Leading Off

On a night in which the Orioles displayed a little 2012-style Orioles Magic, Episode 79 starts off with the Drink of the Week, the Medical Wing before taking a look at the TWotT:

* Pigtown Pride, according to @BrettHollander

* Babies EVERYWHERE, as told by @Orioles101 and @EddieInTheYard

* Jones’ pitch efficiency (@masnSteve)

* BrachWatch 2014, per @masnRoch

* @z_clark1 gets it. Big time.

 

Stuck in the Middle

The Orioles have been in first or second place for 20 of the 26 days in the month of May. This past week, however, the Bird’s have been stuck smack dab in the middle: third place. Coming into today’s game, the Orioles are in third place at 2.5 games out to the Blue Jays?!

The Orioles have been playing .500 baseball with series splits versus the Royals, Pirates, and Indians since May 15th. However, the way they have gone about it has been all over the place.

 

Potpourri

Our favorite Alex Trebeck returns for a run through this week in Birdland. This week:

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The Legend Continues

* There can be only one

* A hot mess

* Democracy inaction

* Get off my lawn

* Let’s Have a Quickie speed round

 

Fantasy Boss

Scott widens his lead to 5-3. Nelson Cruz swung like a madman (SwStrk% 10.3), whereas Caleb Joseph managed to do ONE thing right (SwStrk% 3.7).

Scott’s category for this week is K/BB ratio. Jake went with Zach Britton, and Scott chose Preston Guilmet.

Who will own it?

 

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Who had a great week? Who had a tough week? Who made us ashamed to be Orioles fans? Find out in this week’s GB&U. The guys run through their Good, Bad, and Ugly for the week. Be sure to drop us a line and send us yours.

 

Blowing the Save

Most podcasts try to end on a high note – the perfect coda to a quality program. That’s just not our style. Each week, we’ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn’t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It’s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg.

 

Notes and Nags

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