Good morning, Camden Chatters.
We’re halfway through December. In a typical year, this is where I’d say, “Just two months until spring training!” But this year, I can’t make that statement with any certainty because...well, you know.
Still, the Orioles are proceeding — as they should — with the idea that 2021 will be a normal (or close to normal) year, one that won’t be encumbered by coronavirus-related postponements and schedule alterations.
“I’m anticipating us starting in February and they’ll let me know if it’s not,” manager Brandon Hyde told reporters yesterday. “I’m anticipating the season starting on time, I’m anticipating a season being 162 games, I want to believe that we’re going to start in February, and I think the next month or two is going to tell all of us whether that’s going to happen or not, but I’m going to prepare like we’re starting a normal season.