Episode 268: Move the Party

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Episode 270: Dongs After Dark Ages

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Episode 269: Truly, Adley, Deeply

Published by Bird's Eye View at June 4, 2019

Leading Off

As excitement for the MLB First Year Player Draft swirls around us, this is an unusually odd episode of Bird’s Eye View. With Scott away this week, Matt Taylor of Roar From 34 steps up to the plate (mostly to ensure that Jake is not some crazy person talking to himself on the internet).

The news of the day is Adley Rutschman. And that this team is very bad.

Join us for The Drink of the Week. Don’t forget to drink socially with us on Untappd.

This Week on the Twitters

Here is what is happening in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:

Here is an interesting little Orioles nugget for this afternoon:

The Orioles have turned 60 double plays this season, most in the Major Leagues. So there is that.

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) June 1, 2019

Went to the dog park today and met a dog named Jeter. Had trouble moving to his left.

— Justin McGuire (@JMcGuireMLB) June 1, 2019

👍🏼#20 #FrankRobinson #legend pic.twitter.com/s922dbNAkn

— HERE50 (@HitItHere50) June 1, 2019

Off to Texas 🛫 pic.twitter.com/N1NMysRQTv

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 3, 2019

17 years ago today , #theWire premiered on @hbo and layed the foundation for many friendships …I still hold dear!#wirefamily pic.twitter.com/ltwDYsPUY2

— Domenick Lombardozzi (@D_Lombardozzi) June 2, 2019

Attaboy. https://t.co/TZcM0x7XiN

— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 5, 2015

Around the Bases

First Base: The Draft

It’s official: the Orioles drafted Adley Rutschman first overall. This looks suspiciously like a good move – or, at least, a move every other team in baseball would make. At this point, that is an achievement in itself.

Second Base: Friday’s Game

With all the ugly games there have been this season, we should treat ourselves, sometimes. That game was simply too fun not to discuss.

Third Base: Roster Moves

What should we think of the Cisco move? Could Mountcastle be on the way soon? Is DJ Stewart a cautionary tale.

Home Plate: 2018 vs. 2019

Jake and Matt take a moment to reflect on which season resulted in more tears. Which season has been your least favorite?

Freaky Friday

This one is directly from the imagination of Matt Taylor:“If you could add any player from Orioles history to this year’s team, who would it be?”

We discuss the best players and the best entertainers in franchise history.

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

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.

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1 Comment

Traber Sheets says:

June 23, 2019 at 4:12 pm

Late to the game on this, but here it goes. Re. Freaky Friday… I am no professional podcaster, so I cannot possibly come up with *3* examples of former Orioles to bring back. But I do have a pair of suggestions that were not mentioned in the show that I’d like to present for your approval, or lack thereof.

One thing the Orioles lack right now is a “face of the franchise” ballplayer, someone to adorn the billboards along I-95 and the cover of the game-day magazines. The guy who you look at and say, “Yes, this man truly *is* the 2019 Baltimore Orioles. To that end, I recommend the return of Felix “Key Lime” Pie.

There has been an effort to protect Chris Davis from facing lefthanders, so what we need is a right-handed power-hitting first baseman to complement our beloved Crush. And so that we stay true to the theme of our 2019 season, this man must also be someone the Orioles bet on big and lost, someone who broke the collective hearts of Baltimore, and someone, yes, someone surnamed Davis. I humbly suggest the return of Glenn Davis to Birdland.

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