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Welcome, Parker Markel!   Say hello to Frank and Fanny Farkel and their good friend and trusty neighbor, Ferd Berfel.

Back in 1971, when I was a kid, they held an autograph session at Andy Etchebarren's liquor store in Hacienda Heights.  The Orioles were in town to play the Angels.  It was mobbed with kids and I remember waiting in line a long time.  But I was able to get a ball autographed by Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Davey Johnson and Etchebarren.  I still have it somewhere. 

Back in 1971, when I was a kid, they held an autograph session at Andy Etchebarren's liquor store in Hacienda Heights.  The Orioles were in town to play the Angels.  It was mobbed with kids and I remember waiting in line a long time.  But I was able to get a ball autographed by Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Davey Johnson and Etchebarren.  I still have it somewhere. 

Back in 1971, when I was a kid, they held an autograph session at Andy Etchebarren's liquor store in Hacienda Heights.  The Orioles were in town to play the Angels.  It was mobbed with kids and I remember waiting in line a long time.  But I was able to get a ball autographed by Brooks Robinson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Davey Johnson and Etchebarren.  I still have it somewhere. 

There was no point in the Angels signing Rosenthal to a minor league deal.  Even if he pitched well, he wasn't going to propel the Angels into the playoffs.  And then he would just be a free agent at season's end. 

Ausmus gave a really good interview about 7 or 8 years ago on NPR.  It is all about the art of catching at the major league level.  It runs about half an hour.
 
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=150059218

We can replace Ryan with two 8 - 7 pitchers.

Maybe you could ask him to take a new profile picture of you. 

I thought it was Howie Kendrick.