The latest episode of the Steve on Baseball podcast provided me the great chance to both talk about the current-day Orioles and take a few spins down memory lane as well.

Shorstop Mike Bordick, signed twice by the Orioles as a free agent, is my guest and we had a great and wide-ranging conversation.

Bordick played 14 years in the majors for the O’s, A’s, Mets and Jays.

In 2002 he set a major league record for most consecutive errorless games at shorstop with 110. Guess who holds the record today? Yep, Mike still does.

An All-Star representing the Orioles in 2000, weeks after the game he was traded to the Mets.

We talked about how the O’s front office asked Bordick to sign with the team in the winter ahead of the 1997 season and that would lead Cal Ripken Jr. to move to third base. Bordick was the guy the O’s wanted to succeed Cal at short.

And Mike went into the O’s Hall of Fame in 2011.

He is still a popular guy around Baltimore and on the airwaves as a regular co-host of 105.7 the Fan’s “Baltimore Baseball Tonight” and he also co-hosts the BMore Baseball Podcast.

It was a pleasure to watch Bordy play short for the Orioles and in this podcast he provided his take on Gunnar Henderson’s improvements at the position.

It’s always been a thrill for me to get to know guys I either covered as a reporter or watched as a fan or both. To call Bordy a friend is pretty awesome for me!

Please enjoy his thoughts today on the latest podcast!

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