Leading Off



The Orioles are a different team in June. And that is… a very good thing. Winning is more fun. Let’s do the fun thing, please.







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








We now have both the top pitching prospect and the top catching prospect in all of baseball, according to the @BaseballAmerica rankings. pic.twitter.com/b854lsmE2I— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 7, 2021





Hunter Harvey back and Shawn Armstrong DFA'd among a slew of roster moves today for #Orioles https://t.co/KvEaTHO7uE— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) June 4, 2021





Nobody beats the Baltimore Orioles 17 times in a row— District Orioles (@DistrictOrioles) June 2, 2021





Orioles' Mascot Is MLB's 5th Best, According To Fan Survey https://t.co/I2zEb6Dk7T pic.twitter.com/OuxqffI3ds— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) June 5, 2021





June 22 is Pride Night at The Yard! 🏳️‍🌈— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 8, 2021








Around the Bases







First Base: Cracking Down on Cheating



Are you ready for a crime procedural starring Joe West? No? Then baseball teams have got to get more subtle. We discuss the necessity of leveling the playing field versus the storied history of baseball. And one thing becomes clear: Jake is still willing to beat up on Michael Pineda.



Second Base: June is not May



The Orioles have gone 4-1 in June, and the demons of May 2021 are in the process of being exorcised. Hopefully the O’s can keep this up, but this team is clearly not as bad as its May record indicated. The real question is “how sure can we be that this won’t happen again?”



Third Base: Orioles Offensive players are killing it



Ryan Mountcastle was named the AL Player of the Week. Mostly because he was a freaking rock star. After having a rough start to the season, Ryan Mountcastle owned opposing pitching. And we were so. here. for. it.



He wasn’t alone. Cedric Mullins and DJ Stewart also had monster weeks at the plate. And in a season when the Orioles are going to do things like win just five games in a month, we have to hold on to small victories like this.



Home Plate: All Star Update