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Following is a transcript of Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson's speech at his sculpture unveiling ceremony Saturday at Camden Yards.

Jim Palmer became the third Orioles great to be immortalized in bronze and put on display in the Garden of Greats behind center field at Camden Yards on Saturday afternoon, joining Frank Robinson and Earl Weaver and awaiting the arrival of Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken and Brooks Robinson later this season.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Jim palmer will have his sculpture unveiled at Camden Yards at a ceremony Saturday at 2:15 p.m.

The move to make available rooms in the County Office Building for prayer meetings — as proposed by Commissioner Robin Frazier — opens county government to unnecessary controversy.

Brooks 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.

Friday is Opening Day for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as 17 other Major League teams. But it is also Good Friday, the most solemn day in Christianity, and the first day of Judaism's Passover, a confluence of events that is giving some fans theological pause.

Every month for the past 12 years, area baseball fans have converged on seminar rooms in Columbia for "Talkin' Baseball," a chance to discuss the nuances of the game they love.

My all-time team might not beat yours, but it's fun to fantasize