aurd wous and it never lets up. we look back on aubrey huff's game's winning home run. a night of first for matt's first home run, first rbi. jimmie johnson son, outstandig in relief. he picked up the win. wigginton is in the line up. it's you, it's me, it's rick, and it's right now.  welcome in, it's o's extra, yr world delivers on a very muggy night at oriole park, but it is dry. no rain in the area, so the orioles and mets getting ready to play the rubber game of the 3-game series. and we will have an on-time

start. an outstanding game for the orioles to get even in the series last night. jim hunter, and rick dempsey, if you're watching us now. you found us. the national's game against te yankees was to be a day game, both games on the matador cofe family channeling -- on the mn channel, but that game has been delayed so long, they are abot to start. happy you can join us, and ri, an exciting one. the orioles now looking to bud on they lost the opener againt atlanta, won the next two, won last night, trike to get the rubber game in the series. -- trying to get the rubber ge in the series. >> those come from the behind victories that we were used to last year. all scoring has been within te first two, three innings of te ballgame, and it seems to have faded to the end. as of late, second half of ths home stand, orioles are starting to show late-inning power and late-inning hitting. this is what we're looking for again. last night, it was great, hf

coming through with the big 2-run home run. >> huff has the game-breaking home run. 4-4 game. that was the difference in the game, but earlier on, it was matt wieters. >> are you just glad you got t out of the way? you knew it was going to come. >> i mean, i just wanted to get a pitch early i could put a good swing on. and get it to carry out. it's good to get the zero's out. >> looking at aubrey huff, wht he was able to do, putting the team ahead when it doubted, ts was a good -- when it counted, this was a good ballgame. but it was back and forth. >> it was -- the starters gave their teams a chance to win, d

the bullpen really -- -- >> i think they got aubrey hu. >> i'll hear about that later. >> getting back to the fun that you guys had. do you feel like this complets it for you? you all came up together at te same time, and to have a night like this, it has to feel good to get back to that. when you get pie in your face, it's a goodwin. >> enjoy. get that pie out of your fa. >> that was amber with matt wieters. he said when you get a pie in the face, you've done something good. he's been pied in the phase by jones. everybody anticipating and waiting for that first home r, and there it was. >> i'm looking for the next 4.

that's what i'm looking for. but last year, wieters got rolling. just barely makes it out of te ballpark, but it makes that fn happy, and he makes the orioles happy. puts them up two runs at ths point. 2-1. >> we've been told about wieters' power from either sie of the plate. it's fitting it did go the opposite way. >> i'm not too worried about matt wieters hitting home runs. already 6 months playing in major, in professional baseball, 32 home runs in the minor leagues with 121 rbis. he has a very good swing. i don't think anybody should even worry about that. it was a slow start, but soonr or later, i will start powerig the ball. a switch hitter liking eddy murray, left handed the opposite way right-handed. it's just a matter of time before he is starting to move up

the lineup. nick markakis has found his stroke on the home stand. last night, it was a four-hit game, and following the game, markakis was asked about getting into a hitting groove. >> it's repetition mostly. feel comfortable, wait on good pitches to hit. stay within the strike zone, d put good swings on the ball. that's what i've been trying to do. you do that with good resul- they come out. [ inaudible ] >> it was probably one of the tougher stretches in my career so far. it won't be the last, i'm sur. baseball is a funny game. anything can happen. you have to work hard, keep battling, and eventually good things will happen. >> he looks like nick which is probably the best compliment. he looks like nick, using the whole field, letting the ball get deep, not chasing pitches

nick's a bureau, bona fide mar league -- a pure, bona fide major league hitter, and a good one. >> he is a good warnings he ia good one, and he seems to get better as the years go on. and here he is, june, .317, ts june, he got off to a slow start, but he is coming on, 16 hits, a bunch on the home stand, four last night. >> you can call him the pacman of hitters, when he gets hit early in the games, you know he's going to get two, definitely sometimes three ife gets three, he gets four. 11 times through the course of his career, he has had four hits in a game. that's 44 hits in 11 games. that's half a season for me. he is a he -- he is an amazing

hitter. he makes it look so simple, the hands rarely every move out of that set position in the back. he sees the ball, he goes with it, he hits it hard all the me. when he gets hot, he can carry this ball club and certainly set the table for a lot of other guys in that order. 16 hits in the month of june, he's had 12 on e stand over the 8 games, and fr last night. looking very comfortable as te orioles bounce back setting up a rubber game. last night, the back end of te lineup looks good. when we come back, amber visits with jimmie johnson son. --

