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Saying goodbye to the 2012 season

Saying goodbye to the 2012 season
In the end, even very late in a series where the Orioles hit so little, they still had a chance. In that eighth inning, with the season hanging in the balance and the outlook not looking so good, they were still just one hit away. So close. Still, losing yesterday - even to the Yankees - beats what the past 14 Octobers felt like. The Orioles took us on an amazing ride this season and provided memories to last a lifetime. I loved this quote from this column by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. "I...
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The 2012 season ends as Orioles come up short in Game 5

The 2012 season ends as Orioles come up short in Game 5
A special season, one that featured a 24-win improvement and a move from worst to almost first along with a return to the playoffs, came to an end tonight in New York. CC Sabathia pitched a complete-game, four-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-1 in the decisive fifth game of the American League Division Series. This season of Orioles Magic is finally over after a lot of wins and thrills and a return to winning baseball in Baltimore. In the end, the Orioles just...
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Game 5 live blog: One game to decide who goes to the ALCS

Game 5 live blog: One game to decide who goes to the ALCS
Tonight's live blog: Welcome to the final live blog of this series. Yes, it's Game 5 and the winner will go to the American League Championship Series. The Orioles have been there nine times, but not since 1997. As always, check back here throughout the game for the latest news, notes and reader comments. Keep them coming all game long. It's Hammel against CC: Jason Hammel is 0-1 with a 3.74 ERA in four starts this year against New York. But his ERA was 4.91 the first two times he faced...
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A look at run differentials and pitching stats in this series

A look at run differentials and pitching stats in this series
Wouldn't it be fitting that during a season where the Orioles were scrutinized (some would say overly so) for their run differential, that they win this series with fewer runs scored than the Yankees. That is quite possible as the series score right now is New York 13, Baltimore 9. Yes, the O's are in the negative again. Ask them if they care. Here is the stat that some don't know or care to look at. The Orioles played their best baseball late in the year. They went 38-20 from Aug. 1 to...
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Super pitching and even temperament carry Orioles to within a game of ALCS

Super pitching and even temperament carry Orioles to within a game of ALCS
It has been interesting to see the national media somewhat surprised at how low-key the Orioles are. They are getting a lot of questions about being subdued as a team and not getting too high or too low. They simply have been that way all year. If fans could have joined Baltimore reporters in that clubhouse after games at times this year, you truly wouldn't know whether they'd won or lost. I think it has become a team trait and a team strength. It helps them shake off tough losses like the...
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Orioles go 13 innings to beat Yankees, force a Game 5

Orioles go 13 innings to beat Yankees, force a Game 5
Needing a win to keep their season going and a run to end several games of offensive frustration, the Orioles got both tonight. J.J. Hardy's RBI double in the top of the 13th inning lifted the Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. The series is now tied 2-2 and the teams play the decisive Game 5 on Friday at 5:07 p.m. with the winner advancing to the American League Championship Series. As they came to bat in the 13th, the Orioles hadn't...
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Game 4 live blog: Will pitching continue to dominate in series?

Game 4 live blog: Will pitching continue to dominate in series?
Tonight's live blog: We're under way as we close in on the first pitch of Game 4. Check in here often when you can and please leave a comment and/or question. I'll add some content throughout the night and respond to your questions. Where's the offense?: It seems there is a school of thought going around that one, or more likely, both teams may break out on offense tonight and that Game 4 of the American League Division Series could be high scoring. In the series so far, the Yankees have...
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Joe Saunders gets the call for the Orioles in a must-win situation

Joe Saunders gets the call for the Orioles in a must-win situation
It was an interesting decision that Buck Showalter made to start Joe Saunders over Chris Tillman tonight in Game 4 at New York. I will guess that the combination of Saunders pitching so well down the stretch, his strong outing on Friday at Texas and the Yankees' performance this year vs. left-handed pitching all factored into the decision. Tillman, you have to figure, will be ready to come into the game on short notice in this must-win situation for the Orioles. This year, the Yankees...
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Can the Orioles bounce back one more time and save their season?

Can the Orioles bounce back one more time and save their season?
For the second time in seven days, the Orioles will play a postseason game where their season will end with a loss. They won the first time Friday in Texas and must win tonight in Game 4 of the best-of-five American League Division Series. The team has been resilient and showed an amazing ability to bounce back all year and tonight is likely the toughest test of all. They have to beat the Yankees in Yankee Stadium to force a Game 5. The Yankees are not eliminated with a loss. Joe Saunders was...
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Ibanez homers in the ninth and 12th to stun the O's in Game 3

Ibanez homers in the ninth and 12th to stun the O's in Game 3
That was a stunning, stunning loss for the Orioles. Miguel Gonzalez pitched his heart out. Two rookies homered. They were two outs away from a win and they lost 3-2 in 12 innings as the Yankees take a 2-1 lead in the American League Division Series. The Yankees pinch-hit Raul Ibanez for Alex Rodriguez, a $29 million dollar player this year, and Ibanez homered in the ninth to tie the game and in the 12th to win it. Two swings, two homers, one devastating loss for Baltimore. Ibanez stepped in...
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Game 3 live blog: Will the O's offense catch up to its playoff pitching?

