Mind Pinball, shut yer piehole!
Mere hours after exchanging emails with one esteemed Enchanting Sunshine, I happened to slip in this choice nugget of typed hemlock…
“I don’t want to jinx you but your prediction of a sweep may come true today!”
So what happens? Orioles lose 7-1. All because I couldn’t keep that to myself. I believe that when the Orioles started off well last year, I blamed myself for their going downhill because I told my brother-in-law that the O’s had won like 6 games in a row and they promptly went out and lost. The worst moments of the season, including the infamous “Mother’s Day Meltdown,” and the 30-run massacre, were yet to come. Usually I’m not superstitious about things like that, but once is an accident; twice is a trend. I can only hope that this isn’t the start of a downward spiral. If the O’s can keep up their good play, despite their small margin for error, they should be fine.
I have to admit, I like the way the standings look. I never dreamed that the Orioles would be doing this well so far this season. Now, I wasn’t expecting 0-22, but I was hopeful that the club would play .500 baseball. And that, I thought, was being overly optimistic. And now, 11-8 looks pretty good.
Hopefully, this guy will prove to be our centerfielder for years to come:
Photo Credit: Brian Fiume/Getty Images
Off to Seattle! Go Orioles!
[...] about Sunday’s game? Okay, so I’m not omniscient and we didn’t get the sweep. Mindpinball is blaming himself, but it’s not his fault. It was the rain. Remember what happened last [...]
[...] about Sunday’s game? Okay, so I’m not omniscient and we didn’t get the sweep. Mindpinball is blaming himself, but it’s not his fault. It was the rain. Remember what happened last [...]