My Orioles usually make only one trip to the Bay Area per year. And I catch as many games as I can. This year that meant all three. The bad news is that the MLB-best A’s took two of three from the Birds. But I definitely enjoyed both the drama and the lighter moments: Britton blowing a 2-run lead in the bottom of the ninth on a 3 run walk-off by J. Donaldson; Brady Anderson making an appearance and sitting two rows in front of me; an O’s fan who (SOMEHOW?!) managed to locate, purchase, and don a Harold Baines jersey to Saturday’s game. Classy. I want one. And Manny. Wow, do they hate Manny. Fair enough. He earned it. But it was so super-sized awesome when he lit into a fastball for a home run amidst the deafening boos. “Something magic happens…every time you go.”
