Peter Schmuck

Peter Schmuck: Brooks Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players ever. He was an even better man. | COMMENTARY

September 26, 2023 at 11:38 p.m.

This is all you need to know about Brooks Robinson. In the early days of the commercial sports autograph boom, a fellow Hall of Famer sidled up to him and...

Peter Schmuck: Remembering Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda | COMMENTARY

January 9, 2021 at 12:25 a.m.

Most Dodgers fans remember 1981 because of Fernandomania, the first extended baseball strike and their team's exciting World Series victory over the New York Yankees, but for me it was...

Peter Schmuck: A fond farewell to arms (and bats) and the greatest sports fans in the world | COMMENTARY

May 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

It was at the baseball winter meetings in December 1990 that I passed by Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda and got an unexpected earful. He was holding court near...

Willie Mays turns 89, but he’ll always be the ‘Say Hey Kid’ for one lifelong fan | COMMENTARY

May 6, 2020 at 7:15 p.m.

It is hard for me to believe that Hall of Famer Willie Mays — considered by some to be the greatest all-around player in the history of Major League Baseball...

Despite pandemic, timing is still right to finalize redevelopment plan for Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park | COMMENTARY

May 1, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

In any normal year, this would be the moment when horse racing fans in Maryland begin handicapping the upcoming Preakness Stakes. The Kentucky Derby would have been Saturday and Baltimore's...

Trey Mancini’s brave face at such a scary time is inspiring but not surprising to anyone who knows him | COMMENTARY

April 30, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini opened up about his battle with stage 3 colon cancer during a Zoom conference on Wednesday and, not surprisingly, he spent a lot of time making...

After experiencing Orioles’ fanless game, Buck Showlater isn’t sure MLB should go that route this summer | COMMENTARY

April 29, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

It was a local tragedy turned into a national curiosity and the surreal nature of it all was not lost on anyone who was there. Five years ago on Wednesday,...

First homespun NFL draft was understandably rough around edges, but Ravens did just fine | COMMENTARY

April 26, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

The NFL's first "virtual" draft was a virtual success, but it was no substitute for the real thing. Well, let's walk that back just a bit. Technically, it was a...

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is no fan of possible no-fan games, but he would make them bearable | COMMENTARY

April 23, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson pondered for just a moment the possibility of playing some of the NFL season without fans in the stands and summed it up nicely. "I don't...

Coronavirus crisis far from over, so let’s not let guard down because we miss favorite sports | COMMENTARY

April 19, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

Last night, I dreamed I was back at Camden Yards and you were there, too. The popcorn smelled glorious and the kids tugged at the sleeves of their parents when...

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