I was born in '57 so my childhood hero was Brooks Robinson (who I had a beer with not long ago). I was an infielder as a kid (goalie in lax), so Brooks was my guy. Frank Robinson was a hero as well, Paul Blair, and of course the line up of pitchers was extraordinary. 4 20 game winners in a single season.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:57 pmBobby Grich, Cal Ripken and Boog Powell, my favorite Orioles and i watched all of them play. Never saw Brooks Robinson play in person but damn he could play 3rd base.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pmcradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:46 pmAn Orioles fan, wow one more nail in his coffin in my book. My entire life the Orioles were the farm team for the Rochester Red Wings. i was always torn between the Orioles and the Yankees( my grandfathers team) i don't remember the name of their owner but he single handedly destroyed the Red Wings with his gutting the team of talent. That is when the Orioles stunk so bad we here in Rochester called them the borioles. Peter Angelos, that was his name.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:33 pmHe's okay in my book, big Orioles fan.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:01 pmThere is something about a guy that wears ugly bow ties that rubs me the wrong way. In the same way a plump 60 year old wearing a speedo just is not right.Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:46 pmFarfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:37 pmGeorge Will?Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:28 amMDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:56 am Unfortunately, the GOP has been pushing folks like me out.
Everything you say can be boiled down to one ingredient: you personally do not like Trump.
What other Republicans have forced you out? Larry Hogan is a Republican; you say you like him. Mitt Romney is a Republican; you say you like him, too. Mccain was a Republican til the day he died. Charlie Baker in MA. I can name many more like-minded R's who aren't going anywhere; they'll wait out 'Trump' and continue governing as they always have.
The only 'Republicans' who scream they have left the Republican Party are media clowns like Max Boot, Rick Wilson, and Ana Navarro, or dishonest political hacks like Evan McMullin and Joe Walsh, as unseemly a crew as you can find. No one is upset they are 'gone', because they were never there in the first place.
No one has 'pushed you'. You're walking out on your own accord.
I don't really have an opinion on George Will. He hates Trump, yet he loves Nikki Haley, who I positively adore. Hoping Nikki is the first female POTUS in the United States.
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Yeah, I'm no fan of Angelos. The Albert Belle trade marked the death of the "Oriole Way".
George Will would agree...old school O's.
I had fun with Boog later in life...quite the character.
Cal's son went to pre-elementary and then HS in my son's class, had a great conversation with Ryan over Xmas...got to know Cal as a dad, good guy, good dad.