Inexplicable said Brady Anderson
Of course 1996 stands out in the baseball career of Brady Anderson. How could this leadoff hitter smash an Orioles team record 50 homers in one season?
The Earl of Baltimore
My most bizarre moment with Earl Sidney Weaver came during his second administration which is rarely talked about. That’s because it should have never happened.
The Big Bopper from Birmingham, Alabama
My 11-year-old was horrified. He couldn’t understand how we could have a meeting with the 1969 Sporting News Rookie of the Year and all his dad wanted to talk about with Carlos May was events surrounding the life of his older brother.
He Had The Nerve To Call Him Chris Singleton
Stinking Chicago. I still recall the conversation with a local sportswriter who knew baseball well. I dropped the name of Ken Singleton to him sometime in the mid 1990s. It rang no bells. He thought I was thinking of Chris Singleton. Even when Chris Singleton joined the Birds for the 2002 season, I never really thought of Chris Singleton.
It Was Called The Tippy File
The Orioles took awhile to figure out the marketing game. Recall, those great playoff years of 1969-71, the attendance figures barely topped a 1,000,000 every year. Or add up three World Series seasons and you won’t get what the Orioles received in the fan department in the 1997 season (3,711,132).
Very Sad to See Mike Flanagan Pass
Orioles fans have special memories of Mike Flanagan. The Cy Young Award season of 1979 stands out.
They Called Him Dave McLucky
It’s still hard to swallow that 75 percent of the four twenty-game winners from 1971 are now deceased. That includes the crafty Cuban Mike Cuellar and the Snake, Pat Dobson. And on Dec. 1, 2002, cancer claimed the life of Billings, Montana’s David Arthur McNally.
The Birth of a “Stone’s Throw”
It wasn’t until 2003 when I decided I wanted to write a book about Steve Stone’s stunning year in Baltimore.
Pemstein Memories: Part 2
Looking back on old Orioles DVDs and Brooks Robinson’s outstanding defense.
Always an Orioles Fan
Our newest writer, Bill Pemstein, looks back on the Twins vs. Orioles game on October 4, 1969.
