03-22-2008, 04:01 PM
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Guthrie Named Opening Day Starter
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The Orioles tabbed Jeremy Guthrie as their Opening Day starter on Saturday, completing his metamorphosis from waiver claim to presumptive staff ace. Guthrie joined the Orioles after the 2006 season and pitched well enough in 2007 to claw his way toward the front of the rotation, but he still didn't expect to take the ball in the season opener.
"The biggest reason is probably the Erik Bedard trade," Guthrie said on Saturday, recognizing his former teammate. "Because of my amount of experience, to have an Opening Day assignment is not something that I necessarily anticipated by any means -- even when we traded Erik. I thought it was still a long shot that was the way chips would fall."
After his success and Bedard's trade to Seattle, Guthrie was regarded by many analysts as a favorite to start on Opening Day. Baltimore manager Dave Trembley initially said that any of his four determined starters could pitch in the season opener and guarded the Guthrie news carefully until Saturday morning. "I thought about the entire situation for a long time, and I just think at this particular point in time it's well deserved," Trembley said. "The guy certainly showed us what he could do last season."
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Guthrie Named Opening Day Starter
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