Baltimore Orioles: 87 reasons why we love the team (part two)
The Baltimore Orioles finished the 2017 season in last place in the AL East. They finished with 87 losses.
It only seems fitting to find 87 reasons why the Baltimore Orioles are still so easy to love.
This is the second half of the list of 87 good things about the Orioles:
44. Manny Machado has the third highest range at third base (2.70), behind Kyle Seager (2.93) and Nolan Arenado (2.77).
43. Jonathan Schoop has the highest range factor (5.04) of all second basemen in the MLB.
42. Trey Mancini‘s rookie slash: .293/.338/.488/.826
41. Jonathan Schoop played more games (159) than any other second baseman in the MLB.
40. Dylan Bundy (2.6) and Mychal Givens (2.3) had the highest WAR for pitchers on the Orioles.
39. Camden Yards is the best ballpark in the MLB.
38. The “O” cheer
37. Friday Fireworks
36. The Chesapeake Fries
35. Kids Run the Bases
34 2017 Shirt giveaways: Mancini, Bundy, Schoop, and the three Orioles shirts, hoodies, and jerseys
33. 2017 Bobbleheads: Schoop, Britton, and the Oriole Bird
32. The Orioles Door Mat Giveaway
31. Darren O’Day‘s submarine-style delivery
30. Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson
29. Zach Britton, when he is healthy
28. The O’s Birds Nest
27. Winning 12 out of 16 games that went into extra innings
26. Having a .568 winning percentage at Camden Yards
25. Jonathan Schoop‘s first All-Star season
24. Signing Tim Beckham at the Trade Deadline
23. J.J. Hardy‘s willingness to help Beckham improve his skills at shortstop
22. Adam Jones had better batting stats than in his All-Star years in 2014 and 2015
21. At age 34, Seth Smith had better offensive numbers than he did at age 33, 32, 30, 29, and 27.
20. Caleb Joseph had his best season in four years with the Orioles.
19. Tim Beckham batted .259 with the Rays, but batted .306 with the Orioles.
18. Beckham’s 12-game hitting streak and 11-game hitting streak (both in August)
17. Austin Hays hitting his first MLB home run off of the Yankees Chasen Shreve
16. Chance Sisco hitting his first MLB home run off of the Yankees Giovanny Gallegos.
15. This pitching rotation will never be together again.
14. Kevin Gausman finished 10th in strikeouts in the AL.
13. Buck Showalter is still the manager
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12. The Welington Castillo and Caleb Joseph catching platoon
11. Seven players had 20+ home runs
10. Of qualifying starters, Dylan Bundy had the 8th lowest WHIP in the AL (1.20).
9. The Bullpen
8. Cal Ripken
7. Buck Showalter has a record of 622 and 569 in Baltimore.
6. Showalter earned his 1500th managerial win on Sept. 6.
5. Going 10-9 against the Red Sox
4. The Orioles hat has a hat on it
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3. Manny Machado‘s grand slam walk-off against the Angels
2. The Orioles have the 11th draft pick.
1. Over 2 million fans entered Camden Yards in 2017