ORIOLES ARE CLIMBING

Who would have predicted this past April that on August 12, 2012 the Baltimore Orioles would be tied for second place (with the Rays) and only 5½ games behind first place in the American League Eastern Division?  The only team ahead of them, of course, is my favorite team - the NY Yankees.

In 2011, the Orioles were at the bottom of the AL Eastern Division.  They have miraculously climbed ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays and even ESPN's favorite team, the Boston Red Sox!  Additionally, the Orioles are presently midway in terms of payrolls throughout the Major Leagues and have still found a way to persevere when playing the two divisional teams with much more payroll, the Yankees & Sawx.  They are a prime example of smart baseball, similar to the Marlins years ago.

Yankees fans should really consider them a threat to our goal of winning our 41st pennant this year, especially with the new playoff system.  For the past few years, the Rays & Sawx were always posing and expected threats but now it's gotten even harder!