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Matthew Taylor: Taking aim at Eutaw Street
I have long home runs on the mind. First, there was the anniversary last Friday of Frank Robinson becoming the...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Truman”
David McCullough is my favorite historical writer and one of my favorite writers, period. I could have picked any of...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Fridays with Red”
Bob Edwards hosted the National Public Radio morning show for years. For 12 of those years, baseball broadcaster Red Barber...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Let’s hit the books with one of this country’s most influential writers on matters of race relations in the United...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Return of George Washington”
There is a time in U.S. history that we generally take for granted, if we think of it at all....
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die”
Quite simply, “100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” is a must-read for Orioles fans and...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “Bank Shot”
In case this is the first time you’ve found our blog, welcome! Once a week, we take a look at...
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Kid”
There will be books written about baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams for as long as the printing presses roll....
Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: “The Old Man and the Sea”
In my 30 years of broadcasting Major League Baseball, there have been far too many plane rides, far too many...
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If Machado reaches base tonight, he'll extend streak to a career-high 20 games