Jim Palmer

Earl Weaver dies at 82; Hall of Fame manager of Baltimore Orioles

2013-01-19 17:11:00

Irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver penned his own epitaph. "On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived,'" he once said. Weaver, 82, a member of baseball's Hall of Fame and the...

Former major leaguer Don Buford keeps the dreams alive

2013-01-22 00:00:00

It is early Monday morning, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But Don Buford is not standing on a stage and talking about having a dream. That's not his style. Besides, he has already lived one himself, the kind Dr. King preached about. Buford has a new job,...

Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82

2013-01-19 08:00:00

Earl Weaver penned his own epitaph. "On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived,’ " he once said. Weaver, the Orioles’ irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting manager who led the team to four American League...

Dodgers' Vin Scully steals show at scouts fundraiser

2013-01-13 12:11:00

Jim Palmer choked up when talking about his autistic son. Fellow Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins paid tribute to the Philadelphia Phillies scout who signed him. Tom Lasorda showed he could still make a room full of people laugh. But Vin Scully was...

Dodgers' Vin Scully to be honored at annual scouts dinner

2013-01-11 13:00:00

I suppose you could get tired of honoring Vin Scully, but doubt it will ever happen. Scully, who was voted into the broadcaster’s wing of the Hall of Fame back in 1982, is scheduled to be given yet another honor Saturday night at the annual...

George Steinbrenner, Steve Garvey on Hall of Fame veterans committee ballot

2010-11-08 16:33:09

PASSINGS: Mike Zwerin, Mike Cuellar

2010-04-04 00:00:00

Mike Zwerin Trombonist, jazz critic Mike Zwerin, 79, a trombonist who got his break jamming with Miles Davis and later became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune, died Friday in a Paris hospital after a long illness, his...

Tighty whities to turn 75; Jockey gets a leg up on the celebration [UPDATED]**

2009-09-29 16:32:14

Orioles Beat Angels in First Playoff Game

2009-10-04 16:32:44

Malibu's backyard vintners

2008-05-07 00:00:00

CALLUSED palms and bandaged fingers; broken fingernails stained black with dirt -- Hollywood actor and director Emilio Estevez proudly shows off his vineyard worker hands as he walks the vine rows. Four years ago, Estevez planted this half-acre Pinot...

Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych dies at 54; quirky young pitcher enthralled Tigers fans in '76

2009-04-14 00:00:00

Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, whose offbeat antics electrified the city of Detroit and charmed baseball fans everywhere during one of the unlikeliest seasons of glory in major league history, died Monday. He was 54. Fidrych was found under his 10-wheel dump...

Orioles are in a perfect spot heading into 2013 season

2013-03-31 16:24:00

Let's agree that the Orioles are saying all the right things as they get ready for Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. They're saying last year's 93 wins were no fluke. They're saying they're hungrier than ever after finishing second...

Jim Palmer

2013-01-09 15:16:00

Jim Palmer loved him some pancakes

2012-10-22 06:40:00

Starting pitcher Jim Palmer, shown here at spring training in 1969, tossed a complete game, but the Orioles lost, 1-0 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 8, 1974.

2012-10-10 21:39:44