Article: Orioles' Bedard Lets Pitches Do the Talking

Pitcher Erik Bedard sat on a bench in front of his locker, typing a text message on his phone, while three reporters waited. And so began the laborious standoff that precedes what may be the most uncomfortable three minutes in baseball.

The Baltimore Orioles left-hander snubs his coaches and teammates in the same way. When Bedard returned from his stint with the Canadian team in the World Baseball Classic, pitching coach Leo Mazzone and Manager Sam Perlozzo both approached his locker, but the surly southpaw glared at both and hardly said a word.

"The good thing about Leo is that if you can pitch, that's all he's concerned about," Perlozzo said. "You could be the toughest person in the ...

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