It was a rough day for the Baltimore Orioles.
Not only did they get crushed by the New York Yankees 7-2 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium, the world of Twitter seemed to have no clue who was on the O’s starting lineup.
The O’s are in the midst of a serious rebuild after trading Manny Machado (among others) and electing to not re-sign Adam Jones, so their lineup features names that are unfamiliar, to say the least, to many Major League Baseball fans.
After Baltimore tweeted its starting nine, Twitter did its thing, as it always does.
— Clay (@clayparent11) March 28, 2019
Just one long list of Who?
— Ben Katz (@benkshot34) March 28, 2019
Today's Orioles batting lineup is making $30.17M in 2019 adjusted salary. There are six MLB players making more than that this season. Relegate Baltimore.
— Tucker Boynton (@Tucker_TnL) March 28, 2019
I am not a baseball expert by any means but I just looked at the Orioles roster and I think all of those names are just made up
— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) March 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1111309821138165760
While you all are complaining about the Giants starting lineup, im currently watching the Orioles lineup get announced on TV. It gets worse. Much, much, worse.
— Taylor Wirth (@WirthTM) March 28, 2019
Orioles during the season: You may have noticed some regulars out of today's lineup. Lol just kidding. These are our regulars.
— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) February 23, 2019
The good news? There’s still 161 games to go.
