Kevin Brotzman

Smacked a dinger to support John Means' no-hitter in Seattle. Orioles legend.

And he took the Riyadh payday with Chappelle, Ansari, Burr, etc.!

Forgive me if I have mentioned it before, but I once played Rosencrantz in college. Hail, Guildenstern!

Smoke 'em if you got 'em for John McGraw.

And if I do gather up my spoons to make this happen, I certainly hope you'll make a guest appearance!

I've been kicking this around for a couple years, which means that I've got a YouTube playlist on standby...and yes, 30-3 is on it.

Of course I watched this video as soon as I found it. As someone whose baseball fandom was just budding in 1993, Chris Bosio can bite me.

YouTube video by Trust Your Stuff Mariners at Orioles June 6, 1993

I just learned that the 1993 Mariners-Orioles game that included a wild 20-minute brawl is available on YouTube, and it reignited my desire to start a podcast where I recap old O's telecasts.

I'm inviting you to either encourage or discourage these urges as you see fit.

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In my eyes... indisposed...in disguises no one knows.

I still occasionally say, "Follow me! Follow me to freedom!".

Can we also blame him for launching Chris Pratt's career?

Are you aware of Dean Kremer's middle name?

If only.

A roadside sign with a picture of Christy Mathewson. The text reads, "Boyhood Home of Christy Mathewson, Member of the First Class of the Baseball Hall of Fame BUCOLIC FACTORYVILLE".

Big Six! His hometown (Factoryville, PA) is 20 minutes from my family's lakeside cottage. This sign is one of the highlights of our visits.

Eddie's the man and all, but I'm pretty sure they didn't award him RoY ten days into his debut season. "AI" remains a blight.

The Beast Uncoordinate?

Wow. Bad year for August birthdays. Ah well.

Here's my favorite video of Val, following a heavy snowfall in January 2016.

He may change forms!

A medium-sized lab terrier mix with white fur and a black nose peers out from beneath a blue blanket. She is mid-yawn.

A medium-sized lab terrier mix with white fur and a few black spots cuddles on a couch with a white man in his late thirties. The man has a dark brown beard and short dark brown hair.

A two and a half year-old girl sleeps in her parents' bed, arms folded, muslin blanket stuffed in her mouth. A medium-sized lab terrier mix with white fur and a few black spots stretches out on top of the child, peering up at the camera through deep black eyes.

A medium-sized lab terrier mix with white fur and a few black spots sits on the grass in front of a lakeside dock. She is grinning and panting because moments earlier, she had slipped her leash and ran away from the car as we tried to leave.

Hug your four-legged pals as tight as you can. We just said goodbye to our beloved Valerie (Val), aka Monster, aka Pooper. She brightened our lives for 15 years, and it still feels like it wasn't nearly long enough. I'll see you on the other side, you good, sweet girl. 🖤🤍

TBF, each year of the 2000s felt like three for Orioles fans.

Enjoy, bud! My sister and I grabbed tickets on StubHub for the 2011 Thanksgiving game (16-6 W vs SF) and had a blast.

Yeah, she's married to ex-Met, ex-Oriole RP Sean Gilmartin. Small world.

Greg Pryor also has a Chris Cooper look about him.

Celebrate you today, Heather!

Context for my last quote post. Austin Hays suuuuucks.

Here I've been blaming T. Rowe Price for the Orioles' downturn in mid-2024, when it turns out that Austin Hays' weirdly hostile Bibleposting before Pride Night was the true culprit.

Just kidding; it's a "yes, and". 86 the finance bro jersey patches, and whatever you do, don't bring back Mr. Glass.

He looks like Donald Sutherland, and not the young version.

Perfect loop on this GIF.

I love this card. Russ Snyder (#9) also cameos, so the photo dates back to at least 1967. I had some email correspondence with Dick Hall back when I launched my Orioles uniform numbers site in 2008, and got to meet him face to face at O's FanFest a couple years later. Super nice guy, RIP.