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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collecting Nut, post: 7309131, member: 74863&quot;]Old enough? Brooks was a good friend and he loved kids. All the Orioles players from the early sixties were fantastic. Nothing like today&#039;s players. I was there from 1958-1966 until we moved to the country. I sure missed the Orioles but I made it back to the Camden Yards a few times. My sister was the VP executive secretary for them. Over 200 Orioles from over her 30 plus years attended her funeral. I was taken on tours, had great seats for the few games I got to and I met a number of the retired ball players that I knew as a kid. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wish I could give you 2 likes. I knew all of them! Brooks knew my name and wasn&#039;t afraid to use it in front of others, even crowds. When I was 10 or 11 I sold newspapers at the games. That way I got $.02 per paper that I sold and I could watch the last 4 innings for free. Press pass was used to get in. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had just walked up into the stands and someone yelled &quot;Watch out kid&quot;. I turned and got my right hand up in front of my face. I dropped the ball but after the game I met Brooks and asked him why he hit that foul ball so hard. He couldn&#039;t believe it was me. I showed him my hand which still hurt and had the stitches from the ball on it. He put his arm around me and took me into the office. He gave me a free baseball, photos and a bat. </p><p><br /></p><p>Brooks loved kids and it showed. I could tell you other stories as so was always there. I lived a block away. Thanks for the memories. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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