A disappointing, and characteristically stupid, Orioles weekend leaves the team pretty much needing to win all of their remaining games to make the postseason. Obviously, Mark doesn't expect that to happen. This episode starts with a little celebration of the Frederick Keys season, then moves on to O's frustrations, including a mailbag message so worked up that it got sent before it was finished.

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The last week has seen the Orioles finally reach .500 again and then completely collapse. Mark tries in this episode to sift through the wreckage and figure out what can be put back together for next year. His hopes will be higher if Mike Elias is not the guy trying the repair.

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The Orioles walked away from Sacramento with three ugly wins, which count the same in the standings as three pretty wins. Mark tries yet again to make sense of this team and figure out what to expect from them now that they're a game back. Plus, in the mailbag, thinking more about the Adley trade now that it's less of a fresh wound.

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Unbelievably, the Orioles wake up this morning as the sole possessor of the third AL Wild Card spot. Yes, they're below .500, but somehow, they have risen from the ashes. Mark tries to make sense of the current revival and think about how likely it is they can keep this going.

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Sunday's outburst notwithstanding, the Orioles offense has disappeared to start August and if that goes on, their slim chances leave town. In this episode, Mark is mostly still feeling disappointed in Adley Rutschman getting traded. Plus, in the mailbag, thoughts on what Gunnar Henderson might get paid at this point.

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The trade deadline has arrived. The Orioles are 2.5 games out. What is Mike Elias going to do? Mark tries to assess the state of the team and what should happen and then goes out on a limb with some predictions. Feel free to laugh at anything that looks stupid.

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There's a lot of talk about Greek tragedies in culture right now thanks to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which has Mark thinking about the 2026 Orioles as a figure of tragedy. Mike Elias definitely has the kind of hubris that would anger gods, and we can see how that's turning out.

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One of the storylines of the season has been the Orioles refusing to go on a long winning streak. They've finally done it, winning seven in a row (and counting?) Plus, they signed Kyle Bradish to a contract extension! Mark has a lot to talk about this week, but does he feel any differently about the team? He's almost there.

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The All-Star break has arrived and it interrupts the Orioles in the middle of a season-best four-game winning streak. In this episode, Mark spends time being sad about Blaze Alexander and mad at the Royals, then moves on to assess each O's player on whether they're meeting expectations or not in the 2026 season.

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After another disappointing Orioles week, Mark is reflecting on the fact that it's now been almost exactly two years since the O's fell into a rut. Most of the roster that's here now was not part of a winning Orioles team. Elias's new guys have failed to launch and it doesn't feel good. In the mailbag, thoughts on who on the O's farm might actually have trade value if it came to buying.

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