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Frank Robinson 'taken aback, really,' by statue
The Baltimore SunThe intense stare is captured, the look of a slugger tracking a ball hit well into the night. The bat is dangling from the bronzed Frank Robinson’s left hand. “I’m looking at the ball going out in the outfield, but I am ready to drop...Tags: Sculpture, Arts, Nick Markakis, Major League Baseball, Peter G. Angelos
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Camden Yards, the stadium that changed baseball and Baltimore, turns 20
Clearly, brick and steel age more gracefully than the rest of us, because Oriole Park is about to celebrate its 20th birthday on Opening Day Friday and who can believe it is already the 10th-oldest ballpark in the major leagues?
Time does fly, in this...Tags: Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees, Peter G. Angelos, Major League Baseball, Adam Jones (baseball)
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Baltimore youth baseball: An uneven playing field
As soon as my husband walks through the front door, I usually can tell whether the high school baseball team he helps coach has won a game. A slow shuffle into the kitchen means a loss. A hearty hello means a win. But lately, wins by double digits have...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, High Schools, Sports Illustrated, Chicago White Sox, Schools
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Pre-game notes: Orioles vs. Blue Jays
The Baltimore SunThe Orioles are going for their first sweep of the Blue Jays in Toronto since 2005 in today's series finale here at the Rogers Centre. The roof here is closed again because of some morning showers outside. Left-hander Brian Matusz will try to snap out...Tags: Ray Flaherty, Toronto Blue Jays, Endy Chavez, Buck Showalter, Mark Reynolds
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Roberts mentoring Andino, Jones in art of stealing bases
One of the added benefits of Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts being with the team while he continues to recover from multiple concussions is his ability to impart wisdom onto his younger teammates. Roberts has begun to take outfielder Adam Jones...
Tags: American League, Wei-Yin Chen, Nick Markakis, Kyle Drabek, Adam Jones (baseball)
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Maritime Industries, Southside Academy pay tribute to Negro leagues
On a warm, sunny afternoon at the Maritime Industries Academy baseball field, posters honoring members of the Negro leagues hung on the outfield fence and dust swirled under the banner honoring Jackie Robinson at home plate.
Members of the Maritime and...Tags: Satchel Paige, Cook County, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox
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Baseball fans meet for diamond dialogue
Talk baseball with Washington native David Paulson for a few minutes, and his obsessive lifelong fandom pours out in facts, figures and lore.
He recalls how he loved the most obscure of Washington Senators players, like outfielder Stan Spence. How he...Tags: Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees, Albert Pujols, J.J. Hardy, Texas Rangers
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New goals for President's Cup during its second year
The President's Cup was created to bring public and private schools together on the city's baseball fields. In this, its second year, the event is being expanded to include a public service project and a financial campaign to raise money to improve and...Tags: Local Elections, Baltimore Orioles, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball
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Chessie M. Brailey, civil rights activist
Chessie M. Brailey, a civil rights activist who had been married to former state legislator F. Troy Brailey, died Dec.16 from complications of dementia at her daughter's Harbor Court condominium.
The former longtime Easterwood Park resident was 94....Tags: Bayard Rustin, Activism, U.S. Senate, Ossie Davis, Alice Faye
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Ribbs back in the driver's seat
The latest chapter in the remarkable 35-year career of racecar driver Willy T. Ribbs began "in the middle of an Iowa cornfield." Ribbs, the first African-American to drive in the Indianapolis 500, didn't see any helmeted ghosts of Daytona's past or...Tags: Bill Cosby, NASCAR, Livestock Farming, George Blanda, Indianapolis 500
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Ribbs back in the driver's seat at Baltimore Grand Prix
The latest chapter in the remarkable 35-year career of racecar driver Willy T. Ribbs began "in the middle of an Iowa cornfield." Ribbs, the first African-American to drive in the Indianapolis 500, didn't see any helmeted ghosts of Daytona's past or...Tags: Bill Cosby, NASCAR, Livestock Farming, Macy's, Inc., George Blanda
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Arbutus Independence Day parade a welcome feeling of home
Zoe Funk, 3, looked expectantly down East Drive as the sound of distant sirens promised that the Arbutus Fourth of July Parade would soon be making its way down the street.
Dancing excitedly in place, Zoe turned to hug her 8-month-old sister, Piper, as...Tags: Basketball, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Festive Events, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball
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