Calling the Pen
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3.5K10May 25, 2019 at 11:00 amCalling 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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4.1KMay 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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4.4K3April 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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4.5K4April 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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4.0K1April 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...
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2.4K1April 4, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Nothing better than spending Opening Day at the ballpark
Opening Day in Baltimore is a special day. Not only is it a sign that warm weather is right around the corner...
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3.0K7March 30, 2019 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Memories hit home on Opening Day
It was Opening Day in the early ’90s, a time when Camden Yards was packed not only for the first game but...
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2.7K2March 9, 2019 at 11:00 am
Calling the Pen: Bonus baby arrives on the eve of spring training
The Monday before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report for spring training, another arrival was on the way. We don’t know...
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3.0K16February 23, 2019 at 10:00 am
Calling the Pen: 10 questions about spring training with Orioles beat writer Rich Dubroff
Rich Dubroff joined BaltimoreBaseball.com as Orioles beat writer last July, just in time to report on the team’s flurry of trades that...
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3.0K10February 8, 2019 at 12:45 pm
Calling the Pen: To be Frank — 1966 was my favorite season as an Orioles fan
I lost my favorite Oriole and my favorite player with the death of Frank Robinson on Thursday. Today, I wanted to share...