HOUSTON -- The Orioles' Double-A Bowie affiliate has been going through a rough stretch, and Monday night's game, a 13-inning loss at Hartford, was no exception. Still, when manager Gary Kendall gathered the group for a postgame speech, he reminded them there is still some pretty cool stuff that happens in this game.
Like Bowie's own Ashur Tolliver, who pitching coach Alan Mills revealed was getting the call up to Baltimore for his Major League debut. The visitors' clubhouse went nuts.
"Everybody got up, all the guys I've played with all these years," the 28-year-old Tolliver said.