"You're Boog Powell!" the A's player replied.
A strong sun hovered over them, as pleasantries -- and barbecue, courtesy of long-standing Boog's BBQ -- were exchanged on Eutaw Street, the meeting of the Boogs at last a reality.
The elder Boog, who suited up for the Orioles for 14 seasons, has been out of the game since 1977. Sixteen years later, Herschel Mack Powell was born and, by age 5, he, too, had taken on "Boog" as a nickname, his father having drawn inspiration from the Baltimore slugger.
"I'm honored that you've been carrying my name for all these years," the original Boog told him.