ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian and architect Janet Marie Smith, who developed Oriole Park at Camden Yards, headlined the Bethesda Big Train’s annual Base Ball & Holiday Auction Sunday afternoon at Shirley Povich Field.
“We are so pleased to welcome Tim back to an in-person Base Ball & Holiday Auction,” said Big Train founder Bruce Adams. “Tim’s reflections on the MLB season and World Series have been the highlight of many past Big Train holiday events. We are so fortunate to have this living baseball encyclopedia coming to Povich Field to share his thoughts with us so soon after the World Series.”
“As a decades long ballpark junkie and roadtripper, I am so excited to welcome Janet Marie Smith to Shirley Povich Field,” said Adams. “She’s one of my baseball heroes. Camden Yards broke all the rules. After Camden Yards, everything changed. And baseball fans will be forever grateful. Janet Marie Smith had the vision and the skill and the grit to make it happen.”
Celebrating @GoBigTrain and hearing from @SmithJanetmarie and @Kurkjian_ESPN pic.twitter.com/0emuMC6Sam
— Marc Korman (@mkorman) November 13, 2022
