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Matthew Taylor: Random acts of ballpark kindness

Matthew Taylor: Random acts of ballpark kindness

Have you experienced a random act of ballpark kindness? Better yet, have you performed one? It seems we’ve heard much...

Josh Land July 25, 2014 8:56 am
Matthew Taylor: Where O’s record is concerned, no apologies necessary

Matthew Taylor: Where O’s record is concerned, no apologies necessary

Baseball’s intermission is over. The second act of the 2014 season is about to get under way. Before we dim...

Josh Land July 18, 2014 10:21 am
Matthew Taylor: The hits just keep coming

Matthew Taylor: The hits just keep coming

The Orioles had two batters log five hits in a game within the course of two days this past week....

Josh Land July 11, 2014 9:34 am
Matthew Taylor: Hearing the call of Orioles Magic

Matthew Taylor: Hearing the call of Orioles Magic

Baseball in Baltimore doesn’t involve near the level of mythology that it does in bigger cities. We don’t have ghosts...

Josh Land July 04, 2014 10:40 am
Matthew Taylor: Reunited, and it feels so good

Matthew Taylor: Reunited, and it feels so good

I reunited with two longtime friends last weekend. We grew up in Baltimore and share a common love for the...

Josh Land June 20, 2014 9:38 am
Matthew Taylor: How much defense makes up for a lack of offense?

Matthew Taylor: How much defense makes up for a lack of offense?

Would I appreciate Mark Belanger today? That’s the question that’s been on my mind lately as I watch Jonathan Schoop...

Josh Land June 13, 2014 9:10 am
Matthew Taylor: Orioles baseball is a family tradition

Matthew Taylor: Orioles baseball is a family tradition

My son hears J.J. Hardy’s name on the Orioles broadcast and he starts a chant: “J.J. Hardy … clap, clap,...

Josh Land June 06, 2014 11:21 am
Matthew Taylor: O’s single-season homer list undergoes modern renovations

Matthew Taylor: O’s single-season homer list undergoes modern renovations

Cal Ripken Jr. stepped to the plate in the sixth inning on Sept. 29, 1991, and stroked his second home...

Josh Land May 30, 2014 8:38 am
Matthew Taylor: 1950s bonus baby Nelson never hit it big

Matthew Taylor: 1950s bonus baby Nelson never hit it big

He was buried in his Orioles jersey and his obituary read, “He especially loved having a beer or two while...

Josh Land May 23, 2014 9:46 am
Matthew Taylor: For Horn, plenty of memories in Kansas City

Matthew Taylor: For Horn, plenty of memories in Kansas City

The Orioles are in Kansas City, and while there are plenty of current storylines to consider, I can’t help but...

Josh Land May 16, 2014 8:54 am