Orioles Big Bird
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Remember the “can’t miss” prospect, the best kid baseball player you ever saw?This is the story of how a young man made a name for himself, then saw his dreams evaporate, then found a new path to success, only to have his world turned upside down, multiple times ... and then succeeded brilliantly.It’s about Baltimore Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo.Written by the award-winning Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck, Orioles’ Big Bird traces the long road to the major leagues that even the best young players have to take. But there were great memories along the way.Like the time that Trumbo, then 11 years old and playing in the Villa Park Little League in Southern California, hammered a pitch not just beyond the fence, but past the parking lot and into the swimming pool of the Christensen family, more than 300 feet away!Taught to play by his father, Grant, the young Trumbo was a star in the making and then he suddenly couldn’t hit any more. His body was changing as he entered his teenage years and he also had an interest in music that included playing the guitar and the drums.Maybe baseball was not his destiny.By the time he got to Villa Park High School, he was still playing baseball, as a reserve on the varsity team, rarely seeing the field. But now his pitching had blossomed even more than his hitting and due to a teammate’s injury, he ended up pitching and winning the Southern California Southern Section championship game as a sophomore and was named the area’s Player of the Year.He was still a good hitter. But he was on his way to being a big league pitcher. Until he wasn’t.He got a grade of “D” at a baseball camp for elite high school players attended by pro scouts. But he was offered a full scholarship at the University of Southern California and it looked like he would attend after the Los Angeles Angels selected him in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball Draft.Then the Angels offered h
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