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Thompson, 83, expected to be removed from life support
Sun StaffBaltimore broadcasting legend Chuck Thompson is expected to be removed from life support systems today after suffering a stroke that has left him brain dead, his brother said last night. "As it stands now, he would be a vegetable if we would keep him...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, NBC (tv network), Baltimore Orioles, Colleges and Universities, Fred Thompson
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'Reckless' Richards cracks open O's coffers
Sun StaffIn seven years with the Orioles, Paul Richards made the largest trade in baseball history, signed Brooks Robinson, invented the oversized catcher's mitt and preached a pitching-and-defense philosophy that defined the Orioles for years after he was gone....Tags: American League, Employers, Cincinnati Reds, Casey Stengel, Baltimore Orioles
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Back in the bigs
Sun StaffFirst in a series of occasional articles on the Orioles' five decades in Baltimore. In a March 1953 meeting in Tampa, Fla., the owners of the eight American League franchises rejected Bill Veeck's plan to move his downtrodden St. Louis Browns to...Tags: American League, Bill Veeck, Regional Authority, Baltimore Orioles, World Series
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Dundalk's Bielecki found pitch he could handle
Sun StaffAs a chunky 8-year-old youngster in the Dundalk Little League, Mike Bielecki was once exiled to right field because he couldn't catch the ball or hit. However, a tip from opposing coach Sonny Yeager rescued Bielecki. "He suggested that I should pitch,...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, American Legion, Juvenile Delinquency, Baltimore Orioles, Colleges and Universities
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Eye disease limits WBAL's Thompson; Role is restricted to radio commentary
Sun StaffIn an article in Wednesday's editions, The Sun reported that Orioles radio announcer Chuck Thompson was undergoing "new, experimental therapy" to treat the eye disease macular degeneration. When Thompson's treatment began earlier this year, the therapy...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Illnesses, Radio, ABC (tv network), Television
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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Tim Keefe, Kirby Puckett, Pee Wee Reese
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Eye disease limits WBAL's Thompson
Sun StaffChuck Thompson, the voice of Orioles baseball and Colts football for generations of Marylanders, is undergoing treatment for an optical disease that could bring to a close his broadcasting career. Thompson, who will be 79 next month, is suffering from...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Illnesses, Radio, ABC (tv network), Television
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Mike Shannon Finalist For Hall Of Fame
FOX2now.comThe Cardinals have a hall of fame nominee in their mist and he could be a hall of famer by the end of December. Mike Shannon was names one of the top ten baseball announcers by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The veteran announcer was...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Mariano Rivera, Bill Veeck, Minor League Baseball, Gerald Laird, John Jay
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Gene Autry a Contender in American League Expansion Team
The Daily MirrorNov. 19, 1960: Hank Greenberg, former baseball star who was part owner of the Chicago White Sox, was out as the potential bidder for the American League baseball team hoping to start play in Los Angeles in 1961. So who...... -
Sports Legend Revealed: Was Grover Cleveland Alexander drunk when he struck out Tony Lazzeri in Game 7 of the 1926 World Series?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL LEGEND: Grover Cleveland Alexander was drunk and/or asleep in the bullpen when he was called out to face Tony Lazzeri in the 7th inning of Game 7 of the 1926 World Series. STATUS: I'm Going With False. Modern baseball...... -
Historian, author and MLBlog.com columnist, Curt Smith
Staff reporterCurt Smith is an author, columnist, radio talk host, and Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Rochester. He wrote more speeches than anyone for former President George H.W. Bush. The New York Times terms his work "the high point of Bush...Tags: CNN (tv network), Sociology, Mass Media, Radio, USA Today
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