Maker of magical moments leaves imprint for all time
Like everyone else, Mike Flanagan carries a moment, a flash that offers an indelible impression of Cal Ripken, his former teammate who grew to become, as Ripken's younger brother Bill...
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Goodbye, No. 8
A complicated mix of pride, reflection, celebration and sadness played out simply last night on the final night of Cal Ripken's final October. The Orioles ended a 63-98 season; Ripken...
End of a long Orioles line
And so it draws to a close. No more "big, round numbers" to chase, no more seasons to anticipate. One more time, the reception he has come to know and...
Waiting game is only one O's play
The Orioles yesterday continued their open-ended series against the surreal. While players gathered inside Camden Yards for an impromptu workout, Baltimore City Fire Department officials instructed the team to postpone...
Cal grabs All-Star moment
SEATTLE - The Safeco Field crowd stood at 6:19 p.m., almost too late to force Cal Ripken from the batter's box to acknowledge its welcome as he led off the...
Two stars, one classic moment
SEATTLE - A season of lasts brought Cal Ripken to the Emerald City yesterday, where he and San Diego Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn became the focus of a sport...
'It's been a great run'
Feeling a pull rather than a push, Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken officially announced yesterday his retirement after the season, thus ending a relationship and a lineage with the only...
Ripken to retire
Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken will end his Hall of Fame career at the end of this season, a spokesman for his management group confirmed early this morning. Ripken, the...
Unembraceable Murray gets hug
The Orioles today confirm the obvious. No one will ever again wear No. 33 except Eddie Murray. Part celebration and perhaps part healing, the team and its longtime first baseman,...