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March 30, 2011

Matusz will start Saturday; VandenHurk passes through waivers

We’re here at Ed Smith Stadium for a simulated game with Jake Arrieta on the hill and Brad Bergesen to follow.

But while we wait for the completion of their outings, we have a little bit of news for you.

Brian Matusz played catch from flat ground and then threw 35 to 40 pitches from a mound and felt good. There is still an ugly bruise on his left biceps (where he was hit Monday with a L.J. Hoes liner) but he said he felt no tightness and threw all of his pitches from the windup and stretch.

Also, Rick VandenHurk has cleared waivers and will be sent to Triple-A Norfolk. He will pitch the Tides' rotation along with Zach Britton, Chris Jakabauskas and Ryan Drese. Don't know about the fifth starter.

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Jeff Zrebiec has been with The Sun since 2000 and began covering the Orioles during the 2005 season. A New Jersey native, he was a 2001 graduate of Loyola University in Baltimore. He also has covered Howard and Harford County high school sports, University of Maryland basketball and college lacrosse during his time with The Sun.

A Baltimore native, Dan Connolly has been covering sports for 14 years, and baseball and the Orioles for 10 seasons, including the past six with The Sun. His first year covering baseball on a daily basis was Cal Ripken Jr.'s final season as a player. It's believed that is just a coincidence.

Steve Gould is an assistant sports editor for The Sun, overseeing Orioles coverage. The Columbia native joined The Sun as a sports copy editor in 2006 after graduating from the University of Maryland.

Peter Schmuck has been covering baseball for longer than Jeff Zrebiec can remember and a lot longer than Steve Gould has been on this earth. He is now a general sports columnist, but has been a beat writer covering three major league teams (the Dodgers, Angels and Orioles) and also spent a decade as the Sun's national baseball writer. If you want more of his insight on the Orioles and other sports issues, check out his personal blog -- The Schmuck Stops Here.