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O’s end season with four-game winning streak

rsanrel — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:07:27 +0000

Team closes book on tough 2009 campaign on high note, sweeping away Blue Jays

A walk-off win was the best possible way for the Orioles to end an otherwise disappointing 2009 season.

But in typical Orioles fashion, the circumstances made it hard to get overly excited about the victory. There was no game-ending home run or even a game-winning single. The Orioles’ 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday was achieved when reliever Brandon League made back-to-back throwing errors on sacrifice bunt attempts in the 11th inning.

“It was certainly a strange final day,” Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts said. “You don’t expect to play extra innings, and you certainly don’t expect to end it on back-to-back bunt throwing errors. It’s good for us to end with four wins, and to end on a positive note and let everybody kind of go out of here with a smile on their face.”

Click here to read the full article – By Jeff Zrebiec of Baltimoresun.com

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O’s slide grows to 12 games

rsanrel — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:55 +0000

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dave Trembley was asked essentially the same question the previous night and the day before that, only it was far more difficult for him to answer Tuesday night.

So, the Orioles manager took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts and while staring at the wall in front of him, tried to sum up the misery of his team’s 12-game losing streak, secured by a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

“I can’t give you an answer. I’ve run out of things to say. I think I’ve been cordial, direct, upfront, dealt with it as best as we possibly can, but I really have no explanation, no excuse,” said Trembley whose team now owns the longest losing streak in baseball this season and needs to win three of its final five games to avoid the third 100-loss season in franchise history.

“Unless you’re on the other side, it’s very difficult for me to explain to you what it’s been like,” he said. “Coming here and talking to you guys every night and doing the TV every night and meeting with people beforehand, and being a spokesman for the club, making sure the guys got a little bounce in the step, it’s been a test that we’ve all endured far too long and I’m looking forward to winning tomorrow night.”

Click here to read the full article – By Jeff Zrebiec of Baltimoresun.com

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Roberts hopes to double up on records

GameSetMatch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:05:12 +0000

Brian Roberts broke his own record in the Orioles’ 10-5 win over the Rays on Tuesday, and he’ll have his eyes on bigger game Wednesday and for the rest of the season. Baltimore’s second baseman set a new franchise record with his 52nd double of the year, and he’s just three away from tying the alltime mark for doubles by a switch-htter.

That record was set by Lance Berkman in 2001, and Roberts is also within striking distance of the all-time record for doubles by a second baseman. That one — 60 by Charlie Gehringer in 1936 — may be a little harder to reach. And for Roberts, it seems like everywhere he goes he finds people talking about the same topic.

Click here to read the full article – By Spencer Fordin of MLB.com

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