Baltimore Orioles: What If Jeffrey Maier Didn’t Interfere?

Jeffrey Maier — a name that brings overwhelming rage to the hearts of every Baltimore Orioles fan, regardless of age.

A name that causes instantaneous yelling and throwing of objects a full twenty-four years after the Baltimore Orioles incident occurred. I was not alive at the time and I still feel this unending pain as if I witnessed it in person.

Why do I bring up an event none of us want to be reminded of? On Thursday ESPN put out a list of great debates for each MLB team, and it is worth reading if you find baseball history interesting like I do. While many of them are clearly the most compelling question for their respective team, I thought the prompt of whether Cal Ripken Jr. should…