Camdencast: A Baltimore Orioles podcast.

Good Morning, Birdland S4E16: First Place...?

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are in first place! How the heck did that even happen amidst all of the injury chaos? Somehow, it did. Mark runs through the latest of the pile of injuries before turning to the mailbag for some thoughts on City Connect jerseys. The episode winds up with notes about how things are actually going better than expected for the offense and the pitching too.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E15: Familiar

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000

Nine games into the 2026 season, the Orioles have an even worse record than last year's team did and it feels like a whole lot of familiar things are going wrong. How many of them can we hope will fix it, and if they don't, how much blame does Mike Elias deserve for all of this?

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E14: Different

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles unveiled a new slogan for 2026: Fly different. (Never mind that it should be fly differentLY.) Mark recaps the first few days of the season - games and Baz extension - while trying to believe that this year will be different. Too early to say.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E13: Opening Day Optimism

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

On Opening Day, even Mark can summon up some optimism about the Orioles. How long it lasts depends on them. In this episode, he tries with varying degrees of success to find something to be excited about with every player who's on a roster that looks quite different from last year's Opening Day roster.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E12: Dean's Norfolk Interlude

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

When the Orioles signed Chris Bassitt, the idea that Dean Kremer might be sent to the minors was both obvious and unbelievable. Now that it's done, Mark still can't believe they did it. Also in this episode, dipping into the mailbag for a Blaze vs. Jackson question and thoughts on the defense generally.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E11: QO Candidates

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

Opening Day is now just nine days away and the Orioles haven't answered many of their lingering questions other than who's starting on Opening Day. Mark thinks about the state of the infield before dipping into the mailbag to try to assess potential O's free agents who could be worth getting the qualifying offer from the team.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E10: Recurring Questions

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0000

With about two and a half weeks to go until Opening Day, the Orioles could still go a number of different ways with their roster. Mark looks at the open questions to be settled before March 26, all of which is assuming no trade or injury comes along to change the picture before then.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E9: Further Spring Storylines

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0000

We've made it to March, where there will be real Orioles baseball later this month. Yay! In the meantime, Mark is continuing to ponder the case of Heston Kjerstad and lately even wondering about this "three homers" business from Vance Honeycutt. Plus, in the mailbag, a question about some front office movement and what it might mean for future Orioles drafts.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E8: Spring Narratives

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

If there's spring training news, it's usually not good, as we learned last week with the surprise (to us) injury to Jordan Westburg's elbow. Mark talks through the possibilities for Westburg's recovery timeline and his likely replacement. Also in this episode, thoughts on big early spring narratives, particularly Pete Alonso's leadership.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E7: Early Spring Surprises

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

There were no surprise starting pitching injuries as the Orioles reported to camp. Even without that, we got a surprise pitching signing of Chris Bassitt. For position players, Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg are each dealing with something. Mark contemplates the impact of each of these on the roster in this episode.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E6: Empty-handed

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

With Framber Valdez signing last week, it's official: The Orioles came up empty-handed in the high end of the starting pitching free agent market. Mark wonders whether there will be regret about this in the years to come. Plus, thoughts on the out-of-nowhere trade of Kade Strowd plus prospects for utility infielder Blaze Alexander.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E5: Cold Stove

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0000

It's cold in Maryland and the hot stove has gone cold too while seemingly everyone waits to see where Framber Valdez ends up. Since Mark is on Framber Valdez or bust for the Orioles rotation, he's getting impatient about it. Also, chatter on top 100 prospects and what the O's need to see from the farm this year.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E4: Snow Day

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

Everybody in Birdland, hope you're staying warm and safe! In this week's episode, Mark looks at a couple of the recent starting pitching trades and how they mostly just further confirm that the Orioles will either end up getting Framber Valdez or nobody else.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E3: Framber or Bust

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

With the way the free agent market has shaken out, the Orioles are down to Framber Valdez or bust when it comes to possible high-end additions. Mark is on team "sign someone who was good last year" and not on team "sign someone who is older than Mark" (Justin Verlander). Plus, a look at the rest of the AL East and what they've done this offseason.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E2: International Efforts

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

Mark is still wondering about the big question of the offseason: Will the Orioles make a big addition at the top of the rotation? For now, there's other business, like this week's start of the international amateur signing period. This episode goes over reports of a shift in strategy for the Orioles and looks at what has gone right with the O's overseas efforts so far.

