Larry Bigbie

Duquette: 'We are going to do whatever we can to make the playoffs'

2012-06-23 19:27:00

The Orioles haven’t been buyers at baseball’s trade deadline in seven years, but that could change this July, executive vice president Dan Duquette says. “We are in contention, so we are going to do whatever we can to make the playoffs,...

By banning 'Batman,' Orioles strike out

2012-04-17 00:00:00

My favorite commercial of all time appears in the Snickers “not going anywhere for a while” series, where the quarterback gets knocked silly. The trainer’s asking him a battery of “where are you/what day is it?” questions,...

Hitting his mark

2005-07-16 00:00:00

SEATTLE - The list is so impressive that it humbles a likely first-ballot Hall of Fame player. Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro recites the names - Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray - and says he doesn't belong in their class. But a run-...

Mitchell Report fallout leaves Bigbie stranded

2009-02-15 00:00:00

A package of human growth hormone was delivered to Larry Bigbie's home in Northwest Indiana at Christmastime 2005. Within 10 minutes, federal investigators were at the former Orioles outfielder's door. Bigbie knew he was busted. He said he had no choice...

O's prominent in Mitchell Report

2007-12-14 00:00:00

Yesterday's Mitchell Report thrust the Orioles back into the steroid scandal spotlight, with two of their All-Stars - second baseman and just-traded shortstop - linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Roberts, considered the current face of the...

Roberts admits he used steroids

2007-12-18 00:00:00

Orioles second baseman admitted last night that he used steroids "once," in 2003, but said he hasn't used them or any other performance-enhancing drugs since. He was silent for four days after his name appeared in former Sen. George J. Mitchell's...

What they're saying about the Orioles

2008-07-09 00:00:00

Here's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Orioles: • Steve Henson of Yahoo Sports gives the Orioles a B-minus in his list of midseason grades: Such a shame the Orioles are in a division with those powerhouse Rays, and, oh...

Segui makes Roberts' case

2007-12-15 00:00:00

Former Oriole David Segui is mentioned continually throughout baseball's newly released Mitchell Report on steroids, but what irks him most is that his ex-teammate also is implicated as a performance-enhancing drug user based on what Segui believes is a...

Steroids report includes an All-Star list

2007-12-14 00:00:00

Former Sen. George J. Mitchell unveiled his 409-page report on steroid use in baseball yesterday, naming two current and 17 former Orioles among dozens of players and delivering a stinging assessment of the league and team officials who allowed a drug...

Mitchell Report: List of names

2007-12-14 00:00:00

Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report. The following players were connected to steroids, either use or possession, in the report: Chad Allen Mike Bell Gary Bennett Larry Bigbie Ricky Bones Kevin Brown Ken...

Knee-jerk reactions to the Mitchell Report

2007-12-13 15:04:00

Knee-jerking 20 times over the Mitchell Report: 1. Today was to be baseball's stern reckoning with its past. I don't have a sense of closure, though. While it feels a bit like well-choreographed theater today, I suspect history will look back on this day...

Players mentioned in Mitchell Report

2007-12-14 00:00:00

Chad Allen 2007 team: Played in Japan An outfielder who played with four teams in Major League Baseball between 1999 and 2005, the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, and Texas Rangers. In the report: Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk...

Second baseman Brian Roberts has been with the Orioles organization since the team drafted him in 1999. In Mitchell's report, former teammate Larry Bigbie stated that he never saw Roberts use steroids, but said Roberts admitted that he injected himself once or twice in 2003.

2006-08-18 00:00:00

The Oriole Bird greets Montasia Brown (left) and David Boone during a Christmas party for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary pupils at ESPN Zone in the Inner Harbor. Orioles players B.J.

2004-12-13 00:00:00