In the Spring of 1991, seven years after his retirement as an active player, former Orioles’ pitcher Jim Palmer was attempting the most intriguing comeback in baseball history. It wasn’t just Palmer’s long absence from competition that attracted the nation’s interest, or even that he was trying to pitch again at the advanced age of 45. What made this venture unique was that seven months earlier the magnificent Baltimore right-hander had been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
