SF Giants broadcaster reunites with old team decades after contentious split

"Miller went to the Charm City to be a part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking "Iron Man" streak, as Ripken passed Lou Gehrig with his 2,131st consecutive game on Sept. 6, 1995. Miller was the Orioles' primary radio broadcaster from 1983 to 1996, which covered the vast majority of Ripken's streak, and was on the radio call for the record-breaking night."

"But in the 1990s, wealthy Maryland lawyer Peter Angelos bought the Orioles and decided to make a controversial change at the microphone, ousting Miller because he was apparently too honest with the audience when the team wasn't playing well. As the Baltimore Sun wrote in 1996, "Mr. Angelos believed that Mr. Miller's play-by-play was too critical. But the broadcaster was never excessive or harsh.""

"In 1998, Miller wrote a memoir about baseball and included an entire chapter about his exit from the Orioles. In painstaking detail, with several quips throughout, Miller wrote that his lawyer and agent Ron Shapiro made repeated attempts to engage the Orioles about a contract extension, but could not get an answer from Baltimore. Finally, after months of attempts, the Baltimore Sun reported Angelos wanted a broadcaster who would "bleed a little bit for the Orioles.""

Jon Miller attended the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking Iron Man streak and was officially welcomed back by the Orioles. Miller served as the Orioles' primary radio broadcaster from 1983 to 1996 and called the record-breaking game. Peter Angelos purchased the Orioles in the 1990s and removed Miller, citing concerns that Miller was too critical when the team underperformed. Miller relocated to the Bay Area and became the San Francisco Giants' primary radio broadcaster. The split lingered for years, and Miller later recounted failed contract-extension efforts and Angelos's desire for a broadcaster who would "bleed a little bit for the Orioles."

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