In the more than seven months since the Orioles traded Yovani Gallardo to the Mariners for Seth Smith, there have been multiple occasions where I've found myself grinning, simply swept up with glee at the idea that the O's actually traded Gallardo for a real, functional, different baseball player.
I mention this at the start of this recap because the Orioles, playing the Mariners on Monday night, encountered Gallardo as an opponent rather than as a teammate. I don't know how he was in the clubhouse and all of that - a great guy, for all I know.