Leading Off

We’ve arrived at the difficult part of the season. One might even call it the hard part. That is, if a person was not trying to avoid double entendre.

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

These @orioles are hilariously, ridiculously, insanely, phenomenally fun.

But also…our @masnOrioles crew crushed it tonight. Discovered this shot, stuck with it, found a bunch of amazing looks after.

Everything is awesome. https://t.co/SakF1eAGuS

— Kevin Brown (@kevinnbrown) May 6, 2023

Clearly Hyde's fault for not using Pérez longer yesterday so that he wasn't available today

— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) May 7, 2023

Casablanca works so well because it's about a love triangle but there's also a 4th guy who would sleep with everyone in that love triangle and he is constantly saying some of the greatest lines in movie history. pic.twitter.com/Djw3yWo3IH

— Ben Crew (@BenjaminCrew1) May 6, 2023

In one week I’ll be in Baltimore 😍😍

— A.J Rodriguez (@littlemann17) May 6, 2023

Leaked – Orioles city connect jerseys 💤 pic.twitter.com/bu2mqyhJOu

— Beckett🔋 (@410Beck) May 8, 2023

Around the Bases

First Base: The hard part

No, it’s not the waiting – it’s this stretch of the schedule. May has arrived, and so too has the gauntlet. The Orioles have a tough slate of games in front of them, and we’ll find out how this team compares with some of the best in baseball.

Second Base: Perception and Reality

Bullpen management has certainly been a topic of discussion over the last couple of weeks, and we discuss whether it is a legitimate issue or not. How much of this is the players? How much of it is Brandon Hyde?

OK, now that we’re on the topic of the Muppet-of-a-Manager… how good is Brandon Hyde? How good a manager can a team coming out of a long rebuild be? And if we don’t think he’s great (he’s not great), can he grow into the type of manager a great Orioles team needs?

Lastly, Orioles Twitter: be better. Don’t make this less fun.

Third Base: Media Coverage

No, we’re not talking about the All-New-MASN-App. We discuss the coverage the Orioles received during the ATL series on:

• Atlanta radio
• FOX
• NBC/Peacock

Home Plate: Let ‘er RISP

What is up with the Orioles’ lack of production with runners in scoring position lately? We discuss whether this is a serious concern, or whether this is one of those things that happens to teams (even good ones!) during the course of a long season.

There’s a non-zero chance that if this goes on much longer, we may consider an update to 50 Ways to Strand a Runner. C’mon, O’s. Nobody needs that in their lives.

Fantasy Boss

This week’s Fantasy Boss is a push: neither Jake’s pick (Mountcastle) nor Scott’s (Rutschman) hit a home run this week, so the score remains 4-0. 

Since Jake is still the last person who has been beaten, he’ll provide the next category, which will be CLUTCH. As I’m sure all of you playing at home are aware, Clutch = (WPA / pLI) – WPA/LI.

Scott took Adam Frazier and Jake went with Jorge Mateo.

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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