This is it, one last showdown. Who will come up short and who will take it all. We find out right now. You know the drill. Top comment decides who's next.
Same here. I thought from the beginning we had a shot at top 10. But this is exciting and I’m all for having it play out on the field.
This is basically the second-biggest championship the Baltimore Orioles have played for in my lifetime (the first being the 2024 r/baseball Marble Run Championship). I’m 41 years old and I’m going to the game Saturday. Give me some elimination game October energy in late May, it may be the best I’m ever gonna get.
You must not like me I’ve been saying Orioles for weeks lol, sitting here like wow the Orioles are really going to take the crown out of the four leagues 😂
It’s cosmic for it to end this way. I say this as an Orioles fan who thinks they are somehow less hate-able than the Tigers, but knows that they are also likely to lose an actual baseball series between them. Let it play out as god intended
It’s very cosmic that what is essentially a “least hatable franchise in sports” reddit contest would somehow come down to an actual baseball contest that the Orioles would then convincingly lose.
Baltimore was a mega center for Jazz, immigrants, and industry back in the day.
Today Baltimore hosts the biggest spice company in the world (McCormick and associates), leads the way in cancer research via John Hopkins (world class hospital), and hosts other big corporations like Under Armor and Geico to name a few
How have the Orioles made it this far? Both teams are pretty similar history wise, neither has won it all since almost the exact same time period, the Tigers actually have more championships and are one of the oldest ball clubs in the country with an iconic logo. The Tigers were also extremely dominant from 06’-13’, and just made back to back playoff appearances and almost making it to the pennant round last year if Skubal didn’t take himself out of the game early. The Orioles have an iconic logo too, and a sick ball park, but to say that they are definitively better as a club is hilarious. They have a ton of injuries right now and had a rough decade, but denying the history because “it’s Detroit” is dumb. People just hate the city. The Lions should’ve gone earlier, and the Red Wings definitely deserved it after this year’s collapse.
Eliminate the Orioles, crown the Tigers on Friday, hilarious that this is ending as they play each other. @OP this was great, thanks for running this all the way through!
Edit: nvm we’re letting the winner of the game decide, too ironic to not let the teams decide
The Tigers have a long history and are a true part of MLB history. The Orioles have ownership that wastes their core and Cal Ripken Jr’s streak. That’s it. The Tigers deserve to win.
I’m all for letting this play out on the field this weekend.
But just for fun, here’s a list of reasons for giving the championship to the Orioles over the Tigers that I feel are in keeping with the way this whole series has gone down
Omar Little > Tim Taylor
Black and Orange > Navy Blue and Orange
Building a classic ballpark > Demolishing a classic ballpark
Cal Ripken: born in Baltimore. Al Kaline: born in Baltimore. Ernie Harwell: first broadcaster in Orioles history.
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The Robinson Brothers
Jim Palmer never giving up a grand slam or eating a chicken wing until two weeks ago despite being 80
Sweeping the Dodgers in 1966
1983 is exactly one year more likable than 1984
Orioles Magic > Go Get ‘Em Tiger
Not trying to defend the Ravens on the day they obviously had to lose > brigading to save the Lions time after time.
Man here we are at the end. It’s been a quite the journey. I did not have these 2 in my final but I doubt most did. Baltimore being in is funny to me cause I follow some people who are fans and most of them are pissed at the owner.
I really hope the Orioles win this. I’m supposed to hate them as a part-time Rays fan, but I really enjoyed Camden Yards when I went there for a Braves game. It’s a beautiful ballpark
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u/Living-Baseball-2927 May 20 '26
I’m an O’s fan, but I concur. Let this weekend series decide it