Baseball Essays
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245October 20, 2018 at 7:00 amCalling 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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1.5K11October 13, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: A father’s pride, and a daughter’s love
You know the clear plastic sleeve on older wallets? The part where people keep their driver’s license or other form of ID...
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6504October 6, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Showalter and Duquette deserve our thanks
In my professional career — one that has now spanned more than 10 years — I’ve only “played hooky” from work once....
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5204September 27, 2018 at 12:05 pm
Calling the Pen: Oriole fans get a final chance to show that all is not lost
Passion and compassion. Passion for one’s team. Compassion for its players, when it’s evident the struggle is real. A Sports Illustrated story...
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553September 22, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Rich memories and big-time names from a childhood in Brooklyn
Last week was the end of an era for my family. For the first time since April 1955, someone other than a...
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571September 15, 2018 at 9:44 am
Calling the Pen: He couldn’t hit left-handed, but everything else was right
Before organized sports became, well, organized, the kids in our neighborhood did it ourselves. We loved to be outdoors playing ball during...
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718September 8, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Cal Ripken once lost out to Jimmy Foit on an All-Metro team, and his dad didn’t like it
During an Orioles game in the 1980s, Keith Mills, Mike Marlow and I sat toward the back of the press box at...
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611September 1, 2018 at 7:00 am
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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623August 25, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: That time when Doc Edwards came to our house, and I was disappointed
The Orioles’ signing of a 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic this week got me thinking about my missed opportunity. I blame it...
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8736August 18, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Celebrating a mom who just missed hitting the century mark
This year has been unlike any other for me. Covering a team that has been far worse than anyone could have imagined,...