I may have told this story before but I met Hondo in like, 1989 or 90 when he was working for Jim Beam, making appearances at liquor stores to sell stuff and I was a clueless local news reporter. I was trying to interview him and he was like a Matt Harvey talking about Qualcomm, only he was good-natured about it. JL: What was it like managing a Young Darryl Strawberry? FH: I was fortunate to be with a lot of good young guys. Now, this here product is great.... JL: What do you make of the Orioles? FH: The difference between a good team and a bad team is only couple of good players. This Jim Beam is aged 7 years...