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Good Morning, Birdland S4E1: New Year, New Rotation

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0000

Between Christmas and New Years, the Orioles brought back one of their disappointing 2025 starting pitchers, Zach Eflin. Even so, a lot has turned over since last Opening Day and there's enough for someone to maybe feel optimistic about the group, even Mark, though he'll regret writing this later.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E74: Shane Baz?

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Even if you were imagining the Orioles trading for a pitcher, it probably wasn't Shane Baz. Mike Elias surrendered four prospects, including two of his recent high draft picks, to bring in the one-time top pitching prospect who's never been both healthy and good in MLB. Mark tries to get his head around this surprise and what it means for the rotation.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E73: Polar Bear

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles signed a big-time free agent! Mark is still in disbelief about landing Pete Alonso, and still impressed about Alonso's introductory press conference. This episode is all Polar Bear, all the time, breaking down why he was an essential addition, what it probably means for the roster, and what it hopefully shows about Elias's commitment to adding to the rotation.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E72: Winter Meetings Preview

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

The baseball world is gathered for the winter meetings over the next few days. Mark cautions everyone not to flip out over thin rumors before moving on into a preview of the state of affairs heading into the meetings. Plus, in the mailbag, some questions about the back of the starting rotation and whether the Orioles can address it with familiar faces.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E71: Got The Closer

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles capped a busy November with Mike Elias signing (pending a physical) Ryan Helsley to be the team's closer next year. The 2022-24 version of Helsley was exciting. Mark, being who he is, doesn't feel the unbridled optimism, but it could work out. He goes on to assess the rest of the bullpen.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E70: Goodbye, Grayson

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Big baseball deals don't usually happen in November, but Mike Elias showed that sometimes they can when he dropped in the surprise trade of Grayson Rodriguez for Angels outfielder Taylor Ward. Days later, Mark is still full of contradictory thoughts about the trade, which he tries to hammer into something like sense in this episode.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E69: Less Exciting Starters

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

If it was entirely up to Mark, the Orioles would get a big-ticket free agent (or trade) pitcher this offseason and a back-end guy as well. In this episode, he goes through some of the likely candidates for the #4 or #5 addition they also need to make. Also, in the mailbag, a question about the season ticket changes gets Mark ranting again.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E68: The Free Agent Aces

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles shuffled a lot on the roster fringes, on the coaching staff, and in the front office since last time. Mark runs down all of the changes before looking to the essential goals of this coming offseason, particularly the need to get a top starting pitcher. In short, it's scary to have to count on this year's free agent crop to produce an ace.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E67: The Manager Arrives

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0000

New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is getting introduced today and Mark is feeling good about the vibes, though of course what ends up happening is what really matters. Can he and his new staff correct what went wrong this year? In the mailbag, a listener has his eyes on Twins starter Pablo López.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E66: Orioles Infield Review

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

NOTE FROM MARK: This episode was recorded prior to the breaking news of the Orioles choosing their next manager. We'll talk about it next time. Sorry!

