Like anyone commenting about “finishing behind the Orioles” as if they were still the 52-110 team from 2021.
Yes, the Sox (along with 14 other teams) did finish behind the Orioles. But then the Orioles also missed the postseason by only 3 games, were the best team in the AL East in the second half, and were only 4 games off the pace of the NL pennant winner. They were a good team, and while we certainly don’t want to finish behind them, this fact gets represented like it’s the hallmark of failure despite the fact the the Orioles had the best record of any AL team not in the postseason…