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Jim Gentile Walks Off a Champ, as Do Baltimore Orioles

By Greg CouchAug 6th 2010 – 11:55PM

It's because something is just right about this, something simple. It just feels good, I guess, to see someone in today's huge-dollar sports world do a basic, right thing. On Friday, the Baltimore Orioles had '60s slugger Jim Gentile come on the field to throw the ceremonial opening pitch and to honor him. And when he...

Orioles Should Do Right by Jim Gentile

By Greg CouchJul 29th 2010 – 12:50AM

So I called Jim Gentile to hear his story and to congratulate him on winning the American League RBI title this week. "Yeah, I saw that," he said. "My son called me this morning and told me. It caught me off-guard. But it'll be something my kids and grandkids can look back on and see I did something. "I'm excited about...

Background on lee macphail

Leland Stanford MacPhail, Jr. (born October 25, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American retired front-office executive in Major League Baseball.

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