Leading Off

Too late to be known as John the First, he’s sure to be known as John the Worst. A pox upon the phony king of Birdland!

Drink of the Week

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This Week on the Twitters

Me leaving the hospital today. Take that Covid! Thank you Birdland for all your well wishes and prayers. And to Dawn at MASN…you saved my life. @masnOrioles @Orioles pic.twitter.com/vR6SIiGC5q

— Jim Palmer (@Jim22Palmer) August 18, 2023

I know we're no longer on the West Coast but would a walk off homer still qualify as #DongsAfterDark ? @BirdsEyeViewBal

— O's in Different Area Codes (@OrioleSoLa) August 23, 2023

at 22 years & 52 days old, Gunnar Henderson is the youngest player in Orioles/Browns history with 4 extra-base hits in a game

prior youngest: Cal Ripken Jr. at 23 y, 10 d on 9/3/83 https://t.co/PhbGqZqx7i

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 20, 2023

Just found out that if you have a 13 game plan with the @Orioles you will not be getting a invoice to purchase all the playoff games like they have done in previous years. Your only chance to buy playoff tickets will be a early access presale in mid September. SMH

— kenny z (@kenzurawski20) August 24, 2023

Around the Bases

First Base: The Phony King of Birdland

John Angelos is the worst, and just needs to shut up. There is literally no one – in Birdland or in the greater baseball community – who doesn’t think that his “cry poor” act is anything short of pathetic.

Second Base: About last night…

As fans, we can sometimes focus too much on the losses, or on the disappointments. For no good reason, Jake wants to talk about the win on Wednesday night against the Blue Jays. You like starting pitching? Check. What about dominant performances out of the bullpen? Check. Are you a fan of dongs? Check. Manufactured runs? Check.

A great game in a fantastic season. Soak it in, this is fun.

Third Base: September rosters

Who comes up with the rosters expand? The Orioles have some choices, and we have some truly terrible opinions on the matter.

Home Plate: Truth or Truth?

We’re back to ripping off our favorite late-night segment. Scott surprises with a little ToT.

Fantasy Boss

Jake inches closer, and the score is now 8-4. He couldn’t remember who he picked, but his choice (Austin Hays) tied Scott’s (Gunnar Henderson) with two dongs.

But the real work was done with the Wild Card. Jake clicked on the position player not named Ryan McKenna (James McCann).

This week’s category is wOBA. Jake took Austin Hays and Scott selected Cedric Mullins.

Our last remaining Wild Card is:

Next Oriole to hit a 450+ foot HR

• Scott selected Gunnar Henderson
• Jake took Austin Hays

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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