the guy next to him is jack dunn, the owner of the baltimore orioles. george was so young that, in order to hire him, dunn had to become george's legal guardian. >> they go to spring training, and the baltimore sun starts referring to george ruth as "jack dunn's baby," and by may of that year, it had been shortened to "babe ruth." >> soon, fans could tune in to pitching for the boston red sox. but he was even more valuable as a slugger. he moved on to the championship yankees and stardom. but he always made time for his fans, especially young ones. >> there are many stories about the babe coming home from yankee stadium after a game, and he would stop the car if he saw a game of ball going on, and get out and play with the kids because he just was like that. >> babe ruth had a heart as big as yankee stadium. mike told me the story of babe's promise to kid dying of a rare disease. it was a promise that seems to have helped save the young fan's life. >> over here, you see a bunch of baseballs all signed by babe ruth, but the one second in from the left is

you can call it baltimore orioles play now. babe ruth could probably have blasted a long ball right on over to the next stop on our tour. other building. this is kind of like a state sports museum. it's called "sports legends," babe ruth in here, too. come on. i'll show you around. >> maryland's great teams and athletes are showcased here. but mike and i were on a mission, so there was no time to huddle. >> [ chuckles ] >> we walked right past all kinds of amazing displays on our way to something even more amazing. >> a place that you will remember for the rest of your life. come on into this room. this is kind of a special space. it is called the archives. and this is where we process all of the 10,000 artifacts that we have in our museum, but the stuff that gets put into safekeeping comes back into this room, which is the vault. look at the vault. >> the vault is jam-packed with sports history -- from the recent past... >> cal ripken's cleats are here. >> ...to way back when. football players, olympians -- if they made their

the baltimore orioles have a special way of celebrating >>> the baltimore orioles have a special way of celebrating their baseball victories. the pie in the face. >> that's right. which some people really don't like. here it is. the team says they are no longer going to do the pie in the face. it's called the bye-bye to the oriole pie. they're citing safety concerns. adam jones, who was behind the prank, tweeted the news saying at the end of the day it can be dangerous, so we're being smart. it's safe to say not all the orioles are sorry to see this tradition go. team says they will try to come up with a less-hazardous celebration. hopefully it will be as entertaining. i can't imagine anything worse. even the gatorade thing from the football games would be better than the unexpected pie in the face. >> for me it would depend on the pie. i'm a blackberry guy. >> chocolate cream, something good. >>> right now watching pollen flying around, not pies. we see unfortunately because things have been so dry and warm, a lot of stuff blooming. tomorrow we're going to have a day where temperatu

>> camden yards is where the baltimore orioles play now. babe ruth could probably have blasted a long ball right on over to the next stop on our tour. >> well, scotty, this is our other building. this is kind of like a state sports museum. it's called "sports legends," but we got a little bit of babe ruth in here, too. come on. i'll show you around. >> maryland's great teams and athletes are showcased here. but mike and i were on a huddle. >> [ chuckles ] >> we walked right past all kinds of amazing displays on our way to something even more amazing. >> a place that you will remember for the rest of your life. come on into this room. this is kind of a special space. it is called the archives. and this is where we process all of the 10,000 artifacts that we have in our museum, but the stuff that gets put into safekeeping comes back into this room, which is the vault. so come on in and we'll take a look at the vault. >> the vault is jam-packed with sports history -- from the recent past... >> cal ripken's cleats are here. >> ...to way back wh

olympians -- if they made their mark in sports, they're remembered here. >> you can see the baltimore orioles are represented in here, the baltimore ravens are here, michael phelps is in here, so anything and everything to do with the state of maryland and sports is here, but there's one artifact that i thought you might be really interested in seeing, and that's a babe ruth game-used bat. >> of course, a bat this extraordinary must be handled with care. >> the first thing i have to do is i have to put on my special gloves -- i want you to put on gloves -- because when we deal with artifacts in the museum world, we don't want to get our hand oil all over the artifact because that hurts the artifact. okay? that babe ruth used in the year that he hit 60 home runs -- 1927. so this bat is very special because it is notched. you see that it has seven notches on it. we're not sure if that's for home runs or hot dogs... >> [ chuckles ] >> ...that he achieved with this. anyway, grab ahold of that. that's a pretty valuable piece of turf you got there right now. louisville slugger. and as you can see -

