Orioles shortstop. Even though a new deal for Hardy is not official and there has not been any announcement from the club, the sides have reached an agreement on an extension. That news, as you might expect, was met with a very positive reaction by Hardy's teammates. "Besides playing a prime position, what he brings to the club is not just baseball," outfielder Nick Markakis said. "All the things J.J. brings are things...
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Jeremy Guthrie could see O's building a winner, plus other Royals notes

Jeremy Guthrie could see O's building a winner, plus other Royals notes
Former Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie never got to play on a winning team in Baltimore. He missed it by one year. His last season was 2011 and the Orioles returned to the playoffs the following season. Back at Camden Yards today with the Kansas City Royals, Guthrie said he could sense something good was coming for the Orioles, even though he was not around to see it to completion. "Yeah, I always said that and there weren't many people that agreed," Guthrie said during a Royals interview...
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Checking in with a Kansas City reporter for a scouting report and a bullpen comparison

Checking in with a Kansas City reporter for a scouting report and a bullpen comparison
From 1969 to 1980, the Orioles and Kansas City Royals were well represented in the American League Championship Series. One of those two teams played in the ALCS in 10 of those 12 years, with the Orioles playing six times and the Royals four. But they never played each other, as they will starting tomorrow night in Baltimore. I had a chance to get a Royals scouting report from Josh Vernier, the Royals insider for flagship radio station KCSP-AM/610 Sports Radio, who also reports for FOX Sports...
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Pondering the Orioles' possible ALCS rotation

Pondering the Orioles' possible ALCS rotation
So what will the Orioles' rotation look like for the American League Championship Series? Good luck trying to guess with manager Buck Showalter on that. The Orioles went Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen and Bud Norris in the Detroit series. Miguel Gonzalez, it appeared was going to pitch Game 3, and then the O's switched to Norris. Does Norris' outstanding Sunday outing bump him up to second behind Tillman for this series? Does Gonzalez go second because he didn't pitch in the Tigers series...
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One team will end a long World Series drought in ALCS, plus other notes

One team will end a long World Series drought in ALCS, plus other notes
The Kansas City Royals held Major League Baseball's highest scoring team to six runs and a .170 batting average and swept the Angels in the American League Division Series. The Orioles held baseball's second highest scoring team to 10 runs and a .218 average in a sweep of Detroit. Now the Orioles host the Royals in the American League Championship Series as these clubs meet for the first time in the postseason. It's been a combined 60 years since the Orioles (1983) and Royals (1985) each...
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A look at Nelson Cruz's remarkable postseason stats

A look at Nelson Cruz's remarkable postseason stats
Whether you say, "Oh, Nelly" or O's Nelly, Nelson Cruz continues to get it done for the Orioles. In his first game with the team, opening day against Boston, he hit a homer in the seventh inning off Jon Lester. It broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Orioles a 2-1 win. He's been hitting big homers ever since and that carried through the American League Division Series. Cruz hit a two-run homer in the first inning of Game 1 off Max Scherzer to get the series started. In Game 3, his two-run homer to...
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A look at O's prospects who begin play today in Arizona Fall League

A look at O's prospects who begin play today in Arizona Fall League
Seven Orioles prospects take the field later today as play begins in the Arizona Fall League. The Orioles players are on the Glendale Desert Dogs, who open against Mesa. Each major league team sends four pitchers and three position players to the AFL. The O's pitchers are Zach Davies, Parker Bridwell, Mychal Givens and Ashur Tolliver. Also on the Glendale roster are catcher Michael Ohlman, infielder-outfielder Garabez Rosa and third baseman Jason Esposito. In addition to the seven players,...
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Showalter on Camden Yards homecoming: "It doesn't surprise me with our fans"

Showalter on Camden Yards homecoming: "It doesn't surprise me with our fans"
They came ready to cheer. They came wearing orange. They came waving orange towels and they came to welcome their Orioles home a day after they defeated the Detroit Tigers in a three-game sweep of the American League Division Series. Several hundred fans lined the walkway to home plate plaza at Camden Yards today as the Orioles arrived home from Detroit. Orioles vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette high-fived fans after getting off the team bus and several players did as...
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Begin the ALCS countdown: O's-Royals starts Friday

