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Baltimore Orioles: Do You Believe in Magic?

 
Whether it be a walk-off homer from rookie left fielder Nolan Reimold against the Toronto Blue Jays, a two-run comeback victory against Francisco Rodriguez and the Mets, a two-out, two-run bomb off the bat of Brian Roberts in Philadelphia, or an improbable ten-run comeback against the Boston Red Sox, one thing is for certain; the Baltimore Orioles are a team playing with heart. As an O’s fan, it has now gotten to the point where one can no longer leave the television screen with two outs in the ninth. It would be a sin to even blink while down by five in the eighth inning. It would be immoral to turn away from the computer screen when all hope is lost.  Each and every night, the Orioles are a team to watch. I like to call them "The Weirdest Team in Baseball”, since you never know when they will pull off another miracle. What happened on Tuesday night against Boston was incredible in its own right. Being down by nine runs in the seventh, the team went to work. They would ... (link)

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