[Why (and When) did You Become an Oriole Fan ???]

I was born in Mets country - Borough of Queens, NYC. Don't remember any of it though; my family moved to New Jersey when I was young. Dad was a O's fan but the clincher was spending summers at Grandma's house on the Eastern Shore. Plenty of O's games on the TV there. We moved to Rochester, NY in the '90s when Rochester was still the AAA affiliate of the Orioles. Watching future Orioles (and current Orioles sent down for rehab, etc.) at the old Silver Stadium in Rochester was a hoot.

OT but I recall when the big club used to play the AAA team in an exhibition. I went to Rochester for that one year.

[Why (and When) did You Become an Oriole Fan ???]

I became an O's fan at birth(1988)

I'm from where the O's housed their AA team for many years. My old man grew up in the late 50's/60's and 70's. The O's had their AA team in town and guys like Earl Weaver and Cal Sr. were around. Thats my short story

And I HATE NY State teams so it worked.