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  From Way Out in Right Field - washingtonpost.com
The caller expected Angelos to react to the news of Maier's collegiate exploits and professional aspirations with disdain, perhaps with a string of profanities.
Maier finished his career at Wesleyan with 189 hits and a.375 batting average.
Maier posed on the set of ABC's "Good Morning America" on Oct. 10, 1996, the day after he deflected a ball hit by the Yankees' Derek Jeter in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series that was ruled a home run.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/01/AR2006060101968.html   (2400 words)

  
  Jeffrey Maier - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Jeffrey Maier (born 1984) is known for deflecting a ball in play during Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles maintained their protest of the Maier play after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by American League President Gene Budig because judgment calls cannot be protested.
Maier worked in the summer of 2006 as a scout in the Cape Cod League for ESPN's Peter Gammons and also as an instructor for Frozen Ropes Baseball Training Center.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Jeffrey_Maier   (694 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier: From Orioles' killer to Orioles' prospect?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The caller expected Angelos to react to the news of Maier's collegiate exploits and professional aspirations with disdain, perhaps with a string of profanities.
One National League executive whose team has scouted Maier said the knocks against him are his size (he is 5 feet 11, 190 pounds), his speed (he underwent surgery to repair a torn knee ligament last summer), his power (only seven career homers in college) and the level of competition he has faced.
The obvious story line would be for Maier to be drafted by the Yankees, the team he grew up rooting for in Old Tappan, N.J., and the franchise that went on to win four World Series titles in five years while Maier was confronting life as a teen-ager.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06155/695572-63.stm   (1162 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeffrey Maier's interference, 1996 Jeffrey Maier (born 1984) is known for directly affecting the outcome of Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
Maier reached over the fence separating the right field stands and the field of play and caught a deep fly ball hit by Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter.
The Orioles protested the Maier interference play immediately after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig because judgment calls cannot be protested.
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 A decade later, Jeffrey Maier is on the field... - Home School Blog News
A decade later, Jeffrey Maier is on the field...
For years, Maier politely stiff-armed interview requests because he didn't want to live in the past and because he remembered some of the hurtful media slings that accompanied his accidental celebrity of 1996.
Maier can still recite the words of a column that, at the time, was particularly painful.
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 Jeffrey Maier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Orioles maintained their protest of the Maier play after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by American League President Gene Budig because judgment calls cannot be protested.
Maier worked in the summer of 2006 as a scout in the Cape Cod League for ESPN's Peter Gammons and also as an instructor for Frozen Ropes Baseball Training Center.
Maier is working for a career in baseball, not merely to be known for the single incident.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jeffrey_Maier   (699 words)

  
 newsobserver.com
Jeffrey Maier was the toast of New York.
Maier is a 22-year-old third baseman/outfielder for Wesleyan who is one hit away from breaking the school career record for hits, and creating a new identity for himself.
Maier hugs his mom and sister and joyfully runs down the hill, no longer the answer to a baseball trivia question, but a record-setter.
www.newsobserver.com /694/v-print/story/431733.html   (1286 words)

  
 Baseball America - 2006 College Preview: Mountain West Conference
A senior third baseman at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., Maier is poised to help the Cardinals vie for a New England Small College Athletic Conference title and a spot in the NCAA Division III tournament while putting himself in position to be taken in June's draft.
Maier dove to his left, came up with the ball and gunned down the runner at the plate to preserve the lead.
Maier has come to grips with the fact that it will always be hard for some to view him as anything other than a part of Yankee playoff lore.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/college/060122maier.html   (1332 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier
Jeffrey Maier's interference, 1996 On October 9, 1996, 12-year-old Jeffrey Maier directly affected the outcome of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles protested the Maier interference play immediately after the conclusion of the game but was denied by the Commissioner of Baseball, Bud Selig, because judgment calls cannot be protested.
Maier's "interference" was left to stand and the Yankees went on to win the series against Baltimore 4-1 as well as the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
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 Drafted Jeffrey Maier
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Detective-like, she discloses the origins of key ideas drafted jeffrey maier and phrases in the Declaration drafted jeffrey maier and unravels the complex story of its drafting drafted jeffrey maier and of the group-editing job which angered Thomas Jefferson.
Maier also reveals what happened to the Declaration after the signing drafted jeffrey maier and celebration: how it was largely forgotten drafted jeffrey maier and then revived to buttress political arguments of the nineteenth century; and, most important, how Abraham Lincoln ensured its persistence as a living force in Americansociety.
www.whichquarterback.com /draftedjeffreymaier.html   (982 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeffrey Maier (born 1984) is known for directly affecting the outcome of Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
The 12 year old Maier reached over the fence separating the right field stands and the field of play and caught a deep fly ball hit by Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter.
The Orioles maintained their protest of the Maier interference play after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig because judgment calls cannot be protested.
www.gurgaongrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Jeffrey_Maier   (352 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier - BR Bullpen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeff Maier is most famous for his interference in the 1996 ALCS when he was 12.
When Derek Jeter hit a ball towards the seats, Maier reached his glove over the fence and deflected the ball from Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tony Tarasco.
A center fielder, Maier's career average as of April 22 was.373 in college.
www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Jeffrey_Maier   (130 words)

