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By PETER SCHMUCK | January 23, 2009
Nick Markakis said during yesterday's news conference that Brian Roberts is one of his best friends and he hopes he can help persuade him to stay, so Orioles fans have that going for them. Which is nice. ( For more, go to baltimoresun.com/schmuckblog)
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By Dan Morse | October 12, 1996
Dean Prager has been sitting directly behind the left-field wall at Orioles games ever since Camden Yards opened four years ago. He has always respected where his space ends and the field of play begins.Never, Prager said, has he even considered reaching over the wall and pulling in a ball to help his beloved Orioles.Last night, though, Prager was out for revenge."I'll take the guy's glove out of his hands," the Annapolis insurance salesman said before the game. "I'd be escorted out of here, and I'd say thank you [to the usher]
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October 20, 1996
Thanks from a Yankees fanOn behalf of all Yankees fans, I would like to thank your city for providing us with such an easy path to the World Series. Never in my baseball viewing life have I watched such a collection of heartless saps as your Baltimore Orioles -- 18 of 19 runs scored via an out or home run and not one clutch base hit. Your city's baseball club truly is -- as a writer for a local paper once proclaimed -- "the tin men of baseball."Dan HansellPiscataway, N.J.Pre-adolescent columnKen Rosenthal's column Oct. 10 concerning "Bronx Rules" was yet another addition to his seemingly endless string of inane articles.
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By Jay Apperson | October 14, 1996
On the day after the brawlingest night in the history of Camden Yards, Baltimore police doubled their patrols yesterday in the sections loaded with New York Yankees fans. They brought in an extra platoon to discourage post-game clashes in the streets outside the stadium, and they formed a cordon to keep spectators from rushing the field after the final out.But when the Yankees scored early and often, the deflated Orioles fans just didn't seem to be in much of a fighting mood."It's not like [Saturday]
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By MILTON KENT | October 14, 1996
It's often been said in the athletic arena that to simply throw a collection of talent together without letting it develop as a unit is a prescription for disaster, and that theory has often been proved correct.That can also be true in sports announcing, if the roles aren't clearly delineated. NBC's baseball troika of Bob Costas, Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker is a solid example of how it can work when you put talented people together, making sure they know their roles and perform them.It's been clear throughout their Division Series and American League Championship Series work that Costas, the play-by-play man, is at the helm, with Morgan providing the serious analysis and Uecker along, mainly, for the comic relief.
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By Roch Eric Kubatko | November 4, 1996
For many of the fans attending yesterday's Ravens game at Memorial Stadium, news that Jon Miller will be leaving his job as Orioles play-by-play announcer was met with anger.The popular response: "It stinks," said Carl Hucke, 31, of Perry Hall.And sometimes, it got nasty.Miller, 44, is ending his 14-year association with the Orioles. Owner Peter Angelos said Miller was not "an advocate for the team," and the Orioles haven't made an offer to retain his services now that his two-year contract has expired.
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By Mark Hyman | April 19, 1994
Like a lot of Orioles fans, Joe DiBlasi is frustrated by Camden Yards visitors who sit above the outfield walls, waiting to intercept fly balls headed for Brady Anderson's glove.Now, DiBlasi, city councilman from the 6th District, has an idea he says may cause fans to pause before they grab.Last night, DiBlasi introduced a bill that would slap potentially heavy sanctions on those who interfere with balls in play at the stadium -- fines ranging to $500 and/or community service requirements of at least 100 hours.
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April 5, 1993
Is this The Year?Or is it another Building Year?When President Clinton throws out the first ball this afternoon, the hopes -- yes, even expectations -- of Orioles fans will be riding high. They're flocking to Camden Yards in record numbers again. The Birds had an unexpectedly good season last year, buoyed perhaps by the enthusiasm of the fans for their new, spectacular surroundings. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is not exactly old hat yet, but this year the excitement will be out on the field.
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By Mark Hyman | February 27, 1992
ANNAPOLIS -- Six weeks before Opening Day, Orioles season-ticket customers still are talking about misplaced orders, unreturned phone calls and seat assignments that don't live up to the team's long-standing promises.But now they've found a new ear -- the Maryland General Assembly. About a half-dozen disaffected fans took their cases to the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday, testifying in favor of a bill that would offer them powers to fight their new and, they contend, unjust seat assignments.
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By Mark Hyman | March 29, 1992
The tall wall in right field will cast a Fenway-like shadow in Baltimore this summer. The ivy that someday will serve as a lush, leafy hitters' background in center will plant thoughts of Wrigley.It's almost time for Baltimore to unveil its own classic ballpark -- one that will combine some of what's best in baseball tradition with much of what's good in modern design.Welcome to Oriole Park at Camden Yards -- the hottest ticket in town.Its sweeping brick arches and erector-set-like structural steel frame gives it the distinctive look of a ballpark that is well-connected, both to its downtown neighborhood and to baseball's past.