Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts has never played in a meaningful game in late August ? ever. But for the second year he has hosted a fantastic fundraising event at the ESPN Zone, Inner Harbor, which means the world to him. More than 650 gathered recently to rub elbows with the baseball star and raise money for “B-Rob?s” favorite charity, The University of Maryland Hospital for Children.

As fans munched on unlimited grub, former Oriole pitching great Jim Palmer stopped by to show his support for Roberts and the hospital. By the way Jim, ease up on the Botox ? getting scary Hon. Speaking of pitchers, hurler Brian Burres joined first baseman Aubrey Huff and left fielder Tike Redman all in support of their teammate.