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Upcoming Autograph Signing: Brooks Robinson

GameSetMatch — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:16:42 +0000

Brooks Robinson
HOF 1983
Upcoming Signing – 7/24/2010

Here are the details:
Where: The Tunnicliff Inn
When: 7/24/2010
Phone: (908) 258-7228

All Orders and Mail-Order need to be received by: 7/16/2010

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Flats up to 11×14 & Balls: $59
O/S Flats, Caps,
& Equip: $69
Bats & Jerseys: $89
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Scott McGregor Autograph Signing

GameSetMatch — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:53:02 +0000

Scott McGregor
1983 WS Champ, 2x All-Star
Upcoming Signing – 5/15/2010

Here are the details:
Where: Westchester County Center
When: 5/15/2010
Phone: (908) 258-7228

All Orders and Mail-Order need to be received by: 5/7/2010

Prices:
All Items: $10.00;
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Upcoming Autograph Signing: Rod Carew

GameSetMatch — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:01:03 +0000

Rod Carew
Hall Of Fame 1991
Upcoming Signing – 5/16/2010

Here are the details:
Where: Cow Palace
When: 5/16/2010
Phone: (908) 258-7228

All Orders and Mail-Order need to be received by: 5/7/2010

Prices:
Flats – $59
Premium Items – $119
Inscription – $20 5 words max.

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Cal Ripken Jr. Signing

GameSetMatch — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:08:30 +0000

Cal Ripken
Former Baltimore Orioles Legend
Upcoming Signing – 5/15/2010

Here are the details:
Where: Cow Palace
When: 5/15/2010
Phone: (908) 258-7228

All Orders and Mail-Order need to be received by: 5/7/2010

Prices:
Flats including 11×14 – $149
Premium Items – $179
Bats, Jerseys, Art – $249
Inscription – $50

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Is Dave Trembley In Trouble After Orioles Slow Start?

jmw24 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:40:54 +0000

While many people did not believe that the Orioles were playoff contenders this season, most thought they would at least be an improved team. It was believed that their young core should be one season close to competing for a playoff spot, but by the early looks of things, this does not appear to be the case. The Orioles have sputtered out of the gate, with an American League worst 2-12 record, and their early struggles have brought manager Dave Trembley’s immediate future into question. Trembley is my early pick for first manager to get fired and as of now it would be a shock if he made it to Memorial Day.

To be blunt, the Orioles should be playing better baseball. They have a lineup full of good hitters, highlighted by Matt Wieters, Nick Markakais, and Adam Jones, and a core of decent starting pitchers with Brian Matusz and Kevin Millwood. Much of their early season struggles can be blamed on their inability to hit with runners in scoring position and struggles in the bullpen, most notably Mike Gonzalez whose ERA is a shade below 20. There is enough talent on the roster to salvage the season and play competitive games into the summer, but if they do not turn it around soon, one has to wonder if Dave Trembley will be in charge.

by Josh Weiner at the Sports Fan Blog Network

Orioles fans’ grounds for optimism

GameSetMatch — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:38:31 +0000

For a dozen consecutive seasons, the Orioles have offered more of the same to a frustrated fan base: high-paid veterans and lightly regarded youngsters fighting and failing in the ultracompetitive American League East.

As the Orioles’ season opens today in St. Petersburg, Fla., and kicks off at home Friday at Camden Yards, most national prognosticators don’t give the club much chance to rise above fourth, which would be a step up from the fifth-place basement in 2009.

Yet in talking to fans, management and players, there’s a slightly different feeling this year – that the optimism that exists every spring has a little more merit. For the first time in recent memory, the Orioles have a young core with major league baseball experience.

“The years in the past, we’ve been waiting to get the guys up here. We’ve been mixing and matching guys here and there,” said Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis, 26. “I think we’re at the point now where it’s about winning.”

Click here to read the full article – By Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun

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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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Orioles end losing streak, road trip

rsanrel — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000

For about 15 seconds, Orioles manager Dave Trembley felt as if time were standing still. It had been far too long since he last experienced the feeling; there had been far too much heartache since he last witnessed his players gather for the handshake line.

It didn’t come easily, but nothing ever does for Trembley and the Orioles. When struggling closer Jim Johnson gloved Akinori Iwamura’s comebacker and threw to first baseman Michael Aubrey for the game’s final out, the Orioles had a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, and a 13-game losing streak and the most trying stretch of Trembley’s career had mercifully ended.

“Oh my, I can’t explain it to you. We’ve got the music on in the clubhouse and I’m drinking something other than a diet soda,” Trembley said. “I can tell you that right now. It’s unbelievable. I’m just glad this thing is over. I can’t think of anything [else] that has been as challenging.”

The 13-game skid, which demoralized the club and brought more attention to Trembley’s tenuous job security, was the longest in the major leagues this season and the third-longest in franchise history. It ended one game shy of the 14-game losing streak that the organization suffered through Aug. 11-25, 1954, and eight games behind the 21 consecutive contests the 1988 team lost to begin that year.

With the victory in their road finale this season, the Orioles escaped the first winless road trip of seven games or more in franchise history and kept alive their chances of avoiding another dubious distinction accomplished by the 1988 squad.

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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Markakis voted Orioles’ MVP for 2009

GameSetMatch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:03:29 +0000

The Orioles have spoken, and they’ve chosen Nick Markakis as their Most Valuable Player in an informal but comprehensive polling of the clubhouse. More than 20 players and the team’s manager responded to a recent survey regarding the team’s MVP, and Markakis edged Brian Roberts by a single vote.

And if that wasn’t close enough, a closer inspection of the ballot makes the point even clearer. Six players opted to split their choice between Markakis and Roberts, and one even divvied his choice between those two and Adam Jones. Jones and Brad Bergesen were the only other players to receive a single vote.

Jeremy Guthrie, who opted to cut his ballot into thirds, explained why the polling was so close.

“Each of them have done so much for the team, and all of them are so important that losing them would have a dramatic effect,” he said. “We see that now with Jones sidelined. And they all play key positions for us. Start to finish, Nick’s had a very solid season defensively and offensively. Brian’s shown again why he’s so important to our team, setting the table for us all year and having a tremendous second half. Adam Jones has obviously had a breakout season and he’s showed a lot of the potential that everyone saw in him.”

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

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