Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman has long haunted the team that traded him away before the 2008 season. And seeing firsthand how the former Seattle Mariners prospect has run out to the best start of his career has to be especially frustrating for baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest.
They already have seen Adam Jones, part of the trade with the Orioles that netted Tillman, become one of the game's top players. And now they're seeing Tillman reach a new level.
Combine that with the fact that another trade haul from Seattle, designated hitter Mark Trumbo, hit his team-high 12th homer on Wednesday, and the Orioles' 5-2 win over the Mariners might make Seattle never want to take the Orioles' calls again.