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Leading Off
Everything is terrible, and there is no hope in sight. The Orioles are so bad that Jake ran off to New Orleans, and Scott went off to the Dirty Jersey. And… stuff happened this week at baseball games. We won’t trouble you with the details, you don’t want them.
We can tell you that Manny Machado is still an Oriole, as of publish date of this episode – more than that, we (and the Orioles front office) can’t tell you anything.
Join us for The Drink of the Week. Don’t forget to drink socially with us on Untappd.
This Week on the Twitters
Here is what is happening in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:
Former #Orioles RF Nick Markakis makes his 1st All-Star team. Finally
— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) July 8, 2018
Can the entire Orioles roster go home and discontinue playing? Just run things back next year.
— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) July 3, 2018
Could be our last Machadouble 😢
— Ryan (@ryguyblake) July 9, 2018
@orioles I fixed our attendance problem. Hawaiian shirt giveaway every night.
— Orioles Jesus (@OriolesJesus) June 30, 2018
What If?
It’s over. This “Buckle Up” era of good Orioles teams has given way to Dark Ages 2.0. And with that, all we have left is the memories… and the unknown. What if things had gone just a bit differently? What if the Orioles front office had made different choices? What if individual performances had gone differently? What if the luck dragon slipped back into its cave at just the right moment?
Both BEV hosts run through the “what ifs” that keep them up at night, and try to assign a value of their impact. But that’s just us. We really want to know what you think. Give us your best “what ifs” and tweet them to us @birdseyeviewbal.
The 6th Annual BEVy Awards
Well, it’s that time again: the 2018 BEVys are almost upon us. New listeners may be asking themselves “what are the BEVys?” Well – let us tell you:
The BEVys are our mid-season award show, where we and some of our friends and colleagues in the Bird-O-Sphere hand out made-up awards to members of the Orioles community. It could be players, fans, media… whoever.
The BEVys serve as an opportunity to take stock of where we are at the All Star break, and to look ahead to what we can expect for the rest of the season. Clearly, we started doing this back when that kind of thing seemed like a good idea.
You can expect most of the old gang to get back together, and a few new contributors this year.
But we at Bird’s Eye View traditionally offer a pair of awards. So here are our awards. We’d like YOUR help, dear listener, to pick the winners. I say “help,” because we’re not going to pretend like this isn’t simply Who’s Line Is It Anyway – where the games are made up and the points don’t matter. But you DO have the opportunity to influence our thinking!
Last Man Standing Award
Which Oriole will be the last, best person remaining on the roster?
Leading Off
Everything is terrible, and there is no hope in sight. The Orioles are so bad that Jake ran off to New Orleans, and Scott went off to the Dirty Jersey. And… stuff happened this week at baseball games. We won’t trouble you with the details, you don’t want them.
We can tell you that Manny Machado is still an Oriole, as of publish date of this episode – more than that, we (and the Orioles front office) can’t tell you anything.
Join us for The Drink of the Week. Don’t forget to drink socially with us on Untappd.
This Week on the Twitters
Here is what is happening in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:
Former #Orioles RF Nick Markakis makes his 1st All-Star team. Finally
— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) July 8, 2018
Can the entire Orioles roster go home and discontinue playing? Just run things back next year.
— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) July 3, 2018
Could be our last Machadouble 😢
— Ryan (@ryguyblake) July 9, 2018
@orioles I fixed our attendance problem. Hawaiian shirt giveaway every night.
— Orioles Jesus (@OriolesJesus) June 30, 2018
What If?
It’s over. This “Buckle Up” era of good Orioles teams has given way to Dark Ages 2.0. And with that, all we have left is the memories… and the unknown. What if things had gone just a bit differently? What if the Orioles front office had made different choices? What if individual performances had gone differently? What if the luck dragon slipped back into its cave at just the right moment?
Both BEV hosts run through the “what ifs” that keep them up at night, and try to assign a value of their impact. But that’s just us. We really want to know what you think. Give us your best “what ifs” and tweet them to us @birdseyeviewbal.
The 6th Annual BEVy Awards
Well, it’s that time again: the 2018 BEVys are almost upon us. New listeners may be asking themselves “what are the BEVys?” Well – let us tell you:
The BEVys are our mid-season award show, where we and some of our friends and colleagues in the Bird-O-Sphere hand out made-up awards to members of the Orioles community. It could be players, fans, media… whoever.
The BEVys serve as an opportunity to take stock of where we are at the All Star break, and to look ahead to what we can expect for the rest of the season. Clearly, we started doing this back when that kind of thing seemed like a good idea.
You can expect most of the old gang to get back together, and a few new contributors this year.
But we at Bird’s Eye View traditionally offer a pair of awards. So here are our awards. We’d like YOUR help, dear listener, to pick the winners. I say “help,” because we’re not going to pretend like this isn’t simply Who’s Line Is It Anyway – where the games are made up and the points don’t matter. But you DO have the opportunity to influence our thinking!
Last Man Standing Award
Which Oriole will be the last, best person remaining on the roster?