Author: Jake English

Jake has what might best be described as an Orioles “problem.” No matter how poorly the team treated him during the long losing streak, he just kept coming back for more. As the show’s optimist, he constantly looks for the silver lining in any terrible outcome. Whereas he acknowledges the value of advanced metrics, he thinks the pendulum has swung completely too far, and likes to balance statistical analysis with what he can see with his own two eyes. Be warned: there is no length to which he won’t go for a pun. Such men can be dangerous. Away from the podcast, Jake lives in Harford County with his beautiful (not to mention, tolerant) wife and two amazing kids. Some day, he’d like to build a boat. He loves reading, the Beatles, and he excels at pretending he’s not a grown up.

September 3, 2017Blog

Fantasy Baseball

Hope is a dangerous thing. But if we can't hope, can we at least escape to a realm of fantasy, where the Orioles have a chance to be special in 2017?
July 23, 2017Blog

The Lead Was Just a Red Herring

Another game in which the Orioles snatched defeat from the claws of victory. I thought it might cheer me up to write about the game I wish I had seen, instead.
May 3, 2017Blog

ICYMI: There’s Actual Baseball Happening, Too

You may have to look hard to find them, but there are also real baseball storyline surrounding the Orioles right Now.
April 26, 2017Blog

Weird Baseball? Orioles Baseball

BALTIMORE — Seth Smith began and finished Wednesday’s 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays with a a little drama. The first batter of the game sent a liner to […]
April 13, 2017Blog

New Tactic: Proportional Fan Response

It's baseball season - can we Orioles fans handle the ups and downs? Jake considers Proportional Response.
April 8, 2017Blog

They Are Who We Thought They Were

The Orioles won a game in such sterotypically Orioles fashion that it's hard to believe we didn't see it coming.