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Extra! Extra! Orioles edition

April 25, 2013

The Orioles' franchise-record extra-innings win streak is over a little more than a year after it began. Toronto defeated the O's 6-5 in 11 innings on Wednesday to stop the run at 17 regular-season games. But what a fun ride it was.

Brady Anderson Eutaw Street plaque, 1998

April 24, 2013

Brady Anderson's first Eutaw Street home run in 1996 came amidst a career year for power in which he hit 50 home runs, twice as many as any other season, and posted his best totals for RBI (110), slugging percentage (.637) and OPS (1.034) for the wild card Orioles. Two years later, it was a different story.

April 19, 2013

As a fan of Orioles history, I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to visit Camden Yards on Saturday night to hear Hall of Famers Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson, and others celebrate the baseball life of the late Earl of Baltimore. At some point during the evening, I'll amble out beyond the bullpens and pay my respects at Earl Weaver's statue. I imagine it will be a popular stop for O's fans that evening.

April 12, 2013

On April 5, with Chris Davis having hit four home runs in four games, MLB Network analyst Peter Gammons commented on Twitter about the Orioles' 2011 acquisition of the lefty slugger and remarked, "Now Davis is Boog."

Boog, of course, is Boog Powell. And Gammons, of course, was engaging in a bit of hyperbole.

Manny Machado

April 11, 2013

This one was sweet. The Orioles avoided an 0-4 start in one-run games by scoring five in the ninth, topped by Manny Machado's three-run homer.

Orioles 8 - Red Sox 5 (Baltimore Sun)