Begin the ALCS countdown: O's-Royals starts Friday
So now we get ready for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Orioles will host the Kansas City Royals in the first two games on Friday and Saturday at Camden Yards. Both teams completed three-game sweeps yesterday against teams with bigger payrolls and bigger names. But Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout and their teams are done now. During the regular season, the Royals took four of seven from the Orioles, outscoring them 26-18. But these teams have not met since May 18. Kansas...
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On to the ALCS: Norris with a gem, Cruz with a homer as O's sweep Detroit

On to the ALCS: Norris with a gem, Cruz with a homer as O's sweep Detroit
In his first career postseason start, Orioles right-hander Bud Norris was sensational. He matched 2012 Cy Young Award winner David Price pitch for pitch and his offense finally got him the lead. Norris pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer as the Orioles beat Detroit 2-1 to complete a three-game sweep of their American League Division Series. The win sends the Orioles to the AL Championship Series for the first time since 1997. They await the winner of the...
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O's game blog: Bud Norris on the mound as O's go for a sweep

O's game blog: Bud Norris on the mound as O's go for a sweep
With a win this afternoon, the Orioles will advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 1997 when they played the Cleveland Indians. The Orioles hold a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers in the AL Division Series and need one win to advance. A win today at Comerica Park would give them their first postseason series sweep since a 3-0 win over the Oakland A's in the 1971 ALCS. But the Tigers have rallied in the ALDS before - in fact, just last year when they...
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O's are only team with 96-plus wins with a playoff victory, plus other notes

O's are only team with 96-plus wins with a playoff victory, plus other notes
If Orioles fans didn't already greatly appreciate and enjoy the strong position their team is in the series with Detroit, just looked around a bit. * Los Angeles Angels, 98 wins, down 0-2. * Washington Nationals, 96 wins, down. 0-2. * Baltimore Orioles, 96 wins, up 2-0. The two No. 1 seeds are both a loss from elimination while the Orioles have a chance for a three-game sweep this afternoon at Detroit. Unless you want to count the 2012 wild card game as a one-game sweep, the last time the...
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Adam Jones on key hit by pitch, playing in Detroit and other O's notes

Adam Jones on key hit by pitch, playing in Detroit and other O's notes
It started with an errant pitch. A pitcher missed his spot by several inches and hit a batter. When Joba Chamberlain plunked Adam Jones with one out and no one on in the eighth inning yesterday, it was the start of a big Orioles rally. It was a big mistake by Chamberlain. You can't hit a batter to fuel a rally leading by three with no one on base. Down 6-3, the Orioles went on to score four times, the last three on Delmon Young's pinch-hit, bases-loaded double as the O's comeback stunned...
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A look at some heroes from first two ALDS games for O's

A look at some heroes from first two ALDS games for O's
You want a real unsung hero from the first two games of the American League Division Series? How about Orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson? He had aggressive sends of Alejandro De Aza in the eighth inning Thursday night and J.J. Hardy in the eighth yesterday. Both players scored critical runs in what were, at the time, close games. When you coach third and a runner gets cut down at home, the fans notice and are often critical and questioning of the move. So Dickerson should get some props...
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Zach Britton on last of eighth and top of ninth (plus other clubhouse quotes)

Zach Britton on last of eighth and top of ninth (plus other clubhouse quotes)
Zach Britton admitted that for a brief moment today, he was like a fan. While he was warming up in the last of the eighth inning Delmon Young came to bat. Seconds later, Young lined a pitch into left field to score three runs and give the Orioles a 7-6 lead. Britton let out a cheer in the bullpen and then realized now he was going into the game and it would be a save situation in the ninth. So it was an interesting few minutes for the O's closer. He took a moment to notice how crazy the...
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Delmon Young talks about his pinch-hit, three-run double

Delmon Young talks about his pinch-hit, three-run double
Delmon Young was asked if it was Orioles magic. "Magic is the word to use, but we are just trying to beat a very good ballclub in Detroit," Young said. "We did it yesterday and we've been doing it all year against teams in our division. When we get guys on, we feel like we can win. "They gave us an opportunity with (Adam) Jones getting hit by the pitch. Nelson (Cruz) and (Steve) Pearce came through with base hits, so we had the opportunity." Made it sound simple anyway. But Young...
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