Episode 137: Hot Heads

Published by Bird's Eye View at August 31, 2015

Leading Off

That grinding sound you hear is the bottom of the Orioles bandwagon rubbing against the ground. You see, the wheels have fallen off of it. Or it is us, silently weeping in a corner. Take your pick.

With that, it is definitely time to check in on the Drink of the Week.

Medical Wing

J.J. Hardy
Chaz Roe
Mike Wright

This Week on the Twitters

https://twitter.com/BBTN/status/638162363355541506

"Realistically, next year will be my last year [with the Dodgers]." pic.twitter.com/laGZvYWQ6f

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 29, 2015

Bidding has begun for Maryland residents on MD license plates 2130 and 2131: http://t.co/ZVHxyF8n8b pic.twitter.com/qaI7nwUXFF

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 27, 2015

Double for Dariel Alvarez. His first MLB hit. Beltre gets the ball — jokes like he is throwing it to crowd, but tosses it to Os dugout

— Dan Connolly (@danconnolly2016) August 30, 2015

Unsure whether the more foolish group of people is the ones watching Ravens game that doesn't count or those watching Orioles game that does

— Camden Chat (@CamdenChat) August 29, 2015

Sources: Jays to name the Indians' Mark Shapiro club president. announcement expected soon. http://t.co/Zr9LFdYoEW

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 31, 2015

https://twitter.com/jonbernhardt/status/638184591497498625

This Week in the er

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We’ve had a bit of a rocky relationship with MLB Advanced Media, but we were able to negotiate some exclusive content, for use in our review of this week’s action. Take a listen to the sounds that made up the magic of Orioles Baseball this past week.

Also, what will the Orioles do when rosters expand on September 1st? Buck Showalter says that managing in September is like a completely different season. We have to hope that is the case, because the current season is not that much fun to watch.

Hot Heads

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This week, the frustration boils over, as Jake and Scott take opposite ends of a “discussion” about whether or not Manny Machado has gotten off too lightly with showing his temper.

The platinum glover has had his fair share of dust-ups over the year. Where do you stand? Is he over to top, or are we just being hot heads?

Fantasy Boss

Fantasy Boss is our head-to-head fantasy segment where we pick one stat, and select a player. Feel free to play along, and tweet us your #FantasyBoss pick @birdseyeviewbal.

Scott won Fantasy Boss this week, with Adam Jones finishing with a BABIP of .316 against Gerardo Parra’s .182. That brings the season’s core to 10-8-1.

This week’s category:

Jake’s pick:

Scott’s pick:

The gauntlet has been thrown. Who will own it?

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Who had a great week? Who had a tough week? Who made us ashamed to be Orioles fans? Find out in this week’s GB&U. The guys run through their Good, Bad, and Ugly for the week.

Tweet us your selections @birdseyeviewbal with #OsGood, #OsBad, and #OsUgly.

Blowing the Save

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Most podcasts try to end on a high note – the perfect coda to a quality program. That’s just not our style. Each week, we’ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn’t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It’s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg.