Orioles' downward spiral finally hit the breaking point Yankees fans were begging for

'Rivalry Weekend' kicked off with a bang in multiple ways for the New York Yankees. Not only did they defeat the Mets and their helmet-tipping superstar Juan Soto in Friday night's opener, but one of their chief American League East rivals started Saturday thoroughly defeated as well.

Brandon Hyde, the Baltimore Orioles' manager who was touted as recently as last summer as the future leader of the AL's next juggernaut, seems to have used up all his energy creating false bluster while facing off with the Yankees, while not dedicating enough energy towards defeating the rest of the league.

Hyde, amid a logic-defying 15-28 start and after an offseason where GM Mike Elias preoccupied himself collecting all the 37-year-old over-the-hill starter gemstones on the worst Thanos glove of all time, was dismissed from his post on Saturday morning.

He was named the 2023 AL Manager of the Year after finishing second in 2022.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde fired by Baltimore after 15-28 start

Also dismissed alongside Hyde was field coordinator Tim Cossins, someone we just found out existed right at this moment. The Orioles' interim manager will be Tony Mansolino. That should fix everything.

The speed with which the Orioles' window closed should be studied in laboratories. Young superstars Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman - still not extended! - fueled a 2023 season that should've resulted in an ALCS run, leading to even greater things in 2024 and the summers to come. Instead, the O's sputtered that postseason, then looked even weaker the next October after the blockbuster rental of Corbin Burnes was deemed insufficient.

Instead of doubling or tripling down on needing to get Hyde and Co. the rotation horses they needed, Elias dumpster dove last winter, bringing in Charlie Morton, Kyle Gibson, and Tomoyuki Sugano. He's long wanted to win his way, and his way has involved letting the Red Sox young core emphatically pass him by while paying no one of substance any money whatsoever.

It's likely not fair that Hyde ultimately paid the price for the front office's ineptitude, but after the number of times he made a meal out of non-issues against the Yankees in recent years, trying to ignite brawls in response to (checks notes) Clay Holmes' wet hands and Pablo Reyes falling on a guy's shoulder, it is very funny that he's now lost the position of power he flaunted so forcefully.