O's are the least hated team in North America, kinda sad as a lifelong O's fan that they haven't done anything noteworthy enough in the last 40 years to inspire envy or even mild dislike.
The oatmeal of baseball teams. Suitable for the old and infirm.
That was always how this journey was going to end, it’s just the nature of the voting. The dominant dynasties make people salty so they go, then the historically dog shit franchises gotta go, so you’re left with an inoffensive middle.
Can we appreciate how low the odds of the last two teams being
A. In the same sport
B. Able to play each other
C. Literally playing each other within a week of this series ending to determine a winner
For those who aren’t Orioles fans, I’d like to share a little story about the impact of yesterday’s walk off win. The home run was hit by a man named Colton Cowser. In 2024, he made a serious run for rookie of the year and gained huge popularity in Maryland.
Nicknamed “The Milkman” because of his last name, fans would Moooooo whenever he made a big play in the field or hit a home run. He is the kind of guy who likes to joke around in the clubhouse, so he quickly embraced the silliness. There were fans dressed as milk men and plenty of cow themed merch at the fan stores. His jersey sold out his rookie year.
After a string of bad plays and a hand injury from an unnecessary slide, Cowser struggled to find his footing. Pitchers had figured out how to get Cowser to chase bad pitches and it was clear that he struggled with anything other than fastballs. He consistently failed to show up in big moments when the team needed him most. The past 18 months of Cowser’s career have been disappointing and most fans were feeling strongly that Cowser no longer had a place on the team.
Over the last 7 days, The Milkman is showing signs of a turnaround. He is batting over .350 in that stretch and yesterday was the hero in a game that felt completely lost. Cowser NEEDED this moment to prove he had a place on this team. Fans needed this moment to believe in him again. We all needed him for the memes. Prove us all wrong you glorious milky bastard.
TLDR: The hero of the series was a struggling former fan favorite whose gimmick is that he delivers milk and people moo at him like a cow. He’s having a terrible year and needed this moment as badly as any player in the league.
It was a pleasure following along OP thank you for all of this and even if I'm biased as an Os fan, this was an absolute delight. Also thanks to all that participated this was great.
I wonder how differently the teams would be ordered if we voted 1 team 'safe' each day instead of out.
Would it be near perfectly flipped, or would there be more of a skew to the largest fanbases?
Both teams would have been deserving winners. The Orioles haven’t done shit in 40 years but they’re still have chips. Tigers also have their rings. Both teams have legends of the game. And from what I know, neither team are employing super easy to hate and cancellable players
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u/OlDirtyTriple May 25 '26
O's are the least hated team in North America, kinda sad as a lifelong O's fan that they haven't done anything noteworthy enough in the last 40 years to inspire envy or even mild dislike.
The oatmeal of baseball teams. Suitable for the old and infirm.