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Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues
The Baltimore SunWhen right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still...Tags: National League, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Baseball, Minor League Baseball
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After impressive Orioles debut, Freddy Garcia looks to stay as No. 5 starter
When Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia was left without a job just a week before the regular season began this year, there was no doubt in his mind that he would pitch in the major leagues in 2013 if he was given the chance. Garcia — a 15-year...
Tags: Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Baseball Statistics, American League East, Baltimore Orioles
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Roberto Alomar, former Orioles second baseman, elected to club's Hall of Fame
The Baltimore SunFormer second baseman Roberto Alomar isn’t positive that 1996 was his greatest season as a big leaguer, but he knows that first year as an Oriole had to be among the highlights of his Hall of Fame career. “Numbers-wise, I can maybe say yes,...Tags: Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, American League East, Rafael Palmeiro
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How Sam Lacy helped integrate Major League Baseball
Like most films depicting historic accounts of real-life events, the bio-epic "42" carries the immediate disclaimer that it is based on a true story, leaving room for interpretive analysis and creative license. Consequently, dramatic interpretations are...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, 42 (movie), Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson
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Dan Duquette says his Montreal Expos were 'Moneyball 1'
The Baltimore SunOAKLAND, Calif. — Before Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, the concept of building a...Tags: National League, Josh Reddick, Baltimore Orioles, Barry Zito, USA Today
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Buck Showalter set to put his friendship with Don Mattingly on hold
The Baltimore SunOn occasion, Orioles manager Buck Showalter will wax poetic about certain baseball subjects as if he were sitting on a country porch, telling stories and sipping lemonade. Thursday afternoon was one of those times — when Showalter was asked...Tags: Seattle Mariners, Don Mattingly, Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees, Back Pain
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With 15 teams in each league, it's time to make the DH universal
You either love it or you hate it. You think it's one of the best things to happen to baseball. Or you think it's the biggest travesty ever perpetrated on the game. This is what happens when fans discuss the designated hitter: they tend to deal in...
Tags: National League, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, Tommy Hunter, New York Mets
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A Harford horse racing upset that stands for the ages
The world of sport is one of upsets, results that defy logic: N.C. State beating Houston for the NCAA basketball title in 1983 or Villanova over Georgetown two years later, Larry Owings over Dan Gable in college wrestling in 1970, the 1980 Miracle on Ice,...
Tags: Equestrian, New York Yankees, Churchill Downs, Preakness Stakes, The Associated Press
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After one eventful week, Orioles are already a tough team to figure
The only thing the Orioles have proven at this very early point in the new baseball season is how many ways a team can toy with your emotions in a single week. Orioles fans were mentally printing World Series tickets after the season-opening road series...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Nolan Reimold, Fenway Park, Minnesota Twins, Felix Doubront
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With newfound confidence, Brian Matusz aims for a starting role
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. — Brian Matusz's roller-coaster season had landed him in Triple-A Norfolk last August, and he was walking along the city's harbor in the shadows of majestic naval battleships with his father, Mike. Days earlier, the Orioles left-...Tags: Minnesota Twins, Zach Britton, Brady Anderson, Justin Morneau, Baltimore Orioles
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Will sports miss military flyovers?
Less loud and fun Matt Murschel Orlando Sentinel Military flyovers are just as much a part of major sporting events in America as beer and hot dogs. It's seems like a long-standing tradition and that's what makes sporting events, well, an event. It's...Tags: NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Phil Rogers, Jim Nabors, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Is Rivera the best closer of all time?
Forever a cut above Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune Let's be honest. Luis Gonzalez didn't exactly smoke his single off Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. He fought off a cutter and fisted it just out of Derek Jeter's reach. But that's the...
Tags: Hoyt Wilhelm, New York Yankees, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Luis Gonzalez
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