John Jardine

Father and Fan of the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Cowboys, 70- 80's wrestling, sports junkie and Batman

[Matthew J.McCullough @mckoosa1]

-- Paul Blair of the great Baltimore Orioles teams of the late 60's early 70's --

[Eutaw Street Report @EutawStReport]

Hot off the heels of JUST MOO IT, Alby and the O's torched all the good vibes, thanks to head-scratching decisions, lack of fundamentals, and an inability to hit the worst staff in MLB. Banged-up Col had lost 11/13.

That's. So. O's!

https://t.co/QZammQO76R

[Jacob Calvin Meyer @jcalvinmeyer]

Before this week, Coors Field visitors this year were slashing .291/.348/.512 — good for an .860 OPS.

Here's what the Orioles just slashed in 3 games at Coors Field:

.200 BA
.282 OBP
.257 SLG
.539 OPS

That OPS is nearly 100 points worse than the next-worst Coors Field visitor.

[Julian Baron @JulianTBaron]

What a brutal loss. You can be mad at Jackson Holliday, or Craig Albernaz, or whoever. The real reason the Orioles lost this game, and this series, is because they didn't hit at the best hitters park against the worst pitching staff in baseball. It's that simple.

[JOE @JoeHockeyPics]

John "Pie" McKenzie is stopped by #Leafs goalie Terry Sawchuk. 1966-67. #NHLBruins
📸: Frank Prazak

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

“My goodness, that ball went completely out of the stadium."
When Frank Robinson hit his home run, Baltimore sportswriter`s Bob Maisel and Lou Hatter followed the ball from the press box, behind home plate, as it went over the fence and then looked at each other and said:
"Where the hell did it go?"
And then we realized it had gone out of the stadium."
Frank Robinson tipped his cap several times during a standing ovation that lasted almost a full minute.
"I was a little embarrassed.
I had a lump in my throat.
It really hit the soft spot."
The next week, the Baltimore Orioles would mark the spot Robinson’s ball left the yard with an orange flag labelled simply:
"Here."
The flag flew until Memorial Stadium closed its doors in 1991.
May 21, 1966.

[Walter Maselli @WalterMaselli1]

Nice that they will honor this team. What started it all. Thank god Frank Robinson came to Baltimore

[Eutaw Street Report @EutawStReport]

The O's are back to .500 thanks to Colton Cowser's INSANE catch.

My kid couldn't wait to tell me about it this morning.

Check out reactions from around baseball X, and watch it over and over.

https://t.co/G4lhs6Bv2W

[John Jardine @spiker088]

@Jimfrombaseball The best centerfielder I've seen in my lifetime.

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"Paul Blair was to the outfield what Brooks Robinson was to the infield.
He was our glue out there.
I had to play such a small area in right field, just to get out of his way, and so did the left fielder, that it felt like we weren’t even on the field."
Frank Robinson on Paul Blair.
"He played very shallow.
People talked about how Willie Mays played shallow, Paul did the same thing.
He played with assuredness.
With me in left and Frank Robinson in right, we played toward the lines and gave him a lot of room.
He could really go get it."
Don Buford on Paul Blair.
"Played center field almost every day for the Orioles from 1965 to 1976.
In those 12 years, Orioles won 95-plus games 6 times, won 4 pennants, and won 2 World Series.
People always said it was because of pitching and the three-run homer.
Sure."
Joe Posnanski on Paul Blair.

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"Brooks played balls off his chest, bullets. Third base, as far as I was concerned, was the toughest position to play because you didn’t have a chance to read hops and whatever.
It would just come at you like a rocket. Brooksie would always have bruises and marks on his body. And he didn’t have what you would call a Frank Robinson physique, either. But I always felt like it would hit him there and he would just play it off his chest.
He was just amazing."
Davey Johnson.
"Great player, great guy on the field, great guy off.
Respectful, kind.
And you don’t meet too many guys like that.
Brooks was a genuine person.
There was no acting.
Brooks was just a genuine person, I think for all of us who knew him, he was the best."
Jim Palmer.

[Jim Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball]

"I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks Robinson and me.
Can't you see that we wear different numbers."
Frank Robinson.

[JVAN @VanderlansJim]

Remembering Frank Robinson #botd in 1935.

⚾ Avg = .294
⚾ Hits = 2,943
⚾ HR = 586
⚾ RBI = 1,812

⭐ 14× All-Star
🏆 2× WS Champion
⭐ NL MVP (1961)
⭐ AL MVP (1966)
⭐ WS MVP (1966)
⭐ Triple Crown (1966)
⭐ NL ROY (1956)

💯 Member-Baseball Hall of Fame
#MLB #HOF

[Lost In Left Field @LILFBaseball]

Frank Robinson, outfielder mostly for the #Reds and #Orioles, was born #OTD in 1935. A 14-time All-Star, he won the MVP in each league and won the Triple Crown in 1966. Robinson later became the first Black manager in the major leagues. He was elected to the #HallofFame in 1982.

[The Baltimore Battery @TheBmoreBattery]

Wishing National Baseball Hall of Famer and O's legend Frank Robinson a Happy Heavenly Birthday! 🙏🏻
#Birdland #Orioles #FlyDifferent

[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ @baseballhall]

It would be hard to find many folks who impacted the game more than Frank Robinson, who was born #OTD in 1935.

In addition to his Triple Crown, the Hall of Famer is the only person to win the trio of a Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year and MVP Award.

[Mike Poland @kenfigkowboy]

#Cowboys vs #49ers

1971
NFC Championship

Final Score: Dallas Cowboys 14, San Francisco 49ers 3

#DallasCowboys                             #NFL
(📽️:@nfl)

[Baltimore Orioles @Orioles]

Happy birthday to O's Hall of Fame legend, Frank Robinson 🎉