Hello and welcome to Opening Day for baseball! The Orioles will begin their 2025 season in Toronto, where they will see old local favorite Anthony Santander togged out in a silly Blue Jay uniform, but life, she do go on, you know?
I am still a baseball fan, have been since I was a barefoot boy with cheek of tan, and it's because of moments like this one from 2014. We will never forget The Legend Of Delmon Young, as the guy said on tv, knocking a three-run double off the old left-field wall at Camden Yards, and another local favorite, J.J. Hardy, chugging around the bases to score the third run from first by a whisker.
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The exultant moment |
I often reflect on the career of Young, a man with great talent at hitting baseballs, but he seemed to have trouble in his soul. He was in trouble a lot during his stay in the major leagues, and by July of 2015, the year after his legendary hit, the Orioles released him, and no other team bothered with him. He tried playing in Mexico and Australia, but never got back to the big time.
Which is why I preach to the young people who come to me for advice (I'm sure someone will someday!), don't take success for granted. If it takes a lot to get to the top, it takes that much and more to stay there.
Santander was a great player here, much beloved by the faithful. But other, younger guys are ready to trot out to right field and do just as well, if not better, so when his contract expired, the O's didn't exactly back a Brinks truck to his door to get him to stay. We all wish him well and we all know when it's time to move along.
Time to play ball! 3:07 today!
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