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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The halfway point of the 2026 Orioles regular season is just about upon us, prompting Mark to look back on what's been going well and what hasn't been going so well with the team so far. Also, in the mailbag, thoughts on which prospects are worth some excitement right now.

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The Orioles got our hopes up with yet another three-game winning streak but they just can't keep their foot on the gas. Mark dives from this general frustration to some specific gripes with recent behavior by manager Craig Albernaz. Plus, in the mailbag, some thoughts on batting average and the team's lack of it.

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A 3-3 road trip by the Orioles would have felt pretty good this time last week. It doesn't feel quite as good after they won two of the first three, and the two losses in Toronto were bad ones in different ways. In the mailbag this time, some extended thoughts on Adley Rutschman.

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The Orioles gave us a few great wins in May and also an unfortunate number of horrible losses, finishing below .500 for the month overall. Mark isn't excited but he talks in this episode about how that's better than last year, and that's not nothing. In the mailbag, some interest in Creed Willems and other high minors prospects for the O's.

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The Orioles getting swept by the Rays has triggered a lot of angst and soul-searching in Birdland, except some reporting indicates there's very little of that in the front office right now. Ben McDonald's unloading on "analytics" after the Rays series landed loudly in this environment. Mark tries to figure out what to make of all this.

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