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Forgiveness is in air at yard as team's fallen hero signs in
IT WAS big, almost as big as the girl waving it over her head. It was bright orange with black lettering, and it read, "Welcome Back Raffy." It was held aloft behind the Orioles' dugout about two hours before the first pitch at Camden Yards last night,...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Tampa Bay Rays, Parliament, Baseball, Politics
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Peanuts and 'roids
Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.Baltimore Oriole slugger Rafael Palmeiro served up a steroid-enhanced scandal-ball, and cartoonists blasted it out of the park. But critics, like Yankees, be damned. Today, Mom is on Paxil and Botox, and apple pie leaks pesticides and additives. So if...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Yogi Berra, Entertainment, Cartoons
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A character with class, Elrod never failed the fans
Sun ReporterIt's an old joke, and not a particularly funny one, either. ßkern2 Its punch line is narrowly focused, but any sports fan who grew up in or around Baltimore gets it. Anyone who ever took a glove to Memorial Stadium or Camden Yards or a pen and keepsake...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Spring Training, Cal Ripken, Video Games, Memorial Stadium
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Palmeiro probe questions players
Sun reporterWASHINGTON // A congressional committee, seeking to determine whether Rafael Palmeiro lied six months ago when he testified that he never used steroids, has been interviewing major league players who know the Orioles first baseman, according to people...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baseball, Jose Canseco, Justice System
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He may not fit the bill, but he will pay price
THE IMAGE still lingers. Rafael Palmeiro, called to testify before a congressional committee on March 17, pointed his finger at committee chairman Tom Davis and denied that he had ever used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. There was no tortured legal...Tags: Willie Mays, Eddie Murray, Sports, Voting, Mark McGwire
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Palmeiro suspended
Sun StaffFive months after adamantly denying before Congress that he had used steroids, Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro has been suspended for violating Major League Baseball's policy on the banned substance. The suspension, announced yesterday, will last...Tags: Willie Mays, Emergency Planning, American League, Dining and Drinking, Eddie Murray
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Damaged image an anti-drug tool
Sun StaffTHREE DAYS after Rafael Palmeiro's somewhat contrite voice hit the national airwaves, Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig issued a statement. He wanted the public to know that all eight of this year's steroid suspensions, including...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Minnesota Twins, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Baseball
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In a blink, Hall uncertain
Sun StaffCiting a confidentiality agreement with Major League Baseball repeatedly during a 25-minute teleconference yesterday, Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro avoided specific questions about when and what he might have taken that triggered a failed steroids...Tags: Willie Mays, Elections, Drugs and Medicines, Gaylord Perry, ESPN (tv network)
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At Camden Yards, an emotional tug-of-war
Sun StaffDeep inside the bowels of Camden Yards, not more than 50 feet from the manager's office, there is a dimly lit tunnel. Each day, the tunnel is used by Orioles players as they leave the sanctuary of the clubhouse and walk onto the field, but an hour...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Tug-of-war, Toronto Blue Jays, Baseball, Steroids
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Memories play on, 10 years later
Sun StaffThe record-breaking evening of Sept. 6, 1995, wasn't just Cal Ripken's night to pass Lou Gehrig on the consecutive games list. It was also a celebration of baseball, of Baltimore, of a favorite son. For many, it was the most memorable night ever spent...Tags: Bobby Bonilla, Television, World Series, Health, Public Relations
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Q&A with Randy Harvey
Sun Staff-------------------- John, Towson: I was at yesterday's game from the time the gates opened. Even though the stands were buzzing, not one word was said about Palmeiro's suspension. They even touted a Raffy poster giveaway. People who hadn't heard wondered...Tags: Dundalk, Texas, Dietary Supplements, Baltimore Orioles, Japan
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In a ballpark divided, reactions from fans provide potent mix
IT WAS the anabolic equivalent of "Tastes Great!" ... "Less Filling." When Rafael Palmeiro strode to the plate yesterday for his first plate appearance since he was suspended for a positive steroid test, the boos showered down on him like rain. Then,...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baseball, PGA Championship, Sports, Baltimore Orioles
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Aug 15, 2005
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