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When the Phillies’ John Coulson Garry Maddox hit that soft liner to Rip- Vice President of digital Services ken, who snagged it and jiggled his glove in triumph, the Orioles were the champi- Jennifer Nelson ons of the world. Managing Editor In some ways, the Orioles’ current situation, with a total reorganization of Luke Jackson 1983 Baltimore Orioles baseball operations in full effect, is sim- manager of digital programming courtesy of the baltimore orioles of the baltimore courtesy ply the club’s latest attempt to end a Glenn Clark 35-year drought of playing in a World Se- ries. Explain to kids and young adults in Account executives Remembering Orioles’ Birdland that it wasn’t always this way Julie Sawyer Jordan Burt in Baltimore and you’ll get more than a Dede Glassband Dave Patrick 1983 World Series Run few raised eyebrows. But the news that the Babe Ruth Mu- senior editorial adviser Stan “The Fan” Charles had just won their third World Series seum and Sports Boosters of Maryland Bill Ordine have combined forces to put together championship the previous season while Senior Graphic Designer his year marks the 35th appearing in their fifth World Series a 35th reunion of the 1983 World Series anniversary of the Bal- since 1966, a period of just 17 seasons. victory -- set to be held Nov. 14 -- might Kimberly Shilling timore Orioles winning And even when the Earl Weaver-led Ori- serve as some salve on the wounds of Cover Designer the 1983 World Series, oles teams didn’t get to the postseason, Orioles fans after the worst season of the Molly Blosse T the last time the Orioles they were almost always competitive and club’s 65-year history in Baltimore. won it all. put the fear of God in the teams ahead of Long-suffering Orioles fans can re- Office Manager them in the standings. turn to the team’s glory days by buying For me, 1983 was the Leah Lancaster most special season imaginable. It was The irony is that now the losing shoe is a ticket to the anniversary gala at the Staff Photographer the first season I had my own Saturday clearly on the other foot. Despite the “Why Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Ho- and Sunday postgame radio show on Not” season of 1989, the decent teams un- tel. Not only will you be supporting two Kenya Allen der former manager Johnny Oates in the great and important entities -- the Babe WFBR, which held the rights to Orioles “inside PressBox” games. To be in that spot and tap into early 1990s, the near misses of 1996 and Ruth Museum and the Sports Boosters the amazing current of electricity that 1997 and playing for an American League of Maryland -- but this has a chance of Dave Laishley, senior producer existed in our community back then was crown in 2014, it has now been 35 long being a remarkable remembrance of the Matt Stovall, producer/videographer almost magical. summers since the Orioles last hoisted the 1983 season and an era of truly great Interns In fact, during the early seasons of my Commissioner’s Trophy and Orioles fans baseball. Perhaps it’ll be a rededication show, I was downright cocky at times. A could hoist a cold one in celebration. by the Orioles and their fans to bonds Joe Catapano Duncan Woodward short anecdote might help explain just I was 31 years old when the Orioles that are especially necessary for a small- how “baseball-entitled” some of us felt won in 1983. If you had told me the Ori- to-mid-market team to succeed. Tickets back in the real era of Orioles magic. oles wouldn’t hold the World Series tro- are available at baberuthmuseum.org One day during the 1984 season, I dis- phy again until after I turned 66, I’d have and sportsboosters.com. tinctly remember doing a score update called you loco. So far, “An Evening With the ‘83 Ori- and I got to the Cleveland Indians score. I probably attended easily 75 games in oles” has booked the following players It must have been late May or early June, 1983, and I sweated out all of the incred- from the championship team: Eddie and the Indians were losing a game and ible wins. Murray, Ken Singleton, Al Bumbry, Jim > Scott Rifkin already well out of first place. Right-hander Mike Boddicker start- Palmer, Gary Roenicke, Tippy Martinez, > Bradford Mills Knowing the Indians were a perennial ed his first Orioles game ever during Storm Davis, “Disco” Dan Ford, Rich > Stan Charles ard of losing team -- one which hadn’t been to the nightcap of a doubleheader May 17, Dauer, Scott McGregor, Benny Ayala, > John Coulson Bo Directors > Andrew Levine a World Series since 1954 -- I went on a and I watched him shut out the Chicago John Stefero, Bill Swaggerty, John “T- riff about what it must be like to live in White Sox, allowing just five hits. The Bone” Shelby and Tito Landrum, the Cleveland. “How would you feel if you next night, outfielder Dan Ford hit a man who sent the team to the World Se- PressBox is published monthly by Word Smith Media Ve ntures, LLC, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 300, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 lived in Cleveland right now? And knew solo home run -- the only hit of the night ries with his American League Champi- (410-366-7272). Copyright 2016 by Word Smith Media Ve ntures, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be by June 15 every year that you had no by the Orioles -- off of White Sox starter onship Series-clinching home run against reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. chance at being a contender to get into Richard Dotson as part of a 1-0 win. the White Sox. Others scheduled to at- PressBox is a free publication distributed every month on the 15 th in the postseason?” There was also the unforgettable 7-4 tend are Charles Steinberg, Julie Wagner, the Baltimore metropolitan area. Printed by Engle Printing & Publishing Company, EngleOnline.com Remember, this was 1984. The Orioles win against the Toronto Blue Jays Aug. Richie Bancells and Fred Manfra. • @PRESSBOXONLINE | PRESSBOXSPORTS | | OCTOBER 2018 | 5 FRONT ROW Denied His Olympic Dream 50 Years Ago, Dave Patrick Still On The Move ave Patrick still rises most mornings and Patrick said.