Posted on 12/22/2005 1:25:31 PM PST by MikefromOhio
Ellie Hendricks was indeed a good guy. Always upbeat, one of those role players you think of warmly. Two of the real nice guys of the great Orioles teams of the 70s have died over the past few months, the other being Pat Kelly. So sad to see the ones you remember playing passing on. Mark Belanger from those teams died many years ago, way too young.
yeah. especially this time of year too.
As I recall, the O's traded him to NY in the Tippy Martinez/Scott McGregor/Rick Dempsey deal. Good deal for the O's.
Sad that Ellie, a fine organization man who lived for the sport, had to leave with the team he loves in such disarray.
Cal caught the final out that year.
I live in Rochester, which was home to the O's AAA affiliate for 40+ years until the Angelos Administration drove us to Minnesota. I recall leaving school early on Opening Day 1982 to attend the Rochester Red Wings home opener with my Dad. Ripken (playing 3rd at that time) hit a homer that day ... I hope to attend Cal's Hall of Fame induction with Dad next year (is that right?).
his election should occur next year yes.....
I am thinking I might do that as well.
I remember that actually :)
Belanger died? How'd I miss that?
That guy used to hit .190 but his glove kept him in the lineup -- "The Blade".
This was before the era of the good hitting shortstop (Ripken, Jeter, ARod, Nomar, Tejada, etc.).
See ya at the Otesaga!
Due to an unavoidable schedule conflict, I missed Eddie Murray's induction a couple summers ago. But I am NOT going to miss this!
yeah....
I wasn't going to make Eddie's anyway....
but I don't really follow the orioles or even really baseball outside of my fantasy teams. None of the players today really excite me.
LOL
close enough :)
I will follow them again when Angelos either sells the team or croaks.....
I was hoping the emergence of the DC franchise would prompt Angelos to sell.
You're too young to remember (ask your Dad), but this was once the model franchise for all of baseball.
They built from within, stressed defensive fundamentals and pitching. They didn't always finish first but they were always very good and fun to follow ... "Oriole Magic" was the buzzphrase.
well I used to live just north of Hagerstown, so I was able to watch guys like Craig Worthington and Ben McDonald and Mussina pass through there....
I wish Ripken would buy it from him.
People have speculated that Ripken would be a natural for GM, but there seems to be some bad blood between him and the Angelos clan.
Amazing, here's the most storied player in the history of your franchise and you alienate him.
yep and that's the exact reason I won't follow them.
I don't know exactly. He got to the big leagues, got a big head, and then blew out his arm in Milwaukee
Then the rest of that crap happened.
I fully expect 100 losses next season.
I didn't know about Belanger, either. Along with today's news of Hendricks, I'm nastolgic, sad, and even more than ever angry at Angelos for stealing it all from me. Hendricks was a good man and a great baseball guy.
Lawyers should be banned from baseball. I still hate Edward Bennett Williams, but not nearly as much as Angelos. Williams pissed me off constantly, and rewarded me occasionally -- kinda like a Yankee's fan with Stienbrenner. Angelos has no good qualities.
My baseball fantasy is to dance on Angelos' grave arm-in-arm with Davey Johnson.
Unreal.
Yep.
I grew up listening to John Miller's baritone voice on the Hagerstown affiliate while I had HTS muted on the TV.....
Back in the '70's/early-'80's, I'd listen to the games on WTOP outta Washington. The best was when they were on the west coast and I could lie awake till 1:30 AM listening.
I think he had cancer. I remember them both.
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