Orioles Downfall Not Just Pitching

As a devoted Orioles fan, it's been tough to swallow the last two months. Since a 42-28 start, the Birds have gone 18-35 and have endured a steroid suspension and a managerial change. Now at 60-63 after another ugly loss to Cleveland, they're back home to take on Los Angeles and Oakland. I've been asking myself, how could they look so good early and so poor as of late? Contrary to popular belief, it's NOT just the pitching. Yeah, Sidney Ponson is a cancer on the team and the bullpen generally can't hold the rare leads they seem to get. But this so-called "vaunted offense" has been dormant since the end of June. I have never in my lifetime of watching baseball seen a team fail so miserably in the clutch on a consistent basis. Stranding runners, double plays, poor baserunning. I look at Boston, New York, and Texas and see teams that always are capable of putting runs on the board. But not the Orioles. And there always seems to be an excuse. "We're pressing too hard... We're hitting balls hard but right at people... We're just struggling right now, we'll break out of it." Really? When?
At any rate, fans who think the problems are one dimensional have every right to think that but they still have the wool pulled over their eyes. The offense has been anemic as of late despite the Orioles' lineup being one of the league's best on paper. But the game isn't played on paper now, is it?