Based in Baltimore, Maryland - the Orioles are a professional baseball team which was founded back in 1901 when it started out playing for the American League. In 1901 the team was known as the Milwaukee Brewers but in 1902 they moved to St. Louis and were then known as the St. Louis Browns but come up it wasn't until 1954 when the Browns decided to move to Baltimore when they find that he adopted the name they are known for today, the Orioles. The team has being part of the East division since 1969 where they have stood until today. Their current ballpark is the oriole Park at Camden yards. The owner of the team is Peter Angelos, the manager is Dave Trembley and the general manager is Andy McPhail.

Important moments and accomplishments

The Baltimore Orioles are all about accomplishments and have several major league titles to show for it starting in 1969 when they won their first East division title and did it again in four consecutive years ever since, they manage to get yet another division title in 1979, 1983 and most recently in 1997. They also have seven American League pennant titles which span from 1944 all the way to 1983and to top it all off they have three World Series titles, they earned their Latest one in 1983 when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies five to nothing in their fifth game.

Pitchers in the current roster

-- Garrett Olson
-- Chris Waters
-- Daniel Cabrera
-- Radhames Liz
-- Brian Burres
-- Jeremy Guthrie

Baltimore Orioles recent news

The 2008 season is expected to be remarkable for the Orioles as they count with heavy hitters who can definitely put the ball out of the park, we are talking about Jones and Millar who recently had monumental homeruns. In addition, we could mention Makarkis who is a very effective batter and can set things in motion for the Orioles.

Even though the recent game against the Red Sox was not favorable for the Orioles and the starting Pitcher Garrett Olsen, several positive remarks were made by the Pitcher who says that his recent lose has just made him more determined to get out there and help the team finish this season in a strong way.