Yes it was a bad deal. Traded for Parra who was clearly having a career year and playing over his head. Add him to the list of former prospects that continue to haunt us.
I picked up baseball on my own. My dad was all about the Redskins so I was a bit late to the O's. I was 11 during the 1982 season. WDCA Channel 20 with Brooks and Chuck is where I got hooked.
How about winning the game by leaving your starting pitcher in instead of calling on an inferior reliever? Oh that's right. We are so smart in the modern age that a pitcher's arm willgfall off after he throws 110 pitches.