Different manager, same result in a 10-6 loss to the Nats

What a weird day. The MASN TV feed started with shots of dazed-looking Orioles players reacting to the Saturday morning firing of Brandon Hyde. Many of them have never known another O’s manager, and it seems that all were totally blindsided by the news. We’ve talked a lot and will keep talking about Brandon Hyde’s responsibility for the dumpster fire that is the 2025 Orioles season, but today’s 10-6 loss shows primarily one thing: the Orioles front office has screwed over the team by skimping on pitching.

Kyle Gibson is many things—a clubhouse leader, veteran mentor, and all-around decent guy—but he’s only pitching in the bigs at all now because the Orioles’ Plan A for the rotation has…