Johnson appreciates Showalters patience

Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles closer Jim Johnson, who blew his third consecutive save in Monday night's 6-4 loss to the Yankees, was hoping to get an immediate chance for redemption. And if a save situation arises on Tuesday against New York, manager Buck Showalter made it clear that Johnson will be the one to get the ball. "He's not going to sugarcoat it," Johnson said of ...

Bumbry Norton to assist Os during Draft

Email BALTIMORE -- On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced each team's representatives for next month's First-Year Player Draft. Al Bumbry and Tripp Norton will serve as the Orioles' representatives. Bumbry, an outfielder, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award with the O's in 1973 and made the AL All-Star team in 1980. Norton is the organization's ...

Os opt to DH Jones to rest sore right leg

Email BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter penciled in Adam Jones as the designated hitter against the Yankees on Tuesday night, adding that the center fielder is dealing with some soreness in his right leg. "To be frank with you, he felt some soreness late in [Monday's] game," Showalter said. "I didn't like the way he described it." In the ninth inning of ...

Os option Jurrjens Thursdays start uncertain

Email BALTIMORE -- The Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, opting to keep Jake Arrieta to add some length to their bullpen on the night right-hander Miguel Gonzalez made his first start off the disabled list. Manager Buck Showalter said he was trying to give lefty long man T.J. McFarland one more day off, and both Arrieta and McFarland are options to ...

Policy pits candy against sugar

Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing restrictions on foreign sugar imports that they argue are inflating the cost of making caramels, toffees and ...