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June 30, 2006
Wanted: voices to put soccer in the picture
...Miller and Joe Morgan do Sunday night baseball on ESPN, or Jim Palmer, the old pitcher who modelled underwear, illumine Baltimore Orioles games. Last Sunday’s riveting US Open golf finale was made all the more compelling by Johnny Miller’s acute observations... By Jurek Martin
July 21, 2007
Baseball’s loss leaders hit a new low
...that distinctiveness was lost. As a Baltimore Orioles player put it when a record losing run...tract stretching between New York and Baltimore. Instead, he argued: “In a city of...baseball achievement is more lauded than Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken Jr playing 2... By Huw Richards
July 28, 2006
Making it in a league of your own
...a widget factory,” says Frank Deford, baseball historian and Sports Illustrated writer, who remembers watching the Baltimore Orioles when they were still a minor league team. “What could be more fun? It allows you, on a minor league level, to be... By Chris Taylor
June 24, 2005
Start spreading the news
...current season, the team lies a mediocre third in its division, five games (as of Thursday) behind surprise leaders the Baltimore Orioles, with dwindling prospects even of making the end-of-season play-offs. For the Yankees, this is not merely to suck... By Ed Holland
August 6, 2005
Bush supports baseball star in steroids scandal
...in particular the Palmeiro case, America's national pastime is under pressure to clean up its house. Palmeiro, a Baltimore Orioles player, was recently invited to dinner at the White House to congratulate him after his milestone 3,000th base hit... By Scott Heiser
August 5, 2005
Bush supports baseball player caught using steroids
...in particular the Palmeiro case, America's national pastime is under pressure to clean up its house. Palmeiro, a Baltimore Orioles player, was recently invited to dinner at the White House to congratulate him after his milestone 3,000th base hit... By Scott Heiser
April 2, 2005
Hats off! Baseball is back in town
...politics and labyrinthine negotiations with Major League Baseball - complicated by Peter Angelos, owner of the nearby Baltimore Orioles, who feels his turf is being infringed. Mr Angelos appears to have negotiated a sizeable chunk of local television and... By Jurek Martin
February 5, 2005
Playing the fame game in the global village
...molestation charges. It will be Michael all the time, so we can forget about Iraq, tsunamis, the trade of Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles - and even Brad and Jen, with or without Angelina, which may be a blessing. It was not always so. One of the great...
February 4, 2005
Jurek Martin: Fame game in the global village
...molestation charges. It will be Michael all the time, so we can forget about Iraq, tsunamis, the trade of Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles – and even Brad and Jen, with or without Angelina, which may be a blessing. It was not always so. One of the great...
March 14, 2005
Owning a sports team can be a jewel in the crown
...Baseball drove a hard bargain to ensure the Nationals’ new stadium would be built using public funds. By contrast, the Baltimore Orioles’ stadium at Camden Yards was built almost entirely with private money. Bobby Goldwater, a sports consultant who helped... By Kevin Allison