For the 2007 Baltimore Orioles, it's a season that's already seen...*A play-by-play announcer question the authenticity of Curt Schilling's bloody sock on the air, then apologize
*The color man make an on-air joke about domestic violence, then apologize
*The manager get fired
*The franchise player break his wrist, go on the DL, and lose his consecutive games played streak
*A dependable veteran starting pitcher be declared done for the season in spring training
*An up-and-coming starting pitcher suffer a season-ending injury after 6 starts
*Another starting pitcher hoping for a bounce-back season suffer a season-ending injury after 3 starts
*The closer suffer a season-ending injury around the All-Star break
*The ace and Cy Young candidate suffer a season-ending injury down the stretch
*A Rookie of the Year candidate fizzle down the stretch
*A modern-era-worst 30-3 loss at home
*A no-hitter at the hands of a pitcher making his second career start
*A revamped bullpen blow more saves than any team in the league
*A 9-game losing streak
*Another 9-game losing streak, and...
*Unless they win their last 20 games, a 10th straight losing season
Now you can add to that...a player accused of receiving human growth hormone from a now-infamous pharmacy. Say what you will about Jay Gibbons, but if he did in fact use HGH, it just proves the point many people have tried to make about Barry Bonds. Performance-enhancing drugs don't always enhance your performance.
At least now, it's football season.
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At least now it's football season...and the Ravens had 6 turnovers in their first game.
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