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Boy Howdy

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Boy Howdy last won the day on June 9 2010

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    Pedro Strop
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    Ken Singleton

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  1. Got my ticket for tonight. Wearing my Felix Pie shirt for good luck
  2. Section 420, Row 8, Seat 10 on Sunday night Look for the orange Ken Singleton jersey
  3. Boy Howdy

    Edwin Jackson

    My favorite sloppy no-no was hurled by the White Sox' Joe Cowley against the Angels on 9/19/86. He walked 7 and struck out 8. Only 28 at the time, Cowley lost his next two decisions, got traded to the Phillies in spring training the following year, and was out of the majors for good after walking 17 in less than 12 innings for Philly and putting up a 15.43 ERA and 0-4 record. He walked 76 more in just 63 innings when they sent him down to AAA, and it proved to be his last year in professional baseball. ******************************** Any Orioles fan worth their salt should know the story of Steve Barber's outing against the Tigers on 4/30/1967. In the first game of a doubleheader at Memorial Stadium, Barber took a no-hitter and a 1-0 lead into the 9th inning -- but he'd already walked 7! He'd also hit a pair of Detroiters! Barber walked his 8th and 9th batters, wild pitched home the tying run, issued a 10th walk and finally got relieved by Stu Miller. Detroit seized the lead on a fielder's choice, and beat Barber and the Birds 2-1 despite never getting a hit!
  4. <p><p><p>When I was a kid in Loch Raven in the late-1970's, it seemed like there was always one Oriole or another appearing at some store or bank to sign free autographs and promote the team.</p></p></p>

    <p><p><p>You didn't have to buy anything, and the lines were never too long. I had no idea how special it was,or how lucky I was that my parents were big Orioles fans. Great memories.</p></p></p>

    <p><p><p>Hurry up Opening Day!</p></p></p>

  5. <p><p><p>Wow man, first Kenny Singleton and now Brooks in the same Loch Raven outfit. Where did you go to meet all of those guys?!</p></p></p>

  6. <p><p><p>Any Brooks Robinson fan is a friend of mine!</p></p></p>

  7. <p><p><p>Boy you seem like a great guy. Do you have any funny/ interesting stories during your time as an usher? It might make for an interesting Hangout club thread......</p></p></p>

  8. <p><p><p>Glad you enjoyed and love the Baltimore away jersey and the beautiful "kid"!! I'll be flying to B'more tomorrow and there for Chris' debut. We're between home and the O's dugout 14 rows up so should be special! I'll be wearing my Baltimore away jersey with "42", a Jack Robby Memorial version worn by JJ!</p></p></p>

  9. <p><p><p>Seeing the O's win at Fenway was wonderful. It was so hot and I was so sleep deprived that I didn't do a lot of hollering, but David Hernandez, Nick Markakis & company did a great job of delivering the message. Thanks for your ideas!</p></p></p>

  10. <p><p><p>Will you be capsulizing your Fenway outing yesterday?</p></p></p>

  11. <p><p><p>Go back to Boston fo Aug 8!</p></p></p>

  12. <p><p><p>Are you on tour for your book?</p></p></p>

  13. <p><p><p>Good to finally see the face of the guy I argue with at times. Just kidding! <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png" alt=";)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /></p></p></p>

  14. Jim Palmer is a great broadcaster There's an awful lot of substance to what he says, and it doesn't bother me that he uses himself to illustrate a lot of it. The guy won a game in every World Series the Orioles ever prevailed in, drove women crazy modelling underwear, and still remembers practically every detail of the best years of Orioles baseball. Palmer's the king. We're all lucky to be able to listen to him, and even luckier that he remained an Oriole all his life despite the opportunity to flee via free agency and make lots of George Steinbrenner's dollars. That what Catfish Hunter did, by the way.
  15. <p><p><p>No worries it wasn't mine, and we got out before it exploded!</p></p></p>

    <p><p><p>Congrats on the big 4-0</p></p></p>

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