Baseball Essays
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1.7K10March 14, 2020 at 7:00 amCalling the Pen: Mancini reminds us that we need each other
When I first started working part time at the Baltimore News American, I got a ride home one evening from a summer...
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1.9K13August 31, 2019 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Too much home run derby
I loved playing home run derby as a kid. You needed only two players — the pitcher and the hitter. Anything not...
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2.2K6July 27, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Trying to figure out why the bug for baseball disappeared
Once upon a time, I shared the same feeling many of you who come to this website have about baseball. Playing it,...
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2.1K6July 20, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Hall of Fame trip lasts a lifetime
“I’ll have what Mr. Feller’s having.” When my dad and I heard those words just a few feet away from us, we...
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1.8K6July 6, 2019 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: No fireworks, but plenty of color on July 4th
The July 4th cookout menu had a healthy portion of baseball talk but not much on the Orioles. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken...
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1.9K10May 25, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Looking for the good in a bad Orioles team
It was a beautiful Monday evening when my wife, Barb, Katie and I arrived at the Downtown Sailing Center. Katie is a...
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2.4KMay 12, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: A gift from the past for Mother’s Day
My daughter, Kristin, her husband, Justin, and their son, Noah, will be moving soon to a new house. On Friday, we were...
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2.8K3April 28, 2019 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: High Tides, high hopes — Part 2
Editor’s note: Orioles beat writer Rich Dubroff conducted a question-and-answer session with Norfolk Tides beat writer David Hall. Because of the depth...
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2.8K4April 27, 2019 at 7:01 am
Calling the Pen: High Tides, high hopes — Part 1
Editor’s note: Orioles beat writer Rich Dubroff conducted a question-and-answer session with Norfolk Tides beat writer David Hall. Because of the depth...
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2.4K1April 13, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Can Chris Davis’ agony of defeat become the thrill of victory again?
ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” was a Saturday staple in our house when I was growing up — the opening intro still...