Leading Off



The Orioles’ season is long behind us, but baseball is never over. As we prepare for the World Series to begin, Jake and Scott talk The Rumor with hosts Sam Dingman and Mac Montandon.







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








#orioles announce roster moves reported over the weekend: Outrighted were catcher Austin Wynns, infielder Pat Valaika and pitchers Thomas Eshelman and Konner Wade. They elected free agency. 40-man roster is down to 35 players.— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) October 25, 2021





Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins is one of eight finalists for the American League’s three outfield Silver Sluggers. Five of the other seven are also out of the AL East. pic.twitter.com/CE11b9B8EH— Nathan Ruiz (@NathanSRuiz) October 25, 2021





2021 AL East report…Rays: did not win World SeriesBlue Jays: did not win World SeriesYankees: did not win World SeriesRed Sox: did not win World SeriesOrioles: did not win World Series, have #1 pick in next year’s draft— Orioles Fan Problems (@OriolesFanProbz) October 23, 2021





At 35, new Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol is younger than franchise icons Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina. @MLBNetwork @MLB— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) October 25, 2021








Rumor Has It







The guys are joined by former BSRN sisterwife Sam Dingman and Mac Montandon, the hosts of the new podcast The Rumor. The rumor in question, of course, is the urban legend that Cal Ripken’s streak was threatened by an alleged affair between his wife and star of Waterworld, Kevin Costner.



Rush out to wherever it is you get your podcasts, and subscribe to The Rumor. Then take to social media to rave about it. You can find the guys on Twitter @samdingman and @maccabeem.



Also, be sure to look for the writeup of their show IN THE GOSH DARN WASHINGTON POST.











Thinking Ahead







It’s only been three weeks (ish) since the Orioles season ended, but we don’t want to think about it, yet. We also don’t want to think about what comes next. But when we do, we think we might think about things like:



* The World Series (and which team we less mind rooting for)* The CBA,