Bird's Eye View
Bird's Eye View
Bird's Eye View
Episode 213: Songs After Dark
1 hour 6 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2017 at 2:17 am.
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Leading Off
 
The Orioles are hard at work squandering their west coast road trip. After dropping a series to the Angels and blowing a chance to take three of four from the Athletics, the O’s find their prospects for the trip to be less and less rosy. So too, their hopes in the AL Wild Card Race.
 
The Medical Wing
 

Same old, same old.
 
This Week on the Twitters

Big arms and one big swing. Only 3 such games in @Orioles history. @baseball_ref pic.twitter.com/8UL5ZFqShV
— Rob Daniels (@oriolesfactoids) August 8, 2017


Wake up, check last night's scores, make sure Guam still exists ….
— Matt Taylor (@roarfrom34) August 9, 2017


This would have been the best orioles players jersey. @BirdsEyeViewBal pic.twitter.com/3xWPXRfY9C
— Tom Jones (@steelbaru) August 9, 2017


pic.twitter.com/oyAhVH58TX
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) August 10, 2017


As pointed out by @MarkWJZ, the O's have lost TEN straight Friday games. There can be only one explanation. https://t.co/AeR7TNGOWF
— Eutaw Street Report (@EutawStReport) August 12, 2017


BBQ BOWL WEEK. Our favorite teams begin a 3-game set tonight. Which maddeningly erratic team will gain ground in the AL Wild Card race? 👊😤 pic.twitter.com/XkuCv6kW3d
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) August 14, 2017

 
 
Point / Counterpoint


Things have been up and down. We go point/counterpoint to discuss how things are going, and what to expect from this season moving forward. Topics discussed include:

* Orioles’ offense
* Ubaldo Jimenez
* Trades beyond the non-waiver trade deadline
* Tim Beckham
* Candidates to save the season

 
Orioles Jukebox 

Jake gets his own version of the Deep Tracks segment, while picking a few songs that might be appropriate for Orioles players, fans, and situations to include in a look back at the 2017 season.
Look for laughs, mean-spiritedness, and old man music.
 
 
Fantasy Boss


The Orioles hit more home runs than they allowed, which means that Jake took the week, and the score comes to 3-3-2.

This week, Scott gets his inspiration from a “largely unknown Orioles blogger,” and selects extra base hits (XBH).

Jake went with Manny Machado.
Scott selected Adam Jones.


Who will own it?
 
 
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 pul...