Showalter on the Orioles struggles: “From my personal standpoint, my thought process is making the people we have better, getting back to the things we’re capable of. I’m not just going to hang it around one guy. It’s more than that. It’s always easy to switch players and do things, it’s not always easy — but I’m more in tune with the people we have here and trying to get them back on track.”
And therein lies the problem. Memorial Day was the target date to evaluate the team and decide a direction to take. But on Sunday Showalter's comment above seems to be saying it's going to turn around and the players ("Buck's guys") will suddenly emerge from their Spring/Summer malaise and get back to being their old selves. It isn't working. It's not a slump. It's badly broken and needs professional attention. This isn't a case of a little flare up on the kitchen stove that can be doused with a damp towel. It's a 4 alarm blaze that needs a full response to save the house. Just as Rome burned while Nero fiddled, . Duquette, Showalter and company are doing the same exact thing. And they're going to wind up standing in the smoldering rubble wondering what the hell happened.