Leading Off



The Orioles are a bit up and down this season, as is our reaction to their newest home run celebration. Don’t tell the Fun Police, but we plan on enjoying this discussion of this week in Orioles Baseball.







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








Just learned that longtime supporter and incredible human being Justin (@roarfrom44) passed away last night. Justin had every reason to be mad at the world, yet he was always the most encouraging, loving, supportive person any time we interacted. pic.twitter.com/n7oKDe8vUV— OBP Apparel (@OBPApparel) April 6, 2023





Shoutout to all the Orioles fans today who taught my less-than-2-year-old son to yell “Yankees Suck.” 😂😂😂 He can’t stop saying it in the car right now— Dillon Atkinson (@DillonTAtkinson) April 7, 2023





Podcaster watching podcasters podcast pic.twitter.com/4r1YqitShN— Locked On Orioles (@LockedOnOrioles) April 8, 2023





* pounds fists on table*DONG BONG DONG BONGDONG BONG https://t.co/HN0R5Vb7QA— OLIVIA witherite⁷ (@Oliviawitherite) April 11, 2023








Around the Bases







First Base: Dong Bong



Love it or hate it, the Dong Bong got your attention this week. We love that the Orioles had reason to celebrate in the dugout. We’re a little split on how they went about it. Let’s just agree that baseball is fun, and there’s no way that the phrase “Dong Bong After Dark” won’t be one that we use too much on this show.



Second Base: Why are we bothering with replay?



Jake’s basically just whining here, but if we aren’t committed to getting replay right, and we’re concerned about the length of games and pace of play, why not… do away with replay? If we can’t get it right, and we don’t insist on umpire accountability, why keep up the charade?



Third Base: What is going right, what is going wrong?



With some series in the books, we look at what is going right and what is going wrong so far in the Orioles’ 2023 season. Sure, this is still a case of SMALL SAMPLE SIZE, but things are never as good or never as bad as they seem. We break down the ups, the downs, and the surprises in between.



Home Plate: Grayson Rodriguez



First of all: what are the Baltimorons to call him? Secondly, can we all chip in to buy his dad some antacids? And lastly, what have we seen so far from the Orioles’ highly ...