He was a winner who was called a quitter, a hypochondriac who averaged 288 innings a season for nine seasons—Palmer might be the most complicated man to ever throw a baseball.
The Baltimore Orioles are back in the playoffs and that’s a good thing because once upon a time they were the game’s model organization. From the end of the ’60s through the early ’80s, they personified excellence, led by manager Earl Weaver and Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, a...
