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Between games, a tribute fit for an Earl
Let's be honest. It isn't really that hard to tug at the heartstrings of a Baltimore sports fan. This is a town where nostalgia lives full-time, so Saturday's Oriole Park tribute to Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver couldn't help but strike the right note....
Tags: Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles, John Harbaugh, Brooks Robinson, Buck Showalter
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Five nostalgic books on baseball
My father, Bill Guilfoile, was a baseball executive for 40 years with the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also a compulsive reader, and it's no surprise that his favorite subject was the game that has...Tags: Lou Gehrig, College Baseball, Authors, Chicago Cubs, Roberto Clemente Jr.
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Louis M. Sleater, Orioles pitcher
Louis Mortimer Sleater, a standout high school athlete who ended his seven-year major league pitching career with the Baltimore Orioles and was later a steel salesman, died of lung disease Monday at his Timonium home. He was 86.
A left-handed...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Respiratory Disease, Metal and Mineral, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants
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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: Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank Robinson
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The Sun remembers: March 3-March 9
March 4, 2006: The Maryland women's basketball team ends a 14-game losing streak to Duke by defeating the Blue Devils, 78-70, in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The teams will meet again in the NCAA final with Maryland (34-4)...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Baltimore Orioles, University of Baltimore, Jack Dempsey, Maryland Terrapins
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Helen Hannah Campbell dies at 97; women's league baseball chaperon
As the chaperon of Michigan's Muskegon Lassies in the 1940s, Helen Hannah Campbell made sure the professional baseball players wore lipstick and properly modest uniform skirts in the "girls league" founded to keep ballparks filled while men were away at...
Tags: New York Yankees, Richard Nixon, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago Cubs, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Honus Wagner baseball trading card sold for $2.1 million
A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball trading card was sold Saturday for a record $2.1 million in a public online sale, according to Goldin Auctions, which did not identify who purchased the rarest of collectibles. The New Jersey-based company closed bidding...Tags: Josh Hamilton, National League, Piracy, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball
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New books on baseball
Are you a baseball fan or a football fan? Every year the sports media spend a lot of time and energy arguing about whether most Americans are one or the other. I think it's a silly argument for two reasons. First, it should obvious that most sports fans...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Literature, Book, Football
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Column: South Dakota raises bumper crop of journalists
Despite its smallness, South Dakota has produced numerous nationally known journalists. One of its finest, Chuck Raasch, brought South Dakota basketball to the forefront with his recent column in USA Today. Raasch is a South Dakota State graduate...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, ESPN (tv network), Nate Wolters, South Dakota State University, Olympic Games
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Howard T. Sachs, Crown Cork and Seal manager
Howard Thomas "Has" Sachs, a retired Crown Cork and Seal manager and a coach, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Feb. 24 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 77 and lived in Pasadena.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Sidney Avenue in Westport, he...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Detroit Tigers, College Baseball, Al Kaline
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Stoystown couple celebrates 60 years
Jack and Janice Dickey of Stoystown celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Jack and the former Janice Walker were married March 22, 1953, in the Berlin Lutheran Church by the Rev. John Heller and the Rev. H. Dale Zimmerman. Born Janice Fay Walker...
Tags: College Baseball, Korean War (1950-1953), Basketball, Cy Young Award, High School Sports
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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: Earl Weaver, Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson, Marketing
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