The Orioles front office planned the festivities surrounding
Eddie Murray's 500th home run a month ago; from the streamers at
first base, to the video clips on the scoreboard, to the
graphics of Murray's face on the scoreboard.  The players,
coaches and manager did not have that luxury.  Those Orioles
eagerly anticipated the game when Murray would become the 15th
player in history with 500 home runs and the third player in
history with 500 homers and 3,000 career hits.  But no one knew
when that day would come. So, at 11: 47 Friday night, when
Murray sent a line drive over the groundskeepers shed in right
field and into the bleachers, the celebration that took place
was truly spontaneous.  So spontaneous that Scott Erickson
dropped a plate of food to join the on-field bedlam and Rafael
Palmeiro was inspired to herd his teammates on the field like a
bunch of teen-agers in the College World Series.  The players
and coaching staff rose from the bench, walked to the dugout
steps and watched the ball's flight. The