Yount

Take it from Robin Yount: If there is anything less pleasant than a dentist drilling, it is a kidney stone problem.The Milwaukee Brewers' centerfielder spent three weeks on the disabled list with that ailment. Since returning a week ago, he has batted .471, which speaks volumes about the value of a midseason respite for a 35-year-old.For the second time since returning from the disabled list, Yount went 3-for-4 last night in a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. He drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning double.

David C. Drown - who has become identified with the laborious task of redistricting for the Howard County public school system - has accepted a new role as director of pupil transportation. He replaces Glenn Johnson, who retires at the end of the month. Drown will be responsible for a transportation system that includes 400 contracted buses that carry about 37,000 students each school day. His biggest challenge, he said, will be to attract and maintain qualified contractors and school bus drivers.

It's easy now, 3,000 hits and one position later, to recogniz the greatness of Robin Yount.But first impressions really are the most lasting, and in this case they are vivid. So, too, is the recollection of an absolutely brilliant comparison made by ex-Orioles third-base coach Bill Hunter 18 years ago.It is difficult to make a rash judgment on an 18-year-old playing in the major leagues after only three months in the minors. The fact that the Milwaukee Brewers were an expansion team in the sixth year of their existence undoubtedly hastened what many considered Yount's premature arrival to the big leagues.

On July 14, 2004 NADINE S. YOUNTS (nee Currey); beloved wife of the late Arnold J. Younts; devoted mother of Stephen M. Younts, and his wife Susan and the late Robert J. Younts; dear sister of Richard and Orville Currey; loving grandmother of Rebecca G. and Sara E. Younts. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services and interment private.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- By all accounts, the simultaneous election of Hall of Fame inductees George Brett and Robin Yount was a perfect touch, because the two are great friends and have so much in common.Their playing careers ran almost parallel, right up to the two-week span in which each got his 3,000th career hit in 1992. Both retired after the following year and, perhaps most significant, each played his entire big-league career for what is now considered a small-market franchise.Two small-market guys will be inducted today in the same class at Cooperstown.

Nolan Ryan sat at home writing holiday thank-you notes and trying to treat the day like any other. George Brett stayed inside with his wife, watching the clock and feeling like a prisoner. Robin Yount plopped down in his office, never far removed from a telephone.The calls came for all three players yesterday. And while they may not have arrived at precisely the times they expected, the wait was hardly a long one.In one of the most eagerly awaited Hall of Fame elections in baseball history, all three players were voted into the Cooperstown, N.Y., shrine in their first year of eligibility.

Speaking of 3,000 hits, there is a possibility Robin Yount will be approaching the 3,000-hit mark while the Brewers are in Baltimore Sept. 11-13. The Milwaukee great has been struggling most of the year, hitting .253.As of Friday, Yount needed 29 hits to make it to 3,000. ThBrewers are scheduled to play 29 games before they reach Baltimore. They will also play the Orioles at home the next weekend, Sept. 18-21.

A federal judge in Baltimore has acquitted a Virginia state police officer of four charges of mail fraud connected to an alleged scheme by two private investigators to supply clients with confidential information from an FBI crime computer.Judge Norman P. Ramsey, in U.S. District Court, ruled Tuesday that a prosecutor had presented insufficient evidence to convict Special Agent John B. Flinn, the Virginia trooper, of the criminal charges.Ramsey heard two days of prosecution testimony in a "judge trial," in which there was no jury.

A man found lying unconscious on a road in Jessup early Sunday was probably the victim of a hit-and-run accident, Howard County rescue officials said.Emergency workers found Donald Yount, a man in his 30s with no known address, in the 8300 block of Barkwood Court about 2 a.m., said Lt. Dan Merson, a spokesman for the Howard County fire department.A MedEvac helicopter flew Mr. Yount to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was reported in critical condition yesterday. Injuries to his head and back suggest that he might have been struck by a vehicle, Lieutenant Merson said.

A man found lying unconscious on a road in Jessup early Sunday was probably the victim of a hit-and-run accident, Howard County rescue officials said.Emergency workers found Donald Yount, a man in his 30s with no known address, in the 8300 block of Barkwood Court about 2 a.m. Sunday, said Lt. Dan Merson, a spokesman for the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue.A state police MedEvac helicopter flew Mr. Yount to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was in critical but stable condition yesterday.

