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Peter G. Angelos became the owner of the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 2, 1993, leading a group of investors in purchasing the Major League Baseball team for $173 million -- a record price at the time. Angelos' group, which included prominent Marylanders such as novelist Tom Clancy, comic book mogul Stephen A. Geppi, producer and director Barry Levinson and broadcaster Jim McKay, among others, bought the team from Eli S. Jacobs by submitting the winning bid during a bankcruptcy auction. Angelos was born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1929. He came to Baltimore at 11, was elected to the City Council at 30 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor at 38. Angelos graduated from University of Baltimore Law School...
Peter G. Angelos became the owner of the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 2, 1993, leading a group of investors in purchasing the Major League Baseball team for $173 million -- a record price at the time. Angelos' group, which included prominent Marylanders such as novelist Tom Clancy, comic book mogul Stephen A. Geppi, producer and director Barry Levinson and broadcaster Jim McKay, among others, bought the team from Eli S. Jacobs by submitting the winning bid during a bankcruptcy auction. Angelos was born in Pittsburgh on July 4, 1929. He came to Baltimore at 11, was elected to the City Council at 30 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor at 38. Angelos graduated from University of Baltimore Law School and went on to a lucrative career in trial law, specializing in cases involving harmful products, professional malpractice, and personal injury. His firm, the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, has attorneys and locations in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Orioles enjoyed some success early in the Angelos era, making the postseason as a wild card team in 1996 and winning the American League East division title in 1997. But Angelos fired manager Davey Johnson after the '97 season, and 10 straight losing seasons followed ('97-'07). Angelos went through five different managers during that period. The organization's continued struggles and competition from a new franchise in Washington, D.C., the Nationals, led to increased frustration with the Orioles owner among many fans and declining attendance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Court sends Exxon spill case back to trial
The state's second-highest court has rejected much of a $147 million jury verdict that was awarded to hundreds of northern Baltimore County residents whose groundwater was contaminated by a gasoline leak at an Exxon station.
The Court of Special...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Baltimore County, Trials, Cancer
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Bergesen loses arbitration hearing, will be paid $800,000
Orioles right-hander Brad Bergesen lost his arbitration bid Thursday, giving the team its seventh consecutive victory in the process.
Bergesen, 26, filed for $1.2 million after a season in which he was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 34 games, including 12...Tags: Baseball, Trials, Trials, Jo-Jo Reyes, Adam Jones (baseball)
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Manny not in plans; nixed before it went up ladder
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette reportedly told a few members of the media at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards this evening that he does not view slugger Manny Ramirez as a fit with the team.
That meshes with what an industry...Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Manny Ramirez, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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The latest on Prince Fielder and the Orioles
The Baltimore SunI promised not to write about Prince Fielder until the super-sized slugger signs somewhere. Well, I am writing about Fielder and he hasn’t signed yet. Hey, it’s not like I took a vow in church or anything. Besides, it’s you people...Tags: Mark Teixeira, Severna Park, Prince Fielder
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A final Fielder blog (until he signs elsewhere)
I’m hesitant to even type the name again.
I’m not sure this much attention ever has been given to a guy that clearly isn’t coming to Baltimore to play for the Orioles.
OK, not counting a certain first baseman from Severna Park a few...Tags: Social Media, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Mark Teixeira, Severna Park, Prince Fielder
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Orioles make pitch to host 2016 All-Star Game
The Orioles have approached Major League Baseball about the potential of hosting the 2016 All-Star Game at Camden Yards, a club spokesman confirmed.
There is no formal application process, but club owner Peter Angelos did send a letter to baseball...Tags: Baseball, American League, Major League Baseball, Ceremonies, Baltimore Orioles
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What's the matter with Brian Roberts?
It would help readers of The Baltimore Sun to have The Sun investigate more deeply the problems of Brian Roberts ("Roberts likely to miss FanFest," Jan 12). We all know there is something wrong here, but no one wants to talk about it. What are we hiding?...Tags: Brian Roberts
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Boras and Fielder did not meet with Angelos on free agent tour
In an attempt to market his top free-agent client to major league baseball’s biggest decision-makers, renowned player representative Scott Boras took slugging first baseman Prince Fielder on a brief tour this month to meet with several club owners....Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kevin Gregg, Albert Pujols
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Duquette 'not ruling out' Fielder, but ...
Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette was on Jim Bowden’s satellite radio show today and seemed to steer the conversation away from free agent first baseman Prince Fielder, but he said in a brief telephone interview...Tags: Baseball, Satellite Technology, Mark Teixeira, Edwin Jackson, Prince Fielder
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Kevin Cowherd: Orioles have been frugal this holiday season
As usual, it looks like the Orioles are celebrating this holiday season on the cheap.
No big-name free agents under the tree to energize the fan base. No va-va-voom trades to get folks counting down the days until spring training.
Instead, here's a...Tags: Baseball, Holidays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Adam Jones (baseball), Albert Pujols
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Yeah, I guess Kegasus does sum up this year
It was a year of soaring highs and mind-numbing lows in local sports. And of course when you talk about the lows, at least on a tragicomic level, one name comes instantly to mind: Kegasus.
Kegasus, you'll recall, was the flabby centaur with a nipple ring...Tags: Jordan Williams, Nolan Reimold, Kegasus (fictional character), Justin Bieber, Super Bowl
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Peter Schmuck: Only time will tell whether Orioles are willing to spend enough to win
While Orioles baseball operations chief Dan Duquette continued working to complete a pair of pending deals on the third day of baseball's Winter Meetings, the Miami Marlins continued a spending spree that reached $191 million for free agents Jose Reyes,...Tags: Heath Bell, Baseball, Budgets and Budgeting, Albert Pujols, Baltimore Orioles
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