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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: Baseball, New York Yankees, Bill Veeck, College Baseball, Authors
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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, Detroit Tigers, Baseball, Spring Training, New York Yankees
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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: Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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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: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Spring Training, Frank Robinson
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Dan Marino continues 20-year walk with autism
People always lament how sports stars aren't heroes like they used to be. Lance Armstrong lies. Tiger Woods stains his name. The entire Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is at issue. But what if everyone's telling the wrong stories? Because this is what...
Tags: Autism, Football, Jeff Ireland, Jason Taylor, Dan Marino
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Earl Weaver timeline
The Baltimore SunFor many, the lasting image of Earl Weaver will be that of a fiery, short man kicking dirt and spewing his displeasure at an umpire. Weaver's personality — described as "combative," "irascible" and also "caring" — carried from his childhood to...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Minor League Baseball, Arts and Culture, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, American League
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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: Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Human Interest, Frank Robinson
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In the Pipeline: 'The Wonder Dog' creates big day for 'Up syndrome'
I love talking to former Major League ballplayer and Angels' broadcaster Rex Hudler. "The Wonder Dog" as he is known, just always exudes so much enthusiasm and feel-good energy. He's energetic, spiritual, and seems to spend every waking moment trying to...
Tags: Mike Trout, Baseball, Arts and Culture, Albert Pujols, Ceremonies
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Barry Bonds is trying to hit one out of Beverly Park
Perhaps hoping to hit a home run of a different sort, former baseball outfielder Barry Bonds has put his Italian-inspired estate in Beverly Park up for sale at $25 million. Designed to function both as a place to host large-scale events and as a family...
Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Banking, Baseball, New York City Police Department, Celebrities
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Baseball Hall of Fame
Blogging with Bill WhiteI'm several weeks away from entering my own Hall of Fame season, where I begin accepting nominations to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. I've never had a year in which no one was inducted. Then...... -
Paul Hagen, finally headed to the Hall of Fame, is as good a mentor as he is reporter
The Phillies FilesI couldn’t send out the congratulatory text fast enough after I checked my email earlier this week. Paul Hagen had finally been won the Spink Award and will be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. I’m...... -
Secrets of success revealed by Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield
A Baseball Hall of Famer told local young people how to live a hall-of-fame life Friday night in Aberdeen. The secret, Dave Winfield told about 500 people at the annual Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area annual awards banquet at the Ramkota Inn...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), National League, Trips and Vacations, Baseball, Minnesota Twins
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