Well, the season is over and the O's, despite playing .596 baseball under Buck Showalter, who replaced interim manager Juan Samuel with a third of the season remaining, still lost 96 games. Simply put: the O's were god awful for the majority of the season.
No one knows this more than lifetime O, Brian Roberts. Out for 103 games due to various injuries, the hobbit-sized second baseman spent a lot of time relegated to the bench and clubhouse to watch the O's play unsound Instructional League ball. The horror of the O's season was so bad that perhaps Mr. Roberts subconsciously wanted to off himself.
It has been revealed that Roberts missed the final six games of the season due to a possible concussion -- a self inflicted one. After striking out in the ninth inning versus the Rays on Sept. 27th a "frustrated" Roberts hit himself on the head with his bat. Said Roberts, "In frustration, I whacked myself on the head with my bat in the ninth. I had my helmet on. It's something I've done a million times..." (Yes, playing for the O's probably would drive a talented professional baseball veteran to the point of self inflicted harm). Since the incident Roberts has suffered headaches and a lack of balance and will get a CT scan in the coming days.
"It's a lesson to myself, a lesson to the kids to not do that, no matter how frustrated you are," Roberts said. Or if you play for the Baltimore Orioles.
Get better Brian.
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