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1 hour ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

How can anyone hate B.J. Surhoff??

He is one of my all time favorite Orioles.  A versatile player that the Orioles sorely lack today in their roster full of beer league softball wannabees.  

Like I said, it was completely irrational! I also wasn't paying attention during his first stint, so I only remember his last few seasons.

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31 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

I can't decide which announcer goes with Thompson, Miller and Palmer - any ideas for a 4th standout?

Lowenstein was memorable, but not exactly in a chiseled in stone kind of way.

Ernie Harwell!

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2 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I think we had a thread like this in the past, but I can't find it and IIRC it was more along the lines of the Franchise Four.  Not a great topic of debate as we'd be really pining back and forth between Cal, Brooks, Palmer, Frank, Eddie and Earl.  Can't go wrong with any of them.

But this isn't about the all time Orioles Mount Rushmore.  You can make any Orioles Mount Rushmore you want, good or bad, serious or silly (I prefer silly).  

Examples:

Orioles Mount Rushmore for Worst Relievers:  Mike DeJean, Steve Kline, Mike Wright, Kevin Gregg

Orioles Mount Rushmore for Best First Basemen:  Jim Gentile, Boog, Eddie, Raffy

Orioles Mount Rushmore for Biggest Draft Pick Bust:  Chris Smith, Billy Rowell, Wade Townsend, Mike Paradis

Orioles Mount Rushmore for Best LHP:  Cuellar, McNally, McGregor...Bedard?

On an off day, let's forget about the misery that's the 2018 season and have some fun debates. 

This is how you start a topic.  Very creative, Moose.  It's a brief break from all the different threads repeating the same basic ideas  e.g. how bad Chris Davis' year is.

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41 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

I can't decide which announcer goes with Thompson, Miller and Palmer - any ideas for a 4th standout?

Lowenstein was memorable, but not exactly in a chiseled in stone kind of way.

Def not the "shrill shill of swill", Mike Reghi.  

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3 minutes ago, bobmc said:

Def not the "shrill shill of swill", Mike Reghi.  

SEE.
YOU.
LATER.  

Bob Carpenter does this bit with the Nats, only slightly less annoying than Reghi and his toupee.

If you have to name 4 announcers, then heck yes, Brother Lo is on it.

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2 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

How can anyone hate B.J. Surhoff??

He is one of my all time favorite Orioles.  A versatile player that the Orioles sorely lack today in their roster full of beer league softball wannabees.  

I don't know, we always joked that it looked like he was trying not to smell a fart when he played.  My buddy also called him BJ Horseface, which I always got a kick out of.  But I always like him as an O.

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