Leading Off

Hey, we’re back. And the Orioles are doing stuff, too. IF you can handle real baseball to talk about, we’ll do that. I know, I know… the Astros thing has been so fun to focus on…

The Birds are back in Sarasota. Even if the hope is still on ice, a bad day of Orioles baseball beats a good day of just about anything else.

Here’s to a lot of good/bad days ahead!

Drink of the Week

Join us for the Drink of the Week, and let us know how you’re consoling yourself as you watch the O’s. Find us on Untappd

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This Week on the Twitters

Here’s what’s going on in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:

Adley Rutschman's second at-bat, after flying out to medium-well left field from the right side earlier, was a nubber to the catcher from the left side for the first out of the eighth. #Orioles

— Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli) February 23, 2020

The Orioles just had a walkoff spring training loss on a ground ball that ricocheted off the pitcher, who still had a chance to get the batter, except the 1B wasn't covering 1B, then the 1B got the ball, threw behind the runner at 3B, and threw it away, so the runner walked home.

— Camden Chat (@CamdenChat) February 24, 2020

For most of the season at Camden Yards this year, a large chunk of the upper deck will be closed and not available to be purchased. The other remaining upper deck tickets as of now are not discounted, meaning about a 33% price increase for the cheapest tickets. pic.twitter.com/L0u0bSUjxs

— Tim Anderson (@TimmyWade94) February 20, 2020

n i c e https://t.co/QxqTF0esYY

— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) February 23, 2020

Astros will steal signs from anyone. They don’t care who you are. pic.twitter.com/gg33E0j2MO

— Marc Luino @ Grapefruit League (@GiraffeNeckMarc) February 23, 2020

I want to like Dwight Smith Jr. but he's just so brutal in the outfield

— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) February 23, 2020

In the Spring of Things

It’s Spring Training time, so we should probably talk about baseball, right? We know – it seems out of character for this show, but we’re willing to give it a go. We review some of the stories that have come out of camp, and some of the questions that keep us up at night.

• Changes to the Orioles broadcast team
• Exhibition game against the Mets at the Naval Academy
• Highlights from the promotional schedule
• Burning Questions
  • Where does Mountcastle play, and when?
  • How many Rule 5 draft players can we keep?
  • Can Chris Davis be a pretend MLB player?
  • Who will be the pleasant surprises of 2020?
  • Can Alex Cobb stay healthy?
  • Who is a favorite of yours that is unlikely to make the club?

Orioles Mad Libs

A tweet from Matt Kremnitzer was the influence for one of Jake’s more stupid ideas. He’s already in dumb mid-season form.

We fill out a couple of Orioles-themed Mad Libs, and beg you to do it better than we did.

Send us your Orioles Mad Libs @birdseyevievwbal.

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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