On February 21, 2003 GILBERT C., beloved husband of Diane L. (nee Spiegel); devoted father of Gilbert C. Younts Jr., Brian E. Younts and Stacey A. Rhudy; devoted grandfather of Amanda and Justin Younts, Katlyn and Steven Rhudy. Graveside services and Interment will be held at The Gardens of Faith Cemetery on Wednesday at 1:30 P.M. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to The American Diabetes Association 3120 Timanus Lane Suite 106 Baltimore, MD 21244-2833.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- They came from all over the baseball world, making the pilgrimage to this historic hamlet in upstate New York to sit together in a grassy meadow and pay tribute to one of the largest, most prestigious classes ever inducted into the Hall of Fame.Baseball's answer to Woodstock.The record crowd was estimated at more than 50,000, which was no surprise considering that the four headline inductees -- Nolan Ryan, George Brett, Robin Yount and Orlando Cepeda -- each represented a specific geographic region.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- The bronze likeness that will be unveiled at today's star-studded Hall of Fame induction ceremony cannot possibly do justice to all-time pitching great Nolan Ryan.Ryan will be immortalized in a Texas Rangers cap, even though he spent just five of his record 27 major-league seasons with that franchise. He chose the final stop of his amazing four-team career because it was the site of his milestone 300th victory and 5,000th strikeout, but he made his only World Series appearance with the New York Mets, pitched four of his record seven no-hitters for the California Angels, broke the all-time strikeout record with the Houston Astros and reached the postseason with every one of those teams except the Rangers.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- By all accounts, the simultaneous election of Hall of Fame inductees George Brett and Robin Yount was a perfect touch, because the two are great friends and have so much in common.Their playing careers ran almost parallel, right up to the two-week span in which each got his 3,000th career hit in 1992. Both retired after the following year and, perhaps most significant, each played his entire big-league career for what is now considered a small-market franchise.Two small-market guys will be inducted today in the same class at Cooperstown.

Nolan Ryan sat at home writing holiday thank-you notes and trying to treat the day like any other. George Brett stayed inside with his wife, watching the clock and feeling like a prisoner. Robin Yount plopped down in his office, never far removed from a telephone.The calls came for all three players yesterday. And while they may not have arrived at precisely the times they expected, the wait was hardly a long one.In one of the most eagerly awaited Hall of Fame elections in baseball history, all three players were voted into the Cooperstown, N.Y., shrine in their first year of eligibility.

A man found lying unconscious on a road in Jessup early Sunday was probably the victim of a hit-and-run accident, Howard County rescue officials said.Emergency workers found Donald Yount, a man in his 30s with no known address, in the 8300 block of Barkwood Court about 2 a.m., said Lt. Dan Merson, a spokesman for the Howard County fire department.A MedEvac helicopter flew Mr. Yount to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was reported in critical condition yesterday. Injuries to his head and back suggest that he might have been struck by a vehicle, Lieutenant Merson said.

David C. Drown - who has become identified with the laborious task of redistricting for the Howard County public school system - has accepted a new role as director of pupil transportation. He replaces Glenn Johnson, who retires at the end of the month. Drown will be responsible for a transportation system that includes 400 contracted buses that carry about 37,000 students each school day. His biggest challenge, he said, will be to attract and maintain qualified contractors and school bus drivers.

MILWAUKEE -- The Orioles might have figured they had caught a break this week when the Milwaukee Brewers announced that right-hander Chris Bosio would not be ready to pitch in the finale of a three-game series at County Stadium.But it turned out to be a blessing for the Brewers, who were looking to avoid a three-game sweep yesterday.Orioles starter Rick Sutcliffe pitched a five-hitter, but 23-year-old Ricky Bones averted the sweep with eight shutout innings and scored a 1-0 victory for Milwaukee.

A man found lying unconscious on a road in Jessup early Sunday was probably the victim of a hit-and-run accident, Howard County rescue officials said.Emergency workers found Donald Yount, a man in his 30s with no known address, in the 8300 block of Barkwood Court about 2 a.m. Sunday, said Lt. Dan Merson, a spokesman for the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue.A state police MedEvac helicopter flew Mr. Yount to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he was in critical but stable condition yesterday.

It's easy now, 3,000 hits and one position later, to recogniz the greatness of Robin Yount.But first impressions really are the most lasting, and in this case they are vivid. So, too, is the recollection of an absolutely brilliant comparison made by ex-Orioles third-base coach Bill Hunter 18 years ago.It is difficult to make a rash judgment on an 18-year-old playing in the major leagues after only three months in the minors. The fact that the Milwaukee Brewers were an expansion team in the sixth year of their existence undoubtedly hastened what many considered Yount's premature arrival to the big leagues.