The new voice in the Orioles radio booth is clear, concise and easy on the ears, but everyone who sees Kevin Brown in person for the first time asks the same question.
How old is that guy?
So, even though I could have just looked it up — and left everyone with the mistaken impression that I do a lot of pre-column research — that was the first question I asked when I sat down in the booth with him at Camden Yards last week.
“Fourteen,” he said.
Of course, I was dubious, but I’m pretty sure Brett Hollander was in his teens when he started over at WBAL, so I played along.