Young people may not know that the surgery is named after major league pitcher Tommy John who had a fine career before and after the operation. I recommend the 30 for 30 short. John and Dr. Frank Jobe, who did the operation, really didn’t know what would happen when he pitched again.
30 for 30 Shorts: Tommy and Frank
Tommy John Surgery list from @MLBPlayerAnalys
I’m sure lots of people remember the first game they went to. I certainly did.
The 15 game losing streak has been tough to watch. They have tied or set all kinds of negative records along the way. They play the Braves now who have won 9 of 10.
I live in Baltimore so some sites are about the Orioles. I will add to this list and try to sort it into categories
Retrosheet
@Retrosheet
Retrosheet.org has information on games going back to 1871. If you know when you saw a game, you can find the box score.
Would it dong?
@would_it_dong
In how many parks would that home run have been a home run?
Orioles Player Development
@OsPlayerDev
Official Twitter account for the Orioles minor league system. Prospect rankings are here.
Baseball Fight Club
@mlb_fights
Fights at games
MiLB-Transactions
@tombaseball29
Minor league and major league transactions
MLB Foreign Substance Checks
@StickyCheck
Checks of players by umpires
Nathan Ruiz
@NathanSRuiz
Baltimore Sun Orioles beat writer
Stats By STATS
@StatsBySTATS
Stats for baseball and other sports
EddieMurray33.com
@EddieMurray_33
Hall of Fame player has a Twitter account and web site. He’s my favorite Orioles player.
MLB Draft League
@mlbdraftleague
New baseball league sponsored by MLB
The 1971 Orioles: Daily Report
@1970Orioles
Now tweeting the 1971 season when the Orioles lost the World Series to the Pirates but had four pitchers who won 20 games
Minor League Promos
@MiLBPromos
promotions and giveaways in the minor leagues
Kevin Brown
@kevinnbrown
Orioles broadcaster
InsideAccess1057
@IA1057TheFan
Baltimore sports radio show
The Baseball Newsletter
@bbletter
Daily newsletter
Baseball History Nut
@nut_history
Old baseball photos
The Athletic Baltimore
@TheAthleticBAL
sports coverage
John Means
@JMeans25
Orioles best pitcher
Reading Fightin Phils
@ReadingFightins
Phillies AA team
Delmarva Shorebirds
@shorebirds
Orioles minor league team
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
@baseballhall
The Baseball HOF in Cooperstown
Mike Elias
@MElias
Orioles general manager
MASN
@masnsports
Orioles/Nationals TV network and a web site. Follow individual writers.
Anthony Santander
@roller_mvp
Orioles outfielder
Umpire Auditor
@UmpireAuditor
worst umpire calls
Grayson Rodriguez
@G_Rodriguez16
Top minor league Orioles pitching prospect
Baseball By The Book
@BaseballBookPod
podcast of interviews with authors of baseball books
Rich DubroffMLB
@RichDubroffMLB
covers the Orioles for Baltimorebasebll.com
Matt Kremnitzer
@mattkremnitzer
Orioles writer for Press Box Online
Cedric Mullins
@cedmull30
Orioles All-Star Outfielder
Gregg Olson
@GreggOlson30
Orioles closer in 1989/1990s
Baseball Prospectus
@baseballpro
Analysis
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
@sabr
Baseball research
1960s Baseball
@Baseball1960s
Baseball history from the 1960s
O’s Stats & Facts
@BirdlandStats
Trivia and stats
Baltimore Negro Leagues
@BaltimoreEG
Elite Giant and Black Sox history
Jim Palmer
@Jim22Palmer
Hall of Fame Orioles pitcher
Ross Grimsley
@rgrimsley2
Orioles pitcher in the 1970s
Baseball Reference
@baseball_ref
Stats and history
Sporting News MLB
@sn_mlb
Baseball coverage
Eutaw Street Report
@EutawStReport
fan based Orioles site
MLB Communications
@MLB_PR
Major League Baseball Communications Department
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)
@peloteros_MLB
The players association
Moonlight Graham from Field of Dreams was real.
Eddie Gaedel was a midget used as a stunt by Bill Veeck
I’m an atheist and think this was a great idea.
It’s all about TV ratings. That’s why we have beach volleyball and skateboarding. When do we get Olympic monster trucks?
The News-American newspaper ran a special section when the Orioles appeared in the 1979 World Series. Steve Stone had some great notes in the profiles of the players.
As I recall….
One question was about their favorite magazine. Most players said something like Time and Playboy. Stone said Mother Jones.
Another question was about their favorite moment. Most said things like when they were married or their first major league appearance. Stone said it was his divorce.
The 1993 baseball All-Star Game was held in Baltimore. I didn’t go to the game but I did attend the Home Run Derby the day before. The derby was not as big a deal then as it is now. It was held in the day time.
The things I remember:
I have two foul balls hit by Orioles players in Home Run Derbies. I bought them online.
I saw the 1988 USA Olympic baseball team play against the Taiwan national team in Hagerstown. Maryland’s minor league baseball stadium on July 16, 1988. The main thing I remember was that it was 102 degrees. I don’t remember anything about the game. The Taiwan team huddled before the game like a football huddle.
The team won the gold medal and full of future major league players such as Jim Abbott, Ben McDonald., Tino Martinez, Andy Benes, Charles Nagy and Ed Sprague.
The photo is of a collage I assembled with pins, patches, a poster with facsimile autographs and Gateway envelope with real autographs.
It also has my ticket, a flag we were given and a roster sheet I collected autographs on. I remember Ed Sprague spent a lot of time signing autographs.
Sad! 