The Orioles did not have any Gold Glove or Silver Slugger finalists in the 2025 season. That's not all because of the infield, but the group certainly didn't help, with Gunnar Henderson's power outage, Adley Rutschman's multiple injuries, Jackson Holliday's baserunning problems, and more. Mark runs through the grim details as he wraps the position review series.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E65: 2025 Orioles Outfield Review

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles still don't have a new manager. Podcast Spouse asked when is it time to panic if there's no hire, so Mark starts off with thoughts on that before moving into the rundown of what happened in the Orioles outfield in 2025. There was a lot of disappointment but towards the end, some excitement.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E64: The Bullpen Was Bad

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mike Elias made a number of mistakes last offseason, many of which were concentrated in who to keep from his bullpen and how much he might need to ad to it. The Orioles "Plan A" bullpen could have been worse, but Plan A didn't survive long thanks to injuries, and Plans B and beyond were a whole lot worse.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E63: 2025 Starting Rotation Review

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The 2025 Orioles were dragged into oblivion early on by the failure of their starting rotation, which was a nasty combination of Mike Elias making bad decisions last offseason and having bad luck piled on top of that. Mark sifts through the wreckage to try to figure out what went wrong and what has to be done for better things next season.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E62: Good Riddance

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The good news is that the 2025 Orioles season is over and they can never lose again. The bad news is that most of their problems will follow them into next season unless some big changes are made in the rotation and bullpen and unless their hitters get their acts together. Mark, as you can probably guess, is not excited.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E61: Spoilers?

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles offense is limping through September and it's not stopping them from a good record. Now the final weekend of the season remains, and the only question left is: Can the Orioles spoil the Yankees postseason seeding? Mark also dips into the mailbag to start thinking about big-ticket free agents coming this offseason.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E60: Losing Season

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles offense is missing again, averaging just over 3 runs per game for September even with the team having a solid record in that time. What is Mike Elias going to do about all of this mess next season? That's what is on Mark's mind as the season winds down.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E59: Eliminated

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

It's been a good month of September for the Orioles so far, but that wasn't enough to stop them from getting eliminated from the postseason. Mark goes through what's been working and what hasn't this month with an eye towards next year, then tries to will himself into believing they might be able to knock the Yankees down a peg.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E58: Manager Thoughts

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles September momentum screeched to a halt with a weekend sweep by the Blue Jays. Mark is particularly irked at some pitching decisions made by interim manager Tony Mansolino, and in this episode surveys a recent article mentioning possible future not-Mansolino Orioles managers.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E57: POBO

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are having a fun September, adding a sweep of the Pirates onto what they've already done. In this episode, Mark is interested in Thursday's report that Mike Elias secretly got promoted this past offseason. Why is that dude so weird? Plus, looking ahead to O's who might get off the IL before season's end.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E56: Memories of Brighter Days

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The weekend's news that former Orioles manager Davey Johnson passed away has got Mark thinking back to more innocent days of Orioles fandom from his childhood. Turning back towards 2025, this episode discusses another round of (hopefully) minor injuries and how they might impact the last few weeks.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E55: Contenders Await

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles started their September with a nice rebound series by sweeping the Padres - a definite playoff team - in San Diego. Good work! More tough teams are coming, with 16/22 remaining games against contenders. Also in this episode, Mark foolishly looks at some free agent pitching targets as if the O's might spend real money on someone good.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E54: Bleak Horizon

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0000

A dismal month of August, capped by two messy blowouts in San Francisco, has got Mark feeling glum about the prospect of things getting better for the Orioles next year. Can they do anything to turn this feeling around over the season's final month?

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E53: Mopped

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The offense has disappeared again and the Orioles just got mopped in a four-game series against the Red Sox and they've now lost seven of eight overall. What is there even to feel good about? Mark grasps for what he can find but mostly it's another disappointing set of games to discuss.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E52: The Extension

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mark was starting to wonder if the Orioles would ever give out a contract extension to anyone and they finally did it, going for young catcher Samuel Basallo. In this episode, considering the cases for some other Orioles who are or might have once been good candidates, plus Mark's current minimum goal for this team's win total.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E51: Busy Week

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mark went on vacation for a few days and that's when Mike Elias struck with the Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo call-ups. Some things have gone better with the Orioles in August, particularly in the rotation. Will all of this be enough to build some excitement for 2026?