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percent, 79 degrees, 68%. a light -- -- not as humid. we extend the game unresulted so join us. it's get a look at the mets starting lineup for tonight. cora, murphy, beltran in the middle. gary sheffield, he went deep last night and that got out in a hurry. >> we're looking at one of the classic home run hitters of all time. home runs in the major league. an amazing fastball. i never met a fastball he didn't he is a hard swinger. almost always looks for the fastball, and it doesn't matter where you throw it, down and in, up and away, down and away, this guy finds a way to get finds a way to get the head of the bat on t you wonder how he doesn't pull his back. when he gets the fastball he's looking for, he can hit anybody's fastball. that rick dempsey bat home run.

a slight change as trembley the lineup. roberts, jones, markakis, markakis 6 out of 8 in the series, huff, mora. is catching, and ream at >> you talk about nick markakis his four hits and what -- getting on base with his four hits, when he's the ball, this club does nothing about win. in games in which aubrey huff hits a home run. and that's what this club needs to do. they are an offensive strong club, they depend on their offense, and that guy is who is right in the middle of it all. hits the ball with any base hits or home put wins in the orioles can put wins

in the win column. jimmie johnson and sherrill closed it out. he was outstanding, let's get more on the oriole right-hander. hello, amber. spring training, there were so many questions bullpen, the the guys bounce injuries in 2008. the bullpen has the team, the season. that doesn't get a lot of is johnson. he has made more appearances i reliever, and been one most effective, the last 10 appearances. from a period of may 17th he's pushed 13 2/3 one earned run. i caught with him and asked him what allowed him to get in the groove. we're all pretty

our starting going to get us deeper in the game. it wasn't that scenario last you know. we knew we had to pick up five innings almost every day. go with in that mind set we only have maybe at four innings to pick up, but most it's three or two, and game every now and then, that takes a lot of pressure off us. many games, you need a mental break every now and then. watch the innings unfold, you get an you're going to pitch. take that mental day and re charge the battery. to do that. point in his career way two years ago when the pitcher that maybe he should tried to lengthen his stride. he pitching effectively, and for the past two years, that's been something he has

every day. with allowing to get to the big leagues and stay here for the past two years. also, dave trembley today was whether johnson would be considered as a starter one day, dave shot that idea down kind of, but said with his the way he's able to put behind him. him as a closer. >> jim: i thought jim made a in her having to be every day so you can be more fresh and effective. this game, with everybody slotting and you have your role, we're going to go here, going to be there. bergesen pitches a complete game, every is off on sunday, if can resist going to those guys too often, they can be more was just last night. >> you just don't want to get the bullpen for too long amount of time. mean jim probably has the best sinker in the major leagues, national league. he's on, it's very hard.

sometimes even 94 miles an hour, and a very, very hard sink. if per hour there, whether he's throwing a curveball or not. only way to tell. a curveball would be in the low 80s, but johnson, that fastball is working, and i say in baseball is a sinking fastball, not just a and he's got that fast set it up for the save, and the orioles picked up the win setting up the rubber game the three-game series. come back, we will talk to scott mack greg. -- mick greg. and this is your movies on demand screen.

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orioles continue their alumni series at camden yards with the greats and favorites of the past, come k and feet the fans and relive the gold old days. there's larry sheets talking o fans, we have one of the legends, a true legend, and former teammate of rick demps, scott mcgregor, who has a real job. what's it like being out there with the fans? >> i love it. it's always fun. they always remember us, you know, they were great days, and part of our baltimore lore. so it's good to go old and an oriole. >> your roster is one that l ntinue to change. the and better dean roster, it's a short season club, the organization has to decide whh of the three short clubs to we send them to. aberdeen is the highest of the 3, so you usually get good players. we do.

