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Baseball Essays
Calling the Pen: Born a Baby Bird
I am a Baltimore Orioles fan by birth — but far more by lifetime dedication even though far removed from Baltimore since...
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Baseball Essays
Calling the Pen: An interview with a friend and schoolmate of Babe Ruth
George Herman “Babe” Ruth was back in the news this week. On Thursday, Jane Leavy, author of “The Big Fella,” talked about...
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Calling the Pen: A serious O’s fan with a sensational Series’ streak
Many of my early childhood memories were of pieces of vacations, astronaut missions and Orioles baseball. I grew up an ardent, avid,...
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Calling the Pen: Trying to come back from a missed comeback
I was at Yankee Stadium for Game 4 of the 2017 American League Championship Series between the Yankees and Astros. I truly...
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Calling the Pen: Baseball’s appeal makes perfect sense
Having enjoyed games at a variety of major and minor league stadiums, none with a dome, it seems to me that, more...
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Calling the Pen: Eight hasn’t been enough in Orioles’ history
Years ending in “8” for the Baltimore Orioles tend not to go all that well. Their aftershocks have fared better. In 1968,...
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Calling the Pen: Growing up an Orioles fan and thankful for every minute of it
My love affair with the Orioles started before I can remember. My father, who was a huge baseball fan before he moved...
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Calling the Pen: Open letter from a fan to Machado — ‘You gave us hope, Manny’
Dear Manny, In a perfect world, we would look up at the stands in left field one day at Camden Yards, and...
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Calling the Pen: The best time and place to be an Orioles — and Colts — fan
I moved from New York to Timonium in 1965, not knowing much about the area. I was told there wasn’t much snow,...
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Calling the Pen: A nearly perfect game for me — and for Jim Palmer
Forty-five years ago this month, I attended my first Orioles game. It was a momentous occasion for any lifelong O’s fan, but...