Great Trades In Orioles History
On December 9th, 1965, The Cincinnati Reds dealt us four American League pennants and two World Championships. It’s as simple as that.
Tim Stoddard Was Unhittable At Times
By the 1980 season, he was a regular at Orioles games. That season he notched career highs in games (64) and saves (26). His method of operation was simple. He was there to blow fastballs by American League hitters.
Many Pranks and One Special World Series Performance
Moe Drabowsky’s best prank was the time the Orioles reliever called up the Kansas City bullpen and told them to warm up pitcher Lew Krausse.
23-6 In June
We can only hope the 2012 Orioles stay hot and bring us hungry fans some post-season fun. On May 30, 1979 the Orioles were in first place by 2.5 games over the Red Sox. The record was solid enough at 30-18. And then June clicked in on the baseball calendar. The Orioles would lose two [...]
Couldn’t See The Crow’s Big Pinch Hit Double
Kind of funny that I got a full apology nearly 30 years later. It’s the 1979 World Series and I’m alone in my Georgetown DC house. The roommates are gone and of course the wonderful Orioles are on television facing the evil Pirates and we are trailing 6-3 heading to the eighth inning of game four in Pittsburgh. But the O’s are threatening and Pittsburgh is forced to bring in ace reliever Kent Tekulve.
That Was One Big Fellow With A Tiny Cigarette In His Mouth
There are always moments in a child’s life when something they see doesn’t make sense. When my family moved to Florida in 1969, the move to Sarasota was great because the powerful Baltimore Orioles held spring training there. I was honored to be a bat boy for the day at the park and was on [...]
You Should Hear Jon Miller’s Answering Machine Message
Of course there were great announcers in Orioles history. Chuck Thompson and Bill O’Donnell come to mind with “Keep the beer cold” and “Go to War, Miss Agnes.” Both were solid baseball announcers who told you what was going on in the game. But when Jon Miller came to town, we were truly blessed. What [...]
Speaking of One-Hitters
We had great seats at the O’s spring training game against the Twins on March 27. Of course we had low expectations about the Orioles but it was a chance to see some baseball in Sarasota. It was hot as heck in the sun and the Twins jumped out early. But as the game went [...]
Free World Series tickets? Well, almost
As a sales representative, I guess this was generous of the Orioles to hand these tickets out to employees. I rode a bus up with fans from our Washington DC office to go to the games. Through these Orioles Nation columns, I found out that the village manager of Lincolnshire, Illinois is also an Orioles [...]
