Sep 8, 2012

Orioles getting pied in the face

Michael Gold 0 Comment Sports, The Baltimore Sun baseball, celebration, Orioles, pieing, pies, shaving cream

With the Orioles in the midst of surprising late-season success, players have more and more found themselves on the receiving end of shaving cream pies to the face. The team, driven largely by outfielder Adam Jones, has pied players for game-winning homers or outstanding offensive performances.

Here’s a look at some of the Orioles’ messier moments.

: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones hits teammate Manny Machado with a shaving cream pie after Machado drove in the game-winning run in a 3-2 win over the Rays in 14 innings. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

: Manny Machado wipes shaving cream from his face after he was “pied” by teammate Adam Jones. Machado hit the game-winning walk-off single in the 14th inning of a 3-2 victory over the Rays. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth braces himself as teammate Robert Andino pelts him with a shaving cream pie. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian, left, gets hit with the majority of the shaving cream pie that Robert Andino meant for Orioles teammate Nate McLouth. McLouth drove in the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Rays at Camden Yards. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

: Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth gets hit with a shaving cream pie by teammate Robert Andino. McLouth hit a walk-off single against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 12 at Camden Yards. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth gets a shaving cream pie to the face following his walk-off single in a 3-2 win over the Rays. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth reacts to getting a shaving cream pie in the face for hitting a game-winning walk-off single against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: Adam Jones got a taste of his own medicine after teammate Tommy Hunter threw a shaving cream pie at Jones’ face. Jones hit the game-winning home run in the 8th inning of a game against the Yankees. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is covered in shaving cream after a 10-6 win over the Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: Orioles pitcher Tommy Hunter hits teammate Adam Jones with a shaving cream pie after Jones’ game-winning home run in a 10-6 win over the Yankees at Camden Yards. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

: Robert Andino, left, and Adam Jones “pie” teammate Manny Machado in the face after Machado hit his first two career home runs in a win over the Royals. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Manny Machado wipes the shaving cream from his face after he was given the “pie” treatment from his teammates following a two home run-night. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: The Orioles’ Manny Machado cleans up after getting a shaving cream pie to the face following a 7-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards. Machado hit the first two home runs of his career in the game. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

: Manny Machado waves to the crowd as he walks off the field with shaving cream covering his head. Machado took a shaving cream pie to the face after hitting two home runs against the Kansas City Royals. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Catcher Taylor Teagarden has shaving cream shoved in his face by teammates Mark Reynolds and Robert Andino after Teagarden hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the 13th inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles catcher Taylor Teagarden is interviewed after teammates doused him with shaving cream following his game-winning, two-run home run. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

: Catcher Taylor Teagarden is interviewed after teammates doused him with shaving cream following the Orioles’ 8-6 win over the Tigers on July 14, 2012. Teagarden hit the game-winning home run in the 13th inning. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

: Second baseman Brian Roberts gets a shaving cream pie in the face, softly, from teammate Adam Jones. In his first major league game since May 2011, Roberts had a three-hit game and added a sacrifice fly. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones throws a shaving cream pie at left fielder Bill Hall after a game against the Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Hall hit a solo home run in the Orioles’ 5-3 win. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: Orioles left fielder Bill Hall reacts after being hit with a shaving cream pie following a May 12, 2012 game against the Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire)

: Nolan Reimold gets the “shaving cream pie” in the face after hitting a game-winning two-run homer in the 10th inning against the White Sox. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta wipes shaving cream off his face. Teammate Adam Jones pied him after Arrieta earned a win in his Major League debut. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Adam Jones gives a “shaving cream pie” to pitcher Jake Arrieta after Arrieta was credited with a win in his debut Major League game. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles catcher Matt Wieters gets a shaving cream pie in the face from teammate Adam Jones, at right. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

: Orioles catcher Matt Wieters took a shaving cream pie in the face by teammates Adam Jones and Robert Andino after hitting his first Major League home run against the Mets on June 17, 2009. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun Photo)

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