The martingale system is a betting strategy that involves doubling down after every loss. Logic states that the winning outcome will happen eventually, and anyone with infinite wealth can afford to wager until the desired result occurs. In a vacuum, it’s a guarantee.
If some poor sap decided to utilize the martingale strategy with the Orioles back on August 3, well, he better have one heck of a bank roll. The Orioles entered tonight’s game boasting the organization’s longest losing streak in many of our lifetimes. Baltimore’s latest strategy to snap the streak—sending out an 0-7 starter with an 8.