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Back Story: The night "The Kissing Bandit" came to town
Mark Harvey, the Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium streaker, didn't get the same deal that Morganna Roberts, a stripper and exotic dancer who was known as "The Kissing Bandit," did in 1988, when she ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium and bussed Cal...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Trials, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95
The Baltimore SunLee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...Tags: American League, World War I (1914-1918), World Series, Chicago Cubs, Jim Palmer
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Baseball: 50 years an Oriole usher and a lifetime of memories
For the past five decades, Gordon Huggins has enjoyed one of the best views in the house. As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, he has witnessed six World Series,Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,131st...Tags: American League, New York Mets, College Sports, World Series, Ronny Paulino
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Kansas City DH Billy Butler continues his tear against Oriole pitching
The Baltimore SunIt may be a good thing the Orioles only face Billy Butler a handful of games each season. The Kansas City Royals designated hitter has been an absolute monster against the O's the past five years. Entering Thursday night’s series opener, Butler...Tags: Kansas City Royals, Billy Butler, Baseball
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Royals spoil Machado's debut and snap Orioles' five-game win streak
The Baltimore SunThursday at Camden Yards was supposed to be about third baseman Manny Machado, the Orioles' top hitting prospect, who was making his big league debut directly out of Double-A. But to paraphrase one of Orioles manager Buck Showalter's favorite sayings,...Tags: Kansas City Royals, Wei-Yin Chen, Billy Butler, Nick Markakis, Chris Getz
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All-Star game in Kansas City brings back memories
Sitting here Monday, I discovered my office mate Allan Vought's column, taking a look back on Major League Baseball's All-Star Game from 50 years ago in 1962. The fact is, I wasn't alive 50 years ago, so I obviously have no memory of that game, nor have I...Tags: American League, Home Run Derby, Kansas City Royals, Robinson Cano, Billy Butler
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Eldersburg man celebrates golden anniversary as Orioles usher
For the past five decades, Gordon Huggins has enjoyed one of the best views in the house. As an usher for the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, he has witnessed six World Series,Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-setting 2,...
Tags: New York Mets, American League, World Series, College Sports, Ronny Paulino
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Should Chipper enter Hall on 1st ballot?
A simple comparison Steve Gould Baltimore Sun All you need to do to know that Chipper Jones is a first-ballot Hall of Famer is compare his career statistics to those of other third basemen enshrined in Cooperstown. Let's start with traditional stats....Tags: Voting, George Kell, Los Angeles Times, Eddie Mathews, Eddie Murray
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A few thoughts on the IronBirds and Orioles
This is one of those Tuesdays that I find myself sitting here wondering what I'm supposed to write in the space that you are reading. Sometimes, it's easier said than done and it appears that this is the case for this week. That said, there's plenty...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Derrek Lee, Vladimir Guerrero, Athletes, Montreal Expos
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At home in the Hall
sun reporterThe record-setting crowd shouted out its love of Cal Ripken Jr. at yesterday's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But it was when Ripken was expressing love for his family that the usually stoic Orioles great lost his composure. Speaking of his...Tags: Yogi Berra, Bobby Doerr, Brooks Robinson, Arts, Brady Anderson
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Scenes from Cooperstown
Californian has always had eyes for Ripken It was way back in 1983 when a 15-year-old California girl and her baseball fanatic father were watching the World Series on television and she became smitten with the ice-blue eyes of the Orioles' young...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Jim Palmer, Dave Winfield, Brooks Robinson, Cleveland Indians
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'Overwhelming' salute
Sun ReporterThe ribbing began yesterday as soon as the bus carrying Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn rolled near the field where they would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. "Look at the people on those distant hills," the older Hall of Famers told the newest...Tags: Eddie Murray, Preakness Stakes, Nolan Ryan, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer
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