Leading Off

Hi. We hope this episode finds you well – in good health and good spirits.

OK, this may be on us. After raving about how fun the Orioles were to watch the week before last, we didn’t always get that this past week.

Meh, we’ll take it. It’s still baseball.

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:

Orioles within the past couple weeks renewed their interest in Yasiel Puig. But it’s a mystery what’s going on with him now.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 15, 2020

Ben McDonald having never owned a computer feels pretty on-brand

— Big LG Twins fan (@NaturallyKatz) August 22, 2020

Let’s be honest. We’re all crying. pic.twitter.com/r0MpMH2N6R

— Baltimore Orioles 😷 (@Orioles) August 21, 2020

The idea of trading Tanner Scott makes me boiling, cursing, spitting mad. When the team is back in contention, they will need backend arms like his. I don't want to hear another word about it.

— Paul Valle III (@PaulValleIII) August 21, 2020

Bringing 20 years of Big League managerial wisdom to your 📺#WelcomeToMLBNetwork, Buck Showalter! pic.twitter.com/3QsjlHsEie

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 25, 2020

Around The Bases

FIRST BASE

Farewell, Dwight Smith Jr. – we barely knew ye. And that which we did know was… kind of meh.

SECOND BASE

Welcome to the the Era of Mountcastle.

THIRD BASE

Is Givens still untouchable? Is he likely to be touched in this short season? Are we not doing phrasing?

HOME PLATE

Apparently, Gary Thorne and MASN were locked in a contract dispute. We miss our broadcast A Team, while heaping praises on our A- Team.

BS CORNER

Then Jake had some leftover stuff.

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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