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RIP Mr. Oriole, Brooks Robinson 😢 Orioles legend Brooks Robinson dead at 86 https://www.wbaltv.com/amp/article/orioles-legend-brooks-robinson-dead-86/45329889

So it turns out the story is even weirder than we could imagine. He played wingman to set his mom up with his stepdad, became a Broncos ballboy, played football at Yale, got fired by Jay Gruden, and then eventually got the Dolphins job.

My sister lives in a very nice Dallas suburb-- Tony Romo lives in the subdivision across the pond from them. There are a nonzero number of houses in her neighborhood with, "Joe and the Ho have to go" signs up in the front yard. (No word on whether Tony Romo's house is one of them) The sad part is that they think they're trolling us while we're mostly sad for them. They've let election politics become they're entire identity and are actively recessing themselves from all the things that actually make America great.

It’s pretty crazy as well that team doesn’t need to travel again until October 6 at the earliest, and more likely not till October 9.

LOL, he looks like Steve-O …

Oof, I know the Orioles desperately need that off day today, but I'm going to have to find a new way to tear my hair out this evening.

Orioles Magic Number update for September 25 (early edition) 3: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 3: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 3: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Orioles Magic Number update for September 24 (early edition) 5: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 5: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 5: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Ugh, I’m hoping the team can just go 1-1 in the next 2 and get 1 solid starting performance. Hopefully the day off on Monday puts them in a good position to finish strong and take the division. It also helps that 5 of Tampas last 7 are against a Toronto team that’s still scrapping. THE ORIOLES NEED THAT BYE. Orioles Magic Number update for September 23 6: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 6: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 6: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

It is a really weird phenomenon IMO. I understand that every moderate Republican who stands with Democrats will get primaried in the next election and lose his/her job, but at the same time, these guys have to understand the historical context. It all will fall apart for the Republican party, likely in the next 10 years*, and I can't imagine all of these "moderate" Republicans wanting to be associated with everything that will happen. *And yes, I'm aware we've been saying for ~15 years. That said, Republicans are exhibiting EXTREME measures to keep power. Gerrymandering has always been around, but they're getting more and more aggressive with voter suppression in Texas, impeaching supreme court judges in WI for no reason, ignoring US Supreme Court decisions, etc. 2022 was tailor made for them as an election and they barely took the house, which is the issue they're facing right now. McCarthy didn't think he needed the ultra-cons when he was positioning himself for speaker, which explains part of the reason they're being so vindictive to him.

There are a bunch of unwritten rules at play here too. If McCarthy tries to cut a deal with the Democrats, then the ~12 republicans can immediately call a vote for a new speaker of the house. McCarthy would immediately be out of his job as speaker and there’s no single congressperson (from either party) that can get the 218 votes needed to become speaker. Pelosi was sometimes in similar straits with the AOC squad but she always managed to find her way out for two reasons. 1) she’s a master negotiator and could find common ground; 2) the squad are generally pragmatists and looking to get small wins, as opposed to being dogmatic for the sake of demonstrating their power over the party.

Orioles Magic Number update for September 22 7: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 7: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 7: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Orioles Magic Number update for September 21 (early edition) 7: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 7: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 7: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

If we were playing newspaper Bingo, I think that headline could've made someone a winner all by itself.

lol, they’re gonna love playing Toronto for 6 of their last 10 while the jays are still hustling for a wild card spot.

Orioles Magic Number update for September 20 (early edition) 8: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 8: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 8: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) NOOOO CANADA: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division One thing of note— the division race with Tampa has made me completely lose sight of how good this team is. They would have clinched the AL Central a while back and the AL West tonight. Instead, they could, at the earliest, clinch the division this Saturday. More realistically, if they keep doing what they’re doing, it’ll happen against the Nats or even Thursday/Friday of the Boston series. The bad news is that I hate watching them use up the bullpen precisely when they should be resting guys. The good news is that hopefully that rest comes during the WC round, and this team has already proven they can thrive under long periods of intense pressure. Hyde’s treating these two series like playoff series and I like it.

"Crisis of Masculinity" = "I can't get a date because women these days have standards"

The game days are set: MLB Postseason: Playoff Bracket and World Series Schedule | MLB.com That said, there are already two potential conflicts: On Sat Oct 7, if the Orioles are hosting Game 1 of the ALDS, there's a concert scheduled the same evening at M&T Bank Stadium. On Sun Oct 22, if the Orioles are hosting ALCS Game 6, the Ravens are supposed to host the Lions the same day (supposedly according to both teams' leases, all playoff games get precedence over Regular Season games, so they'd move the Ravens game to Monday/Tuesday I guess)

Orioles Magic Number update for September 19 9: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 9: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 9: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 1: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Are you saying that based on the wording of today's email? I'm only asking because the email from last week said the WS tickets would be a separate on sale window. I have the 13-game Sunday plan and am eligible for WS tickets based on last week's email, however Wednesday's sale only concerns WC, ALDS and ALCS tickets. Also, this site says basically everyone with a Birdland plan is eligible for at least 2 tickets to every series (including the WS): Postseason Ticket Information | Baltimore Orioles (mlb.com)

SPOILER: The unidentified source is Scholastic Magazine.

I had family in town this weekend who are mostly ravens fans, but we all have the Os in common. There was a lot of sightseeing on Friday/Saturday and a lot of sports streaming on Sunday. We all ended up happy on all counts

Orioles Magic Number update for September 18 (early edition) 10: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 10: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 10: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker against Rays) 2: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) NAILED IT: Clinch a playoff appearance DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Orioles Magic Number update for September 17 13: AL home field advantage (Orioles have tiebreaker) 13: Win the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker) 13: Clinch a Wild Card bye (Orioles have tiebreaker) 3: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 1*: Clinch a playoff appearance (Seattle\Texas\Toronto playing for last 2 wild cards, but Seattle and Texas can't both get to 93 wins since they still play each other 7 times) DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

It’s getting grim to write this… let’s hope the Os found their bats again. Orioles Magic Number update for September 15 15: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-4 Orioles with 3 to play) 15: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-4 Orioles with 3 to play) 15: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-4 Orioles with 3 to play) 4: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 4*: Clinch a playoff appearance (Seattle\Texas\Toronto playing for last 2 wild cards, but Seattle and Texas can't both get to 95 wins since they still play each other 7 times) DONE AND DONE: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division