Sox sweep O's

The Red Sox beat the Orioles today for what seems like the 700th time out of the last 701 times they've played. A lot of my extended family are Orioles fans, so I'll be (sort of) nice. Really, I have to sympathize. I spent a number of years in the Baltimore area and, although the Red Sox have always been my favorite team, I always enjoyed listening the the O's broadcasts (Jon Miller and Joe Angel), and, during the days of Edward Bennett Williams, they had pretty decent teams most of the time, and always a classy organization. On top of that, they had a solid, loyal fanbase in an outstanding baseball city.

Now, not only is the team lousy, but there's not a whole lot to like about them. Some talent, but poor management, a wealthy socialist as an owner (it doesn't get much worse than that), and a demoralized fan base. It's a shame to see all those empty seats at Camden Yards, but after ten years of bad baseball, it really shouldn't surprise anybody.

Of course, the Sox were swept this past week by KANSAS CITY (?!?!), which is basically a Double-A team, so who really knows? They swept the O's, but now face a week of the Tigers and NYY's. This should show what they're made of...