If you're younger than 55 years old, this is the best 21-game start by the Orioles in your lifetime. The most recent O's win, giving them six in a row, was what Mark thinks of as one of "those" games where it feels like there's no way the Orioles could win and then they somehow do. They will need more. Also in this episode, thoughts on Grayson Rodriguez, looking ahead to the Red Sox series that starts today, and one big problem area for the Orioles, the defense. Prospect of the day for this episode: Joey Ortiz.

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The Orioles are on pace for 99 wins after their first 18 games. It probably won't last because their schedule isn't as "easy" as April, so Mark hopes that they can beat up on the Tigers, who have scored the fewest runs of any MLB team so far. Seven of the next ten O's games are against Detroit. Today, two listeners wrote in so Mark tackles the team's walk rate and how sustainable that is, as well as more about possible contract extensions. The prospect of the day is the composite #6, Jordan Westburg.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

After beating the Nationals, the Orioles are on a 95-win pace. It probably won't last but Mark's ready to enjoy it while he can, especially Dean Kremer's first good start of the season and Yennier Canó's unexpected swag-filled entrance into the 2023 Orioles bullpen. Is it too soon to go nuts over the 29-year-old reliever? Almost certainly, but even committed pessimists like Mark want to believe sometimes and Canó would be a fun success story. Not to mention that the O's bullpen could use another sure thing.

Prospect of the episode: The composite #5 in the system, Colton Cowser. The Orioles went underslot in picking him, passing on full-price talent like Jordan Lawlar. Will it pay off? Many outlets still believe in Cowser but his increase in strikeouts last year have had some sour on him.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

The 2023 season is now 10% of the way through and thanks to a thrilling comeback win on Sunday, the Orioles are on a 91-win pace. Can they keep it up? If their pitching is able to improve, there's no reason they can't. One way it could improve is for inning 2-5 Grayson Rodriguez to be closer to what he is than First Inning Rodriguez. Mark still wants to see him stay in MLB even with the early game turbulence every start. Other Orioles roster moves are coming soon, including Akin's return from the paternity list, Bradish's return from the injured list, and Ramón Urías isn't out of the woods yet either, so the player mix could get a little shakeup this week.

Prospect of the episode: The composite #4 in the system, DL Hall. We saw him make his MLB debut last year and he's still a consensus top 100 prospect. The Orioles started him in the minors to build up a starter workload. Will he ever harness the command enough for success?

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

Adley Rutschman! After the Orioles star catcher hit the walkoff home run on Thursday, Mark is singing his praises and hoping that the Orioles front office and ownership are willing to do what's necessary to keep him here for a long time. With the Orioles at 7-6 through 13 games, Mark runs through the good and the bad so far. There are a number of pitchers who need to get it together or be removed from their roles or maybe even roster spots. (Roster moves leaked after this episode was recorded but before it was published.)

Prospect of the episode: The composite #3 in the system, Jackson Holliday. Last year's #1 overall pick has been trashing the Low-A level since very late last season. Maybe he'll be able to meet his goal of being in MLB two years after being drafted.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

For however long it lasts, we've entered the hydration celebration era of the Orioles. They turn on the faucets for a single, do a sprinkler for a double, and for a home run - well, there's the homer hose. Love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? Mark hopes it's here to stay, one way or another. He's also hoping that Grayson Rodriguez is here to stay in spite of some lackluster overall results, including in Tuesday's O's win over Oakland.

Prospect of the episode: The composite #2 in the system, Rodriguez. Mike Elias and company have done well to turn him into a top 10 prospect. Now he's just got to start living up to that at the MLB level.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

We've survived the Grayson Rodriguez debut, which could have gone better and could have gone worse. He's here for at least a couple of weeks, it seems, although Mark is wondering what's going to happen when Kyle Bradish comes back. It's a later problem. For now, the Orioles turn their focus to the Yankees for the first home series of the year.

New segment starting this episode: Orioles Prospect of the Day. Up first is the unanimous #1 Orioles prospect, Gunnar Henderson. He's pretty good, you know?

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and please also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

This episode was recorded full of excitement over what was reported to be Grayson Rodriguez's coming MLB debut TODAY, only for the Orioles and beat writers to still hem and haw a bit heading into Wednesday over who'd start the game. Mark is mighty excited - and also slightly nervous - about the idea of Rodriguez debuting and is going to probably be very mad next time if the Orioles don't actually have Rodriguez join the team. Not only because half of this recording would be moot. But partly because of that.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and please also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

The Orioles had an absolute mess in their outfield in the season opening series, revealing a problem with the team that few of us were even prepared to expect. If that problem doesn't improve, or if the starting pitching stays as shaky as it was in Boston, the time to go into panic mode in Birdland could arrive sooner than we'd like. Mark also looks ahead to the Texas Rangers series - a team that scored 27 runs in its first two games.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and please also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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Welcome to Good Morning, Birdland, a Baltimore Orioles podcast hosted by Camden Chat's Mark Brown.

After an Opening Day victory, the Orioles are undefeated in 2023. There were fun things like Adley Rutschman's outstanding performance, and not-so-fun ones like the outfield defense. Mark runs through the best and the worst and starts a tally for the season about who's the most (and least) clutch. Oh, and since John Angelos decided to run his mouth again, Mark has thoughts about him too, namely that he just needs to shut up until the team payroll increases substantially.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, I Heart Radio, Amazon, and more. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: [email protected] - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

Check out Mark's tweet-length thoughts on the Orioles at @CamdenChat, and please also follow the podcast feed, @Camdencast.

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