. Everyone was captivated by the Amazin’s. So much so that our teacher at St. Bartholomew in Miramar, Fla., allowed us to watch a game. The Mets won – and my classmates rubbed it in my face. The Mets won their first of two World Series championships in five games.
Why did I love him? Because I was also a good-field, no-hit infielder. He played nearly two decades and finished with a .228 batting average but won eight Gold Gloves. Boog was a big guy – six-foot-four and quite generously listed as 230 pounds. We were back at the marina at the end of the day when he suddenly looked at he watch and said he had to go right home.The Orioles won their last World Series in 1983. They haven’t reached one since but my devotion has never wavered.My wife and I went to Baltimore for a weekend and attended games against Cleveland at Camden Yards on Friday night and Sunday afternoon.
On Thursday night they won their 100th game of the season. They haven’t done that since 1980. They are 40 games over .500 for the first time since 1979. They have the best record in the American League and get a bye in the first round of the playoffs.