Showalter talks about extra-inning win
Did manager Buck Showalter call for the bunt with Adam Jones at the plate, Nick Markakis at third base and two outs in the bottom of the 11th?
"Yeah, we've been working on that," he said, grinning.
"No. You've got good players making good decisions. A lot of opportunities there to throw in the towel and we kept grinding. I'm proud of them. We refused to give in there and it was fun to watch. It wasn't always fun to watch, but it was fun to watch.
"I love it. I think it's a great...
The Orioles have come to terms with their top draft pick, Miami prep shortstop Manny Machado, the third pick in the first round.
Machado's bonus is between five and six million dollars.
Machado goes 6'2" and 180 pounds and is a right-handed hitter. He just turned 18 July 6th.
This season for Miami's Brito High he batted .639-12-56 and had 27 doubles in 86 at bats and 44 of his 55 hits went for extra bases.
As a junior, he hit .636-8-53.
Last summer he helped lead the USA 18 and under...
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Adam Jones laid down a bunt with two outs in the bottom of the 11th to score Nick Markakis, who reached base on his 200th career double and took third on Ty Wigginton's tapper to the mound.
Markakis held on Corey Patterson's sharp grounder to short, but Jones shocked everyone with a bunt that third baseman Jose Lopez couldn't pick up cleanly.
That's 11 extra-inning wins for the Orioles.
While we wait for the stroke of midnight.......
Pepperdine pitcher Matt Bywater confirmed tonight that he agreed to a bonus of $195,000 to come to terms with the Orioles.
He said the O's upped their offer sometime around 4 pm West Coast time today and he happily accepted the deal.
"We were getting the feeling that was where it was going to stay. Going into the day, we needed them to go up a little and they did, so we jumped on it."
So now he gets to live out his dream and play pro...
Florida Prep on Short List of Top Prospects in Entire 2010 Draft
The Washington Nationals tonight agreed to terms on a professional contract with right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole, the Nationals' fourth-round selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made the joint announcement.
Cole joins the...
Bryce Harper is the newest member of the Nationals' organization.
A source with knowledge of the situation told MASNSports.com that the deal between the No. 1 overall draft pick and the Nationals was for $10 million dollars.
The Nationals confirmed the signing early Tuesday morning. Harper signed a major-league deal.
Harper did not attend the College of Southern Nevada's first baseball practice of the summer today in Las Vegas.
This would mark the second consecutive year that general...
Mariners catcher Adam Moore just homered off Alfredo Simon with one out in the 10th inning to give Seattle a 4-3 lead.
Moore jumped on a 2-1 pitch, a 95 mph fastball, and deposited it into the left field seats for his third homer of the season.
Simon has given up a home run in each of his last four appearances, and in six of his last 10.
Update: The Orioles loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 10th on Luke Scott's infield hit, Adam Jones' walk and a one-out intentional walk...
Maybe Scott Boras is working his way up the first-round ladder.
He is the representative for four players in the first-round that were unsigned to start today, including O's pick shortstop Manny Machado.
Tonight, there are reports that one of his players, outfielder Gary Brown of Cal-State Fullerton, taken 24th overall by the Giants, has agreed to terms. It's reported to be a deal worth 1.45 million.
Boras also represents the seventh overall pick, pitcher Matt Harvey who was taken by the...
Manager Buck Showalter removed Koji Uehara after two consecutive strikeouts in the eighth inning. He brought in left-hander Michael Gonzalez to face Ichiro Suzuki with runners on the corners and the game tied.
He could have let Uehara face Ichiro. He could have ordered an intentional walk and let Uehara face Chone Figgins. He could have ordered the intentional walk and brought in Gonzalez.
Showalter let Gonzalez pitch to Ichiro, and his faith was rewarded. Gonzalez recorded the strikeout and...
O's scout Gil Kubski was the area scout for O's third-round draft pick Dan Klein of UCLA and also for seventh-round pick pitcher Matt Bywater, who agreed to terms with the club tonight.
Here is Kubski's take on Bywater:
"He's a 6'3", 6'4" left-hander, real lean. I think he's going to get bigger and stronger when it's all done. He's not a flame thrower, about 87 and will touch 90.
"But he's got an outstanding change-up. If there's a better change-up in the country this year...
University of San Diego Product was Washington's Second Pick in '10 Draft
The Washington Nationals tonight agreed to terms on a professional contract with left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis, the Nationals' second-round selection (51st overall) in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made the joint...