Justin Duchscherer

Let’s get the most painful part out of the way first. This offense is dreadful right now. The Orioles went 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position Thursday and are now 3-for-52 in their last 10 games, a .058 average. Want more? In their three-game...

The Orioles are conducting their annual media vote to determine the team's most valuable player for the 2011 season, and no, it’s not ridiculous that a last-place team could have players who are deserving of praise. Over on the Orioles Insider...

June 20, 2007 — Orioles announce his hiring as president of baseball operations. The son of former Orioles general manager and Hall of Fame executive Lee MacPhail, Andy returns to the city where he lived as a boy from 1958 to 1965. Aug. 22, 2007...

After more than a week of speculation since the end of the season, Andy MacPhail is indeed stepping down as the Orioles' president of baseball operations after four-plus years at the helm, according to a club source. MacPhail is leaving the Orioles to...

The Orioles' hierarchy is starting to shake out, with one decision-maker officially walking away and another remaining in the same role. On Saturday afternoon, the Orioles announced that president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail will not seek an...

Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.  Running it back: Matt...

Remember before the baseball season when I chatted with ESPN's Keith Law about the Orioles, and he fired up the fan base by saying that the Orioles were "clearly the worst team" in the AL East? Well, right now, it looks like Law got that one right. But to...

They entered the All-Star break last year with an interim manager, 27 games out of first place in the American League East and with a 29-59 record that had them on pace for a franchise-worst 109 losses. Yet the circumstances surrounding the current...

With his right shoulder not improving as much as he would like, Orioles left fielder Luke Scott will be shut down for a couple of days, but he still hasn't abandoned hope of playing again this season. "Hopefully, it'll just be a couple more days. That'...

Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said he received "legitimate interest" from clubs looking to upgrade at shortstop this month, but in the end he felt the Orioles should keep J.J. Hardy instead of dealing him away for prospects. In a...

With fewer than four weeks remaining to sign his 2011 draft picks, Orioles director of amateur scouting Joe Jordan finds himself in a familiar position in late July. "We're just kind of in a waiting mode on some stuff," Jordan said. "We have offers out...

Jake Arrieta, the Orioles' leader in wins, has decided to have his right elbow examined in California next week and will be shut down for at least a start and likely the rest of the season. Arrieta, 25, has been dealing with a fibrous mass in his right...