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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: New York Giants, Warren Spahn, Atlanta Braves, Spring Training, Detroit Tigers
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Virginia is for lovers of book festivals!
Saturday is a big day in Virginia’s writing community. Almost a year of planning and coordinating will culminate in a gathering of more than a dozen nationally best-selling authors in one place, at one time, to describe how they craft the stories we...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Authors, Book, Entertainment Events, John Grisham
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Others make case for bigger raise as Angels' Mike Trout soldiers on
Mike Trout got a $20,000 pay raise from the Angels, and I know I'm supposed to feel something. If someone could explain to me what a pay raise is, it might help. I really don't understand why anyone cares what Trout makes unless they have a daughter who...
Tags: Arte Moreno, Vernon Wells, Sports, Mike Trout, Baseball
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Mickey Mantle play in the works from pop music author David Leaf
It looks like “batter up!” again on the theatrical boards: Mickey Mantle is the subject of a new play that writer-producer David Leaf is working on with the cooperation of Danny and David Mantle, sons of the incredibly talented but careless...Tags: The Beach Boys, Tony Awards, Detroit Tigers, Entertainment, Willie Mays
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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Roger Clemens, Kim Kardashian, Lou Gehrig, Apples, Yogi Berra
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St. Louis Cardinals icon, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial dies at 92
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stan Musial, one of baseball's greatest hitters and a Hall of Famer with the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two decades, died Saturday. He was 92. Stan the Man won seven National League batting titles, was a three-time MVP and...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Spring Training, White House, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy
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Thomas and Decker give Broncos a dynamic duo at wide receiver
The Denver PostIt is not Demaryius Thomas, the Broncos’ No. 1 receiver. Nor is it Eric Decker, one of the best No. 2 receivers across the land. “What will happen is you won’t be able to say one person’s name without saying the other,’&...Tags: New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Andre Johnson, Ed McCaffrey, Super Bowl
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Lee MacPhail, former Orioles general manager, dies at 95
The Baltimore SunLee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...Tags: Jim Palmer, College Baseball, George Weiss, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Spring Training
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Carnett: Growing up in an international world
My 13-year-old grandson, Ethan, is quite a soccer player, if I do say so myself. He's played club-level soccer for the last several years in his North Carolina community, and he's a star on his middle school's varsity soccer squad. Whenever we travel...Tags: Basketball, Soccer, Sports, U.S. Army, FIFA World Cup
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Sculptor 'tries to catch the essence of Coach' John Wooden
John Wooden is back. Not soon enough, in this me-first, Black Mamba world riddled with ego and hubris. Wooden's glory grows with each passing year, and every time Jonathan Vilma appeals his NFL case, or Lance Armstrong insists it's all a set-up. With...
Tags: Arts, Wrigley Field, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Yankee Stadium, Arts and Culture
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Manny Machado's fifth-inning homer had plenty of historical significance
The Baltimore SunNEW YORK — Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has said repeatedly that he is just soaking up the playoff atmosphere, trying to have fun and not do too much. He's here to do what he can to contribute, not be a savior. That sentiment works, until...Tags: Hiroki Kuroda, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, National League, World Series
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Orioles finally get a crack at their long-time tormenters from New York
The Baltimore SunAgainst anyone else, it would have seemed preposterous when the 12-year-old boy's hand reached into the field of play to change the course of the Orioles' 1996 playoff run. Against the New York Yankees? Jeffrey Maier was just another chapter in a long...Tags: Rafael Palmeiro, Mark Teixeira, Yankee Stadium, Mariano Rivera, Babe Ruth
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