Opinion writer Barth Keck remembers Mr. Oriole – aka Brooks Robinson – who died last week at the age of 86, and suggests that his passing is an opportunity to reflect on the decency Robinson taught us.
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Robinson played his first game for the Orioles in 1955, the year after the franchise arrived in Baltimore, was a key member of the club’ s first four World Series teams and lasted long enough to suit up with a new generation of stars, led by Eddie Murray. After watching Robinson dismantle the Cincinnati Reds with his glove and his bat, Pete Rose put it simply:“ Brooks.