Game 3 live blog: Will the O's offense catch up to its playoff pitching?
Tonight's live blog: The Yankees host the Orioles tonight in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. This blog will be here throughout the game and I'll be looking for reader questions and comments. What are your thoughts on tonight's game? What is the key for an O's win? Will the offense break out?: The Orioles' offense may not be scoring a lot of runs lately, but a late-season trend that saw the club get some real solid pitching has carried over for the first three postseason...
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Orioles have proven to be more that just Buck and luck

Orioles have proven to be more that just Buck and luck
Here is a random Orioles thought as we get closer to the start of Game 3 of the American League Division Series. It seems we are reading some stories that portray the Orioles as a group of overachievers led by a brilliant manager. I get the part about Buck Showalter. He is a brilliant manager, setting a great tone for the team and whole organization really. But he is not leading some band of no-talent misfits. Sure, they have some reclamation projects, like Nate McLouth and Lew Ford, that...
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A look at the Orioles' winning ways this year at Yankee Stadium

A look at the Orioles' winning ways this year at Yankee Stadium
Do the Orioles have the Yankees right where they want them as this series now heads to New York? After all, the Orioles won all three series there this year, going 6-3 at Yankee Stadium. It's the first time since 1976 that the Orioles won all three series at that ballpark. The Orioles' six wins there is their most since they won eight in 1976. Nate McLouth, who has four postseason RBIs, said that success there is important now. "I do think that matters. When you go into a tough place like...
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Yankees made unscheduled stop in Aberdeen on their way back to New York (updated with game times)

Yankees made unscheduled stop in Aberdeen on their way back to New York (updated with game times)
Aberdeen's own Cal Ripken Jr. was not there to greet them, but the New York Yankees made an unscheduled stop in Ripken's hometown on their way north early this morning as they were leaving Baltimore after Game 2 of the American League Division Series. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, on a conference call with reporters to take questions about the ALDS, explained what happened after last night's game. "I would say we got to the train station around 1:10 or 1:15," Girardi said. "We took off...
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O'Day now seems to pitch every day for the Orioles

O'Day now seems to pitch every day for the Orioles
How good has Darren O'Day been for the Orioles this year? Throw out just about any superlative you want, and it likely fits. O'Day continues to be outstanding in the postseason. He has pitched in all three games against Texas and New York with a combined 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with no walks and three strikeouts. He came into the Texas game and preserved what was, at the time, a 2-1 lead. He kept the game tied 2-2 Sunday and struck out Alex Rodriguez in the seventh...
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Comments from McLouth, O'Day, Davis, Jones and more after the O's Game 2 win

Comments from McLouth, O'Day, Davis, Jones and more after the O's Game 2 win
Here is a sampling of some comments tonight from a victorious Orioles clubhouse after the 3-2 win evened the American League Division Series at 1-1. Darren O'Day said he was confident in Jim Johnson: "I could tell last night he was going to be fine. A lot of guys would be feeling sorry for themselves. But I was in the training room after the game, joking with him about fantasy football. He laughed at my stupid jokes, which really aren't funny, so I knew he wasn't dwelling on it and he was...
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From goat to hero: Jim Johnson talks about his save against the Yankees

From goat to hero: Jim Johnson talks about his save against the Yankees
There was no doubt that if the Orioles took a one-run lead to the ninth tonight that Jim Johnson would get the ball. You knew Buck Showalter would call on him and Johnson certainly wanted it to be that way. He wanted to be back on the mound tonight. "I did. To come back from a bad outing, usually you want the ball right away," Johnson said after he retired the top of the Yankees order on 12 pitches to save the O's 3-2 victory. "You don't want to sit on it for a day and have an off day. As...
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Chen earns win and Johnson the save as O's top NY to even the ALDS

Chen earns win and Johnson the save as O's top NY to even the ALDS
Facing an 0-2 deficit in the American League Division Series with a loss tonight, the Orioles recieved a gutty effort from Wei-Yin Chen and a save from Jim Johnson as they beat the Yankees 3-2 in front of 48,187 to even the ALDS at 1-1. Pitching a night after giving up five runs in the ninth in Game 1, Johnson got Derek Jeter to ground out on the first pitch of the ninth. He then got Ichiro Suzuki on a ground out and Alex Rodriguez on a swinging strikeout to end it to send the towel-waving...
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Tonight's live blog: O's face old nemesis tonight

Tonight's live blog: O's face old nemesis tonight
Tonight's live blog: Time to get started with tonight's live blog for Game 2 of the American League Division Series between the Orioles and Yankees. The Birds need a win to even the series after losing 7-2 last night. I hope many readers will post many questions and comments in here tonight. Keep 'em coming. Often. I mean it. Tonight the O's face their old friend Andy Pettitte. Since some of you feel we jinx the players when we post positive stats about them (even though that is our job,...
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Wieters says O's came back today with not much of a memory of last night's loss

Wieters says O's came back today with not much of a memory of last night's loss
Matt Wieters admitted today, he was not sure what he would see or feel when he walked into the Orioles clubhouse last night. How would the team react after such a difficult ninth inning? Was the clubhouse the same as it had been all year? "It actually was," Wieters said at a press conference this afternoon at Camden Yards. "I haven't experienced a playoff loss before, so you don't really know what to expect when you get back in the clubhouse but everybody was (like), 'It's one game,'...
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