Episode 146: Living in Infamy

Published by Bird's Eye View at December 7, 2015

Leading Off

The Winter meetings are in full swing. Expect lots of exciting, vague statements including the phrases “reportedly” and “sources.” Also expect heartbreak – it’s the birthright of every Orioles fan. The O’s have been somewhat busy, inking Mark Trumbo and (depending who you believe) have a deal in place with Darren O’Day.

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This Week on the Twitters

@BirdsEyeViewBal #Baseball and #ArrestedDevelopment tweets are the best kind of tweets

— Kirsten Cooper (@kdizzle0317) December 6, 2015

@Orioles I'm excited because it's a chance to get together with THOUSANDS of other O's fans and celebrate our Orioles together! #OsFanFest

— Adam Berg (@Real_Ice_Berg) December 4, 2015

Otterbein's Bakery and @FlyingDog are teaming up to release #cookie-inspired craft beers https://t.co/Zp0tUiy9y2 pic.twitter.com/JYqkUAjuwf

— bake magazine (@bakemag) November 5, 2015

Source: Teams that have open jobs in the rotation are talking to unemployed starting pitchers.

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) December 5, 2015

Let's assume for this exercise that the O's spend $25 million a year and bring back Davis.

— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) December 6, 2015

After doing that, the O's are now at $142 million, with essentially the same roster that went 81-81, minus its best pitcher.

— Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) December 6, 2015

#Cubs interested in Kevin Gausman, BAL interested in both Soler and Baez.

— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) December 7, 2015

The Orioles have hired former Red Sox senior advisor Jeremy Kapstein as a consultant to GM Dan Duquette.

— Nick Cafardo (@nickcafardo) December 7, 2015

Perfect, looks like I'm all set after last season.😂 #CareerWorsts https://t.co/JUrz2WAicr

— Jeremy Guthrie (@TheRealJGuts) December 5, 2015

But Angelos is suppose to be cheap? https://t.co/E5gkHclH8p

— Bird's Eye View (@BirdsEyeViewBal) November 29, 2015

Offseason’s Greetings

The Orioles have addressed some of their needs so far for the 2016 season. After all, they now have Hoes in the correct area codes. Sorry. We hope that will be the last “hoes” joke. With Trumbo and O’Day, the Orioles have either replaced Chris Davis or filled one of their corner outfield positions. Here is the Orioles’ shopping list, as we see it:

corner outfield (2x)
starting pitching (2x?)
first base

#TheChrisDavisWatch

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We miss the #BrianRobertsWatch. It was signature schtick. So, we’re bringing it back, this time, with slugger Chris Davis.

Will he? Won’t he? And more importantly, what are the best and worst case scenarios, if Davis does not re-sign with the Orioles? We dive into the complex (and sometimes dark) questions, as we examine the latest details in the #ChrisDavisWatch.

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.