Episode 263: A Whole New Board Game

Published by Bird's Eye View at April 8, 2019

Leading Off

The season started off with such optimism, and now things are… closer to our expectation. Still, the Orioles are fun to watch, and capable of surprising some teams (and some “glass half empty” fans).

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:

this season is not worth getting angry over. this season is not worth getting angry over. this season is not worth getting angry over. this season is not worth getting angry over. this season is not worth getting angry over. this season is not worth getting angry over. this seaso

— y – Connor Guercio (@connor_guercio) April 7, 2019

I finally have a good reason to use this picture! pic.twitter.com/xHRPF14P58

— Daniel Straily (@danstraily67) April 5, 2019

Hyde on Davis: "I couldn’t be happier for what he’s put in so far this year and how he’s gone about his business. It just hasn’t happened yet. … He’s just off to a slow start and I’m going to support him and I’m not going to stop supporting him." #orioles

— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) April 6, 2019

Ok maybe this is a dumb thought, and I’m stoked about how the Orioles season has gone so far, but imagine how even more fun this would all be if Adam Jones was still around.

— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) April 7, 2019

Kevin Gausman feels like such an indictment against how the Orioles previous coaching staff implemented analytics.

— Jon Shepherd (@jsbearr) April 7, 2019

Meet the New Boss…

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The Mike Elias era has arrived, but when will we truly know things are different? We look through the decisions this organization has made during the short season to see if we can uncover any clues that this time, things really are different.

BingOs

It’s been a while since we’ve dusted off our Orioles Fan Embarrassment bingo card, but we’ve seen enough to know it’s time, here in 2019. We run through our suggestions for spaces on the bingo board, but we need some help. Let us know what we should put on the cards – tweet us @birdseyeviewbal.

Fantasy Boss

In our first Fantasy Boss of the season, Scott provided the following category: exit velocity. Jake took Renato Nunez and Scott went with Trey Mancini.

Jake takes the early lead 1-0.

This week’s category: xwOBA

Jake’s pick: Jonathan “Trade Value” Villar

Scott’s pick: Joey Rickard

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

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.