Stan Musial

Commentary: Saying goodbye to baseball greats, and looking at some hoops numbers

2013-01-24 09:17:20

Last week ended on a serious down note for me and a lot of other baseball fans, as we lost two Hall of Fame members on the same day. Earl Weaver, who I don't think needs any introduction here, and Stan Musial, who shouldn't either, unless you're one of...

Recollections of a 'Midsummer Classic' 50 years later

2012-07-10 09:41:00

It's Major League All-Star Week, so I thought I would take the opportunity to reminisce about the only�All-Star Game�I personally attended. It occurred 50 years ago this week on July 10, 1962, at what was then known as D.C. Stadium in Washington. These...

No. 1: Babe Ruth's legend and legacy spans generations

2012-05-16 16:31:00

They pass through the tiny row home at a steady clip, 50,000 pilgrims a year on a mission to visit their mecca. Here, in a second-floor bedroom of a narrow little residence on Emory Street, on a bitter cold day in 1895, George Herman Ruth was born....

Orioles' Scott heads to disabled list

2011-07-05 18:57:00

After several months of trying to play through a torn labrum in his right shoulder, Orioles outfielder Luke Scott finally shut things down with hopes he can return in a few weeks after rest and rehabilitation. The alternative is season-ending surgery for...

Fed up with this baseball season? Try my team

2011-08-05 00:00:00

It's fortunate personal computers and their use for rotisserie baseball format hadn't been invented when I was growing up, otherwise I might not have made it out of grade school. Then again, most guys who grew up in the 1950s were the equivalent of...

'Viva Le Brooks!'

2007-07-22 00:00:00

Twenty-four years ago, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed an Oriole known simply by his first name - a balding infielder who defined his position and bled orange all his life. Next week, Cooperstown, N.Y., will do this again. And like Brooks Robinson...

Finally, I felt the tingle

2007-07-22 00:00:00

It was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...

Baby Birds learn to fly in Bluefield

2007-07-12 00:00:00

The handshake, a quaint form of sealing a deal, has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and their Rookie-level team for half a century, an affiliation unmatched in organized baseball. "We've never had a contract," says Bluefield Orioles general manager...

Palmeiro's evolution as slugger cast in doubt after suspension

2005-08-03 00:00:00

When Rafael Palmeiro was starting out with the Chicago Cubs, he seemed more likely to become the next Wade Boggs than to pass Reggie Jackson on the all-time home run list. His smooth swing sent singles and doubles skittering through gaps in the defense,...

All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages

2007-01-09 12:03:00

Hall of Fame first year eligible inductees

2007-01-09 12:38:22

Yea for York

2008-04-05 00:00:00

He still remembers the first professional uniform he ever wore. He was 18 years old, fresh off the bus from Arkansas. The jersey said White Roses across the chest. In his first pro game, the public address announcer in York, Pa., announced the team's...

Stan Musial

2013-01-20 23:20:00

Pictures: Stan Musial celebrates the Cardinals return to Springfield

2013-01-19 18:23:00

Pictures: Stan Musial through the years

2013-01-19 18:20:00