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Sports lists: People love 'em, but they cause a lot of fuss
Driving home Wednesday night after the Al Cesky Awards Banquet, I tuned my car radio to 90.5 WKHS's Ace and The Brain Show (Wednesdays, 8 to 10 p.m, a fine, commercial-free sports/music program that you should check out), and heard an obscure baseball...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Radio Industry, Radio, Jim Palmer, Don DeLillo
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No. 1: Babe Ruth's legend and legacy spans generations
They pass through the tiny row home at a steady clip, 50,000 pilgrims a year on a mission to visit their mecca. Here, in a second-floor bedroom of a narrow little residence on Emory Street, on a bitter cold day in 1895, George Herman Ruth was born....
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, World Series, Stan Musial, Baseball
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Hockaday will head to Maryland after O's offer doesn't come close
K.J. Hockaday, the former John Carroll infielder who set the career MIAA record for home runs with 31, has opted to play for the University of Maryland instead of sign with the Orioles.
The O's drafted Hockaday in the 14th round of the MLB draft in June,...Tags: Reggie Jackson, College Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Colleges and Universities, Major League Baseball Draft
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Ex-Oriole George Kell dies at 86
The Associated PressGeorge Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title and became a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years, died Tuesday. He was 86. Jackson's Funeral Home in Newport confirmed the death...Tags: American League, Bob Feller, Connie Mack Jr, Executive Branch, Baltimore Orioles
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Orioles odds
Roch Around the ClockBodogLife.com provides updated World Series odds. The Orioles are 300-1, so hit the ATM on your way home. Here’s the list: Boston Red Sox: 3/1 Chicago Cubs: 7/2 Tampa Bay Rays: 9/2 Los Angeles Angels: 7/1 Chicago White Sox: 12/1......Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Society, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs
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Honors class
BASKETBALL: Naismith Memorial George Hepbron, Still Pond // A friend of the game's inventor, James Naismith, Hepbron is credited with writing the first book about basketball (How to Play Basketball), as well as creating interpretations of many of the...Tags: American League, James Naismith, Baltimore Orioles, Golf, Judy Johnson
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Raising the bar
Sun reporterFifty years after it opened, the Victory Tavern had become a haunt for the defeated. Outside, prostitutes paced past a stern, if grammatically incorrect, sign on the once-proud bar's peeling paint exterior. "If Your Not Buying," it warned, "Don't Come...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Baltimore Orioles, Building Material, World War II (1939-1945), Johnny Unitas
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Joe Medwick, Willie Keeler, Gaylord Perry, Bill Terry, Willie McCovey
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Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Christy Mathewson, Willie McCovey, Dave Winfield, Ty Cobb
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3,000-hit club
Player (x-active) Hits 1. Pete Rose 4,256 2. Ty Cobb 4,191 3. Hank Aaron 3,771 4. Stan Musial 3,630 5. Tris Speaker 3,515 6. Honus Wagner 3,430 7. Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 8. Paul Molitor 3,319 9. Eddie Collins 3,309 10. Willie Mays 3,283 11....Tags: Rod Carew, Nap Lajoie, Dave Winfield, Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb
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A who's who of Maryland (abridged)
Special to Baltimoresun.comWhile you may be coming to Maryland to earn your fame and fortune, the majority of the Free State natives listed below took their talents elsewhere. The exceptions are marked with asterisks. Actors/actresses Bess Armstrong, John Astin, John Wilkes Booth,...Tags: Cal Ripken, Jr., Rosa Ponselle, Sisqo, Ric Ocasek, Leon Day
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Cornerstone at third base
Sun StaffBrooks Robinson's peers believe his defense wasn't just one of the Orioles' defining characteristics. His play at third base was the defining characteristic, they say. "The Orioles were built on having great defense, and Brooks was the cornerstone,"...Tags: American League, Baltimore Orioles, Golf, Detroit Tigers, Cal Ripken
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