Calling the Pen
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3.4K20April 4, 2020 at 7:00 amCalling the Pen: Enduring life, and death, one step at a time
When my sister Colleen turned 5, my mom wasn’t home for her birthday. She was in the hospital having our baby sister...
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4.0K10March 14, 2020 at 7:00 am
Calling 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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3.8K13August 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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3.9K6July 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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3.9K6July 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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3.2K6July 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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3.4K1June 28, 2019 at 11:59 am
Calling the Pen: Rob Hiaasen was a big man with an even bigger heart
I was driving home from Ocean City on this day last year when I received a text from my friend, Steve Marcus....
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3.4K10May 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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3.9KMay 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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4.2K3April 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...