Orioles’ Jersey of the Game-Mark Thurmond

Mark Thurmond pitched for the Orioles in 1988 when they began the season 0-21 and for the “Why Not?” team in 1989. He also pitched in the 1984 World Series for San Diego

Jersey Worn by: 

Ted Biddle

Dallas

What’s the story?

“Mark Thurmond went to Texas A&M, and I did, too.”

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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