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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1998
Page
13
Roberto Alomar hit a home run against Detroit and the JumboTRON video board in right field at Oriole Park immediately flashed him jogging around the bases. Later in the game the screen flashed as the Orioles scored, exciting fans.
Mike Stashik, a Frederick native and JumboTRON producer at Orioles Productions, runs the right-field board with 23 monitors to air replays, crowd shots, and features between innings. He notes he cannot show live home runs but can display baserunners, and the team’s rule about close plays has caused umpire calls. His busiest days are home games, and he has covered memorable moments from Cal Ripken’s record to President Clinton’s first pitch.
Frederick Maryland Tuesday August 11 1998 B 1 page edition item shows editor Stan Goldberg in the newsroom. The brief note records the newspaper attribution and date for the local page. It does not provide further article details within this OCR fragment.
Baltimore's Eric Davis extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a two hit effort as the Orioles edged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1. Juan Guzman improved to 2-0 since being acquired, tossing seven strong innings and aiding Baltimore's surge to a 23-6 mark after the All Star break. Roberto Alomar drove in a run with a sixth inning RBI single while Davis had an RBI double in the first.
Baltimore adds versatile left handed hitter Willie Greene to bolster the bench after trading third baseman outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds to Cincinnati. Greene, 26, hit .270 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs this season, 26 homers and 91 RBIs last year. Hammonds has dealt with DL time this season and has six homers and 28 RBIs.
Earl Weaver, former Baltimore Orioles manager, was hospitalized in South Florida last week after a mild heart attack. The 68 year old, who lives in Miami, spent one night in intensive care and is reported to be OK, with details of his status and location still sketchy. Weaver led Baltimore to six AL East titles and the 1970 World Series, compiling a 1,480-1,060 record over 17 seasons and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996.
Frederick Keys suffer a 12 to 5 defeat as Wilmington Blue Rocks pound 17 hits. Starter Abraham Hacen allows seven runs in 3 1 3 innings while Tom Olszewski yields five. Keys total 11 hits led by Ivanon Coffie and Chris Bryant. Attendance falls to 3837 despite pregame plans for a bigger crowd.
The Winston Salem Keys visit Frederick as Mark Roberts faces John Parish in a sunny game. Wilmington Blue Rocks lead 1-0 after Jason Layne walked with the bases loaded in the first. Dee Brown belts a two-run homer in the third as Wilmington explodes for a four-run inning.
At Camden Yards the Baltimore Ravens unveiled a two back set with Jim Harbaugh leading a ball control attack in a 19-14 exhibition win over Chicago. Errich Rhett gained 63 yards and Roosevelt Potts Hardaugh added rushing punch as rookies Johnson and Mitchell contributed.
Washington coach Norv Turner hailed the return of Pro Bowler Ken Harvey, back from a hamstring strain as the Redskins regroup after a 19-16 loss to Miami. Darrell Green, Bob Dahl and others returned from minor injuries, while concerns linger over the offensive line and depth chart.
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