Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation to host Dec. 12 museum yard sale

Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation to host Dec. 12 museum yard sale
If you've got some time before or after FanFest on Dec. 12, or just want to immerse yourself in some Baltimore sports history, head over to the outdoor pavilion at the Baltimore Museum of Industry at 1415 Key Highway. On that day, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation will offer area sports fans a unique opportunity to own a piece of some of the most iconic and memorable moments in Maryland Sports history. A one-day sale will feature hundreds of photographs and graphics...

Sports Legends Museum searching for new home

Sports Legends Museum searching for new home
Unable to reach an agreement on a new lease, the Sports Legends Museum is closing its doors immediately and formulating plans to relocate. Following several weeks of negotiations, the board of directors of the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation today unanimously voted not to accept a counter offer from the Maryland Stadium Authority to renew its Sports Legends Museum lease at Camden Station. The museum has been a primary tenant since 2005. The board will begin "an immediate search" for a new...

Guest list grows for "Cal & Eddie: A Legendary Evening"

Guest list grows for "Cal & Eddie: A Legendary Evening"
If you're the kind of person who likes rubbing elbows with the movers and shakers, take note: The guest list is growing for the Sept. 5 event honoring Hall of Fame Orioles Cal Ripken Jr. and Eddie Murray. Hall of Fame O's manager Earl Weaver and former University of Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams have been added to the list of luminaries who will participate in the inductions of Ripken and Murray into the Sports Legends Museum Hall of Legends. Williams is already a Hall of Legends...

Sports Legends Museum presents Jon Miller, Camden Yards memories May 22

Sports Legends Museum presents Jon Miller, Camden Yards memories May 22
For many Orioles fans, Jon Miller will be the voice most associated with Camden Yards. He was the lead play-by-play radio broadcaster when the team moved downtown from 33rd Street, and his call of Cal Ripken's 2,131st game is nothing short of iconic. It's little wonder Miller was presented the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence in 2010 by the Nationals Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., joining legendary O's voice Chuck Thompson (1993) on the roll of winners. If...

MASNsports.com's Kubatko on panel at April 11 Sports Legends media roundtable

MASNsports.com's Kubatko on panel at April 11 Sports Legends media roundtable
Think of the things that each year signal the arrival of spring - the first sighting of a robin, the jingling of the Good Humor truck's bells, the long line at the post office to drop off income taxes by the April 15 (or this year, April 16) deadline. Yes, there are certain, undeniable signs that spring has arrived in Charm City. Another comes Wednesday, April 11, from noon-1:30 p.m., when members of Baltimore's baseball media convene at Sports Legends Museum for their annual roundtable and...

Celebrate Babe Ruth's 117th birthday at Sports Legends on Feb. 10

Celebrate Babe Ruth's 117th birthday at Sports Legends on Feb. 10
You only turn 117 once - well, you would if you'd have lived that long - so that milestone calls for a celebration of Ruthian proportions. If you're a Baltimore baseball history nut, join like-minded fans at Sports Legends Museum on Friday, Feb. 10 for Babe's Birthday Bash, which will mark the 117th anniversary of Babe Ruth's birth in Baltimore (in the interest of history, please note that the Babe's actual arrival came Feb. 6, 1895, but organizers prefer a Friday night over a Tuesday...

Celebrate "An Evening with Buck Showalter" on Jan. 19 at Sports Legends Museum

Celebrate "An Evening with Buck Showalter" on Jan. 19 at Sports Legends Museum
Always wanted to rub elbows with Orioles manager Buck Showalter? Are you a charitable-minded sort, as attuned to the notion of helping kids are you are with Charm City sports history? Then do I have an event for you. Come Thursday, Jan. 19, one of Showalter's favorite charities, KidsPeace, is joining forces with Sports Legends Museum and the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum to offer "An Evening with Buck Showalter" at Sports Legends. Proceeds will benefit KidsPeace and the Babe Ruth...

Free memorabilia appraisal at Sports Legends Museum on June 4

Free memorabilia appraisal at Sports Legends Museum on June 4
C'mon, you know you've got some memorabilia stashed in your basement, attic or garage. Maybe you managed to protect your prized baseball card collection from your mother's evil clutches. Perhaps you were lucky enough to snag a Cal Ripken Jr. autographed baseball during one of the Iron Man's marathon signing sessions at Camden Yards. Did you luck into a World Series ring from the O's glory days? Or are you still holding onto that Gus Triandos chewing gum you picked up off the field at...