7/17 09:49: Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com tweets, “No real shocker here, but the #Orioles won’t announce any manager moves this weekend. contrary to previous reports that said otherwise.”

7/13 13:31: Dan Conolly of The Baltimore Sun says Baltimore Orioles’ president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail has spoken with Showalter several times but no offer has been made, nor will Showalter be named manager this weekend.

Conolly didn’t indicate a timetable for the hiring decision, but he notes that MacPhail will likely take his time with this decision and owner Peter Angelos will make the ultimate decision.

7/12 17:34: According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, he tweets, “Source: Showalter expected to take over as #Orioles manager on Saturday or Sunday.”

7/12 13:33: One rival executive of the Baltimore Orioles, close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says he like the O’s choice of Showalter as their next manager. “You can’t find someone much more motivated than Buck to beat the Yankees. They’re going to need that edge. And he will bring that. They’re taking a risk, but they need a difference-maker. Buck’s got a chance to be that.”

7/11 14:40: Sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports say that the Orioles are negotiating with Showalter. He’s expected to be in uniform sometime after the All-Star game.

7/11 13:38: According to a source close to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Orioles met with Showalter this weekend. Showalter is the heavy favorite to be the next manager of the Baltimore Orioles.

7/5 17:14: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports tweets, “Sources: Orioles spoke today with Showalter. Zeroing in on him as their choice.”

6/27 09:05: ESPN Buster Onley provided some feed back via twitter on how Buck Showalter’s managerial interview went. “Heard this: Buck Showalter’s interview with the Orioles went very, very well. (Eric) Wedge to be interviewed next week….we’ll see how it goes.”

6/23 16:40:Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com said Baltimore Orioles’ president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail confirmed that he and owner Peter Angelos spoke with Buck Showalter for several hours today regarding the managerial position.

MacPhail said that there is no rush to name a new manager and it may take a few weeks or months.

“I think we want to get it right, whether it’s in two weeks or two months [is] probably not as important as getting the right guy,”said MacPhail who didn’t anticipate making a hire prior to the All-Star Break. “I don’t think, frankly given our place in the standings, urgency is as paramount as it might be to a team like the Marlins who are still a few game within striking distance.”

MacPhail also said that he spoke with Bobby Valentine’s agent regarding his removal from the Orioles job.

Valentine appears to be the top candidate for the vacant Florida Marlins managerial position that was left open when the Marlins fired Fredi Gonzalez this morning