Orioles' fan frustration is justified — so is Baltimore's insistence things will get better

Who broke the Baltimore Orioles?It was fair to wonder Monday night, when the Birds were putting the finishing touches on a 12-1 loss in the Bronx, an embarrassing end to a pitiful four-game series sweep by the New York Yankees in which Baltimore never led and was outscored by nearly 30 runs.Three games later, the panic has subsided, at least a little. The Orioles (17-21) enter Friday a game out of a wild-card spot in an American League in which only two teams are more than a game above .500. If nothing else, a Baltimore team that has started and sputtered post-rebuild can take solace in the fact that nearly everyone else in the AL isn’t very good right now, either.Advertisement