1965, december of 1965 to be exact, bring robinson was traded from the cincinnati reds to the baltimore orioles for milt pappas, the pitcher, and everybody in the national league was saying, what? frank robinson for milt pappas, regardless -- we've never seen milt pappas pitch. how did that trait affect you? starting to believe i could spend my entire season -- i mean, career, sorry, with the cincinnati reds and was hoping i could, then the trade came and i was crushed. it took me three or four days to kind of realized that i was going to a good ball club, if i went over there and have the type of year that i was capable of having and the other guys the years that they had and had had that we had a good chance to win. >> tim: did you ever have a good year for, 49 home runs, led the triple crown, yastrzemski won it the next year. >> i just did what i felt like i was capable of doing to help the team. players, we all kind of fit in together with no ego and we had a tremendous year. >> tim: i talked to jim number of years. he has always said that the one thing that characterized you from many, man

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. >> and the baltimore orioles are making progress in their attempt to sign free pitcher jovany guyardo. will pride a much -- provide a much more experienced arm. allowing the orioles to be much better on paper heading into training than they were for last year's team. and spring training is just about 10 days away. i bet those guys can't wait to get to florida. >> bet you're trying to get to florida, too. all right. >>> wusa 9news at 6:00, and cbs evening news is next. >> we'll be back with your only local i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. <

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he has been the subject of some off-season trade rumors the most recent the baltimore orioles. he knows that it is part of the deal. >> i look forward to still being here and if something does happen, i completely understand. it is part of business. truly believe that the red sox do everything they can to keep the organization intact. making the move is part of the plan. i respect that. reporter: bruce you say makes a habit to get here early. but even the reds brass is not sure about that. with the reds in goodyear, i am george vogel. elise: fans at the dayton international speedway had all of the fun today as the daytona 500 returned in remarkable fashion. let' s go to florida now the daytona 500 going down today. denny hamlin, matt kenseth, carl edwards, and reigning nascar champ, kyle bush stayed close to each other throughout the race. but on the last lap, it' s denny hamilin pulling a hail mary move on martin truex jr. ending joe gibbs 23 year drought at this particular race it was the closest race in history. milliseconds. the women of xavier in their last home game takin

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fox sports writer, ken rosenthal says, the baltimore orioles have their eyes on jay bruce. however, rosenthal says the orioles may not have the prospects to close the deal. bruce would be the latest big name to leave the reds following aroldis we're giving away another 50 dollar gas card this hour... we are 9 for 9 this month...don't be the one to break the streak. stick around to see if your name is called. also ahead...if you like discussing politics, there's a new app for you! others, through your political beliefs, next. fox19 weather open some light snow showers into early evening minor possible high of 27. colder air factors below we remain dry in a valentine's day on of 24 before our mixed with rain on carefully we warm into the mid 30s snow could mixed with rain and look messy. southbound i-75 at lateral: single lane closure at 8 p.m. double lane closure at 11 p.m.; ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 closed at 9 p.m., with all lanes reopened by 6 a.m. it's going to cost you more to visit universal studios in universal studios in orlando. ticket to one of universal'

