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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Passing: Ernie Tyler, Orioles' Fixture for over 50 Years

From The Baltimore Sun:

Longtime Orioles umpires attendant Ernie Tyler, who worked for the team for more than a half century and ended his own O's iron-man streak at 3,769 games to attend Cal Ripken Jr.'s Hall of Fame induction, has died at the age of 86.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-ob-ernie-tyler-20110211,0,7286037.story

Also: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-schmuck-column-0212-20110211,0,4873735.column

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