tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119668105471294086.post1368829363361273926..comments2023-08-07T06:09:19.867-04:00Comments on It Never Rains in College Park: Baltimore's Crying Shame - What the Orioles Used To BeKGoon1590http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207273092951290440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119668105471294086.post-32197683562493614802008-01-16T12:15:00.000-05:002008-01-16T12:15:00.000-05:00In college, I spent two years on the grounds crew ...In college, I spent two years on the grounds crew at Memorial Stadium. It was a very special place. The ballpark and the team were very much a part of the Waverly neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>In their glory years, a lot of the O's lived in the neighborhood. There was a rowhouse out beyond the center field fence where Boog Powell would fire up the barbecue after games and the O's and their buddies would drink beer and eat ribs all night.<BR/><BR/>Don't despair of the O's. They've sucked for 11 years - and they might suck again this year - but there's every reason to believe that Angelos is going to allow Andy MacPhail to do his job. Look at the Tejada trade and look at the names being discussed for Brian Roberts and Erik Bedard. The days of knee-jerk deals are gone. (Though fans are still stuck watching human money-sucking contracts like Aubrey Huff and Jay Gibbons for a few more years.) But look at some of the young talent in the O's system. It won't be in 08 and it might not in 09, but I really believe that good days are not far away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119668105471294086.post-84129917814455241492008-01-16T02:53:00.000-05:002008-01-16T02:53:00.000-05:00I might have teared up a bit. Especially when the ...I might have teared up a bit. Especially when the man at the end said "It's history as well as heart."J-Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136082560788563357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119668105471294086.post-54531414866218416002008-01-10T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-10T21:56:00.000-05:00My first Oriole game was in memorial stadium when ...My first Oriole game was in memorial stadium when Eddie Murray was a rookie. I always say the Orioles were the first team I ever loved as a kid. Now, I'm indifferent to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119668105471294086.post-59905712517953355752008-01-10T11:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:23:00.000-05:00I still get chills watching that clip about Cal. I...I still get chills watching that clip about Cal. It truly is a shame how far the team has fallen and how little hope I have for the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com