  
 Boy Who Helped Yankees Is a Hit Again - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Maier took a left-handed swing and drove the ball into the outfield for a run-scoring double.
Maier deflected it into the seats for what was ruled a game-tying, eighth-inning home run, a controversial and memorable moment that helped propel the Yankees to the first of four World Series championships in a five-year span.
Maier said he is on a hitting streak and too superstitious to shave it, even for job interviews.
www.nytimes.com /2006/04/14/sports/baseball/14maier.html?ex=1302667200&en=3f1dfbfe4d4dc061&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (1202 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Maier played baseball at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan in Old Tappan, New Jersey.
[6] Maier was also invited to a tryout for a number of prospects, held by the New York Yankees.
Maier is working for a career in baseball, not merely to be known for the single incident.
en.askmore.net /Jeffrey_Maier.htm   (682 words)

  
 Update: Jeffrey Maier - NYYFans.com Yankees Message Board
Maier recalled those words yesterday as he said: “Ever since a couple of days after that game, I’ve just wanted to make a name for myself in other ways.
Maier, 17, has matured into a wonderful high-school player and student at Northern Valley Regional HS in beautiful Old Tappan, N.J., and will go on to play at Wesleyan University in Connecticut next year, where he plans to major in economics.
Maier is batting.410, but he is a team player and would rather talk about his teammates, like fellow senior T.J. Lauerman, than that fateful October night.
forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?t=27084   (840 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for Jeffrey Maier looking for a job in basebal
Maier was at the winter meetings, where he bumped into Yankees general manager Brian Cashman in a bustling hotel Monday.
Maier finished a record-setting college baseball career this year at Division III Wesleyan in Connecticut, where he set the school mark for hits.
Of course, Maier gained national recognition as a young fan during the AL championship series in October 1996, when he reached over the right-field fence at Yankee Stadium and deflected Derek Jeter's flyball over the wall before Baltimore's Tony Tarasco had a chance to catch it.
www.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20061205/811713-p.html   (279 words)

  
 Where are they now? (Jeffrey Maier) - Baseball Fever
Maier interfered with a play and he received the keys to the city while the Yankees went on to win the game, the series and four World Series.
No longer the little kid you remember, Maier is 22, 5-foot-10, wears a goatee (Steinbrenner would have to be put down with a tranquilizer dart if he saw it) and his curly hair is normally covered with a baseball cap.
Despite Maier's success at Wesleyan, no team drafted him this June, and he realizes his future is in the front office, not on the field.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=49943   (1439 words)

  
 Arturo Pardavila's YankeesXtreme Clips: 1996 Jeffrey Maier Call: 15 Innings of Fame
But Williams' heroics took a backseat to Maier, who instantly became a star and was dubbed the "Angel in the Outfield" by the New York tabloids.
The fact that Maier was even at the game at all was a stroke of luck: A friend came up with an extra ticket at the last minute.
Maier's 15 minutes of fame ended quickly, but the Yankees' latest dynasty was just beginning.
www.pardavila.com /clips/yankees/96maier.html   (1553 words)

