B.J. Surhoff and Rafael Palmeiro return to OPACY for 2,131 anniversary

B.J. Surhoff and Rafael Palmeiro return to OPACY for 2,131 anniversary

Joining me right now, these two guys were clutch when they played and they’re still clutch cuz they got here just in the nick of time, Raphael Pomero, BJ Sirhoff. Let’s start off with you, Rafie. One of the things, first of all, welcome back to Baltimore. Long overdue, my friend. It’s been a while, but it’s good to be back. This is great. Now, we know the sign this the scene of you and Bobby Boner pushing Cal out of the dugout. As much as this day was about him, he wanted nothing to do with this day being about him. Am I right? No, not really. I mean, he just wanted to play the game and then when we uh got to the bottom of the fifth, they gave him a standing ovation and he just wanted to get the game going again and he would come out to get a a little tip of the cap and it happened a a few times and then we just needed to get the game going. That’s what he wanted to do. So, we kind of I don’t know how it happened really. I don’t remember exactly, but we just kind of pushed him out there and that lap was the thing that people remember. Now, now uh BJ, you were not with the Orioles at the time. It was your final year in Milwaukee. So, I’m curious, what was the rest of the baseball world saying about this night? Well, first of all, these guys may not remember. We almost had a rain out beforehand. So, it was probably the only day I rooted for a rain out cuz we would have come back and bid the game. But in Milwaukee, they went, you know, they were switched over to the screen and it was it was a phenomenal moment. So, it was on all across the the the country and all the other stadiums were watching the game. Now it to me I remember the ridiculousness of people saying that the streak was a distraction. You were on this team. Was that streak at all a distraction to you, Rob? No, not at all. I mean, we knew that it was coming. It was already circled on the calendar. We uh we went about our business. We got ready for each game and we tried to win every game just like he did. You know, we he taught us how to prepare for for some of these games. And I know that it was on his mind, but man, he came out and played every game the like it was a a playoff game. Now BJ, we talk about this streak like that was the final chapter. Cal would go on until 1998 to continue to play. How incredible was that? Well, I think that really showed you it wasn’t always about the streak. He always said that, but going on to 2600 games. That was what, three and a half more years, whatever it was. And then he when he finally pulled the plug, he did it on his terms. So, I I think that just really showed that, you know, it was never about beating Lou’s record. It was about being there. And I think we all learned from that of showing up. You know, Rafy wanted to play every day. I wanted every to play every day. When I got here, it was the first time I ever did play every game of the season. So, I it was something like we all strive for. The streak began when I was in elementary school. It ended uh 10 days before my first kid was born. Put that in perspective for you. Where were you when it began? When it began? Yes. Uh you know, I grew up in Miami, so I I was an Orioles fan. They used to train down in Florida. Down in Miami. And so I I don’t remember exactly. I guess I was either in college or in high school. Uh but then I was here 17 or 18 years later when he did it. So it it was awesome. It was absolutely awesome. These two guys are awesome. Two of the greatest. That’s right. Graio Pomero, BJ Sirhoff,

Rob Long chats with former Orioles B.J. Surhoff and Rafael Palmeiro about what they recall from September 6, 1995.

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