Remember when everyone was NUT SLOBBIN' over the Orioles? They are only 5-4 so far. Yes, it's early. But let's pump the ****ing brakes on calling them WS champs and best of the AL.
I'd just like to point out that this was being said about the Astros after they were 5-4 in 2017. Maybe the Orioles falter, but I'm going to guess they are going to be a f#$%ing great team for a while. Winning a WS is tough (i.e., I hear more about them being them being WS champs from people knocking them than I do from their supporters), but I'm guessing they win the most games out of the AL East teams over the next 5 years. I'd consider that an amazing feat if it happens considering the Yankees have a ton of money.
They could probably field a "won't finish in last place" MLB team with their yet to be promoted prospects.... they're stacked. But as Joe said, a lot of things do have to go right for championships to happen. As stacked as the 2017 Astros were (both on the majors and with prospects yet to be promoted), they win nothing without a 2nd deadline trade for JV, along with an oft-injured veteran pitcher finding a new gear (Morton). How the Orioles manage their prospects via promotion/trades is going to be a big part of the "luck" involved in winning titles.
If the Astros aren’t winning it, I’m rooting for the Orioles to beat the Yankees, Red Sox, Rangers and Mariners
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