The O's Really Want To Win on Sundays; Melvin Mora At The ESPN Zone on Tuesday...

In a way to rally the troops, and get fans to support the team, the Orioles are taking a unique step to break the streak of the team losing on Sundays.

The Orioles announced a new promotion today in an effort to help the club reverse its Sunday struggles, which will debut this Sunday for the team's game against the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. If the Orioles defeat the Rangers Sunday, the "We Win, You Win" promotion will reward fans with a complimentary ticket in the same seating category to any future non-prime game.

Yesterday's 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park was the Orioles' 12th straight Sunday defeat. The team has a 1-12 record on Sundays this season and hasn't won on Sunday since beating the Seattle Mariners April 6 at Camden Yards.

"The circumstances surrounding the team's Sunday struggles are highly unusual and inexplicable," team director of communications Greg Bader said. "We believe the situation calls for added assistance from our loyal fans to help the team deliver another Sunday victory. And if the Birds win on Sunday, anyone who does help us break this hex will be rewarded with a complimentary ticket to a future game of his or her choice."

Fans can purchase tickets online at orioles.com, by calling 1-888-848-BIRD or in person at the box office. The promotion is valid for paid tickets only. If the Orioles beat the Rangers Sunday, fans will be given their choice of a comparable seat location for any of the 33 remaining non-prime dates during the regular season, subject to availability. If the Orioles win Sunday, the box office will remain open following the game for fans wishing to redeem their tickets, though fans will also be able to redeem tickets any time prior to August 31.

An awesome deal, and kudos to the Orioles for trying to spark up the region's interest in the team. I guess you have to do what needs to be done to sell tickets.
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ESPN Zone continues its season-long Orioles Q&A series Tuesday, July 1, at noon with Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora, our third baseman and two-time All-Star. The event will run from 12-1pm.

An Orioles broadcaster will host the free event, which will include an autograph signings and tons of giveaways.

Quick Hits: B.J. Surhoff, The O's Around the Blogosphere and 'Net...

Well, according to Sun writer Roch Kubatko, former Oriole B.J. Surhoff will be inducted in the Orioles Hall of Fame this summer.

Congrats to B.J. and his family, as he was always a gritty, hard-nosed player, a class act and a great member of the Baltimore community.

The Baltimore Sun has more on the story, and the team will also induct former announcer Bill O'Donnell as well.

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The Baltimore Orioles sorely needed a day off, and obviously their play the past two weeks has been nothing short of dreadful.

The offense has not clicked at all, the starting pitching cannot get deep into games at all. If you add that Jaret Wright is on the DL, plus Adam Loewen may be headed there, or at minimum miss a start or two, things are downright gloomy in Orioleland.

Also you have people around the internet questioning Sam Perlozzo's fitness as a manager, as evidenced with the site 'Fire Sam Perlozzo Dot Com", fans all around the area, especially online are nothing short of pissed at the play of the team.

Some have even wanted Perlozzo fired and some want wholesale changes to the team.

I am staying positive, but the overwhelming thought is that the season is going rapidly down the drain, as we are in early May. If anyone from the front office reads this blog -- well, I hate to say it, but the fan base less is than positive at this point in the game, and there's a lot of moaning and groaning right now.

That being said, let's take a spin around the Orioles' Blogosphere and the Internet.

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Orioles Hangout is the premier site for Orioles' fans, and Jon Wilt penned on a column about how bad the Orioles are looking right now, and if there's a chance they'll make it a 10th losing season. As well, he looks at ways that the team can bunk the trend and get over .500.

Press Box Online takes a comprehensive look at the Orioles' minor league system & also an O's week in review.

Oriole Magic takes a look at the series in Detroit, and its not good...

Camden Chat looks at the season so far, and they have a lot to say about the state of the team...

Ben of Oriole Central takes a look at everything Oriole related, and reports on the resignation of Joe Foss, VP and COO of the team.

The Wayward Oriole thinks the team is done for the season after their display to finish the month of April and into May...

The Oriole Report has a rundown of the action so far in 2007.

James of the Baltimore Flock has his thoughts on the losing streak...

Rob of Random Reality thoughts says do not blame the pitching, blame the offense, and Dempsey's Army agrees with the sentiment...

The Orioles Insider takes a look at the Adam Loewen injury...

The Bad Orioles does not feel good about the team, in fact, the blog does not like where the organization stands right now...