Posts By Jack Gibbons
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29Calling the PenCalling the Pen: Happy Birthday, Brooks!
It’s embarrassing to admit, but I didn’t fully appreciate Brooks Robinson until a few months before everyone else did. That’s when the...
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225Calling the PenCalling the Pen: Time for Oriole broadcasters to take their show on the road
Back in the 1970s, when I was a sportswriter for The News American, our travel budget took a hit, and I was...
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109Calling the PenCalling the Pen: The future isn’t now for the Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles begin the 2022 season today, and it’s difficult to feel excited. That’s because we live in the present, and...
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Calling the Pen: It’s wild-card Sunday, and the Orioles are in the middle of it
Who would have guessed that the Baltimore Orioles would play a meaningful game on the last day of the season … the...
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Baseball Essays
Calling the Pen: The birth of a team
I was looking up famous people born on September 15th and Gaylord Perry’s name surfaced. He was a Hall of Fame pitcher...
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Baseball Essays
Calling the Pen: When 70 is more than just a number
When I think of 70, I think about the 1970 World Series that the Orioles won in five games over the Cincinnati...
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Calling the Pen: When the Orioles had their way
When I was developing an interest in baseball, the Orioles were developing the best team in the sport. Steve Barber caught my...
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Calling the Pen: O, baby … glad to put that losing streak to bed
The Curse of The Bambino lasted 86 years. The Curse of The Baby lasted two weeks, although the term seems much too...
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Baseball Essays
Calling the Pen: Hyde stands tall after Orioles extend losing streak to 12
The Orioles had their worst moment of the season Saturday. Manager Brandon Hyde had his best. After the Orioles dropped both games...
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2.8K13Calling the PenCalling the Pen: Means changed the national baseball conversation
When I left Baltimore to go to Philadelphia in September of 1983, the Orioles mattered. They were on their way to their...