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For the first time since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles are coming off a year that calls for an encore.
Earl Weaver always was up for an argument, especially with an umpire.
Earl Weaver always was up for an argument, especially with an umpire.

Loved in Baltimore long after he ended his Hall of Fame career, Earl Weaver remained an Oriole to the end. The notoriously peppery Hall of Fame manager died at age 82 on a Caribbean cruise associated with the Orioles, his marketing agent said Saturday.

Showalter has more job security than almost any American worker including almost all his players, and so does the Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette.

Showalter managed Baltimore to a 93-69 record last year. The Orioles beat Texas in a one-game playoff to advance to the second round against the Yankees, who won a five-game series.
Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles.

It's been a zany, unpredictable season for the Baltimore Orioles, so perhaps it's only fitting that the magical moment when they clinched a playoff berth occurred while they were aboard a chartered flight forced to land short of its destination.
Eager to bolster an inexperienced pitching staff during their first playoff run since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles obtained left-hander Joe Saunders on Sunday in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Slugger Jim Thome is headed to the Baltimore Orioles, whose struggling offense is in dire need of some punch.
Even though Adam Jones isn't from Baltimore, he's making sure it'll be home for a while longer.
The Baltimore Orioles are no longer interested in free agent slugger Manny Ramirez.
Taiwanese left-hander Wei-yin Chen and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a three-year contract worth $11,338,000, a move aimed at improving a starting rotation that struggled last year.
"It's a sad day. Earl was a terrific manager," Orioles vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said.
"It's a sad day. Earl was a terrific manager," Orioles vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said.