Leading Off



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



We keep saying this, but this has been a hell of a week. Baseball seems so trivial in moments like this, but it’s OK to miss it.







Hurry back, baseball. We miss you.







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:




Obviously going to get a very biased sample here, but still curious…Your level of missing baseball?— Eutaw Street Rebuild Report (@EutawStReport) June 6, 2020





The Nationals cut 30 players & will pay the remaining MiLBers $300/wk- a 25% cut."I wish the owners really weighed how much that $100 they cut us back is saving them vs how much it helps puts food on the table for us & our families.”With @EmilyCWaldon: https://t.co/ztG2YokBEY— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) May 31, 2020





That blank isn’t long enough. Trust me on this. https://t.co/kIkT0qfOEW— Ryan Wagner (@rwags614) May 29, 2020





My awakening https://t.co/gZPgMgLAhK— Enquirer (@Enquirer) June 7, 2020





Every year, MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, and by extension its own standing as a social institution. The moment cries out for acknowledgment of systemic racism. Yet, MLB is the only 1 of the 4 sports to stay silent. This is an abdication of its standing as a social institution.— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) June 2, 2020








Soapboxes







Remember two weeks ago, when we reminded ourselves how many crazy things happened in 2020 before COVID-19? Well, in the last two weeks, the universe told us to hold its beer.



Since the murder of George Floyd, putting together a podcast about baseball seems trivial. Putting together a podcast about baseball that’s not happening seems even more so. There has never been a greater need for the Baltimorons podcast.



So, while doing our best Baltimorons impression, please excuse us while we dust off our soapboxes…







Actual Baseball







So there is some actual baseball stuff to discuss.



The Draft



The MLB Draft is just around the corner, and it’s expected to be… short. If there’s a consensus pick for the 1/1 selection (Spencer Torkelson), is there a consensus for #2?