Imagine a casual baseball fan came up to you and asked, “Hey, why are the Orioles so bad this season?”
Just point them to tonight’s game.
This one had everything. Every fatal flaw, every frustrating weakness, every regrettable facet of the 2018 Orioles was on full display in tonight’s 3-2 loss to the Nationals.
Let’s run through the checklist.
Ineffective pitching: CHECK.
Dylan Bundy was on the mound, making his first start since Buck Showalter let him throw 121 pitches in a complete game against the White Sox last week.