From the Aberdeen IronBirds: Three Brooklyn pitchers combined to strike out 13 Aberdeen batters, as the Cyclones defeated the IronBirds Monday night, 5-2. The Cyclones jumped on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the first. With one man out, CF Darrell Ceciliani ripped a triple off the right field wall. Brooklyn RF Cory Vaughn […]
IronBirds Shut Out Hudson Valley, 4-0, to Win Opening Series
By Daniel Gallen Special to The Dagger The Aberdeen IronBirds took the rubber match of their season-opening three-game set with Hudson Valley on Sunday night, posting a 4-0 shutout behind great pitching and timely hitting. Starter Justin Moore (1-0) pitched into the sixth inning and allowed no runs to earn the win, outpitching his Renegade […]
IronBirds Ninth-Inning Rally Falls Short in 6-5 Loss
By Daniel Gallen Special to The Dagger One night after a strong opening performance against Hudson Valley, Aberdeen could not string together the type of big inning it needed Saturday until it was too late, falling to the Renegades, 6-5. Reliever Randy Henry (0-1), who was sent down to Aberdeen earlier in the day, took […]
IronBirds Open 2010 Season With 5-2 Win
By Daniel Gallen Special to The Dagger Justin Anderson pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run baseball and the Aberdeen IronBirds strung together a series of well-timed hits to take their 2010 season opener over Hudson Valley 5-2 Friday night at Ripken Stadium. Anderson (1-0) pitched 5 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball for the IronBirds (1-0) […]
IronBirds Release Preliminary Roster
By Daniel Gallen Special to The Dagger The Aberdeen IronBirds this week released the preliminary roster for their 2010 season, which kicks off Friday at 7:35 p.m. against the Hudson Valley Renegades. The roster features seven players from the Baltimore Orioles’ 2010 draft class, including 13th-round pick Jeremy Nowak, an outfielder from Mount Olive College, […]
Opening Day of Orioles Baseball is Here! Do You Care?
Let’s face it. The Orioles have stunk since 1998. Chances are, they will stink this year. Yet every year, Opening Day brings anew sense of optimism. In fact, before last year’s opening day loss to eventual AL champion Tampa, the O’s had won seven straight to open the season. But for many, the fanfare around […]
A trip down Oriole batting stance memory lane
Do kids still imitate the batting stances of their favorite baseball players? I know when I was a kid, we used to see who could imitate Eddie Murray and Al Bumbry. Check out the guy in this video to see how close he gets…
Celebrating Baltimore’s Babe Ruth And The Final All-Star Game At The House He Built
“The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.” So said Babe Ruth. Agree with him or not, I have no doubt that the grand-daddy of home runs is up in the baseball heavens, prepping himself to bid farewell to his iconic home. Uh-huh. Yankee Stadium is going down and the ensuing countdown – considering the All-Star […]
