Those 1968, 1969 & 1970 teams are the reason that I'm a big Orioles fan from way down in North Alabama. I remember seeing on the evening news in October of 69, Walter Cronkite showing the bird cartoon logo with tears running down it's face when losing in the 69 series. I cried right along as I could not believe it either.
Then the magical 1970 series againt the Big Red Machine. The Orioles were too strong in that series.
Thought we had the 1971 series against the Pirates, but it wasn't to be.
And those American League Championship series against the mighty A's. Great series, but we just couldn't put them away.
The 1979 series still haunts me today. Up 3 games to 1 only to once again come up short. Today the Sister Sledge song, "We Are Family" gets quickly silenced.
The magic is coming back and I'm extrememly exited with the new ownership. Finally, we have people that want to win NOW.
See you in Sarasota!