Inspired by Taylor Swift re-releasing her own songs as (Taylor’s version), Camden Chat writers will be spending the rest of 2023 re-releasing some Orioles game recaps and giving them better endings. Let’s come up with a more pleasant outcome for Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, because how it actually ended was far less enjoyable.
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It doesn’t get much closer than that. The Orioles were able to outlast the Yankees, thanks in large part to MLB’s swift implementation of replay review prior to the playoffs, and take control of the ALCS with a 4-3 win in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium.