Calling the Pen
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1.6K13June 6, 2021 at 7:00 amCalling 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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1.7K63May 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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2.2K13May 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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2.5K16February 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...
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2.8K7January 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm
First World Series game in Baltimore wasn’t in 1966
If asked to name the first World Series game played in Baltimore, many Oriole fans would cite Game 3 of the 1966...
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4.2K22June 27, 2020 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Remembering the 1890s’ Orioles, Baltimore’s first champs
Most baseball fans who live in Baltimore know about the great Orioles teams who won six pennants and three Worlds Series between...
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3.9K12May 23, 2020 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: One fan’s Top 10 Oriole memories
While there may not have been many memorable moments over the past few seasons for Orioles fans, there certainly have been many...
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3.7K13May 16, 2020 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Thanks for the memories, and a wish for more
I can’t write. I know I can’t write. But my wife and son keep telling me that I should, and we all...
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3.7K1May 9, 2020 at 7:00 amCalling the Pen: Baseball’s a friend that never leaves you
On the ninth day of the fifth month of the year, we still wait. Call it the longest rain delay ever. That’s...
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3.7K20May 2, 2020 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: There’s no crying in baseball, but it’s OK to miss it
There was something about the last game of a baseball season that troubled me. One-hundred-and-sixty-one games had been played, but number 162...