Calling the Pen
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June 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. He wanted to know if I was aware of the horrible news coming out of Annapolis. A mass shooting had taken place at one of our workplaces, had taken the...
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May 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 young woman with whom Barb works, and the center provides a sailing experience for those with disabilities. As we started to head toward the dock, one of the leaders told...
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May 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 packing boxes in the old house, or the one they will be leaving. The one already packed with memories. Kristin handed me one as we were working. It was a...
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April 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 of Hall’s answers and the added importance of the minor leagues in the Orioles’ rebuild, we decided to present the Q&A in two parts. Today, in Part 2, Hall talks...
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April 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 of Hall’s answers and the added importance of the minor leagues in the Orioles’ rebuild, we decided to present the Q&A in two parts. Today, in Part 1, Hall talks...
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April 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 vivid in my memory. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The human drama of athletic competition. There were signs of it on Monday night, and you didn’t...
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April 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 and that people are ready to go outside after being stuck indoors for the past five months, it also means that baseball is back from its long winter hibernation. It’s...
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March 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 for every game. Still, the excitement for Opening Day was inescapable. The sun was shining, the air was warm. Baseball was back, and everything seemed perfect. Until I got a...
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March 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 if this one will be a left-hander or a right-hander. We don’t even know if he’ll play baseball, because his dad plays soccer and his mom is a dancer. We...
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February 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 marked the beginning of its massive rebuilding project. He took time out from his busy schedule to provide readers with an inside look of what it’s like to cover the...
