Good morning, Camden Chatters.
The Orioles are 70-42. They’re the best team in the American League and the second-best in MLB. They’re playing exciting, winning baseball, led by a bevy of young, talented stars in the making. They’ve been the feel-good story of the year, earning praise from every corner of the baseball world. What could possibly go wrong?
Well...there’s this.
Yesterday the O’s were the talk of baseball for the worst of reasons. Orioles management’s reported suspension of highly popular broadcaster Kevin Brown — for the offense of reciting statistics, prepared by the public relations staff, about the club’s record in Tampa Bay in previous years — galvanized fans and media alike in frustration and bewilderment.