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Reality: Manny Machado has been diagnosed with a right knee ligament sprain. The Orioles are expected to give more of an update on his condition

The Baltimore Orioles front office will have some really tough decisions to make this offseason. If they were the New York Yankees or Boston Red

Reality: The Orioles are 64-48 overall and 22-9 since June 30. They’re 34-23 on the road. They lead the Blue Jays by 5.0 games in

Reality: Four years ago today, the Orioles hired Buck Showalter as their manager. Perception: When the news broke, I tweeted “I like it, but it

Reality: The Orioles are not hitting the ball, but continue to find ways to win. Perception: The Birds are 16th in baseball in payroll…that’s good,

Reality: The Orioles are 10 games over .500 and have a 4.0-game lead in the AL East. Perception: That fact is truly remarkable when you

Reality: The Non-waiver trade deadline is July 31st. Perception: The Orioles are looking to be buyers at the deadline. Rock Kubatko of MASN says the

Reality: Steve Pearce is hitting .327 with 12 doubles, 10 HR, and two stolen bases in just 46 games. Perception: Pearce has proven his worth.

Too Many Options Is Not A Bad Thing, But Change Must Happen   For most of the first two months of the 2014 baseball season,

Is the magic back? #Orioles have scored 3 runs in first 7 innings and 10 runs after the 8th inning in last 3 games. Its needed