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Less than three years since being drafted third overall and only 51 games into his big league career, 20-year-old Manny Machado enters his first full season as the Orioles' third baseman.

In 33 years of covering baseball, no one taught me more about the game than Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.

Tim Kurkjian looks at the five key questions heading into the Orioles-Yankees division series.

For so many years, losing consumed the baseball landscape in and around the Beltway. It has all changed with the success of the Nationals and Orioles this season.

Orioles, Reds, Cardinals, Giants & Red Sox ... take your pick as to who tops the list.

Opened April 6, 1992, Oriole Park at Camden Yards remains the standard by which all new ballparks are measured.

The Baltimore Orioles are close to officially naming Dan Duquette as their next general manager, two sources confirmed Saturday.

Will Jonathan Papelbon remain the Red Sox's closer for the entire 2011 season? Will Mike Quade be the answer to the Cubs' longtime futility in the postseason? Those are just two of the team-related questions heading into spring training.

It takes 75 percent to be elected, and less than five percent to be removed from the ballot, and Rafael Palmeiro was much closer to five.

Rafael Palmeiro's numbers should make him a definite Hall of Famer, but his chances to enter Cooperstown's doors are obviously a long shot.

Being a switch-hitter certainly helps a player's versatility, but batting from both sides of the plate is a very difficult thing to master.

Buck Showalter's biggest strength is his attention to detail. And because of that, the Orioles will be better under his leadership.

The Baltimore Orioles have had continuing conversations with ESPN analyst Buck Showalter about their managerial job, another sign that they are closing in on making him an official offer, two sources close to the negotiations have confirmed.

Former Rangers and Mets manager Bobby Valentine, now an analyst with ESPN, has confirmed that he will fly to Florida on Friday night to meet with Marlins executives, including owner Jeffrey Loria, to discuss the club's managerial job.

The Orioles, a once-proud franchise, have lost their way. Sadly, it doesn't appear it will get better any time soon, says Tim Kurkjian.

Former Yankees, Diamondbacks and Rangers manager Buck Showalter, now an analyst with ESPN, met Wednesday with Orioles owner Peter Angelos and club president Andy MacPhail for three hours about their managerial position.