Kansas City is a lot like that - great people, great place. It kind of is overshadowed by New York and Philly. The 80th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. "So there's always a big spot in my heart for Baltimore. The 1983 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1983 season. "That was the team I grew up with, cut my teeth with, won the World Series with," he said. The allegiance to the Royals, however, is tempered by fond memories of the teams opponent in Friday's Game 1. I work the (bull)dozer, repair crossings and do all kinds of things. I'm in Iowa all the time," said Boddicker, 57. He returns to Iowa to operate his farm near his hometown and three others in southern Iowa. "I live here and I'll probably die here - unless I die back in Iowa."īoddicker honed his earliest skills as a high school star at storied Norway High School. I've been here since 1991 and raised a family here. "I got a call from a Baltimore paper, asked who I was rooting for," said Boddicker, an All-Star who played for Baltimore, Boston, Kansas City and Milwaukee during 14 major-league seasons. For the record, Mike Boddicker is not conflicted about the outcome of the American League Championship Series.īoddicker, who owns a World Series ring as a pitcher with the 1983 Baltimore Orioles, is cheering for another one of his former teams - the Kansas City Royals.
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