It was the top of the seventh inning, when Manny Machado’s three-run homer sailed into the Oriole Park bleachers to give the Padres a 7-0 lead, that Camden Chat’s esteemed Stacey remarked, “I don’t think I’m a baseball fan anymore.”
Who can blame her? If today’s effort — and the Orioles’ performance for the past month — is what passes for “baseball” in Baltimore, then we’re all better off finding another hobby.
A 2024 season that was once shaping up to be a great one is now threatening to become memorable in all the wrong ways, as the Orioles’ extended death spiral continued with their 10th loss in their last 14 games.