There's something a little extra special about everybody who was a part of the Orioles in either 2012 or 2014, and especially those who were around for both. They're our guys, and as Buck Showalter once said and the Orioles once put on a t-shirt, I like our guys. Unfortunately, the reality is that our guys can't be our guys forever.
A prime example is J.J. Hardy. The longtime Oriole got just about the best send-off you can get on Sunday afternoon, with teammates and fans giving him a standing ovation before his first at-bat and Hardy himself adding to the drama with a go-ahead home run later in the game, leading to Hardy receiving a curtain call.