Newton’s third law and the 2019 Orioles

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsNewton’s third law tells us that, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Once upon a time, as I sat in Mr. Barlick’s physics class, I admit to being one of those “when are we ever going to use this in real life?” type of kids. I certainly didn’t picture applying one of Newton’s laws in a baseball discussion, but I never would have imagined back-to-back 100-loss seasons for the Orioles. Ahh to be young and optimistic...

Mr. Barlick retired several years ago, and the Orioles are well on their way to consecutive 100-loss seasons. And yet, Newton’s third law still stands up.

The Orioles have had quite their share of disappointments. And even…