Calling the Pen
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3.7K3May 26, 2018 at 10:00 amViviano’s unforgettable swing and message at Ripken’s Baseball Experience
I walked up to the batter’s box careful — at first — not to make eye contact with the pitcher. After looking...
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3.4K17May 19, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: To be Frank — 1966 was my favorite season as an Orioles fan
It was a sunny afternoon in early October, the kind that connects the fading of summer with the emergence of fall and...
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2.9KMay 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Calling the Pen: Missing one of baseball’s most dedicated fans on Mother’s Day
It is the first Mother’s Day without her, just as it was the first Opening Day without her. They belong in the...
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3.2K4May 5, 2018 at 9:00 am
Calling the Pen: 1983 — a very good year for the Orioles, and for me
Every once in a while, a season in our life runs parallel with a season of a lifetime. It happened to me...
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2.8K2April 28, 2018 at 9:00 am
Baseball, the radio and the mind’s eye
By Jack d’Epagnier It’s the soundtrack of summer. It’s a twilight drive home from Little League with Mom, or a catch in...
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3.0K4April 21, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Diamond (Jim) in the Rough
It happened so quickly. I was standing alone in the front of a department store when I noticed a tall, tan man...
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7.0K6April 14, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: Childhood to grandparenting, loving the Orioles remains a constant
In Dan Connolly’s invitation to readers to write baseball essays, he stated that it’s the most lyrical of all sports, and that, “maybe it is...
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3.9K23April 7, 2018 at 7:00 am
Calling the Pen: To Pop Pop, baseball and beer
I grew up knowing only one grandfather. He was on my mother’s side, and I called him Pop Pop. We spent more...
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3.3K8April 6, 2018 at 11:00 am
A huge double play: Announcing the addition of Jack Gibbons and a new feature highlighting baseball essays from the community
When people asked me two years ago why we created BaltimoreBaseball.com, the simple answer was I needed a job. The more complex...