Orioles Game

Pick a signature Orioles game Let's assume we could get into a time machine and go back to one regular-season Orioles game. Which would you chooose? May 8, 1966: Frank Robinson homers out of Memorial Stadium. Aug. 13, 1969: Jim Palmer's no-hitter. June 22, 1979: Doug DeCinces' homer triggers Orioles Magic. Aug. 24, 1983: Tippy Martinez picks off three runners in the 10th, then Lenn Sakata homers to win the game. Sept. 6, 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the consecutive-games-played record. (For more, go to baltimoresun.

Lord Stanley outranks Queen Elizabeth II -- at least on Home Team Sports.HTS was scheduled to telecast tomorrow night's Baltimore Orioles-California Angels game, which will be attended by the Queen of England. But the Stanley Cup finals also begin tomorrow night, and HTS has been showing the playoffs, carried by SportsChannel America. So, yesterday HTS announced it will take hockey over baseball tomorrow. (HTS will substitute another Orioles game on June 2.)Channel 2, which was informed of HTS' decision by a reporter, is considering picking up the Orioles game, but may not be allowed to because of blackout restrictions that apply during Wednesday night ESPN major-league telecasts.

Just last week, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was a starting rotation option for the future, but not the immediate present. But the 22-year-old right-hander will join the Orioles this week and is expected to make his major league debut Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple industry sources. The Orioles' first-round draft pick last June - the fourth-overall selection out of LSU - will make the jump from Double-A Bowie, where he is 2-4 with a 3.11 ERA in eight starts.

Attending an Orioles game this season will cost more than it did last year, but after a couple of years of big increases the club has held the line on ticket and other prices, according to an annual survey.A typical family of four that buys average tickets, two small beers, four soft drinks, four hot dogs and a few souvenirs will pay $104.96, according to Team Marketing Report, a Chicago-based newsletter.That makes the Orioles the sixth most expensive team in the major leagues, down from fifth last year, according to the newsletter.

In a case of road rage, a Prince George's County man admitted yesterday to shooting at a motorist June 18 on busy Interstate 95 in Howard County and faces a potentially lengthy prison term. William Franklin Shearer III, 29, of District Heights pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree assault and felony handgun use. The assault charge carries a maximum of 25 years in prison, although prosecutors said that sentencing guidelines call for 10 to 18 years. Shearer, who is out on bail, is scheduled for sentencing Jan. 26. According to prosecutors and court documents, Shearer and James Christopher Soresi, 29, were on their way home from an Orioles game on Father's Day when their Ford Explorer was hit from behind with a plastic Lipton Ice Tea bottle.

The 14th Oriole Advocates Hall of Fame Luncheon will be held Friday, Aug. 28 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel.The Advocates will honor this year's inductees into the Orioles' Hall of Fame: former general manager Lee MacPhail, second baseman Bobby Grich and first baseman Lee May. MacPhail also spent 10 years as American League president, and was the honorary captain for the AL at last week's All-Star Game.Tickets are $30 with tables of 10 available. The formal induction ceremony will be Sunday, Aug. 30 prior to the Orioles' game against Kansas City.

President Clinton is scheduled to make his third official trip to Camden Yards on April 1, when he will throw out the first ball for the Orioles' Opening Day, White House spokeswoman Julie Green said yesterday.Clinton, who also did the honors at Opening Day in 1993, was at Camden Yards last year for Cal Ripken's record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game. Next month's visit will be the 13th by a U.S. president to an Orioles game. The team is 5-7 with a president present.Pub Date: 3/22/96

Orioles, please change your date ("Goodell optimistic on scheduling conflict," March 21). Our home team won the Super Bowl . Show some respect. If an Orioles game is rained out, it's made up - or not. The Ravens deserve to open their season here in Baltimore and we deserve to have that happen. Move your game date and be gracious about it. Sandra Shapiro, Baltimore Text NEWS to 70701 to get Baltimore Sun local news text alerts

I had heard about this before, but last night I actually saw it IRL. There I was eating my crispy chicken tenders and I looked up, and a young woman's arm was gushing blood on the jumbo screen in front of me. Appetizing! This particular bar was in Annapolis. It's next week's bar review. Do any bars in Baltimore have at least one TV tuned to Discovery's Shark Week marathon? Is this ok? Not? One minute you're eyes are fixed on an Orioles game and the next on a ravenous Great White Shark?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Games like the Orioles' 2-1 loss to the Rays Friday night are tough ones to swallow, especially when another team beats you at your own game. The Orioles are usually the kings of the late innings, but after Desmond Jennings' two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, the Orioles went from six outs away from victory to having just six outs to mount a rally. That mental momentum is one the Orioles have done to many, mounting a late-inning rally, then relying on the bullpen to slam the door.