Worst nightmare: Just now The Baltimore Orioles’ Legend Cal Ripken Jr. pass away at 63….RIP
Worst nightmare: Just now The Baltimore Orioles’ Legend Cal Ripken Jr. pass away at 63….RIP
The Baltimore Orioles’ “Iron Man” will transform into “Splashman” for a game in September.
The Orioles announced on social media that Cal Ripken Jr. will be the guest splasher in the Splash Zone when they play the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Sept. 6 at Camden Yards.
In a promo video shared by the Orioles, Mr. Splash walks into Ripken’s office, pointing at the baseball diamond at Oriole Park, saying, “Your office is out there now.”
Even after snapping the losing streak Tuesday, the White Sox are so bad they could finish with the worst record of any team since 1900.
Their winning percentage of .241 (28-88) is alongside the two teams considered the most wretched — the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics, who finished at .235 (36-117), and the 1962 New York Mets, who finished at .250 (40-120) in their expansion season.
The White Sox are so bad that manager Pedro Grifol‘s record was 100 games under .500 (89-189) in less than two seasons through Monday’s games.
Perhaps Grifol shouldn’t fret too much: The managers of the 1916 A’s and 1962 Mets were Connie Mack and Casey Stengel, respectively, both enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Yet Grifol can’t help but worry. The 21-game skid equaled the American League record set by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, whose ineptitude is particularly shocking considering Hall of Famers
