I arrive from cuba on oct 5 1970,the first game i saw was the world series jim palmer was pitching and instantly he became my favorite player of all time i was lucky to see him until he retired he gave me many autograph every time i asked he always when out of his way to signed
I’m 32. Born and raised an orioles fan. Live right here on the pa Maryland line. Played ball up through south penn league. (26 years old when I stopped) I wore number 22 every year but 1. I got beat to it. I have pitched 2 no hitters. 1 in little league (7 innings.) And 1 freshman year. Both donning the number 22. My dad said you wanna pitch, you watch Jim Palmer. Thank you for everything. I don’t know if I’d have the drive to be a successful as I am now in life, marriage, friendship, etc if I didn’t try to be Jim Palmer.
I'm sorry Brooks died but if it was going to happen, well he had great timing to remind Oriole fans of how great he was. And so too this celebration of Jim Palmer. Its important for a team's fans to understand and appreciate the history of the franchise. Brooks and Jim where two indispensable cogs in Oriole history and they helped lay the foundation. About Palmer the pitcher, there was never a smoother delivery than his. That high leg kick and the effortless looking follow through. One of the great ones.
When FRANK ROBINSON CAME TOO BALTIMORE THAT TEAM WAS READY TOO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS. GREAT PITCHING STAFF, SOLID TEAM MATES. EVERYONE PLAYED WELL TOGETHER. WHEN BASEBALL WAS WORTH WATCHING. RIP BROOKS, & TOO JIM PALMER. CLASS ACT. ONLY THING IS I WISH HE WOULD OF WON 300 GAMES. He had a ROCK SOLID CAREER FOR SURE
Jim Palmer, I saw you pitch one time in person in my entire life and you gifted all of us that day, September 4, 1982 with a one-hitter against the Twins. It was one of your best six games in your career as you threw one no-hitter and five one-hitters in your career. Cal hit one his 44 career triples that night and Eddie hit a two-run homer, his 26th that season. If memory serves me correct, Gary Gaetti's hit skipped off the mound and into center field. I remember your high leg kick as early as 1970, the first time I saw you on TV. The one thing Kevin missed in talking about your eight 20-game seasons was they came over 9 seasons. Remarkable. I was at the HOF when you were inducted and you signed a HOF induction placard for my mother who is one of your biggest fans. I sent baseball cards to you to sign when I was 12 in the early 1970s in care of the organization and you returned them autographed in an Orioles envelope with my address in your handwriting. I still have the cards and the envelope. You are a class act and have given us many memories to cherish. Your work for autism is just icing on the Cakes as I have a close relative with autism. Thank you for being an Oriole and always remaining an Oriole. You are truly a Hall of Fame human being.
As an old Oriole fan when i try to make sense of the game today and starting Pitchers that go 6 or 7 innings I always think back to when Jim Palmer would close out a full 9 innings over and over again and still be confounding batters with ground outs to the infield. I was in New York at the time Jim got inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY. A buddy of mine drove up with me. Bit of a rainy day I recall. Jim came out and said hello to us. Emotions running high right now. My favorite Oriole is Boog Powell and it has been great to see him.
If you ever listened to Jim, who talks a ot about Jim, you then realize then is an "I" and a "me" in Jim Palmer. Little known fact though, K.C. Royals could have taken him in 1969 in the expansion draft, the O's left him unprotected since he was having arm issues. '
I have too - although I admit the Angelos family have made it difficult at times to keep loving them. It's too bad we can't go back to the days of Jerold Hoffburger and Williams.
