Mark is away on vacation this week, so this second of two parts about former Orioles who are all across MLB this season is the Orioles chat that you're going to get. From Mike Yastrzemski to Manny Machado to Jonah Heim, everybody gets a little discussion. Let's Remember Some Guys.

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How are the Orioles doing right now? Mark doesn't know, because he's on vacation, so he recorded this podcast ahead of time in which he shows what a sicko he is by talking about every former Oriole (or prospect) who's appeared with an MLB team this season. How sicko? It's thorough enough to discuss Tobias Myers. This is part 1 of 2, covering Angels through Dodgers.

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The Orioles snapped their five-game skid with a win on Wednesday and Mark is mighty glad for that because it wouldn't have been pretty to think about the team after being swept twice. There are things to worry about with the team, but then again, the Yankees have their problems too. Also in this episode, a look ahead to the Rangers, and a final check-in on some lower-ranked and unranked prospects in the system and how they've done so far this year.

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As Orioles fans know from last year, you can have a great team that finishes with a great record and it still has rough patches. Mark laments the swerve from feeling confident after the Yankees series to the dampened hopes after the Astros sweep - though it's not like he's not used to it. Also in this episode, a look ahead to the O's next opponent, the Guardians, and a mailbag question about Anthony Santander being on a 40-home run pace and what the O's should do about it.

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It doesn't get much better than the Orioles blowing out the Yankees by shelling their AL ERA leader (he's not any more), so Mark is basking in the glow of that victory with this observation: The Yankees are shook by the O's. That was obvious in the series in Baltimore and it's continued. New York is ahead in the standings for now, but the O's are in their head and it's fun. May we all deliver such stoic, swift vengeance as Gunnar Henderson.

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After winning two of three from the Braves, the Orioles had another test looming against the Phillies this past weekend. Mark runs through the good stuff from the weekend series with some in person impressions from Sunday, then frets about the probably pending bad news about Kyle Bradish. Guess what's next? Another test against the Yankees, with first place potentially at stake.

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The Orioles started off their nine games against contenders by going 2-1 against the Braves - fun except for everyone who went to the one loss, including Mark. It showed how the O's could probably use some bullpen help, which is the subject of speculation as we start with trade rumor season. Mark discusses a Ken Rosenthal rumor that the O's are checking in for righty-batting outfield help and monitoring the starter market too.

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The Orioles have spent the last week and a half bouncing between a couple of not-as-good AL East teams in the Rays and Jays, with the tougher stretch of Braves, Phillies, Yankees. Mark is pleased with how things are going so far, especially with positive signs for Kyle Bradish's health with his outing. In the mailbag, a reader wonders what the O's can or should do with an obviously-struggling Cedric Mullins.

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The Orioles are on pace for a 104-win season and they are two games better than they were at this point a year ago. Mark is trying to keep this perspective in mind, but the last two before this episode were losses and those are never fun. In this episode, talk about the debuts of Connor Norby and Cade Povich, and the fact that the TBA stuff makes everything FEEL incredibly chaotic.

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The Orioles took two out of three in their series against the Rays, which is good, even though the most recent game before this episode was a dumb loss and that's bad. Mark answers a reader comment about when and how much to blame Brandon Hyde for things before moving on to being sad about Friday's John Means news. Means deserved to be a bigger part of fun Orioles teams but his left elbow had another fate in mind.

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