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For the Orioles, a Season of loss
A cold, steady rain mixed with snow had caused Game One of the 1979 World Series to be postponed. The following day, morning snow and afternoon rain had given way to a cold and damp evening, with the game time temperature 41 degrees. More than three hours...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, World Series
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Looking back on '79 Series
Roch Around the ClockHere at Roch Around the Clock, I’d like to think that we’re a family. A bit on the dysfunctional side, but a family nonetheless. “We Are Family!” Maybe if placed in this context, the phrase won’t make you want to......Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baseball, Family, Mike Flanagan
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This, that and the other
Roch Around the ClockHas anyone seen the Cheers episode where Sam Malone tries to keep his bar patrons from watching a rerun of a 1975 Red Sox-Orioles game because, in a drunken moment, he hit the Oriole Bird with a baseball and didn’t......Tags: Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, National Football League, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Duke Snider, Rogers Hornsby, Harmon Killebrew, Ty Cobb, Sandy Koufax
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Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...Tags: Frank Robinson, Ty Cobb, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jackie Robinson
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Yea for York
He still remembers the first professional uniform he ever wore. He was 18 years old, fresh off the bus from Arkansas. The jersey said White Roses across the chest. In his first pro game, the public address announcer in York, Pa., announced the team's...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Peter G. Angelos, Willie McCovey, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Major League Baseball
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Bonds' 587th passes F. Robinson
The Associated PressEverybody was awestruck with Barry Bonds' grand slam off Qualcomm Stadium's big scoreboard, except the slugger himself. Bonds' homer, estimated at 482 feet, gave him sole possession of fourth place on the career home run list with 587, as he passed Frank...Tags: Henry Blanco, Frank Robinson, Luis Castillo (baseball), Javier Vazquez, Pittsburgh Pirates
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From outside, Frank Robinson still sees plenty of locked doors
Sun columnistFifty years after Jackie Robinson, you need only four fingers to count the number of minority managers in major-league baseball. Not embarrassing enough? Fifty years after Jackie Robinson, you also can count the number of minority general managers,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Frank Robinson, Public Employees, Employers, Jackie Robinson
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First-year eligible Hall of Fame inductees
The Associated PressHank Aaron, 1982 Ernie Banks, 1977 Johnny Bench, 1989 George Brett, 1999 Lou Brock, 1985 Rod Carew, 1991 Steve Carlton, 1994 Ty Cobb, 1936 Bob Feller, 1962 Bob Gibson, 1981 Reggie Jackson, 1993 Walter Johnson, 1936 Al Kaline, 1980 Sandy...Tags: Frank Robinson, Ty Cobb, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Jackie Robinson
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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: Jesse Burkett, Candy Cummings, Larry MacPhail, Red Faber, Richie Ashburn
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Colorado Rockies - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Josh Outman did everything asked of him while making his first start for the Rockies on a limit of roughly 50 pitches. He worked 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits with one walk and five...Tags: Marco Scutaro, Juan Nicasio, Tyler Colvin, Spring Training, Ramon Hernandez
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On View: Craft and Folk Art Museum's baseball exhibit celebrates timeless game
Over the past 25 years, super collector Gary Cypres has amassed so much sports memorabilia that he opened an eponymous, 30,000-square-foot museum in downtown Los Angeles. The breadth of his collection — from 18th century tennis rackets to 21st...Tags: New York City, Hobbies, Museum Dioramas, Arts, Al Simmons
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