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Leading OffIt is so great to have baseball back. Whatever comes of the 2021 Orioles, baseball is a beautiful thing.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* magn8606* jakee4025This Week on the TwittersHere’s what’s going on in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:maybe I'm too old, but I just don't get the allure of loving seeing a position player pitch anymore. It's beyond stale and just dumb, for me.— Matt Snyder (@MattSnyderCBS) April 19, 2021The funniest thing about the Yankees being the worst team in the American League so far, aside from the fact that the Yankees are the worst team in the American League so far, is the fact that the Yankees are the worst team in the American League so far.— Orioles Fan Problems (@OriolesFanProbz) April 18, 2021I love working at Camden Yards for a lot of reasons.One of them is our DJ, Woody Popik. Because you might just hear "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" at 11:15 am before a doubleheader with the Mariners.— Kevin Brown (@kevinnbrown) April 15, 2021.@SimplyAJ10's first homer for the @Orioles came on Jackie Robinson Day in 2008 as he was wearing No. 42. #Jackie42 pic.twitter.com/PJBcOmrE7i— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) April 15, 2021A thread: I lost my grandfather to Alzheimer’s today. He was an awesome man and absolutely loved baseball, especially the @orioles. Boog Powell was his favorite player, he loved going to games and he and I have had season tickets together since the late 80’s pic.twitter.com/PYNDxR1pux— Brad Spence (@BradMSpence) April 15, 2021Resetting ExpectationsNow that we are a full 10% of the way through the season, it may be time to stop and reset our expectations, compared to what we thought would happen, back on Opening Day.Were we wrong about John Means? What about DJ Stewart? And what can can be said about the “new” baseball?Around the BasesFirst Base: Roster MovesThe Norfolk Shuttle is already in midseason form.