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Late Orioles great Flanagan honoured at Camden Yards
Arizona Diamondbacks players observe a moment of silence as the late Mike Flanagan's image is displayed on the scoreboard in Washington,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)Mike Flanagan was remembered fondly and with no small measure of sadness at Camden Yards on Friday night before the Baltimore Orioles faced the New York Yankees.
It was the Orioles' first home game since their former star pitcher died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head on Wednesday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. He was 59,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The team honored Flanagan with a moment of silence before the game. A picture of him in his playing days was displayed under the years he lived: 1951-2011.
His No. 46 was displayed on the right-field scoreboard during batting practice and was to remain there until the end of the game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Also, the No. 46 was placed under the broadcaster's booth where he worked through the Orioles' previous homestand.
Baltimore returned from Minnesota riding a four-game winning streak, but the mood was anything but festive.
"It was pretty appropriate that Friday night is when we wear our black jerseys,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
"Mike brought a can of Oriole pine tar from 1960,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Showalter said. "I'm not sure exactly,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where he ended up getting it. His wife found it. And it's sitting on top of my desk there, and when I got back last night,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], first thing [I saw]. I don't think I'll ever go get a cup of coffee back there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], without thinking about it, thinking about him. No, it hasn't gotten any easier. And I'm not trying to lose that emotion. It's not something I'm trying to figure out a way to get around."
Flanagan won the Cy Young award in 1979 with Baltimore and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 world championship squad. He also worked in the front office and was a regular at Camden Yards,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
For the rest of the season, the Orioles will wear a black circular patch on their right jersey sleeves with the word "FLANNY" written in white.
Not only did last-place Baltimore have to deal with the Yankees,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but there was also the matter of coping with the death of one of the city's most popular former players.
"I talked with Flanny a good bit and that's what makes it hard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," catcher Matt Wieters said. "He's a guy who loved this game. He loved being around it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and it's hard any time you lose somebody who was such a big part of the Oriole family."
Playing baseball served as a welcome distraction
"We're just trying to go out there and play,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Wieters said. "One thing with baseball is you're going to play every day,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so it can be a little bit of a retreat and also something where you can sort of remember some of the things that he did for each person individually."
Derek Holland allowed two hits over 8 1/3 innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night that evened the World Series at two games apiece. Louis a 2-1 Series lead. He will worry about it after the World Series. The 37-year-old Epstein resigned from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night with a year remaining on his contract as general manager to run the Cubs. We want your take on the big game in New Orleans.
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