For most of my adult life, I have been able to count on receiving an Orioles calendar as a Christmas present. It’s a great time to get a calendar. I wouldn’t bother to buy one for myself and as you know, once it’s Christmas, it’s almost time for a new calendar for a new year. Convenient!
This ritual offers a chance to reflect on the recent short-term fortunes and current long-term outlook of the franchise. Many of the years that I have received an Orioles calendar, it didn’t say anything good about the team. I’ll always remember getting a 2008 calendar for Christmas and that thing still had Rodrigo Lopez, who was traded away in January 2007, feature for a month.