There were a few roster moves today in the O's farm system. Right-hander Josh Perrault went on the disabled list at Bowie. The 28-year-old Perrault is 0-2, 9.24 over seven games after going 1-4, 2.13 last year between Bowie and Norfolk. Also, lefty Chris George has been transferred from Bowie to Norfolk. Aberdeen lefty Brandon Holloway has been placed on the disabled list. He is 1-1, 0.00 on the year. Over six innings he has given up just three hits and two unearned runs. Frederick,...

It won't surprise you to learn that the Orioles intend to call up Chris Tillman to make tomorrow night's start against the Rangers and option third baseman Josh Bell to Triple-A Norfolk. The moves will be made official tomorrow. Interim manager Juan Samuel will wait to make sure the Orioles don't sustain an injury that could change their plans for Bell. Samuel told reporters in Texas that Bell needs to get at-bats, and they'll come in the International League. Catcher Matt Wieters told...

For the Orioles: Corey Patterson DH Miguel Tejada 3B Nick Markakis RF Ty Wigginton 1B Adam Jones CF Felix Pie LF Matt Wieters C Scott Moore 2B Cesar Izturis SS Brian Matusz LHP For the Rangers: Elvis Andrus SS Michael Young 3B Ian Kinsler 2B Vladimir Guerrero DH Josh Hamilton CF Bengie Molina C Nelson Cruz RF David Murphy LF Joaquin Arias 1B Scott Feldman RHP

Have you seen the new Orioles team page on MASNsports.com? O's and Nats team pages have been in the works since our redesign brought forth a new look on MASNsports.com near the start of the 2010 baseball season, and they've arrived in style. If you click on the Orioles tab (or the "Orioles Section" from the dropdown menu that appears when you scroll over the O's tab), you'll find our whole range of O's coverage all in one place. Scores, recent videos, featured news, links to our...

Like many of you, I wondered why Craig Tatum batted in the eighth inning last night with the bases loaded and the game tied. Tatum drew a walk off Darren Oliver to force in the go-ahead run, but I still found it curious that Matt Wieters didn't pinch-hit for him. Interim manager Juan Samuel told reporters after the game that Wieters couldn't play because of some unspecified tightness. Now it makes sense. I'm sitting in my parents' living room in Ocean Pines, which seems appropriate with...

The O's have finally made a splash of sorts on the international signings front. Here is an article from Baseball America on the possible signing of Hector Veloz. It is very unlikely that any O's club official will comment for the record on Veloz. His signing will need to be cleared through Major League Baseball's Dominican office and that could take weeks or months. The reporter mentions in the story that a club official did not return calls when he was seeking comment. Let's just say...

As I sat there watching Jordan Zimmermann dominate Frederick with his fastball hitting 94, 95 and 96 miles per hour Thursday, I wondered how strong the Nationals pitching staff will be with today's starter Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann as the one-two punch for 2011 and beyond? It's similar to the core that Ryan Zimmerman wants to keep intact at 3-4-5 in the hitting order. You have the middle of your batting lineup set, now get the pieces around it to make a championship...

Think snow! We're now just 168 days away from Christmas -- the most wonderful time of the year (besides baseball season). And so, for the fifth year in a row, the Nationals will host a Christmas in July Toy Drive during this weekend's series against the San Francisco Giants. As always, the program benefits the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The toys collected will be distributed to non-profit organizations and hospital pediatric wards throughout the region. Fans can...

Norfolk Tides first baseman Brandon Snyder, who has been out since June 17th, will likely begin a minor league injury rehab assignment sometime next week. Snyder is on Norfolk's disabled list and his injury was listed as a right shoulder strain, but he has also been dealing with an upper back injury. As a player with a full-season minor league team, he must play his rehab games with a short-season club, meaning he will play with Aberdeen, Bluefield, the Gulf Coast League O's or some...

Well, it took almost an hour, but I'm finally able to write this blog entry. I knew that my wireless card and laptop would eventually allow me to get some work done. Thanks to both. I'm heading to Ocean Pines later this morning - and much later than I anticipated because of my internet issues - and I plan on pulling over my car and hurling this Verizon card and ThinkPad into the bay. I'll pay the fine. I also woke up with an inexplicable hatred of the Miami Heat. Go figure. If you feel a...