Calling the Pen
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2.3KSeptember 15, 2018 at 9:44 amCalling the Pen: He couldn’t hit left-handed, but everything else was right
Before organized sports became, well, organized, the kids in our neighborhood did it ourselves. We loved to be outdoors playing ball during...
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3.3KSeptember 8, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Cal Ripken once lost out to Jimmy Foit on an All-Metro team, and his dad didn’t like it
During an Orioles game in the 1980s, Keith Mills, Mike Marlow and I sat toward the back of the press box at...
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2.2KSeptember 1, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Baseball’s appeal makes perfect sense
Having enjoyed games at a variety of major and minor league stadiums, none with a dome, it seems to me that, more...
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2.4KAugust 25, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: That time when Doc Edwards came to our house, and I was disappointed
The Orioles’ signing of a 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic this week got me thinking about my missed opportunity. I blame it...
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3.0K6August 18, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Celebrating a mom who just missed hitting the century mark
This year has been unlike any other for me. Covering a team that has been far worse than anyone could have imagined,...
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3.1KAugust 11, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Eight hasn’t been enough in Orioles’ history
Years ending in “8” for the Baltimore Orioles tend not to go all that well. Their aftershocks have fared better. In 1968,...
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2.1K10August 4, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Oriole fans get cold splash of business, try not to take it personally
It was a 30-minute swim, but when it was over, there were ripples throughout the Baltimore baseball community. My wife, Barb, got...
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2.7K6July 28, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Growing up an Orioles fan and thankful for every minute of it
My love affair with the Orioles started before I can remember. My father, who was a huge baseball fan before he moved...
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2.4K8July 21, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Orioles’ trade of Machado first step toward restoring hope and long-term healing
Dr. Jon Simon was in his office late on a summer afternoon. He was there to discuss what an MRI revealed about...
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4.5K18July 14, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Open letter from a fan to Machado — ‘You gave us hope, Manny’
Dear Manny, In a perfect world, we would look up at the stands in left field one day at Camden Yards, and...