Even for people who were among the biggest Colton Cowser boosters going into the season, who still believed in him even after he struggled in his debut with the Orioles last year, you probably couldn’t have imagined this.
I don’t just mean his ongoing great performance, I mean the other stuff that’s springing up in the aftermath. Cowser has had people moo-ing every time he’s introduced or does something good ever since Opening Day. He’s got people showing up to Orioles games wearing cow onesies. If cowbells weren’t a banned item for bringing in to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, he’d probably be having people show up with those, too.
And then there’s the new nickname. Picking up on the cow theme, and just generally being the country guy that he is, broadcaster Ben McDonald has taken to calling Cowser “The Milkman” – because, like the figure from an era of American life that most of us didn’t experience, he always delivers.
Our friends at BreakingT are out with a new shirt to celebrate the ascendance not just of Cowser but of his strange and delightful nickname. Where is it all going to go from here? I’m excited to find out as the season goes along. This MLBPA-licensed shirt is available in adult sizes small through 3XL as both a t-shirt and a hoodie, and the same with youth sizes small to XL. There’s also a women’s v-neck with sizes small to XL.
BreakingT’s shirts are usually available in the team store at Camden Yards, but they’re going to cost you more there, even if you count shipping. If you like the look of any of these new 2024 shirt designs, get them cheaper here and support your hard-working Camden Chat site manager – which is to say, me – in the process. Thank you for your consideration.
Another recent design shows some love to the new Orioles homer hydration station. We’ve now gotten to see it in action in its maximum glory, with four guys taking a drink from four different hoses after a grand slam, and it’s great. The O’s took last year’s water celebrations to another level this season.
Maybe you don’t feel like explaining the whole origin of the hydration station to the non-Orioles fans in your life. As a habitual avoider of conversations that seem like they might be awkward, I get it. More straightforward is this 2024 edition of the Birdland acrostic shirt, including player names we’ll hopefully see doing good things all year:
You can check out the full collection of BreakingT Orioles merch here to see if inspiration strikes you with any design, whether it’s old or new.