Kevin Brotzman

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.

My 9-year-old daughter is obsessed. It's legitimately good, and I'm relieved that she's discovered songs that are not all about toilet humor.

My controversial opinion is that sports mascots should not resemble sleep paralysis demons.

a cartoon character with the word dareee written on the bottom Alt: GIF from Rocko's Modern Life. Rocko is being berated by a large purple cow. The cow screams, "HOWWW DAREEEE YOUUU!!!".

The other one from Rocko's Modern Life that stays with me is "HOW...DAAAAARRRREEEE...YOOOUUU!"

Current mood:

You can't fool me. That's Miguel Tejada.

a man is driving a car and says " you guys on myspace or ... " Alt: Scene from the movie Superbad. Joe LoTruglio is driving a car and says " you guys on myspace or ... ?"

He is almost three years younger than Superbad.

Boy howdy, does this suck. I'm glad @cnet.com let self-described "Potterhead" Abrar Al-Heeti take on this assignment.

I own spring training jerseys worn by Lou Montanez and Danny Valencia.

We stan a short king. I believe he's 5'8".

Noah Reid, wearing a Blue Jays cap, stands next to me (middle aged white guy with salt and pepper hair and beard) and my wife (middle aged white woman with curly brown hair pulled back).

My wife and I saw him play at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA last Wednesday. I told him I'd be rooting for Kevin Gausman. He was lovely!

I watched this one a couple years ago and it was fun. Love young Jack showing up as a nondescript boyfriend type, until they're riding the coach and he does the Jack face.

Big day for Craigs.

We danced to Thank God I'm a Country Boy at our reception, and called it a day.

And it's his given name. Ernie James Clement.

Imagine calling any 44-year-old woman, let alone ASUKA, "some girl". What a chump.

The Not Al Leiter card!