It’s been eight years now since there’s been a season where the Orioles slogged through September and I wondered why I even like them or baseball in general.
Even in the early Buck Showalter year and a half where things didn’t finish with a good record, there was at least stuff to be excited about as the season moved towards the end. And even in the disappointing odd years between 2012 and now, things were never THIS bad. There was more hope for next year and the year after that, at least - and at least the Orioles weren’t limping to a losing season.