More pregame notes (updated)
Cesar Izturis (appendicitis) has been cleared to increase his baseball-related activities, but manager Dave Trembley would not speculate on when he'll go out on an injury rehabilitation assignment.
"I think you'll know he's getting close when he goes out on the field with the team and takes batting practice and works out with us,'' Trembley said.
Pitching coach Rick Kranitz has left the team for a few days following the death of his father-in-law in California and has been replaced by minor league instructor Don Werner.
The Orioles are expecting to announce a crowd of more than 40,000 tonight, including 21,000 union members attending the game on Union Night. It would be the fifth crowd of 40,000 or more this year.
If Melvin Mora does not homer tonight, he'll have gone 40 consecutive games without a home run, which is three games short of the longest homer drought in his career.
Somebody in the Orioles clubhouse painted a batting glove silver and hung it on the screen in front of the dugout for tonight's game as a silent tribute to Michael Jackson.
The Orioles wives are hosting a pair of silent auctions at the ballpark on Monday and Tuesday to benefit the University of Maryland Hospital for Children and the Nick Adenhart Foundation. The auctions will take place on the lower concourse near Gate D and start at 5:30 p.m.
Tomorrow night is Nick Markakis Replica Baltimore BP Jersey Night. The first 10,000 fans 15 and over will get a black jersey with Baltimore across the chest.
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Comments
Pete, Whoa, whoa, whoa! You wrote: "Funny, Peter has never been conflicted about Pie before," but is that really true?
I mean conflicted, as in: Do I want apple or cherry or coconut cream? No, wait, you got pecan?! That sounds good. Ah, gee, then there's lemon meringue. By the way, what's your pie du jour?
Argh! Decisions, decisions.
Posted by: Ken Francis | June 26, 2009 7:30 PM
Conflicted about pie (Part 2): Do I want one slice or two?
Posted by: Ken Francis | June 26, 2009 7:32 PM
Who is this guy calling from the Nats side? "It's Bob isn't it?" Why don't we just get he and Palmer a room, so we can hear more baseball and less flirting.
Posted by: christian | June 26, 2009 8:08 PM
bases loaded no outs and no runs score. andino and roberts both swinging at balls out of the zone. im so mad i could eat my shoe
Posted by: cmonster | June 26, 2009 8:20 PM
How's your shoe? Condiments? Side salad? That black polish does have a licorice flavor to it...
Posted by: jim66 | June 26, 2009 9:16 PM
Pete, tell the webmaster to disable the Post button after it's been clicked and keep it off until the comment has loaded, then send a message back to the browser to enable the Post button, otherwise you'll end up with multiple entries from impatient folks...
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Pete's reply: We're working on all that stuff. I'll pass that along.
Posted by: jim66 | June 26, 2009 9:20 PM
Ever since Reagan fired the conrolors, he's been completely senile.
Yeah, but what about McClarski?
Pretty much the same as Reagan!
Posted by: Control Tower Manager | June 26, 2009 10:51 PM
11-1!!!
I had to ask the guy next to me to pinch me, to make sure I wasn't dreaming.
Posted by: Ted Striker | June 26, 2009 10:55 PM
With that kind of attendance, maybe the Orioles should try a Union Week instead.
Posted by: Steve | June 27, 2009 3:44 AM
Hey, everyone
On June 27th, the O's are facing the Nats. There is a giveaway on Nick Markakis Batting Practice Jerseys. I can only make it down to the game on the 28th, and unfortunately will miss out.
I am willing to PAY for one of these jerseys. I am from New Jersey, and it’s really hard to get a hold of these giveaways, but this one sounds especially cool.
If anyone who is going to both games (Saturday the 27th & Sunday the 28th), I would be more than willing to meet you in the Ballpark and get the jersey.
I believe the first 15,000 fans get the Markakis jersey.
If there are choices in size, please get a large or medium.
This would help me alot.
THANKS!
Posted by: Danny K | June 27, 2009 2:55 PM