Helmets met pine tar for a week. The payoff for the Orioles arrives when the calendar flips to 2026.
There are sports crossovers, and then there’s this: helmets and pine tar sharing the same address, with grass as the currency. In a week where logistics usually live in the shadows, the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Orioles put their odd, and somewhat random, arrangement front and center. A football team borrowing a cathedral of baseball in the name of routine, recovery, and a looming transatlantic flight.