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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: Memorial Stadium, Cincinnati Reds, World Series, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Sandy Koufax
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Wedding chapel and amenities for sale in Elkton
The 19th-century stone mansion for sale on Elkton's Main Street offers an impressive list of features: numerous bedrooms and baths, as well as six fireplaces. But there's much more: a fully appointed wedding chapel filled with decades of memories —...Tags: Weddings, Entertainment Events, Annapolis, Family, Cecil County
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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: Christianity, Labor Legislation, Demonstration, Bayard Rustin, Ossie Davis
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Rafael Palmeiro to the Hall of Fame: Let voters handle steroid issue
The Baltimore SunThe person who perhaps could be helped or hurt most if the National Baseball Hall of Fame offered specific instruction to its voters on whether candidates with a history of using performance-enhancing drugs should be enshrined has his own opinion as to...Tags: Steroids, Cincinnati Reds, Rafael Palmeiro, Eddie Murray, Curt Schilling
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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: Duke Snider, Cal Ripken, Athletes, Baseball Statistics, Harmon Killebrew
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Getting back in the game
Plaxico Burress took the first steps to resuming his NFL career last week simply by stepping out of prison for the first time in nearly two years. More than 30 months removed from his last reception, Burress is looking to pick up where he left off. In...Tags: Athletes, Derrick Mason, Health and Safety at School, Defense, Basketball
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Athletes may be overpaid, but don't call them lazy
Milling about the club level of Ripken Stadium on Monday morning, awaiting the Aberdeen IronBirds' media day activities to begin, I was surrounded by members of this year's team who had been requested by myself and other attending journalists to sit and...Tags: Clint Eastwood, Athletes, New York Yankees, Bob Gibson, Jay Witasick
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter chasing 3,000
He is Mr. November, and every other month in which Major League Baseball is played.
He has more hits than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, a higher career batting average than Mickey Mantle and a higher postseason average than Joe DiMaggio.
And it won't be...Tags: Literature, Athletes, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark Teixeira, Ty Cobb
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Adam Jones' amazing catch has the baseball world's attention
The star of Adam Jones has shimmered more often than not in his three-plus seasons in Baltimore, so it’s not like the baseball world is unaware of the kid's immense skill set. But his flashy over-the-shoulder catch during Wednesday’s 2-1 win...Tags: Seattle Mariners, Athletes, Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Jones (baseball), Baltimore Orioles
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Griffey's 600th homer prompts 'What if'?
O, by the WayIt's a little strange to say of a guy who just joined one of the most exclusive groups in baseball history, 'What if,' but that's exactly the case concerning Ken Griffey Jr., who hit his 600th career home run yesterday......Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Armed Forces, Sammy Sosa, Defense, Babe Ruth
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RoCK sips a little bourbon
Dining@LargeGuest poster Robert of Cross Keys leads a most interesting life. I wonder what he does for his real job? Here's RoCK's Free Market Friday. EL Last week I was at the Chapeze House in Bardstown, Ky. for a bourbon tasting......Tags: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (fictional animal), Ice Cream, Salads, Burl Ives, Foods and Beverages
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Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62
The Associated PressBobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power. A cherished link from former Yankees greats to the club's current stars, Murcer died...Tags: Emmy Awards (tv program), Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Cubs, George Steinbrenner, Lou Piniella
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