Leading Off



We’re back in the present, but looking forward to the future’s release of our past episode. Confused? That makes all of us. Scott and Jake are back in the saddle, and we have a heck of a week of Orioles Baseball to review.







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








Chance the Catcher….he will be missed @bmorons @BirdsEyeViewBal https://t.co/0Bf6JOQK8z— JT G (@Gwozdzilla) June 25, 2021





Good luck to Alexander Wells, who has his work cut out for him to make up for the harm Dan Clark has caused the Orioles' fanbase— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) June 25, 2021





I just saw someone suggest Maikel Franco should play shortstop and I think I may want to delete my Twitter account now— Dillon Atkinson (@DillonTAtkinson) June 27, 2021





Cedric Mullins has advanced to Phase 2 of All-Star voting. pic.twitter.com/QkmoGTyiOs— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) June 27, 2021








Kobayashi Maru







Before listening to our very intelligent discussion about Orioles Baseball, you should probably familiarize yourself with the Kobayashi Maru. It’s just… it’s just a thing you should do.









Sufficiently annoyed/enlightened? Great. Well, let us tell you that the Orioles are facing the ultimate no-win scenario. They are trying to build a future winner while avoiding their own fans storming the gates of the Warehouse with pitch forks and torches.



We get the anger. We get the frustration. And we’ve been known to lash out on social media from time to time. But Orioles fandom is eating itself alive, and all for nothing – the Orioles are committed to the path they’re on.



The real point is this: whether the Orioles are palatable to watch now or not, your ability to derive joy from the baseball team is more about you than it is about the baseball team.



There may be no joy in Mudville, but it’s not worth the rage.







Fantasy Boss







Scott won Fantasy Boss two weeks ago, which means tha the contest had narrowed to 5-4. But last week in Scott’s place, Zach Wilt chose dongs (he used the word “dingers,”). Jake went with Cedric Mullins and Zach took Ryan Mountcastle on Scott’s behalf.