Game #79 - Monday, September 26, 2011 at 7:05 P.M. I want to thank the Baltimore City Paper for the award they gave me. If you haven't seen it, here is the link :
http://citypaper.com/bob/baltimoreliving/best-self-promoting-masochist-1.1205652
A special thanks to Kelly Van Horn for having a huge hand in my award, picture, and story making the paper. A big thank you to Michelle Gonzalez as well. A fantastic group with us today; Marc, Faith, Shapp, Misty, John, Chris, and Bennet. A special thank you to Bryan "Red" Krandle, for bringing us to the Club Level. One of the main reasons for going up there was to meet Zillbilly aka Charlie. He is an usher above the Roma sign. He has become a staple of Camden Yards, where we don't have many left. He has a fascinating story for those who know or are intereted in hearing more about it. He is a great magician too. One of my goals was to get a picture with him for my blog, before the season ended. It took this late in the season, but I am so thankful for that. Vladimir Guerrero became the hits leader by a Dominican-born player last night. Congratulations! Some of the pictures above, are the players giving their jerseys to the fans, as part of the Fan Appreciation games and the Minor League players and coaches awards before the game started. Congratulations to Jonathan Schoop for winning Minor League player of the year and Tim Bascom for pitcher of the year. One thing that I want to address is, a few weeks ago the Red Sox were a lock for the post-season. Now they have fallen into a tie with Tampa Bay. I know the Orioles and many fans take pleasure in destroying the hopes of Boston, but it speaks volumes as to where Baltimore is as an organization and where Boston is. Payrolls or not, the Orioles should just win because that's what this game is all about. Taking comfort in other people's misfortunes is a disappointing character trait. I may sound uptight. But this is a point that comes up every September. Most of us are good people, but we let outside influences and sports divide us from time-to-time. This is not the point of why I go to games, or watch sports, or do anything. It's about friendship, comradery, and enjoying one another's company.
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