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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: Rickey Henderson, Stan Musial, Willie McCovey, Eddie Mathews, Ted Williams
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Orioles and Rays Opening Day lineups
The Baltimore SunOrioles lineup for Tuesday: Nick Markakis RF, Manny Machado 3B, Adam Jones CF, Matt Wieters C, Chris Davis 1B, J.J. Hardy SS, Nolan Reimold LF, Steve Pearce DH, Brian Roberts 2B. Jason Hammel, P. Rays lineup: Desmond Jennings CF, Sam Fuld RF, Ben...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Buck Showalter, Steve Pearce, American League, Kelly Johnson
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Eddie Plank, Eddie Mathews, Rogers Hornsby, Todd Helton, Baseball
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Orioles to hold public ceremony for Earl Weaver on April 20 at 2 p.m.
The Orioles plan to hold a “public celebration of life” for former manager Earl Weaver at Camden Yards on April 20 at 2 p.m., the team announced Tuesday. The Hall of Famer died in January at the age of 82. The event, called “A...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Buck Showalter, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Brooks Robinson, Earl Weaver
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Percy Nicholson, owned dry cleaners
Percy Nicholson, a retired co-owner of two West Baltimore cleaning establishments where he cared for the clothing of African-American performers who played the fabled Royal Theatre, died Monday of heart failure at Manor Care Falls Road.
The Ashburton...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Billie Holiday, Bethlehem Steel Corp., Heart Failure, New York City
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Both with winning seasons, Ravens and Orioles offer rare celebration for city fans
When the Ravens rolled to their second Super Bowl victory, fending off the San Francisco 49ers in the final seconds of the game, the storylines that defined an improbable season all found happy endings. Ray Lewis carried the Lombardi Trophy into the...
Tags: Buck Showalter, American League, Michael Phelps, Baseball, Don Shula
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Former major leaguer Don Buford keeps the dreams alive
It is early Monday morning, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But Don Buford is not standing on a stage and talking about having a dream. That's not his style. Besides, he has already lived one himself, the kind Dr. King preached about. Buford has a new job,...
Tags: Sports, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver, Major League Baseball Draft
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Many Hall of Famers seem glad Clemens, Bonds were snubbed
Al Kaline, Dennis Eckersley and Mike Schmidt have a few things in common. One, they are all members of baseball's Hall of Fame. Two, they are all glad no one was elected to join them this year. “I’m kind of glad that nobody got in this year,...
Tags: Sports, Barry Bonds, Al Kaline, Roger Clemens, Politics
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Former Orioles, others attend Fla. memorial service for Earl Weaver
The Baltimore SunThe memorial service for Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver was held Saturday afternoon in Davie, Fla., near where Weaver spent his retirement years. Former Orioles attending the service included: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray,...Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Human Interest, Brooks Robinson, Earl Weaver, Eddie Murray
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Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver remembered at memorial service in Fla.
During his 17-year managerial career with the Orioles, Earl Weaver crafted 1,480 winning batting orders. Arguably none was as impressive as the lineup that honored him Saturday. A star-studded collection of players, team representatives, and baseball...
Tags: Sports, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals
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Earl Weaver will be memorialized Saturday in Florida
The Baltimore SunOrioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver will be memorialized Saturday in Davie, Fla., after a private, family-only ceremony tonight in South Florida. Weaver, 82, collapsed and died Friday night on a cruise ship. Weaver and his wife, Marianna, had...Tags: Earl Weaver, Brooks Robinson, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Jim Palmer
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Orioles and other teams slow to jump into offseason spending
The Baltimore SunBaseball’s winter meetings begin in earnest Monday, and this was supposed to be the year that a lot of the impact signings were made before the sport’s annual powwow. The thought was that changes in compensation for free agents would...Tags: Sports, Mark Reynolds, John Lannan, Martin Prado, Baseball
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Nov 28, 2012
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