fox sports writer, the baltimore orioles have their eyes on jay bruce. they may not have the prospects to close the deal. bruce would be the latest big name to after aroldis chapman and todd frazier. prices at universal are going up. cost for your next family trip. now here's jessica live in clifton. fox19 cincinnati rob wipe vo it's going to cost a little extra to visit universal studios in florida. little extra to visit universal studios in florida. the orlando sentinel is reporting a one-day adult ticket to one of universal's two orlando theme parks now costs 105 dollars. the cost of a park- to-park ticket goes up to 155-dollars. in all, a family of four wishing to visit the universal theme parks should expect to pay at least 610 dollars. and that doesn't include food and souvenirs. at least one major political candidate is already looking at cincinnati. former president bill clinton will be here today, campaigning for his wife. fox19 now's jessica brown is live in clifton with the live that's right bill clinton will be here at the clifton cultural arts center at 3 this afternoon to

the baltimore orioles have banned the tradition of smashing wins. they say it's about safety and the pie smashing can be too dangerous. >>> finally, tonight, talk about many picture something like ballet set to classical music. but we introduce you to a gymnast stretching the limit to a different beat. >> reporter: gymnastics is all about grace. >> nice. >> reporter: power. and hip-hop? it's not just the high notes that ucla gymnast sophiena hits, it's those moves. this is a very true diggsal sport, and what you did was very non-traditional. she and her teammates are changing this. >> i feel that it's much more about entertainment now than the ridge id sport as perfection. >> reporter: she is getting high marks from judges. but even higher marks on social media, where her floor exercise earlier this month, the first >> i woke up, and my mom called, and she said do you know you have like 5 million views on your floor routine? i didn't know it was posted anywhere. >> reporter: it's now been viewed more than 40 million times. tell me some of your respo

the baltimore orioles have banned the tradition of smashing wins. they say it's about safety and the pie smashing can be too dangerous. has the internet flipping out. >>> finally, tonight, talk about gymnastics floor routines and many picture something like ballet set to classical music. gymnast stretching the limit to a different beat. >> reporter: gymnastics is all about grace. >> nice. >> reporter: power. and hip-hop? it's not just the high notes that ucla gymnast sophiena hits, it's those moves. this is a very true diggsal sport, and what you did was very non-traditional. she and her teammates are changing this. >> i feel that it's much more about entertainment now than the ridge id sport as perfection. >> reporter: she is getting high marks from judges. but even higher marks on social media, where her floor exercise earlier this month, the first time she ever performed it, went viral. >> i woke up, and my mom called, have like 5 million views on your floor routine? i didn't know it was posted anywhere. >> reporter: it's now been times. tell me

the baltimore orioles have banned the tradition of smashing a pie in a player's face after wins. they say it's about safety and >> still ahead, the gymnast who has the internet flipping out. every day it's getting closer a love like yours will surely come my way hey, hey, hey babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. if your pregnancy is healthy, wait for labor to begin on its own. a healthy baby is worth the wait. o0 c1 travel is part of the american way of life. when we're on vacation, we keep an eye out for anything that looks out of place. [ indistinct conversations ] miss, your bag. when we travel from city to city, we pay attention to our surroundings. [ cheering ] everyone plays a role in keeping our community safe. whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, be aware of your surroundings. if you see something suspicious, >>> finally, tonight, talk about gymnastics floor routines and many picture something like ballet set to classical music. but we introduce you to a gymnast stretching the limit to a different beat. >> reporter: gymnastics is all about

@the last time this happened 1999 @when the baltimore orioles @visited cuba to take on the @cuban national team. @the cuban national team came to @the states play them in @baltimore. @we are not expecting now for the @cuban national team to make the @trip -- and more things could be @announced. @all of this will be about @mending relationships with cuba. @we see the president and the @other politicians in d.c. @working on this. @this was apparently a big goal @for mlb commissioner rob manfred @to work on this year. @trying to patch up relationships @there and bridge a couple of @gaps between the two countries. @reporting live outside of -- we @are outside the trop outside of @tropicana field, kelly cowan, @fox 13 news. @back to you in the studio. @>> anjuli: still getting used @to tampa. @thank you, kelly. @>> alcides: she better guess @used to tampa. @>>> the cdc said that season's @flu vaccine is 60% effective so @far. @st move effective flu vaccine in @the last couple of years. @but the virus can cause all @sorts of complications in life. @to talk more about that, nurse @practitioner an

