Dave Trembley was pretty shook up about the death on Saturday of Orioles pitching great Mike Cuellar, who spent much of spring training with the Orioles the past two years.
"If there was ever a guy who epitomized what the Orioles are all about, it's Mike Cuellar,'' Trembley said. "I talked to him in December. "All he ever wanted to do was help the Orioles. Just look at the guy's record -- that's just unheard of in this era of baseball.
"I'm not exaggerating. I talked to him every week in the offseason. He would call me and leave me a message and I would call him back. He would say, 'Dave, I want to help.' I talked to him before Christmas and he was coming (to spring training), then he told me he couldn't because he had to get checked out. That's the last time I talked to him. I called him several times, but his phone was not accepting calls."
If you want to read more about Cuellar, I think you should check out Mike Klingaman's tribute story in today's print edition of The Sun or just click on it right here.
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