Physically, I'm here at Camden Yards for Game 1 of the day-night doubleheader, where in the middle of the fourth, the Orioles lead the Phillies 4-0. Tejada has an RBI single, and has lined into a double play.

Mentally, at least part of me is on the NBA draft tonight. That's crazy, isn't it? This isn't even one of "those'' drafts, with a Shaq or Tim Duncan or Patrick Ewing on hand. It's apparently going to come down to Andrea Bargnani or a trade at the top. But I don't care. I'm into it. I didn't get into it until after the Finals were over, but now, it's going to be interesting viewing.

One big reason the interest is rising: believe it or not, this week, NBA TV has been running Classic Drafts from the past. Two of them jumped out at me: 1985, when Ewing was chosen, and 1986, for obvious reasons. 1985 stood out because of how insane the New York fans were from the moment the draft went on the air. There never has been a reaction like that since for a top draft pick. It was as if they were introducing the new Pope. That broadcast also reinforced how far coverage of these things have come in 20-plus years - broadcasters, graphics, clips, everything. It was the essence of cheesiness.

As I mentioned in a column last week, the first time I had ever dropped everything to watch the NBA draft was the year Len Bias came out, and I definitely didn't watch it with a group of other people before that, and haven't done it since. Won't do it tonight, either. But as I watched earlier this week, I was stunned at how much detail I remembered. I clearly recalled all the debate at the start of the broadcast about the "big'' Sixers-Cavaliers trade that got Cleveland the No. 1 overall pick. At the same time, you'll recall, the Sixers traded Moses to ... the Bullets! Huge day in Philly. It only took them about a decade and a half to recover from that. So that was, by far, the story of the day.

As for all the Lenny stuff, it came back to me instantly that before the draft began, he was sitting in a row with the other top picks (including Chuck Person, who for some reason decided to wear a white tux). I remembered his light-colored suit, his walk to the stage when his name was called, his shaking hands with David Stern, his interview with Rick Barry. I was a little surprised to see Red Auerbach talking so much on-air, live, about Bias and about pretty much every other pick being made. Has that happened with anyone that big on draft day since? That's like Bill Parcells going on air every two or three picks and critiquing everyone else's choices. But it was no big deal back then. That was when Red revealed that Larry Bird had told him he would report to rookie camp just so he could play with Bias as early as possible. It was pretty depressing, but it was fascinating.

Also depressing: seeing the likes of Chris Washburn, William Bedford and Roy Tarpley get called. And Pearl Washington, Walter "The Truth'' Berry and Hot Plate Williams. Nice draft class. On the other hand, I had completely forgotten that the Cavaliers got Brad Daugherty, Ron Harper and Mark Price in that draft. If not for Michael Jordan, the Cavs might have been in the Finals every year for a decade, and the core of that team came from one draft that was a piece of garbage for just about everybody else participating.

Middle of the fifth, O's up 6-0. Brian Roberts has finally gone deep! First home run since last August. Tejada is stroking it today; he just doubled into the rightfield corner. He's 2-for-3, and his other at-bat was a shot straight to Ryan Howard that doubled up Mora.

BUT ... Tejada got up slowly at second just now. He's staying in. Stay tuned.