Jim Palmer
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"James Alvin "Jim" Palmer" is a retired American right-handed pitcher who played all of his 19 years in Major League Baseball/Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1967, 1969–1984) and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Baseball Hall of Fame in . Palmer was the winning pitcher in 186 games in the 1970s, the most wins in that decade by any MLB pitcher. He also won at least twenty games in each of eight seasons and received three Cy Young Awards and four Rawlings Gold Glove Award/Gold Gloves during the decade. His 268 career victories are currently an Orioles record. A six-time American League/American League (AL) Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star, he was also one of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam (baseball)/grand slam in any major league contest.

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I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training.

Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries You have to take your time with them.

You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you.

Elrod came out to the mound and said, 'Boy, did we get ourselves in a mess.' He acted like it was his fault, too.

The most important thing about my pitching is that I'm satisfied, that I know I'm being the best pitcher I can be.

It wouldn't have happened without Elrod.

They were all heavy smokers. Looking back, I would have loved to be able to maintain friendships with those guys.

"The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

The conference is meant to be intellectually stimulating, but we also try to keep it fun, and I think that's the biggest draw.