Leading Off



Not a lot of Joy in Mudville, unless you count the Sunday Funday the Orioles put together in which they came storming back after getting curb-stomped in the first inning.



Actually, you know what? We’re just going to focus on that, and pretend the rest of it never happened.







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








I really hope Elias is around long enough to see the Orioles succeedGod help us if we have another Andy-MacPhail-to-Dan-Duquette situation https://t.co/zaGPRpTH2a— Orioles red (@OriolesMood) May 17, 2021





25 years ago today:The grandest of slams. pic.twitter.com/VVeeaAcb9T— Baltimore Orioles 😷 (@Orioles) May 17, 2021





⚾️On May 15, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II accompanied President George H. W. Bush to an Oakland A's/Baltimore Orioles baseball game pic.twitter.com/sys9eONOh9— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) May 15, 2021





Baseball is breathing poetry. Matt Harvey collected his 800th career strikeout at Citi Field today infront of fans who gave him three standing ovations. The man who has had a professional poker face since his collegiate days, was brought to tears.— Melanie Newman (@MelanieLynneN) May 12, 2021





Following CDC guidance and in consultation with our health department and medical experts, tomorrow Maryland will be lifting the statewide mask mandate in addition to all other capacity and distancing restrictions.Details: https://t.co/YvCS7jq2Er— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) May 14, 2021








Around the Bases







FIRST BASE: As the Rotation Turns



John Means was pushed back for his next start, and Birdland was… concerned. No, he’s not hurt, sick, or traded. The Orioles are just being a prudent organization.



Wow. That feels weird to say.



Also, there are four other spots in the rotation, apparently.



SECOND BASE: The Minors are enfuego



The Orioles’ minor league affiliates are stocked with talent, and they are fun. Also, both traditional and social media are doing a better job of making this fun, talented crop hope available to us.



No one is using the world “cavalry,” but it’s clear that there’s hope on the horizon, and AA is closer than you expect…



THIRD BASE: Sunday Funday



If you made it past the first inning of Sunday...