After Dismal Season, Orioles Opt to Not Rehire Miller

	Former Indians skipper Mike Hargrove was hired Nov. 3 as Baltimore's manager, the fifth in six years under Peter Angelos. (The Post)

The Orioles chose not to exercise their contractual option to retain Ray Miller within 72 hours of the conclusion of the season, ending his tenure as manager Oct. 6. Just a day later, Baltimore also fired General Manager Frank Wren.

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Symbol of a Season Gone Bad
Expectations for both Albert Belle and the Orioles were high coming into 1999. But the realization that neither has come through has left many wondering what went wrong this season.

	Baltimore's Charles Johnson, left(AFP)

O's Cuba Trip Scores
Baseball executives leaving Havana after Baltimore's 3-2 victory March 28 were buzzing about the big-league potential of many of the the players on the Cuban team.

• May 3: Cubans Smoke Orioles

Ripken Hits No. 400 in 11-6 Win
Cal Ripken made history again Sept. 2 when he became the 29th player to reach the 400-home run plateau, hitting a three-run blast in the Orioles' 11-6 win over Tampa Bay.

• April 20: Ripken Placed on DL for First Time

	(Associated Press)

Ripkens, Town Say Goodbye to Cal Sr.
His family and friends remembered Cal Ripken Sr. (pictured) as a devoted father and tireless baseball man at burial services March 30. Ripken Sr. died of cancer March 25. He was 63.

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