Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and most will be somewhere in between. The good thing about this website is that it's free, and you are allowed to click away.
If you stay, you'll get smarter, though. That's a money-back guarantee. I can't remember a time in my life that I actively rooted against the Orioles.
I've never disliked the Tigers. In fact, many times I have quite enjoyed the Tigers (I'll always love me some Miguel Cabrera). Things have changed this year on that front, though, and those two teams aren't alone.
The Orioles were sellers at the trade deadline. On deadline day, they were 2 ½ games out of a playoff spot. A deficit that could be made up in three days, and there were two months left in the season.
It is totally unacceptable to deal starters from that team and yet, that's what Mike Elias and his front office did. Sure, they got what many in the game believe was a great prospect haul for Adley Rutschman, but are we really doing this again? After hearing for years that they have one of the best farm systems of all time?
The Orioles entered Monday holding onto the third American League wild-card by their fingernails. Their deadline moves, which also included trading away Taylor Ward, Dean Kremer and Tyler Wells, were tantamount to giving up on this year. That front office does not deserve to be rewarded.
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