Leading Off



With nine games under our belt, we have been reminded of both how wonderful and how trying Orioles Baseball can be.



Maybe we shouldn’t have printed those playoff tickets after the season’s opening series. But it’s also possible that maybe things won’t always look so bleak.







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:




Wait, are we not putting a bird on this one? @BirdsEyeViewBal #Orioles— Stefan Frank (@StefanAFrank) April 8, 2021





Happy 35th Birthday to Orioles legend Brad Brach pic.twitter.com/rWZoEwwYbY— Locked On Orioles (@LockedOnOrioles) April 12, 2021





Me: I can't wait for Orioles baseballMe: *watches Orioles baseball*Me: pic.twitter.com/txvi5vBE0E— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) April 11, 2021








Around the Bases







First Base: The Elephant in the Room



We can’t have a podcast this week and not discuss the Orioles parting with PA Announcer Ryan Wagner. We don’t know (and are not entitled to know) the details, but what is certain is that an integral part of the game day experience at Camden Yards is now missing.



Thank for the good times, Ryan.



Second Base: Oh no! We suck again!



The series with New York and Boston (redux) were… not fun. The Orioles were firing on no cylinders. The relief pitching provided no relief, and the offense was just… offensive. We discuss which of those are most concerning.



Third Base: Cedric the Entertainer



Cedric Mullins is FUN TO WATCH. We’ve discussed ad nauseum how enjoyable it is to watch someone whose career was in danger of careening out of control come storming back into the majors. And we would stop talking about it, if he would stop putting up video game numbers.



Sure, it won’t last forever, but if he can be a fraction of the player he has been for the start of the 2021 campaign, Cedric Mullins will be entertaining us for some time to come.



Home Plate: Opening Week Experience



We went to Opening Day and Kids’ Opening Day on Sunday. Both games were losses at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, but both games were a reminder of exactly what we have been missing since March 2020.







Matt Kremnitzer: GIFs, Analysis, and Gallows Humor