In June of 2006, the Baltimore Ravens had made the best trade in their history, or so they thought. The Titans agreed to trade Steve McNair and the deal was done afetr he passed his physical. That night he was ushered to Baltimore to throw out the first ball at the Baltimore Orioles game in Camden Yards. Afterwards he attanded a silent auction party thrown by Ray Lewis at Martin's West in Baltimore. I attended that event and befor Steve left I was fortunate to get my picture with him.
Almost two years later on April 18, 2008 McNair decided to walk away from the game and he and the Ravens made the announcement to the world. On April 18th the Orioles asked him to return to thank him and to ask him to throw out the final ball, one last time. I happened to be shooting the Orioles game that night for Cal Sport and when I made my way into the inside photo well I realized that Steve was sitting right there. At that point I put the two together and realized the irony of the first and last and spoke to him a few minutes, thanking him for his time in Baltimore. Oh, the irony.
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