prostrate, adj., lying face down on the ground

prostate, n., an exocrine gland that secretes alkaline fluids

But I also heard that he’s beaten the PROSTATE cancer.

My favorite Oriole. Grew up watching the latter part of his career, but the stories alone convinced me about Brooks. From what I understand, the ’70 series was just an amazing display. Plus Spaceman Bill Lee had some very nice things to say about Brooks in his book.

Never thought I would work Spaceman Bill Lee into a Ravens blog… fifth sign of the Apocalypse…

My mom called me out of class to go to the office to get on the phone and asked if I wanted to go. I couldn’t shut up when I got back to class. It was the game that Brooks made that diving to his left catch of the liner hit by Johnny Bench. I have the picture signed by Brooks on my wall. I got it signed at Fantasy Camp in the early 90’s. Funny thing is, I wanted him to sign it, “Thanks for being there,” but he spelled it “their” instead. Guess an oe’ hillbilly from Little Rock, Arkansas never neeeded to learn to spell, eh!?

i have an autographed Brooks Crown gas poster from when he was signing at the Towson State station decades ago.

i didn’t really like when he ate the popcorn after throwing out Bench and when he would throw the hand powder up and smack his hands in front of the crowd….what a show boat who put himself before the game.

most pathetic autograph ever came courtesy of Elrod Hendricks who sat totally unbothered in dark and empty Cranberry Mall in Westminster. just sitting in fron of Subway on a metal fold out chair behind a card table….Eleanor Rigby esque..

we used to shag the Hair Cuttery chicks back in school….well my friends did anyway…
that was as close to super models as we got.