Oh my, anyone around Balto in the late 70's early 80's knows how important this guy was, from up in section 34, his O-R-I-O-L-E-S created a fan fenzy and a new era was born that summer in 1979 ...very very sorry to hear this...
I was actually in a Rotisserie League with Wild Bill back in 1991.
"Many trace the birth of Orioles magic to June 22, 1979, the day a Doug DeCinces home run gave the eventual pennant winner a come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Tigers. Hagy cheered that moment and many more."
I have talked about this game a few times over the years here...no question this was the night that changed baseball in Baltimore...
I was lucky enough to have been there that night, hands down the most memorable and most significant game in my mind in Orioles history.
