As fans of an Orioles team that’s overloaded with good, young talent, we’d like to think the club is primed for multiple trips deep into the postseason over the next few years. But as the O’s next opponent has shown, nothing is guaranteed.
Eight years ago, the Chicago Cubs hoped they had a dynasty in the making. In 2016, they snapped their 108-year championship drought, and with a great core of young stars that included Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Javier Báez, and Kyle Schwarber, they expected to make multiple trips to the World Series.