What do you do when history has its eyes on you? The question formed a song in the Broadway musical Hamilton. The Orioles, in much different circumstances, have to ponder it today and every day as their current losing streak drags on.
The history the O’s are chasing is repetitive losing the likes of which hasn’t been seen since at least 1935. They’re also kind of chasing the franchise’s own worst losing streak, the 0-21 start to the 1988 season. There is a long way from 0-14 to 0-21, but you know, is there anything to make you especially confident that the 2021 Orioles are up to the task of winning any game in the next week to avoid that fate?