Baseball Essays
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3386August 18, 2018 at 7:00 amCalling 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,...
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422August 11, 2018 at 7:00 am
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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51210August 4, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Oriole fans get cold splash of business, try not to take it personally
It was a 30-minute swim, but when it was over, there were ripples throughout the Baltimore baseball community. My wife, Barb, got...
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5196July 28, 2018 at 7:00 am
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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6398July 21, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Orioles’ trade of Machado first step toward restoring hope and long-term healing
Dr. Jon Simon was in his office late on a summer afternoon. He was there to discuss what an MRI revealed about...
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1.5K17July 14, 2018 at 7:00 am
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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792July 7, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Rob Hiassen was a big man with an even bigger heart
Back when he was working for the Palm Beach Post, Rob Hiaasen would tell co-worker Frank Cerabino that they should go out...
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9247June 30, 2018 at 7:00 am
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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8065June 23, 2018 at 7:00 am
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...
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8172June 17, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: A father’s love might bend, but it never breaks
My dad was meticulous about the work he did. There were no shortcuts. He might have invented measure twice cut once except...