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Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson revealed publicly for the first time today that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer recently and underwent 39 radiation treatments. He said at a luncheon for the American Cancer Society that he is healthy and lucky to have been diagnosed very early.
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God Bless you #5! My youth would not have been the same without you.
Posted by: Barry | May 12, 2009 3:59 PM
Re-read your article and find the grammar mistakes......haste makes waste.
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Pete's reply: Thanks. That's a big help.
Posted by: Diane | May 12, 2009 4:09 PM
Great day of medical news. Congrats to Brooks.
And on a day when Roger Clemens again denies steroid usage (wonder if the release of the book detailing his usage today had anything to do with it), and in a week that sees Manny suspended for steroid usage I find it refreshing that Luke Scott said he would turn to prayer (how about that, not to steroids) and quite surprisingly avoids the DL. Regardless your beliefs, I find that kind of news quite refreshing.
Posted by: GregC | May 12, 2009 4:23 PM
Pete, Glad to hear Brookie came through with flying colors. Isn't it about time that Peter Angelos finally mends his fences with the greatest Oriole?
As your virtual journalism prof, I'm must knock your grade on your otherwise fine article down to A-. You begin it by writing" "Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson, arguably the greatest third baseman in baseball history, revealed Tuesday that he has undergone successful treatment for prostate cancer."
Okay, I'll give you a second to see where you messed up....
Yes, exactly, you put "arguably the greatest third baseman in baseball history," when it should have read simply "the greatest third baseman in baseball history."
Shame on you!
Come on, Pete, you write for the Baltimore Sun and would make that kind of goof? Surely you remember in Journalism 101 where your teacher said it's not necessary to be objective, just fair. Hey, you're amongst friends, give it up for Brooksie, the greatest third baseman ever!
Posted by: Ken Francis | May 12, 2009 4:34 PM
Pete,
Nice article. I would have ended it with "...and truly one of the most gracious gentleman to play the game."
Posted by: Rusty | May 12, 2009 4:59 PM
to Greg C, grammatically,"amongst"
does not exist;it is among. Pete has made that mistake, and yes been
chastised for it.
Posted by: mike bohle | May 12, 2009 5:16 PM
Diane, nobody is interested in your patronizing grammar lesson. (I did not spot any grammatical mistakes).
I always liked Brooks' colorful commentary when he used to call TV games with Chuck Thompson.
Posted by: O's Fan in Montana | May 12, 2009 5:23 PM
mike bohle--You're mistaken. Pete makes no error by using "amongst." While it is less common than "among," it is nevertheless an absolutely permissible alternate word (see link below).
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amongst
Posted by: Ken Francis | May 12, 2009 8:11 PM
Geez...I don't even want to think about that day.....#5 forever. I just hit 50-60 ground balls to my 3rd baseman son and all I could think about was #5. God bless you #5.
Posted by: Rob K. | May 12, 2009 8:33 PM
Say it ain't so, Pete, Say it ain't so.
Posted by: logiopath | May 12, 2009 10:10 PM
Writing is a team effort.
Give him a brake.
I meant break.
Posted by: John Fulmer | May 12, 2009 10:19 PM
Brooks will beat this like he did every team with his magic glove. He was and still is my childhood idol just like Johnny Unitas and my Dad. Watching him in the 1966 and 1970 World Series was incredible. I have met him a few times and I couldn't have met a better man. He has so much class and so much dignity.
Posted by: Dave | May 12, 2009 10:31 PM
My only complaint about Brooks is that he made me a lifelong Orioles fan. Glad to hear he is doing fine. Now, where is rehab for Orioles fans?
Posted by: R Jay | May 12, 2009 10:54 PM
I am so pleased to hear that Brooksie is doing well and that the cancer was detected early! As a kid in the early '60s living in Dundalk, my heroes were Brooks, Johnny U and Boog Powell. Johnny is gone, and now Brooks and Boog are cancer survivors. God Bless you Brooksie and Boog!!
Posted by: dave taylor | May 12, 2009 11:10 PM
'find the grammar mistakes'?
That's some fine writing right there. (Roll of the eyes)
Posted by: Bob | May 13, 2009 1:37 AM
The Man is a total and complete class act and always has been.
I often heard it said that while most ballplayers had fans, Brooks made friends.
There are so few like him that we cannot afford to lose even one.
God bless Brooksie!!
Posted by: Ed | May 13, 2009 9:16 AM
Ok, ok, ok . . .enough of the grammar criticism. I think Pete already got the idea that Brooks IS the GREATEST 3rd Baseman in baseball. Hands down and NO arguement from me, or should be from anyone else.
Brooks, congrats on your successful treatment at the same time the original Charlie's Angel, Farrah Fawcett's is fighting her own battle with cancer.
I can see the appreciation for life cancer survivors have everyday they live.
Posted by: Charlotte, NC Orioles Fan | May 13, 2009 3:49 PM