Leading Off



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



The Orioles had a good week, and the world didn’t devolve into a dystopian horror show, so… we’ll take it!







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:




“I regret charging him because he’s a loser.”Ramon Laureano on altercation with Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron via @JeffPassan pic.twitter.com/NbKnjCxAVX— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 10, 2020





Entering tonight's game vs. the Orioles, Phillies starting pitchers rank No. 5 in the majors with a 3.20 ERA.Phillies relievers rank last in the majors with a 9.87 ERA.— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) August 11, 2020





If 2020 was a tarp… #Nationals #Orioles pic.twitter.com/OD0i4Xxq4D— Danny Favret (@Danny_Favret) August 9, 2020





pic.twitter.com/EK4vHM4Ef4— British Baltimore Orioles Fans 🇬🇧 (@BritishOrioles) August 7, 2020





THIS IS HAPPENING.WE REPEAT. THIS IS HAPPENING.https://t.co/vcizLoR70C— Baseball For All (@baseballfor_all) August 6, 2020








Around the Bases… Extended Edition







We went Around the Bases, and then jut kept going. What of it? It’s 2020, nothing makes sense!



FIRST BASE: Rosterbation



* Keegan Akin callup* Jorge Lopez claimed off waivers* DJ Stewart sent to Bowie* Ramon Urias added to the Taxi Squad



SECOND BASE: Miguel, ma belle



Is Miguel Castro… better? Look, we have talked about this in the past, but the man is 6’7″ and can be electric when his mechanics are on – how nice would it be to see him figure it out in 2020?



Also, we’ve seen him pitch 7.1 innings, so maybe we should calm down. But that wouldn’t really be out style, would it?



THIRD BASE: These rules are already dumb.



Why are we resuming games interrupted by rain, in 2020? This is a season in which we are willing to accept seven-inning “major league games.” Why would we bother to preserve the (relatively new) rule about picking up postponed games?