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

Grew up in Silver Spring. I was a Senators fan as a kid until they split town in '71. I held a grudge until I got invited to Game 2 of the '79 World Series, my first game at Memorial Stadium. Even though the O's lost 3-2 and ultimately the series, I have been a die-hard fan since.

I was there for the playoff and WS wins in '83, the 3 pick off game by Tippy. Moved to Florida and have some great memories at OPCY and the Trop as well.

[Short rants.]

Brake tappers.

Arrgh.

I am on a three lane road in a 45 zone and the car in front of me, who was tailgating the car ahead of them, tapped their brakes eight times in less then a mile.

Folks, you do not have to be continually pushing a pedal when you drive.

Here in Florida, the length of my commute is determined by the retiree or tourist in front of me.

[Short rants.]

An update to my previous rant. MLB has refined things a bit. About 20% of the time the local commercials play. The rest of the time they now play a rotation of "classic moments from MLB". Those are great, and there are some O's related ones. Well, they were great like the first 1000 times I heard them! I don?t understand what you are trying to do MLB, and whatever it is I am sure it has nothing to do with the happiness of me.

Perhaps I should start a completely trivial rant thread?

Edit: you used to be able to listen to the entire postgame show and even a bit of whatever local sports radio show followed if you wanted to. Now they end the feed about 4 nanoseconds after the game is over. Why?

I too am tired of hearing those same highlights over and over. I now hit my mute button for two minutes at the end of each inning. Seems like a lot of wasted air time they could be selling. Even PSAs would be ok. Sirius does a better job and leaves the broadcast up for the post-game show.