Something had to be done. Or more to the point, some things needed to be said.
The Orioles kept losing, constructing a streak that threatened to produce a team-wide breakdown. Aggression also was lost, as a few veterans noticed, perhaps out of fear that a mistake would only compound the problem.
What had to be understood, and quickly, is that there's no way out when always playing it safe.
A clubhouse that slants toward youth and inexperience needed a leader to step up. As expected, the first...
