There’s a period in Baltimore Orioles history from about 1998 to 2011 that fans half-jokingly refer to as, “The Dark Years”. For the uninitiated, it was a 14-year long span of losing seasons. Lots of woes and suffering, along with the occasional false hope that kept you interested enough to be let down. You know, the good stuff. Recent success has allowed fans like myself to push those years to the back of our minds, but that type of trauma leaves a voice that kicks in every time the O’s record sinks below .500 and leaves us screaming, “Not Again” in our minds and in our pillows every night once Spring rolls around.
History In Motion: “Lazy” Eddie Murray And The Dark Years
