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"Ed-die!" chanted again in Baltimore -- the way it always should have been
The rain would not come for another hour, so Hall of Famer Eddie Murray had to settle for bathing in the affection of his close friends and the large gathering of fans who crowded into Legends Park to see his statue unveiled on Saturday. Maybe time...
Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Rafael Palmeiro, Hank Aaron, Lou Gehrig, Sculpture
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Transcript of Brooks Robinson's speech at sculpture unveiling ceremony
Following is a transcript of Brooks Robinson's speech at his sculpture unveiling ceremony Saturday at Camden Yards. “Thank you, thank you, and I promise you, this will be the last ‘thank you’ of my career. I know Paul Blair, the last...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Manufacturing and Engineering, Buck Showalter, Eddie Murray
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Happy birthday, Hagerstown: Hub City celebrating 250th anniversary
chrisc@herald-mail.comTwo hundred fifty years ago, in 1762, Jonathan Hager founded a community near the stone house he built for his future wife, Elizabeth. He named the new town Elizabethtown after her. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the city's founding, the City...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, George Bowman, Manufacturing and Engineering, Tony Awards, Culture
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Major league creativity revives stadium issue
I love the idea of putting a baseball stadium right up against a newspaper office building that’s 80 percent windows. What could happen? And while we’re at it, let’s put the new police department shooting range right next to the ward for...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, The Herald-Mail, Human Interest
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Derek Jeter Is Still Playing The Game The Right Way
The Hartford CourantOnce upon a time in baseball, it was easy to enjoy greatness. Today, in the shadow of performance-enhancing drugs (known as PEDs), enjoying the players who stack up awe-inspiring numbers just ain't easy. Players, rightly or wrongly, are under the...Tags: Derek Jeter, Chicago Cubs, Ron Santo, Lou Brock, New York Yankees
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Derek Jeter passes Eddie Murray for 11th on all-time hit list
The Baltimore SunDerek Jeter continues to move up the all-time hits list, and for the second time this season he passed an Orioles great Tuesday night. Jeter's leadoff home run against the White Sox's Francisco Liriano in Chicago was the Yankee shortstop's 3,256th career...Tags: Derek Jeter, Chicago White Sox, Cal Ripken, Jr., Eddie Murray, Francisco Liriano
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Thome remains mum on his chances of catching Griffey Jr. on home run list
CLEVELAND — Orioles designated hitter Jim Thome hasn't decided how much longer he wants to play, but he has a legitimate chance to catch an old teammate and friend on one of the most noteworthy lists in baseball history if he sticks around a little....
Tags: Babe Ruth, Chicago Cubs, J.J. Hardy, Jim Thome, New York Mets
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Phelps wins medal No. 22 -- a gold -- in his final race
LONDON -- It is not the American way for an athlete to bid farewell from the top of the mountain. There is always one more season, one more challenge, one more contract. Willie Mays stumbled infamously around center field. Brett Favre made a mockery of...
Tags: Allison Schmitt, Michael Phelps, Japan, Beijing (China), Missy Franklin
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Bronze sculpture will be a fitting reflection of Eddie Murray
The Baltimore SunWhen Eddie Murray's sculpture is unveiled at Camden Yards this afternoon, if the sun catches the bronze just so, onlookers might get a glimpse of themselves in the reflection. It's fitting for the Orioles' most prolific hitter ever. Writers, and even...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Insider Trading, New York Mets, Eddie Murray, Rafael Palmeiro
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Despite sneak peek, Eddie Murray 'speechless' after statue unveiling
The Baltimore SunTwo days ago, Orioles Hall of Famer Eddie Murray received a sneak peek of the statue that would be unveiled Saturday in his honor. With the switch-hitting Murray hitting from the left side, crouched low to the ground, bat barrel pointing to the sky in...Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Jim Thome, Cal Ripken, Jr., Buck Showalter, Eddie Murray
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Sorry, Mr. Mantle.
To the sports fans and careful readers who called or wrote us about the Almanac item on Monday, thank you. And yes, we know that the caption about Mickey Mantle was wrong. But thanks for sharing. We appreciate hearing about such errors and ask you to keep...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Sports, Baseball, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider
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Vin Scully, pitch perfect for the Dodgers
Oh, that voice! It comes out of the TV, it comes out of the radio, it comes out of the man sitting across from me in the cafe behind the press box at Dodger Stadium. Courtly and indefatigable, Vin Scully has been calling Dodger games since Harry Truman...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Radio, Jim Brown, Entertainment, Vin Scully
Aug 11, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Sep 29, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 22, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Sep 5, 2012
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Aug 29, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Aug 21, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 10, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 11, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 13, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 11, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
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