A group of 15 current and former Orioles gathered today for an event completely unrelated to the Winter Meetings. Leaving deals and trades, contracts and career stats in Indy, this group of ballplayers spent the afternoon with 80 kids from Lakeland Elementary School at the Orioles Christmas Party for Kids. Chris Ray, Cla Meredith, Jeremy Guthrie, Brad Bergesen, Chris Tillman, and Brian Bass made up the roster of current players; Brandon Erbe, Steve Johnson, and Chorye Spoone joined the lunch...

They're out there. You might have even heard of someone getting one. And you wonder how they did... Seasonal internships and part-time positions are currently available with the Bowie Baysox, Frederick Keys and Delmarva Shorebirds in the Orioles' farm system. Think you'd love to work in baseball and want to give it a try first? Intern with the marketing department, fan services, or stadium operations and find out how it all works. Interning in the minors, you're likely to have a broad...

The Orioles have announced that the next O's FanFest is scheduled for Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center. Orioles FanFest has been held in the Convention Center in January before, but for the past three years, the Orioles have held FanFest in the stadium at Camden Yards just prior to the start of the new season. Since the O's will open the 2010 season away from the Yard (in Tampa against the Rays on Tuesday, April 6), they've decided to...

The newest addition to the Orioles' roster met the Baltimore media at his introductory press conference this afternoon. You can check out video from the presser by clicking here to visit the MASNsports.com Media Lounge. But here's your chance to get to know the newest Oriole: Mike Vela Gonzalez... Born: May 23, 1978 High School: Graduated from Harvest Christian Academy in Pasadena, Texas in 1996 College: One year at San Jacinto Junior College in Houston, Texas Resides: Deer Park,...

How many times do you think you've seen Camden Yards? I'd bet I've seen Oriole Park at least a thousand times - but my appreciation for it never seems to lessen. Sometimes I take in the same old places; sometimes I notice something new; but I'd be so bold as to say I could recognize quite a few of the details in my back Yard. Can you? Think of this entry as a trial run for a new weekly feature line in the Orioles Buzz. Take a peek at the picture below, and see if you can figure out...

Garrett Atkins has officially joined the list of new Orioles who will head to the O's new spring training home in Sarasota this spring. Here's your chance to get to know Atkins a little better off the field before you get to know him on the diamond in the near future as well. Full Name: Garrett Bernard Atkins Born: December 12, 1979 - I'll save you the math: that makes him 30 years old. From: Orange, California High School: Graduated from University High School in Irvine, Calif. in...

There was a time when it seemed like the Orioles were one of the favorites to sign Dominican shortstop Miguel Angel Sano. That no longer seems to be the case, but the O's aren't out of it yet, either. John Stockstill, the O's director of international scouting said, "We have had talks with Sano in the past few days." While the signing of Sano by any team doesn't seem imminent, Stockstill added, "Things have stepped up in recent weeks." Baseball sources indicate something that has...

Game Preview Orioles (60-96) at Tampa (80-76) You need to get 27 outs to win a baseball game. The way the O's bullpen is performing recently, those final few outs have been hard to pick up. The O's pen blew a 7th-inning, 6-3 lead Monday night and Tampa beat the Orioles 7-6 extending the season's longest losing streak to 11 games. That's no where near the club record 21-game streak set in 1988, but it is the 6th losing streak of 11 or more games in franchise history. The last time the...

Whether you're frantic for a last minute gift or looking for the best thing to spend your new Christmas cash on, there really is no end to the Orioles paraphernalia you can buy. You've likely been to the Orioles MLB Shop. One of my favorite "new arrivals" in the online shop is the iPhone/iPod touch case. If I had an iPhone, I'd be all over that one. You can also visit the Official Team Store in York, Pa. if waiting for shipping isn't an option. Or you might consider the array of...

Last week, for the first Where in the Yard, we took a look at the right-handed glove on the Babe Ruth Statue that shares the space between the Sports Legends Museum and Gate H of Camden Yards with the retired numbers of Oriole greats. Check out the image for round two below and let me know where you think I've taken you this week. There's no bonus this time around and we'll see how you do before considering any clues. Thanks again to everyone who took the time to send in a guess last week...