In a wild game today, the Texas Rangers crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 30-3, in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Camden Yards.

The 30 runs were the most in the Major Leagues since the 19th century and set a new American League record. The Boston Red Sox scored 29 runs on June 8, 1950, against the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox matched that on April 23, 1955, against the Kansas City Athletics.

Now for the fun part...Check out the pitching lines for the Orioles!

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Cabrera (L, 9-13)	5.0	9	6	6	1	4	2	5.10
Burres	0.2	8	8	8	1	1	1	5.24
Bell	1.1	5	7	7	3	1	1	6.14
Shuey	2.0	7	9	9	3	5	2	9.49

Rawlings today announced results of worldwide fan voting for the All-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Team, which generated nearly 1 million votes and sparked great debate during the “Summer of Glove” – the golden anniversary celebration of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®.

Fans selected pitcher Greg Maddux, catcher Johnny Bench, first baseman Wes Parker, second baseman Joe Morgan, shortstop Ozzie Smith, third baseman Brooks Robinson, and outfielders Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Ken Griffey, Jr., as the best nine defensive players of the past 50 years.  The players have exactly 100 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards between them.

Following is a listing of how players finished in voting order at each position:

Pitcher:  Greg Maddux (16 Rawlings Gold Gloves), Bob Gibson, Jim Kaat.

Catcher:  Johnny Bench (10), Ivan Rodriguez, Bob Boone, Bill Freehan, Jim Sundberg.

First Baseman:  Wes Parker (6), Don Mattingly, Keith Hernandez, J.T. Snow, Vic Power, Bill White.

Second Baseman:  Joe Morgan (5), Roberto Alomar, Ryne Sandberg, Bill Mazeroski, Frank White, Bobby Richardson.

Third Baseman: Brooks Robinson (16), Mike Schmidt, Scott Rolen, Eric Chavez, Buddy Bell, Ken Boyer.

Shortstop:  Ozzie Smith (13), Derek Jeter, Omar Vizquel, Dave Concepcion, Luis Aparicio, Mark Belanger.

Outfielders: Willie Mays (12), Roberto Clemente (12), Ken Griffey, Jr. (10), Jim Edmonds, Andruw Jones, Carl Yastrzemski, Ichiro Suzuki, Al Kaline, Torii Hunter, Kirby Puckett, Paul Blair, Dave Winfield, Curt Flood, Andre Dawson, Dwight Evans, Garry Maddox, Larry Walker, Devon White.

Thanks to BDD friend David Bassin for the update...

Prince Fielder hit a single in the first inning tonight against Brandon Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks to drive in Gabe Gross from third base and give the Milwaukee Brewers a 1-0 lead. The run ended Webb's scoreless streak at 42 1/3 innings.

The Orioles today announced that Dave Trembley’s contract as manager has been extended through the 2008 season, with a club option for 2009.

Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail made the announcement at a news conference this afternoon in the Warehouse at Camden Yards.

The Orioles have a 29-25 record under Trembley, who began the season as Orioles bullpen coach before being named interim manager on June 18, replacing Sam Perlozzo.  The interim title was removed and he was named manager for the 2007 season on July 31.

Transcript from MacPhail's Statement

A couple of months ago I was up here introducing myself and you asked me about my goals.

The first thing I told you was that I wanted the Orioles to have an identity.  I wanted them to build character.  I wanted to really represent ideas, like Ozzie Guillen calling Minnesota Twins ‘piranhas’.  I really wanted a blue collar team that played the right way, respect the game, support the game, and play hard.

Then you asked me about the manager.  What specifically would I be looking for in a manager?  I talked about managers in this game today who have been the right fit.  I think I used the example of Joe Torre as somebody who had won a championship in one place and scuffled in another.  I just as easily could have used Terry Francona or Jim Leyland who have that history.  Then you asked me really specifically about a manger and I said I wanted a manager who gets his players as prepared as possibly can be to go out on the field every day.

I've had the opportunity to watch this club over the past two months.  I'm extraordinarily confident that, one, Dave is going to help mold the identity of the type of players that we want, with the type of character that we want.

Two, Dave is going to do the best he can to insist that his players play the game the right way, play the game hard.

Three, I'm extraordinarily confident that Dave is a good fit for this city, for this franchise and these baseball fans.

And four, he’s going to ensure that this team is prepared to play.  I think we’ve already seen the energy level and the effort and productivity level really on the rise since he’s been here.

Lastly, I want to talk about our relationship.  I think it’s extraordinarily important for any baseball team that a manager and the person in charge of player personnel have to have an understanding that they have to rely on and respect each other.  Dave will rely on me to get the best personnel I possibly can and I’m relying on him to use that personnel in the most effective way possible.

We have to respect each other; we’re going to have different points of view.  It’s not unusual for a manager to focus on the short-term.  My focus has to sometimes be on the long-term.  You have to respect each other and their point of view; sometimes you’re going to see things differently and you have to work that out.

I’ve been fortunate that I’ve known Dave for 12 years and I can’t think of a more deserving person to lead the Baltimore Orioles into the future.  It is my pleasure to announce the skipper for 2008, and hopefully beyond, Dave Trembley.