we get -- ed will be our center fielder, and i don't know, i don't know if he'll come to u, i think it's -- i think the pr of being up there, and close y instead of sending them to west virginia where nobody knows where he's at. the one thing about the -- it starts out weekly, and by the end of the season, it's as good as the south atlantic league. but right now, you have the roster changing daily. >> let's go back to your first year at aberdeen when you had a chance to work with jim johnson. that sinker is look unhit-abl. did you have a lot to do with that? >> i had him and frederick, avenues he was always a sinker baller, but he wasn't throwing 97, he wasn't through 95. and the last year when they lengthened his side, he picked up the extra velocity. man, now he's throwing three r four miles harder. i decided to he throw slower,

but they throw harder. >> the whole idea of a player development, in particular with pitchers is fascinating, if you look how the organization is structured, you have dave schmidt, who is the overall pitching coordinator for all the minor leagues, he makes sure e policy stays in place, and the various pitching coaches. the last couple of years, the orioles have elected to send you to aberdeen to get the guys as they are exposed to professiol ll. how much of an influence can you have and the other part of it, how coach able are they? >> there's a great influence, because you really can get them started on the right foot. you can look at some mechanical things, and if they have some real issues, you can get that going in the right direction, and they definitely listen. they google you now days. they find out who you are. it's like you pitched in the world series twice? i'll listen to you. so you have that part. i've never found -- my 8 years back, i haven't found one pitcher yet . they listen, and they try, and

it's a very rewarding thing for me. i enjoy it. >> mask, people don't realize how far we go back. i remember when you were a por pitcher, over 90 miles an hour. you hurt your arm, and came bk as affines guy. in your approach to teaching pitching to young players, you run the gambit, is there a different way to approach both kinds of pitchers? >> well, yeah. if you got a big strong power pitcher like johnny maine, he was throwing the ball by everybody, and started throwig changeups. i said just keep throwing. if you have the ability to throw hard and fastball and slider, that's one thing, and if you don't have that, you better have the changeup, but it's all about reading bats and learning howo pitch a little bit and they have to do that. we're trying to get the come, dempsey, sheffield, same bat speed? is that what we got? >> they both hit people in the left field with line drives. >> i said i hit more home runs

than those guys, mine were jut foul. >> i played cricket. >> i'm going to try that. mack greg was on the -- mcgregor was on the mound the last time the orioles won the world series. they just got back from runnig extended spring training. they've been watching players force three months. >> thank you. good to see you. >> that's scott mcgregor. aberdeen starts their season tomorrow night. here is the pitching line lin. livan, he is 5-1, and jason berken trying to stop a 3 game losing streak. 

>> i call friend of mine that works for the packers, he has tickets on the 45-yard line, he -- drove 15 hours to get to wisconsin, went to the game. it was like 50 below, and it s a loss. but a great experience. >> so jason berken, you're a major league player, you have connectionths in the front -- connections in the front office. the giants beat the packers tt day. today we will cover the bass during the telecast with jason berken, home depot covers the bases. visit www.homedepot.com.  rick, tonight, he's looking for his first win since his debut. he has pitched pretty well, hd one rough outing in oakland, t for the most part, he keeps the

team in the game. what do you have for him? >> jason berken, if he keeps e ball down in the strike zone, he'll stay around for a long time in this game. and you can see his first two ball games, he was keeping everyone of his pitches down in the zone, and he had a beautiful two-game winning streak there. he averaged 6 innings, 2.2 e.r.a. but boy, that one game in oakland where he gave up 9 earned runs in the first three and a third inning, it blew te e.r.a. out of proportion. curve for show, changeup for dough against the left-handed batter. he has to use his off speed stuff early, and change speeds on those kind of hitters. his fastball doesn't have a lot of sink, and you don't want these guys sitting on fastballs with that short porch in right field. >> he'll go against livan hernandez. >> aubrey huff, i'm sorry, you have to get aubrey huff on, ad over, and get him in, because when aubrey scores a run in a

ballgame, the o's are 19-5. so i mean, besides hitting a home run, if he hits one, that means he scores. os have a good chance of winning. >> the orioles are trying to make it back to back series wins after dropping two out of thre from the mariners to begin the home stand, a 9-game home stands. the birds right now are 4-4. you have a winning road trip, and the orioles about to go on the road, it's a 6-game interleague road trip, 3 in philadelphia, three in florid, and no dh in the next 6 games, so the os and luke scott looking for a win. gary thorne and jim palmer will have the play by play. rick and i are back with extra post game. orioles and mets, rubber gamet 3, and coming up here, it's a beautiful night for baseball, enjoy the game, everybody, gay and jim are next. we'll see you on the post game show.