10/11-13 Happy Bday Nolan Reimold & Gregg Olson

Happy birthday Nolan Reimold. Nolan just finished his rookie season for the Orioles. It was an impressive campaign that saw him win AL Rookie of the Month honors in June and garner some media attention for AL ROY. Alas, his season was cut short by an achilles injury. Overall Nolan batted .279 with 15 HR’s and 45 RBI’s. He also showed some surprising speed on his way to stealing 8 out of 10 bases. Nolan also spurred Fatpickle to create these T-shirts that are soon to be classic collector’s items. I look forward to watching Nolan excel for the Orioles in the years to come. Happy 26th Mr. Reimold.



Happy birthday Gregg Olson. Gregg played 6 seasons for the Orioles from 88-93’. He won the 89’ ROY award (beating out Ken Griffey Jr.,) when he went 5-2 with a 1.69 ERA and saved 27 games for the “Why Not” Orioles. Blessed with a devastating, knee-buckling curveball, Gregg saved 160 games and had a 2.26 ERA during his Oriole tenure. His 160 saves are #1 all-time in Orioles history. Gregg was inducted into the Orioles HOF in 2008. Happy 43rd Mr. Olson.



Happy birthday Skip Hicks. Skip played 3 seasons for the Redskins from 98-00’. His best season was 98’ when he started 5 games and rushed for 433 yards and 8 TD’s. Skip was drafted in the 3rd round out of UCLA where he still holds the record for TD’s in a season (26) and a career (56.) Happy 35th Mr. Hicks.

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August 7: O's Happy Bdays...Not

Happy birthday Geronimo Gil. Geronimo played parts of 5 season with the Orioles from 2001-2005. His best season came in 2002 when he hit 12 home runs and drove in 45. He was solid defensively: throwing out 31% of base runners attempting to steal during his career. After the 02’ season Geronimo bounced between Triple A and the bigs, never playing in more than 64 games. The Orioles released him in 2006 and he’s still playing ball in the Mexican League. Happy 34th Mr. Gil.

Happy birthday Jason Grimsley…not. Jason played 2 seasons for the Orioles in 2004-2005. He went 3-6 with a 4.78 ERA during that time. Worse than those awful numbers, he sold out his teammates (Tejada, Gibbons & Roberts) as anabolic steroid users. Besides cheating with the steroids for nearly 10 years and selling out teammates, he also stole Albert Belle’s corked bat from the umpires room. ESPN named him the 4th biggest cheater in MLB history. No happy birthday for you Jason, you suck.

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