Calling the Pen
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11124November 26, 2021 at 7:00 amCalling the Pen: A first-string Orioles fan after all
On a recent drive, my husband turned on the baseball game, and it sent me back in time: I am 6 years...
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29521October 16, 2021 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: A Brief History of Black Baseball in Baltimore
The 2020 season marked the 100-year anniversary of when Rube Foster, the “Father of Black Baseball,” formed the Negro National League in...
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70914October 3, 2021 at 11:03 am
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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1.3K7September 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
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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1.5K29September 5, 2021 at 7:00 am
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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1.8K51August 20, 2021 at 7:00 am
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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2.2K13June 6, 2021 at 7:00 am
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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2.2K63May 30, 2021 at 7:00 amCalling 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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2.6K13May 6, 2021 at 11:57 amCalling 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...
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2.9K16February 16, 2021 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Oriole pitchers and catchers report but it feels off-base
So the sun, which has taken time off, and Oriole pitchers and catchers, who have been off for even longer, are expected...