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By Janet Gilbert | June 21, 2009
In my spare time, I'm going to open a flier-proofreading business. I wouldn't charge a thing; though it might be nice if the flier distributors considered bartering the services they advertise, just once, for my family and me. And no, I am quite sure I didn't mean "for my family and I." Here's my plan: I would definitely benefit from a one-time housecleaning, home exterior power washing, lawn analysis, junk pickup or any number of services proffered via fliers stuffed in my front door.
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February 26, 2006
Errors exacerbate shock and grief Ellicott City, and the Mount Hebron community in particular, still is recovering from the shock of the tragedy Feb. 17 that took the promising life of Michele Iampieri, one of our seniors. Imagine my frustration when we have to add errors from the police investigation to our grief and sadness. There is no better place to start a rumor than in a high school. The staff at Mount Hebron is exceptionally good at handling the talk that spreads through the grapevine, but our task is made infinitely more difficult when those whose job it is to investigate and relay "the facts" make such egregious errors in their quest for the truth concerning this accident.
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May 23, 2005
WHO'S UP Johnny Damon of the Red Sox reached base in 10 of his 14 plate appearances during the weekend series with the Braves. WHO'S DOWN David Eckstein of the Cardinals, who had only six errors last year, had three yesterday, one Friday and has eight this season. BATTING LINE OF THE DAY Lew Ford, Twins DH AB R H RBI HR 4 3 3 1 0 PITCHING LINE OF THE DAY Javier Vazquez, D'backs IP H R BB SO 9 5 0 0 7 Baseball "You see outfielders drop routine balls and you hope it never happens to you. I wanted to crawl up under a rock when I dropped it."
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By Arthur Staple | September 7, 2004
NEW YORK - Justine Henin-Hardenne fought hard to win the 2003 U.S. Open and battled to be back on court to defend her crown this year. She was fighting herself too much in just the fourth round last night, and the struggle proved too great. She was upset by Nadia Petrova, another of the young Russian contingent. The 6-3, 6-2 win by Petrova, the No. 14 seed, was hardly ever in doubt. After breaking Henin-Hardenne to go up 5-3 in the first set, Petrova served out the first and broke again at 1-all in the second.
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By EILEEN AMBROSE | June 27, 2004
ATTORNEY Sonya Smith-Valentine says one of her clients has died three or four times. Well, at least according to his credit reports. The client has repeatedly learned about his presumed passing after being denied credit because credit reports have erroneously listed him as deceased, the attorney said. So the client contacts the credit-card company suspected of generating the error, to prove he's alive. "It gets fixed and later comes back," said Smith-Valentine of Prince George's County, who represents consumers in disputes with card issuers and credit bureaus.
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By Joe Christensen | September 4, 2003
The Orioles were hardly in position to laugh last night, saddled as they were with a nine-game losing streak and that harrowing feeling that comes when your manager's job is in jeopardy. They certainly have their own issues, but for one game, they finally had a chance to go through nine innings feeling like Mother Superior. The Orioles weren't the ones treating the baseball like an unwelcomed guest in their gloves; the Oakland Athletics were. And when it was over, the Orioles had broken Oakland's 10-game winning streak with a 9-0 victory before 18,752 at Camden Yards.
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By Roch Kubatko | August 26, 2003
NEW YORK - The Orioles committed three errors last night and still had a chance to win. Their catcher had two passed balls, their pitchers hit three batters, their center fielder didn't make two plays. But while stuck in a black comedy, they kept the outcome a mystery until the end. The defense rested for the Orioles, and in the worst possible place. Looking to gain more than just a split of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium, the Orioles were done in by their own sloppiness in a 5-2 loss to New York before 50,595 that made a cross-country flight to Oakland a little more uncomfortable.
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By Roch Kubatko | June 28, 2003
While Orioles shortstop Deivi Cruz has bulked up his average after a slow start, he's battling a different kind of slump. Before last night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Cruz was responsible for the last six errors committed by the Orioles, including two during Thursday's loss in Toronto. Manager Mike Hargrove held him out of the lineup, giving Melvin Mora the start at shortstop and keeping Cruz - whose 10 errors tied third baseman Tony Batista for the team lead - among the reserves.
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By Joe Christensen | June 15, 2003
Sam Perlozzo worried about the defense when the Orioles let Mike Bordick walk as a free agent last fall, and who could blame him? At shortstop, Bordick had the consistency of a metronome last season. He made one error in 117 games and seemed to make everyone around him better. Perlozzo, whose duties as bench coach include overseeing the team's infield defense, doesn't have those worries anymore, even with Bordick in Toronto and second baseman Jerry Hairston on the disabled list. On Tuesday, Bordick will make his first visit to Camden Yards since signing with the Blue Jays, and Perlozzo will be proud to show him how well the Orioles' defense has fared in his absence.
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By Glenn P. Graham | April 29, 2003
On a normal day, a two-run lead with senior Lindsay Ettinger on the mound would be more than enough for the top-ranked Chesapeake Cougars. Yesterday, was anything but normal. Third-ranked North County made sure of that, taking advantage of four Cougars errors to come back for a 4-3 win at Chesapeake. Credit the Knights, who aggressively ran the bases, turned each error into runs and got a timely two-run single in the sixth inning from Amanda Baldwin that turned out to be the difference.