It has been 17 years since The Orioles were perched atop the AL east at the end of the season. Now the Os are AL East champs with 11 games to play. Take a look at some of what has happened since the Orioles were last AL East champs.
- The Orioles have gone through 6 managers and 5 general managers
- The Orioles had 11 top 10 draft picks and 6 of those were in the top 5
- The Yankees won the AL East 12 times and the World Series 4 times
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays joined the MLB
- Montreal Expos moved to DC to form the Nationals
- The NHL added 4 teams
- The MLS added 10 teams
- The Ravens won 2 Superbowls
- 5 winter and 4 summer olympics
- 5 world cups
- Bill Clinton was the president at the time
- Elton John’s, Candle in the Wind was the top song in America in 1997
- Men in Black is the top grossing movie in 1997
- Facebook was launched in 2004 and twitter in 2006
Obviously a lot more has happened since 1997, but here’s to hoping that we don’t have to have another 17 year wait.
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