Yesterday, the sleeping giant (somewhat) stopped being ten-ply about doling out massive contracts and Manny Machado became a San Diego Padre for the foreseeable future. At least it’s not navy blue pinstripes, amirite? The deal clocks in at $30,000,000 a year. That averages out to about $165,000 a game (including the playoffs). In San Diego, […]
Read moreSOTBSports: The MLB Needs to Figure it Out This Offseason
In February 2019, there are two things that are givens in my life. There are countless others…but let’s focus on two of them, so I don’t bore the beejeezus out of you all. First of all, Letterkenny is an amazing show. Its lexicon has crept into my daily usage. It’s one of the few joys […]
Read moreWe Need to Accept that the Orioles Need to Blow Up This Year’s Squad
Let me rant for a bit. Now, let me preface this rant by saying I grew up when the Orioles sucked. I mean, “worse than even this year” sucked. I was born during the tail end of the 1988 season, I had my first kiss when Mike Hargrove was the manager, and I lost my […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Maybe The Orioles SHOULD Trade Manny Machado
About seven months ago, on this very site, I offered up my two cents about Manny Machado being traded before the 2017 Trade Deadline. My thoughts were, unless they pulled off a Frank Robinson-esque haul, similar to the following gif: However, it’s a new year and shit done changed. The Yankees picked up Giancarlo Stanton […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Can The @Orioles Maintain This Current Run?
As always, I’ll try to keep this one short. The Baltimore Orioles have rattled off six wins in a row and look more and more like a playoff-caliber team with each outing (we’re looking at you, Dylan Bundy of one-hit ball last night). Maybe it’s because Jonathan Schoop is playing at a level previously unseen […]
Read moreThis Is (Probably) Not Fine, Birdland
I’ll keep this one short-ish and possibly pretty rant-y. Since last week’s possible panic post, the Orioles have played .500 ball, going 4-4 through last night’s 5-1 loss to the Indians. That’s not all that bad. It’s not that great, but it’s not all that bad, either. That is, until you realize that two of those losses came […]
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