Each week on Camden Chat, we’ve been checking in on the American League postseason contenders. The Orioles are, despite their recent efforts, technically among that group. Let’s look at how things played out this week.
AL East
Team W L PCT GB New York Yankees 75 53 0.586 -- ORIOLES 74 55 0.574 1.5 In general I have tried to avoid the pessimistic doomsaying that has become a common theme on Orioles Twitter and elsewhere. But man, something about last night’s game absolutely broke my spirit. It wasn’t just the way the O’s ace got soundly outpitched by the Astros’ worst starter, but the utterly pitiful performance by the entire team, completely devoid of any energy or life or joy, like they’ve…
