Leading Off



After a quick vacation, the boys are back, and the Orioles are… well… they’re bad. A lot.







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








During this “paws” in the action….it’s noted on Yankees broadcast tonite that this cat ran onto the field in the Bronx during the O’s last victory: a 7-1 win at NY on Aug 2. Since then: O’s 0-18, Yankees 16-3.Michael Kaye: “Cat-astrophic for the O’s.” 🐈 ⚾️ #Rebuild @wjz pic.twitter.com/mGeIvlmf1L— Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) August 24, 2021





Matt Harvey: "I've been on losing teams, but nothing like this." #Orioles— Rich DubroffMLB (@RichDubroffMLB) August 17, 2021





Just woke up, did the cartoon bunny from Arthur make another fascinating observation that the Orioles are bad— Jordan Mountkatzle (@NaturallyKatz11) August 17, 2021





Zack Burdi, today's Orioles waiver claim, was DFA'ed by the White Sox so they could add Mike Wright to their roster. The Mets called up Chance Sisco today. The Rays called up Shawn Armstrong yesterday, the same day the Dodgers optioned Conner Greene to activate Evan Phillips.— Nathan Ruiz (@NathanSRuiz) August 18, 2021








Losing Streak







The way things have been going, we couldn’t bear to go Around the Bases. Instead, we took a page from the Orioles’ book and went on a four game losing streak.



Loss #1: Is 21 in danger?



In our last podcast, we asked whether this might be the worst team in franchise history. Now, after seeing the Orioles lose 18 straight games, we have to revisit our findings.



The Orioles are in arms reach of setting a new record for futility for consecutive losses. Is there some small part of you that would like to see them set a new record?



Loss #2: Deck Chairs on the Titanic



The Orioles made some changes (while the band played on):



ecent changes:



* Maikel Franco has been designated for assignment* Jahmai Jones is here!* Kelvin Gutierrez is apparently coming back* Richie Martin has been sent back to the minors



None of these are truly significant, but it will be interesting to see what Jones (who has been struggling of late at AAA) can bring to a team that lacks… everything.



Loss #3: Little League



There are simply too many jokes to be made by putting the words “...