Favorite Orioles Role Players

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Robert Andino. And it's not close.

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Roberta Andino. And it's not close.

Sames. How could it be anyone else?

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Happy birthday, Juan Bonilla.

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Happy birthday, Benny Ayala.

In September of 1984, Ayala actually hit a check-swing home run to the opposite field against the Yankees.

Here are the details:

I've mentioned this before, but I saw Benny Ayala hit a check-swing home run against the Yankees in September of 1984.

I was watching the game on WPIX-11, and Ayala checked his swing, and the ball somehow found its way just a tad over the wall down the right-field line in Memorial Stadium.

The 3-run check-swing home run won the game for us, as we were trailing by a score of 6-4 in the 8th inning when Ayala hit it.

THE GAME:O http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198409242.shtml

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Happy birthday, Vladimir Guerrero.

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Happy birthday, Cesar Izturis.

For me, his most memorable game for the Orioles was a game in which I was at. It was Opening Day 2009, and the Orioles were playing the Yankees with their newly acquired free agents Mark Teixeira and C.C. Sabathia.

Early in the game, we were up big. But then the Yanks came back to within one run, at 6-5. In the bottom of the 8th inning, we had a runner on first base, and up stepped Izrturis. Izzy sent a ball to deep left-field. The person behind me yelled, "Get out. PLEASE, get out !!!" About a second and-a-half later, O.P.A.C.Y. erupted when the ball just barely cleared the wall. Our precarious 6-5 lead was suddenly a comfortable 8-5 margin, Sabathia was taken out, the Yank relievers continued to get pounded, and we had our big Opening Day win against Sabathia, Teixeira and the Yankees ....... possibly the biggest win of that entire 2009 season for us.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/izturce01.shtml

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Happy birthday, Cesar.

[BadCo]

Mickey Tettleton

Eric Davis

Bobby Bonilla

Scott Erickson

Mike Bordick

JJ Hardy

[MDtransplant757]

Mickey Tettleton

Eric Davis

Bobby Bonilla

Scott Erickson

Mike Bordick

JJ Hardy

Bobby Bonilla is going to be paid longer than Chris Davis will be. That's crazy

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Happy birthday, Willie Kirkland.

Kirkland played for the 1964 Orioles, who went 97-65 overall.

He hit 3 HR's in 172 plate appearances before being traded to the Senators in mid-August.

For his career, Kirkland hit 148 home runs in 3,882 plate appearances.

[TheBee]

Anybody remember Nelson Simmons? I just found a spring training 1987 home run ball I caught off his bat. Big dude, 2nd round draft pick of Tigers, some raw power, short mlb career.

[Machado13]

This is my choice as well. Reboulet is the only guy I ever saw who just flat out killed Randy Johnson.

Same for me. It was amazing to watch

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Happy birthday, John Shelby.

[OldNewGuy]

"Rocky" Bob Johnson. 63-67 Orioles. Played all four infield positions. PH superb. Once held the AL with 6 consecutive pinch hits.

[Rene88]

Chris Gomez!

Very underrated player. He was the original Flaherty:)

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Mandino, Boom Boom, and Flash.

Happy birthday, Freddie Bynum.

He was nice enough to acknowledge me and smile at me when I called his name before a game in Durham, NC in 2008.