These Boston Red Sox are annoying for many reasons. The biggest reason is because, well, they are the Red Sox. They are a division rival, and one that got the better of the Orioles last season. Not so long ago, we made jokes about “The Curse of the Andino.” That now feels like a cruel, distant memory.
The Orioles lost 16 out of 19 games against Boston last season. That’s an almost unimaginable level of ineptitude, but the 2018 O’s achieved it just the same. Considering the amount of talent that the two sides possess heading into 2019, a similar outcome may be inevitable.