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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: Jim Palmer, Sports, Marketing, Brooks Robinson, Rochester Red Wings
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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: Arts, Jim Palmer, Sports, Memorial Stadium, American League
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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: Jim Palmer, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson
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FSU Hall of Famer and college baseball 'wizard' Ron Fraser leaves legacy
TALLAHASSEE -- The weekend now passed was a difficult one for baseball fans across the country. It was marked by the deaths of three giants in the game. One of them, was a former Florida State player who quite simply would not take "no" for an answer....
Tags: Sports, College Baseball, Miami Hurricanes, ESPN (tv network), Baltimore Orioles
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Some more Weaver memories and stories
Earl Weaver, the former Orioles Hall of Fame manager who died Friday night, left those around him with such great memories and stories, that it was hard to get them all in for the one story I did Sunday. So here are some of the leftovers. My most...
Tags: Jim Palmer, Sports, Politics, New York Yankees, Buck Showalter
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Earl Weaver's chance at revenge with Billy Martin
The Baltimore SunWhen I was putting together my story on Earl Weaver after his death Friday night I knew I wanted to talk to Jim Henneman, the former Sun baseball beat writer and current Orioles official scorer who is our unofficial beat historian. All of us Sun writers...Tags: Fenway Park, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Sports, Memorial Stadium
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Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
BALTIMORE (AP) — Earl Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles seemingly was engaged in nearly as many arguments with umpires, has died. He was 82. Dick Gordon, Weaver's marketing agent, said Saturday...
Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Sports, American League East, Spring Training, St. Louis Cardinals
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Orioles manager Buck Showalter deserving of Baltimore Sun Marylander of the Year honor
The Baltimore SunIt was the Orioles’ final regular-season series in Tampa Bay -- three October games that preceded the team’s first trip to the playoffs in 15 years -- and I was sitting in Orioles manager Buck Showalter’s office in the visiting clubhouse...Tags: MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Peter G. Angelos, Matt Wieters, Sports, John Waters
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September: Police officers, school leader, equine champ mourned
Deputy Cpl. Charles B. Licato, a 14-year veteran of the sheriff's office was killed in a single vehicle accident near Darlington. Black bunting adorned the three Harford County Sheriff's Office buildings in Bel Air, Edgewood and Jarrettsville. Harford...Tags: Triple Crown, Arts, Jim Palmer, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Maryland State Police
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The Orioles and their fans pay homage to Earl Weaver
Kayleen Reese walked slowly into the garden just beyond center field at Camden Yards on Saturday afternoon, attempting to explain to her son exactly who, and what, the statue in front of them represented. "His name was Earl Weaver, he was the Orioles...
Tags: Arts, Matt Wieters, Sports, Baltimore Convention Center, Buck Showalter
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When you get older, you get colder
People who know I grew up in New England have the wrong idea — they think I'm a Red Sox fan, a Patriots fan and one of those "hardy" people who walked a mile to school in the snow. Not true. I gave up the Sox within minutes after sitting in...
Tags: Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Orioles, Physiology
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Two Baseball Hall of Famers lost; one was former Aberdeen Pheasants manager
Saturday began with news of Earl Weaver’s death at age 82. By the end of the night, 92-year-old Stan Musial had died, too, leaving baseball to reflect on two distinguished careers rich in contrasts. One was born in St. Louis, the other became...
Tags: National League, Sports, Busch Stadium, Stan Musial, World Series
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Jan 23, 2013
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Jan 19, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 31, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 27, 2012
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Jan 19, 2013
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Jan 23, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Jan 20, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
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