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Orioles Great Mike Flanagan Found Dead Near Monkton Home
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| Tyler Waldman and Sean Welsh
Posted on 08/24/2011 6:52:37 PM PDT by Alistair Stratford IV
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Very Sad. A great pitcher.
To: Alistair Stratford IV
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posted on
08/24/2011 6:55:05 PM PDT
by
Route797
To: Alistair Stratford IV
RIP Orioles Great, Mike Flanagan.
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posted on
08/24/2011 6:56:20 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
To: Alistair Stratford IV
Sorry to hear this about Flanny.
To: Alistair Stratford IV
So young!
The article doesn’t even say what happened. I assume an autopsy will be performed, or something?
Journalism is a dying art.
In the meantime, prayers for the family.
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posted on
08/24/2011 6:57:50 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012)
To: Alistair Stratford IV
Wow; just happened to scroll down to this.
We’ll miss you, Mike.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:00:54 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Alistair Stratford IV
Man, what a shame. I remember him as an excellent pitcher for the Orioles during the Yankees' mini-dynasty of the late 1970s.
Here's a bizarre little point of interest from that era:
During Ron Guidry's stellar 25-3 season for the Yankees in 1978, all three of his losses came against left-handed pitchers with the first name of Mike. In addition to Mike Flanagan of the Orioles, these included Mike Caldwell of the Brewers and Mike Willis of the Blue Jays.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:00:55 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: freedumb2003
Under these circumstances I'm guessing there is no cause of death listed just yet.
After that hockey player from the Rangers (Derek Boogaard) was found dead in his Minnesota apartment a few months ago, it was several weeks before his cause of death was reported. It was ruled an accident caused by mixing prescription drugs that shouldn't have been taken together.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:04:30 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: Alistair Stratford IV
Hey - so is it Monkton, or Sparks? Make up your minds, reporters!
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:10:45 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Alistair Stratford IV
I went to an 1983 World Series game...not sure which one but I still have the stub. RIP Mike Flanagan.
To: the OlLine Rebel
Doesn’t really matter. They are close together and both are small rural communities.....with some serious upscale developments of luxury homes of Baltimore commuters.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:21:26 PM PDT
by
Tucker39
To: freedumb2003
Journalism is a dying art. So true. Back to basics: who, what, when, where, how, and why. Sheesh.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:22:06 PM PDT
by
Huck
(I don't believe there is just one God--humanity seems like the work of a committee to me.)
To: BreezyDog
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:23:14 PM PDT
by
campaignPete R-CT
(Palin '12 begins in '11. In western New Hampshire pour moi.)
To: Alistair Stratford IV
Watched dozens of his starts on summer nights from Section 34 with Wild Bill and the crew.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:36:23 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Hey - so is it Monkton, or Sparks? Make up your minds, reporters! Or Sparks, Nevada as no state was listed.
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:38:04 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
To: Alberta's Child
<<Under these circumstances I’m guessing there is no cause of death listed just yet.<<
Any reasonable reporter would try to determine that and at least report that no cause of death is listed yet.
Where was he found? In what state? What do the authorities say?
Bad reporting to say the least...
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posted on
08/24/2011 7:44:06 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012)
To: freedumb2003
This isn’t bad journalism, just breaking news.
The first three sentences were written immediately, as soon as basic information was released. The rest of the article was already-written copy filed away and ready for publication when Flanagan died.
That’s just how it’s done. Biographical obits are prepared in advance for well-known figures.
There will be follow-up stories with additional details.
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posted on
08/24/2011 8:00:54 PM PDT
by
Jedidah
(I'll vote for an earthworm before I'll vote for Obama. So wiggle on in, Rick Perry.)
To: Inyo-Mono
No, both towns are in MD and I do know they are near each other (I’m just pointing out the detail mismatch); they did mention Baltimore County.
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posted on
08/24/2011 8:35:03 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Inyo-Mono
They also mention York Road, etc; we locals recognize all that. ;-)
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posted on
08/24/2011 8:35:50 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: campaignPete R-CT
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posted on
08/24/2011 8:37:09 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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