Leading Off

This episode was recorded on June 21st, but released late because Jake is an idiot. Scott was out of town on business and Friend of the Program, Zach Wilt, stepped in to save the day.

This episode is presented as it was recorded, and delivered out of order in our (sub) standard of quality. Enjoy!

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This Week on the Twitters

According to the Orioles, Trey Mancini is the team's fastest player to career 100 home runs (531 games) since the team moved to Baltimore.

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) June 20, 2021

Today was the day.

Remember where you were, relish fans. pic.twitter.com/4LL08BowOt

— Vote Mullins (@Orioles) June 20, 2021

Cedric Mullins, MLB ranks among center fielders:
OPS – first
Extra-base hits – first
Average – first
Slugging – first
OBP – second (by .001)
Outs above average – first

The #Orioles legitimately have the best center fielder in baseball.

— Nathan Ruiz (@NathanSRuiz) June 19, 2021

Keegan Akin stranded two with a strikeout looking, then the umpires checked his glove, belt, forearm, etc. He appears to have passed. #Orioles

— Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli) June 22, 2021

Around the Bases

First Base: Saturday’s game was a special kind of unpleasant

We kind of wish that this had happened on Father’s Day, so that it could be called the Father’s Day Fiasco, or something. Another terrible game in a lost season, at the hands of an AL East foe. Just… terrible.

Second Base: At least the Diamondbacks are worse?

We discuss whether it is better that another team is the standard-bearer for terrible baseball, or whether the Orioles are simply just robbing themselves of the #1 overall pick in the 2022 draft.

Third Base: Is New Mike Wright just saying the right things? Are these really the right things?

Jake may have read way too much into some comments from Mike Wright – er, Shawn Armstrong – on some of his reasons for remaining with the organization. Are sabremetrics and biomechanics a differentiator for those on the outside of the organization looking in, and are they making a real impact on those within?

Home Plate: Rooting for the Orioles out of town

We ask Zach Wilt what it is like rooting for the Orioles in Florida, and ask him to do the impossible: defend the Trop.

Fantasy Boss

Scott won this week’s Fantasy Boss, intelligently taking the under on wins for the week (at 1.5). That tightens the contest to 5-4 in Jake’s favor, and so Zach will pick the category in his place.

This week, the category is “dingers.”

Jake picked Cedric Mullins

Zach/Scott selected Ryan Mountcastle.

Who will own it?

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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