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Brooks Robinson will forever be the Orioles' third baseman
The Baltimore SunBrooks Robinson owned third base. Still does. At his sendoff in 1977 — a "Thanks, Brooks" Day at a packed Memorial Stadium — Robinson's successor, Doug DeCinces, removed third base from its moorings and presented it to the Orioles veteran....Tags: Major League Baseball, Willie Mays, Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Not so good a Friday for some Orioles fans
Many fans have lost hope as the Orioles have posted a dismal record over the past 14 seasons. Now the team is starting its new season by testing the faith of some of them as well. Friday is Opening Day for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as for 17 other...
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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: Albert Pujols, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, World War II (1939-1945), McAfee Incorporated
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Who's the greatest pitcher of all time?
Maddux dominant Kevin Cowherd Baltimore Sun OK, are we including cheaters? Or, ahem, alleged cheaters? If so, it's hard not to go with Mr. Steroid Scandal himself, Roger Clemens, with his 354 career wins, 3.12 ERA and 7 Cy Young Awards. But if...Tags: American League, Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Cy Young Award, Baseball
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Fed up with this baseball season? Try my team
It's fortunate personal computers and their use for rotisserie baseball format hadn't been invented when I was growing up, otherwise I might not have made it out of grade school. Then again, most guys who grew up in the 1950s were the equivalent of...Tags: American League, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Wrigley Field, Mike Scioscia
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He had their number in '66 — zero
It was no thanks to Larry Jaster that the Dodgers made a second consecutive trip to the World Series in 1966. The rookie left-hander from the St. Louis Cardinals pitched five shutouts in 1966 — all, remarkably, against the National League...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Don Sutton, National League, Philadelphia Phillies
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So, do the Orioles have any more like this guy down on the farm?
O, by the WayThere you have it. The answer to the Orioles' pitching problems was pretty simple all along -- just bring up a guy from the minors every fourth day or so, hand him the ball and let him go out and......Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Aubrey Huff
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Mussina leaves without regrets
Associated PressMike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. From Day One of spring training, he knew this was his final year - even if it meant giving up bids for 300...Tags: New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Mike Mussina, Spring Training
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O's took memorable route to bring first World Series title to Baltimore
Sun reporterForty years ago last week, the Orioles bagged a pennant and threw themselves a party. For three hours, the new American League champions whooped and hollered and turned the visitors' clubhouse in Kansas City into Lake Champagne. Players sloshed through...Tags: American League, AAA, Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, Sandwiches
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Season to Savor
Sun ReporterHe can't remember the author or the name of the book, but Darrel Chase can recall a key element of the plot: A baseball fan journeys back in time with a plan to make himself some quick cash. "The first thing he does," said Chase, a retired engineer...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Drysdale, Barry Levinson
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Q&A // Josh Futter, Wilde Lake, baseball
As a freshman at Wilde Lake in 2005, Josh Futter won four playoff games to lead the Wildecats to an improbable run to the Class 3A state title game. The senior pitcher-first baseman is hoping to close out his high school career in similar fashion. Futter...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Students, Colleges and Universities, College Baseball, Baseball
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No news in rehash of O's '66 Series run
Sun reporter>>>Black And Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series That Stunned America Tom Adelman Little, Brown and Company/288 pages My grandfather opened the dresser drawer and pulled out a newspaper, a tad yellowed but not so much...Tags: World Series, Vin Scully, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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