Leading Off



Hi. We hope this episode finds you well – in good health and good spirits.



It’s mid-April, and we already feel socially distant from our baseball team. That’s not… completely unusual, but the circumstances that have led to it are.







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







Here’s what’s going on in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:




Mark Reynolds Announces Retirement https://t.co/lyokxufbJX pic.twitter.com/PEqjVjRpAH— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) April 9, 2020





***OUT NOW***Check out another epic HECKLE DEEZ Podcast NOW!!! The Heckle Deez Podcast Ep # 6 – *Part 1of 2* With Guest Star Coco Balentien! In this Episode, Adam uncovers stories from his Minor leagues days with former teammate Coco! ENJOY! https://t.co/3I2W00Uvrl— HECKLE DEEZ (@heckledeez) April 13, 2020





Mike Trout's AVG HR Trot by year:2015: 21.51 sec2016: 23.15 sec2017: 24.04 sec2018: 24.06 sec2019: 24.67 sec— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) April 13, 2020





ON THIS DAY IN ORIOLES HISTORY:April 12, 2016:JJ Hardy makes a mockery of Pesky Pole as he hits two homers around it in the Orioles 9-5 win at Fenway. It got the O’s to 7-0 on the season and made them the last unbeaten team in baseball.pic.twitter.com/SGbb1EWGMF— Locked On Orioles (@LockedOnOrioles) April 12, 2020





Trading in the glove for the sticks.@DSmittyJr makes his #MLBTheShow Players League debut tonight at 9pm. 🎮: https://t.co/eN7AT0cPQl pic.twitter.com/ezUsTVYrHB— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 13, 2020








Around the Bases







With so much going on in the world of Orioles Baseball, it’s time for us to scrape at the bottom of the barrel, and go Around the Bases.



First Base: The Orioles have the lowest payroll in MLB



Second Base: Keeping the kids busy during quarantine



Third Base: Baseball Conspiracy Theories



Home Plate: Envisioning the Committee to Re-Open Baseball







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.