@this haven't happened until 1999 @when the baltimore orioles took @a trip to havana. @this is a long-time coming. @and as i mentioned before @commissioner and commissioner of @mlb has been working on for a @while, because not only is, you @know, the president of the @united states working on mending @relations with cuba, but it has @become a priority for major @league baseball to mend those @locations as well. @the date has kind of fluctuated @a little bit actually with @travel issues. @so right now, what we are told @is we are looking at a march 23 @date. @that is, i think, a fuse i am @right. @a tuesday game in havana. @but for now, live outside of the @trop, kelly cowan, fox 13 news. @back to you guys. @>> you got it, way to go, kelly. @thank you. @>> reporter: thanks. @>>> imagine winning a $43 @million lottery jackpot and not @keeping a cent of it. @this actually happened. @a 90-year-old couple from @seminole here in the bay area @did that. @ruby and her husband won the @february 17 florida lotto @drawing. @they took the lump sum, walking @but get this, instead o

deon young most recently played for the baltimore orioles. >> vtor: and local10's carlos suarez is live in miami now to kell tell us what he's accused of doing, carlos. >> clos: , and it janine, the 30-year-old had quite the mouth on him when police say he went after that valet and also had choice words for a police officer. now, all of this apparently started because young was trying to cut through the viceroy. you can see the entrance out here. trying to cut through this side of the building to the back side at the icon where apparently he lives. 30-year-old kell mon young was placed with battery. police say he was naked and had slurred speech whenenfficers knocked on his door sunday night a short i'm time after this allege assault took place. he claims not to remember what happened. police say young choked and threatened to kill a valet at the viceroy after he wouldn't let him into an slater at club 50. theorker said he would could not let him use it because the club was closed at the time. saying "stupid cuban. open the. [ expletive. [ door. i'm here puppy baby now what? the valet w

he set a record until the baltimore orioles broke it, the player cal ripken broke it. and i grew up in the era of joe dimaggio and mickey mantle. and when steinbrenner came across, it sort of soured me. and i lost interest pretty much. but i'm still 10 years d when comes tbeing yankee f. >> a right. ha ha! [applause] why do you think elizabeth warren was not given the position of head of the consumer financial protection bureau? >> because she was too good for the job. my father once said, "the only way you lose your job in government is to do your job." [laughter] >> there you go. [applause] all right. what advice would you give to someone having a child in 2013? >> uh, is there a reason for the year? >> just meaning now. it could be now. >> this is not a nostradamus question. >> no, no. [laughter] don't know. probably not. ha ha! [audiencmember saking indistinctly > this ithe advi. >> rd the book. >> these are my parents'. we just wrote them down from time to time through their commentsn a cigabox, whi all children should do for their parents and grdparents becse the

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. >>> bad news out of baltimore adam jones announced the orioles post-game cream miss are no more. it's just about safety. dangerous. i see nothing dangerous about this. it's fun and tasty but they're trying to be smart. i see no danger. >> maybe it's a wellness issue. >> blood sugar levels? >> i saw orioles and pie i thought felix pa was coming back. >> i think we should protest this. i think the pie should be. >> people have been tweeting at adam jones and he's starting to say okay, maybe they might come back. he says they're still going to work with the companies that makes pies. >> who doesn't love a pie in the face? >>. >> we'll be right back. >> it's almost february 29th so we want to wish a happy birthday to leap year baby and fox 5 viewer laurene johnson. >> she is only turning 21 years old. >> she's legal. >> enjoy your first legal drink. >> we put this out on twitter asking people who were born on leap day whether they liked it as a birthday. some people said it's cool but it's tough, and other people said i really love it. if the baby comes, we're just going to hope that