  
 Revisiting Jeffrey Maier: Forgive that swine? (The Orioles Warehouse)
In the article, Sheinin catches up with Maier, now 22 and a recent graduate of Wesleyan University with a degree in government and economics, and gets reflections on the incident from Maier and members of both teams who were at the scene of the crime ten years ago.
Should Maier come into the employ of a major-league club, most likely it will not be because of his glove or bat, but because of his mind and his initiative.
According to a follow-up story by Sheinin, Maier "hopes to have a career in baseball as a front-office executive." He has made plans to break into pro ball as a scout this summer, though he won't be working for the Orioles, which is probably best for him and for the O's.
www.oobleck.com /orioles/archives/2006/06/revisiting_jeffrey_maier_forgi.html   (963 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jeffrey Maier (born 1984) is; known for deflecting a ball in play during Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles maintained their protest of the Maier play after the conclusion of the game, but their protest was denied by American League President Gene Budig because judgment calls cannot be protested.
Maier is working for a career in baseball, not merely to be known for the single incident.
www.zdnet.co.za /j/e/f/Jeffrey_Maier_9607.html   (731 words)

  
 SI.com - A decade later, Jeffrey Maier catches fire at Wesleyan
The 5-foot-11 Maier, who throws right and bats left, has developed into one of the best hitters in school history with a career average of.373.
The goatee-sporting Maier is majoring in government with a minor in economics and hopes someday to make a career of baseball as ultimately the general manager of a major league team.
One year after Maier reached for that ball, the star-struck youngster came face-to-face with Jeter at a baseball card signing.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/baseball/mlb/wires/04/20/2010.ap.bbo.maier.s.moment.adv22.0830/index.html   (801 words)

  
 Timelines - This Day in Alternate History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The fan who was in the second row in rightfield, sitting behind Maier, claimed that he had to grab Maier around the neck and choke him because it looked like Maier was going to lean over the fence and catch a fly ball hit by Derek Jeter before Oriole rightfield Tony Tarasco could catch it.
Maier's parents announce that they plan to file a civil suit against him as well.
In other developments, lawyers for the Oriole Fan file an appeal on the grounds that the Jeffrey Maier's parents should have kept an eye on their son and stopped him from trying to catch the ball.
www.othertimelines.com /testing/viewtimeline.php?timelineID=698   (941 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | A decade later, Maier on a roll
Wesleyan University's Jeffrey Maier, who gained fame as a fan a decade ago, chases a fly ball in game against Springfield College.
When he reached over the right-field wall in the 1996 AL championship series, Maier deflected the ball before Baltimore's Tony Tarasco gloved it, and it wound up as a game-tying home run for Jeter.
Maier has tacked on seven more hits since breaking the record.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635202088,00.html   (588 words)

  
 Jeffrey Maier Could Join Orioles as Player » Outside The Beltway | OTB
Talk about bizarre twists: Jeffrey Maier, the young fan who helped rob the Baltimore Orioles of a possible World Series berth ten years ago may be about to join them as a player.
The Orioles lost the game — thanks to what still stands as one of the worst umpiring calls in history; while the play was ruled a home run, tying the game, replays showed Maier clearly interfered with the ball — and lost the series.
Although the lingering outrage of Orioles fans is more accurately directed at Richie Garcia — the right field umpire who blew the call that night — through the years Maier has become a symbol of the Orioles’ futility.
www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2006/06/jeffrey_maier_could_join_orioles_as_player   (766 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
The Bombers, of course, are forever indebted to Maier, who as a 12-year-old in 1996 kept the Bombers from self-destructing in the AL Championship Series against Baltimore.
Maybe it would be better that way; Maier could once and for all be liberated from questions about that fly ball and defending himself against the notion that he and the Bombers cheated their way to the World Series a decade ago.
Maier prefers to focus on the road in front of him, not the one he's already traveled.
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 USATODAY.com - N.Y. fan in 1996 incident keeps low profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The moment the pivotal foul fly eluded Moises Alou on Tuesday, Jeffrey Maier knew he'd shortly be denied again the baseball privacy he has sought since 1996.
Maier was the 12-year-old fan in the Yankee Stadium bleachers who reached into the field of play and caught a Derek Jeter fly ball.
Maier, who says the ESPN interview will be his last, has become an accomplished collegiate player.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/playoffs/2003-10-16-maier_x.htm   (402 words)

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