In October 2009, I was privileged to be part of a very special tribute to Brooks Robinson, the great and much loved, Hall of Fame, third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles (1955 – 1977). I first met Brooks in 1977 when I was introduced to him by my good friend, the late Mark Belanger (shortstop for the Orioles 1965 – 1981). It has long been a dream of mine to tell the story of what happened the day I first met Brooks. With the help of Jim Palmer (pitcher for the Orioles from 1965 – 1984) 32 …