"Ask former Orioles outfielder Al Bumbry to name one moment from a 13-season career in Baltimore that stands above the rest and the answer may surprise you. It's not his individual accolades -- which include winning the 1973 American League Rookie of the Year Award and making an All-Star Game appearance in '80 -- or his two World Series trips with Baltimore, in '79 and '83. Bumbry's most precious memory involving the Orioles didn't take place inside the lines of a baseball diamond at all, or even in a ballpark. Rather, it was on the streets of a city that embraced its team, win or lose. 'After we lost the World Series in 1979 to the Pirates, they had a parade for us,' Bumbry said. 'I couldn't believe all the people who came out to the parade. They showed how much they appreciated us, showed their love and support. You would have thought we won the World Series.'" - By Brittany Ghiroli on MLB.com (02/10/2011, 'Bumbry treasures connection to Baltimore', Source)