Kip Wells

When Dan Duquette was introduced as the Orioles' executive vice president of baseball operations last offseason, he made it clear that he wanted to focus on scouting and signing local talent. The Orioles’ latest scouting addition will help those...

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During another difficult season in which losses have piled up at a dizzying rate, Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie has managed to keep his composure, or at least hold off his frustration until he was well outside the camera's view. But that changed in an...

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Most of the first 9,999 victories in Cubs history were fairly easy compared to Wednesday night's 10,000th at Coors Field. In fitting fashion for a team with as much wacky history as the Cubs, they mounted a ninth-inning comeback against Colorado on...

There may be no better role model for the 2007 Cubs than the St. Louis Cardinals, who accidentally fell into the postseason last October with only 83 wins but managed to win the World Series anyway. With the National League in its weakest state in years,...

Carlos Zambrano went winless in April 2006 but still managed to tie for the National League lead with 16 victories by season's end. After Saturday's 8-1 triumph over St. Louis at Busch Stadium, Zambrano ended another subpar April with two victories....

Carlos Zambrano was coasting along with a six-run lead against Pittsburgh in the fifth inning Sunday when he decided to show off his acrobatic skills. After failing to stop Matt Lawton's comebacker with his bare hand, Zambrano chased down the ball on the...

Nomar Garciaparra homered, Jerome Williams pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Williams (5-7), who had lost four of five decisions and got only five outs in...

The Cubs head into St. Louis on an upbeat note after shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Sunday for their fourth victory in five games. "You need all the momentum you can get going into St. Louis," manager Dusty Baker said. Jerome Williams (5-7)...

Cal Ripken's first major-league hit came against Dennis Lamp of the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 16, 1981. His last hit came against Frank Castillo of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Oct. 5, 2001. Ripken finished his career with 3,184...