Numb

• Note // Nick Markakis said his arm went numb after he was hit in the left wrist by a pitch from J.P. Howell in the eighth, but he regained feeling in it and expects to be in the lineup today.

Nick the Stick

Half Baltimore is in rep en roer omdat Nick zelf het aanbod een beetje te weinig vond. Gelijk brullen die is na 2011 weg, ja tuurlijk, volgend jaar als hij voor arbitrage in aanmerking komt een goed bod doen en all is forgiven. Paniekzaaiers.

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$ 455.000

"O's, Markakis renew contract for $455,000

The Orioles failed to agree to terms with Nick Markakis by today's deadline, meaning the outfielder's contract will be renewed for the 2008 season.Markakis, who hit .300 last year with 23 homers, 112 RBIs and 18 steals, will make $455,000 after earning $400,000 last year. The outfielder is eligible for arbitration following the 2008 season.

"We couldn't come to an agreement with anything so we're just going to take it and get renewed," said Markakis. "That's just how the Orioles feel. I don't have much of a choice. I'm just going to have to deal with it."

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Nick Markakis

"Throughout his life, he's always done all his talking on the field," says Dennis Markakis, Nick's father"

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