April 05, 2004
Bleeding Black and Orange since 1977
Could this be 1966 revisited?
Comparisons are being drawn between the Orioles World Championship team of 1966 and the 2004 team. I wouldn’t go as far to say the O’s are winning the World Series this year, but that’s why they play the games, to see “What if”.
Young Pitching Staff
1966
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Wally Bunker
2004
Sidney Ponson
Eric DuBose
Kurt Ainsworth
Matt Riley
Erik Bedard
Impact Acquisitions
1966
Frank Robinson
2004
Miguel Tejada
Javy Lopez
Rafael Palmerio
Great Infield Defense
1966
Brooks Robinson
Luis Aparicio
Davey Johnson
Boog Powel
2004
Miguel Tejada
Brian Roberts/Jerry Hairston
Rafael Palmerio
Opening Night Winner!
Thanks to clutch hitting by all our new impact players, decent pitching and poor defense by the BoSox, the O’s came out on top 7 – 2!
Setting the tone for what hopes to be a successful 2004 campaign, Javy Lopez hit a homerun in his Orioles debut on the first pitch he saw in black and orange. Being a catcher myself, I am excited to have an impact player behind the plate this year. We haven’t had one since Mickey Tettleton was our backstop, and he didn’t have the star power that Lopez does.
