History In Motion: Mike Bordick And Replacing Cal Ripken

Orioles fans are a weird bunch. Take a stroll along Eutaw and you’ll see the outrageous likes of Carne Cabeza and the Nightmare Bird. Even the ever-so tame super fan, Romeo, is bound to catch a few glances with his orange mohawk. Ballpark attractions aside, what’s even more head scratching is their infatuation with scrappy, super defensive, fundamentally sound infielders. One look at Twitter during reign of Ryan Flaherty should clue you in to what’s going on. I can’t even point fingers, I made a tribute video to Mr. RE3PECT that actually made him look like a decent ball player. Today, however, let’s change our vantage point and look away from the diamond towards the press boxes and focus on The Man That Replaced Cal.

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