Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame Orioles third baseman, dies at 86

[JoeOtterbein]

6. Growing up we lived 3 blocks from Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. We would wait outside the stadium,

hours before the game, to collect autographs from the players arriving for work.

Brooks would always stop to talk to us. Usually, he asked about our schoolwork. He knew what was really important.

And he was always much nicer to us kids than any of the other players.