On Friday night, Melvin Mora did something I’ve never seen before, and, one night later, Luke Scott replicated the feat.
Scott didn't dribble a long ball atop the foul pole, but he launching a game-winner onto Eutaw Street and then greeted his teammates with a slide into home.
Though they have no shot at contending and should be unloading guys like Huff and Sherrill at the deadline, the 2008 Orioles are a lot of fun.
I mean, they had 100-loss expectations and Kevin Millar as the Opening Day cleanup hitter. Yet here they are sniffing .500 with four guys—Markakis, Roberts, Huff, and Scott—posting an .850-plus OPS and another—Adam Jones—establishing himself as the CF of tomorrow.
They won’t play into October, but they’re easy to cheer for, and that’s half the battle. With the aforementioned in place and future star Matt Weiters on the way, the other half may not be that far off.
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