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"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

No change for today Hopefully the guys found their bats ahead of this weekend. Orioles Magic Number update for September 14 15: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 15: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 15: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 5: 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

Orioles Magic Number update for September 13 15: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 15: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 15: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 6: 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

Orioles Magic Number update for September 12 16: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 16: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 16: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 8: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 4*: Clinch a playoff appearance (Seattle\Texas playing for last wild card, but they can't both get to 95 wins since they still play each other 7 times) 2: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 5-4 Orioles with 4 to play) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division

Oldie but goodie...

The bad news: Minimal change from yesterday and the O's bullpen is a mess The good news: A letdown after a 7-game roadtrip winning streak is probably acceptable; also we're not NY Giants fans Orioles Magic Number update for September 11 17: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 17: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 17: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 9: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 5*: Clinch a playoff appearance (Seattle\Texas playing for last wild card, but they can't both get to 95 wins since they still play each other 7 times) 3: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 5-4 Orioles with 4 to play) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker)

I think people forget how awesome the 90s were-- the US economy was soaring, the federal government had a balanced budget, the US hadn't been at war the entire decade-- i could go on. I'm not saying it was perfect- the OJ trial, the LA riots, the first major government shutdown and the Clinton Cigar scandal all happened in that era. But for most of that decade the average American legitimately felt like for whatever remaining problems existed, we were going to solve them. It just was a matter of time. 9/11 changed all of that- not immediately, but eventually. I was a senior in college when 9/11 happened and like everyone else, I have many memories of that day: A fraternity brother had recently broken up with his girlfriend. He was still heartbroken when she died in a traffic accident the Saturday night before (Sat 9/8). He found out on Monday Sep 10 and I still remember going into his room and seeing him sobbing at his desk chair that day. It was the week of our college job fair-- I was a senior so this was a big deal. On Monday I met a company rep that loved my resume and I got an on-the-spot interview for the next day. I went to my interview Tuesday and the rep told me, "until about 6 hours ago, I was going to tell you that we have some aggressive hiring plans. I have no idea what our plans are going to be, but I appreciate you showing up." The company was Boeing. My parents were supposed to fly to visit me for parents' weekend on the 14th. My dad claims they were on the first flight out of BWI when air travel re-opened that Friday. They made their flight, but security was a madhouse. There were no TSA rules in place, so security was doing everything they could with no real guidance-- just tearing apart bags to find anything that could look like a weapon. My dad got his safety razor confiscated.

Orioles Magic Number update for September 10 17: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 17: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 17: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Orioles with 4 to play) 9: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 7*: Clinch a playoff appearance (it's less than 13 because the Blue Jays and Rangers play a 4 game series next week) 3: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 5-3 Orioles with 5 to play) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker)

Orioles Magic Number update for September 9 18: Clinch AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 18: Clinch a Wild Card Round bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 18: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 10: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker) 8: Clinch a playoff appearance (must stay ahead of Texas & Toronto, who play each other next week) 5: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the AL East (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 4-3 and 6 to play) 2: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker)

OMG. Me and my college roommate walked this particular episode of "Clerks: The Animated Series" more times than I can count in college (Episode 4!!!). I haven't watched this clip in like 10 years. Amazing.

Orioles Magic Number update for September 8 19: Clinch AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 19: Clinch a Wild Card Round bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 19: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 11: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker) 9: Clinch a playoff appearance (must stay ahead of Texas & Toronto, who play each other next week) 7: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the AL East (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 3-3 and 7 to play) 4: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker)

Orioles Magic Number update for September 7 20: Clinch AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 20: Clinch a Wild Card Round bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 20: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 to play) 11: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker) 9: Clinch a playoff appearance (must stay ahead of Texas & Toronto, who play each other next week) 7: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the AL East (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 3-3 and 7 to play) 5: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the AL East (Orioles have tiebreaker)

Orioles Magic Number update for September 6 21: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 21: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 21: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 13: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 12*: Clinch a playoff appearance (it's less than 13 because the Blue Jays and Rangers play a 4 game series next week) 9: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 3-3 and 7 games to play) 6: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker)

FAKE NEWS: Even if Obama was having sex with men, he'd have much higher standards than getting with discount Tom Hanks.

Yeah, this will easily get spun as an example of librul wokism taking complete control of our nation's defense forces so vote Republican if you don't want to get invaded by European NAMBLA Pedos who will outlaw religion and send Christians to deprogramming camps.

It's past Labor Day, so it's time to start talking about magic numbers-- Orioles magic numbers as of this morning: 22: AL home field advantage (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 22: Win the AL East (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 22: Clinch a Wild Card bye (must surpass Tampa; tiebreaker still TBD with season series at 6-3 Baltimore and 4 games to play) 14: Eliminate the Blue Jays from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker) 12*: Clinch a playoff appearance (it's less than 14 because the Blue Jays and Rangers play a 4 game series next week) 11: Eliminate the Red Sox from winning the division (tiebreaker TBD with season series at 3-3 and 7 games to play) 7: Eliminate the Yankees from winning the division (Orioles have tiebreaker)