It’s amazing to type All-Star in the same sentence as Baltimore Orioles, but rules is rules, and since one player from each team goes to the MLB’s annual Great Marketing Event, you will hear second-baseman Ty Wigginton’s name at some point.
So, the syphilis capital of the world has that going for it. It also has the fact that its putrid home nine managed to win its first road series of the season this past weekend, thus averting a 60-loss first half. Which pissed me off. Oh well, I’ll just need to take solace in the fact that the 29-59 Whorioles will have to go 46-28 to cost me some loot.
Now, I turn your attention to a conveniently edited-down quote from the ridiculously over-rated Cal Ripken in reference to this year’s squad …
Q. Has it been difficult to watch the Orioles founder?
A. There is definitely frustration. This year’s start was so catastrophic. And with a young team, when things go wrong, everyone starts pressing.
Got mad hits like I was Rod Carew
* – tracking the Baltimore Whorioles magnificent march toward an 87.5+ loss season, all so I win a twenty-dollar bill, yo.