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E50: Disrespect

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

When you get down to it, a team that disappoints as hard as the Orioles have done in 2025 should be bending over backwards to keep fans in the fold. Instead, the Orioles are implementing aggressive season ticket plan changes that may act to drive away a lot of old 13-game holders. Mark is quite unhappy about the decisions.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E49: Grim March

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

After a weekend series in which the Orioles scored eight runs and got twelve hits across three games, with the brutal hitting (and sometimes fielding) outfield situation still present, Mark is feeling like it's a real grim march to follow the team right now. Good chance to check in on the teams the Orioles traded guys to in July.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E48: Playing Out The String

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Watching a bunch of guys who have no business being near an MLB mound get blown out in Philadelphia has not filled Mark with excitement for next season. The Orioles have chosen this time to send out season ticket info where it seems like they're squeezing fans yet again. It's not great! In the mailbag, another lament about a lack of Orioles contract extensions.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E47: Give Us Beavers Already

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles traded two outfielders away at the trade deadline, so you'd think that means they're calling up their hot-hitting AAA outfielder Dylan Beavers. Instead, Mike Elias has Jordyn Adams and Dylan Carlson on the roster and had Jeremiah Jackson playing OF in Chicago. Mark is grumpy about this. In the mailbag, assessing pitching depth and Elias's 2026 outlook.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E46: Trade Deadline Recap

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mike Elias was a busy, busy man ahead of the trade deadline, which made for a busy, busy week for your Orioles podcaster/blogger. Mark breaks down each of the many individual trades and tries to look at all of them as a group to see what the O's outlook is for the rest of the season and hopefully for the future with this group.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E45: Bring On The Trades

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

There are three days to go until the trade deadline and unless Mike Elias made late night trades after this recording, the Orioles have only dealt two guys in July. Mark is anxious to get the dealing over with so everyone can start to look towards building the best possible 2026 O's team.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E44: Change is Coming

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mark is feeling both excited and anxious about the fact that the Orioles roster is headed for a period of turnover across the next week, between trades coming and rehabs that will wrap up. Maybe it'll turn out well? Plus, looking at the changes to O's prospect lists as various publications update for the middle of the season.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E43: The Countdown

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles did not start a miracle winning streak right out of the All-Star break, so it's settled: They're sellers. With ten days to the deadline, Mark tries to read recent Mike Elias tea leaves to figure out if post-2026 free agents are on the table. From the mailbag, a listener asks if a prospect is promoted after the trade deadline, is the rest of the season enough time to prove himself?

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E42: The Second Half

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

There are 14 Orioles games over 13 days to go until we arrive at the 2025 trade deadline. Mark is both excited for and dreading the sell-off that is dictated by their place in the standings. After one more run through who might be traded and what kind of value they could have, we turn to the O's just-concluded draft.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E41: The Start of a Moment

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Between the Orioles trading Bryan Baker and sweeping the Mets on Thursday, Mark had a whole lot to talk about in this episode. Which way will the Orioles go? In a big mailbag episode, Mark goes over the wild card case, MVO, and looks ahead to possible draft picks.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E40: The Catcher Carousel

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles pulled off a nice weekend sweep in Atlanta, yet got no closer in the wild card chase because the Mariners also got a sweep this weekend. In this episode, Mark reacts to the latest injury to an Orioles catcher and starts to question the Mike Elias logic that's keeping it from being Samuel Basallo time. Plus, in the mailbag, thoughts on Elias's worst trades to date.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E39: The Declaration of Incompetence

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have now played as many games under Tony Mansolino as they did under Brandon Hyde and they're actually above .500 in that stretch. Really: 22-21. Mark is thinking about how they've done this even with injury headwinds remaining against them over that time. Plus, looking ahead to this weekend's matchup with another 2025 disappointment, the Atlanta Braves.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E38: The Next Wave

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are 15-11 in June, which is pretty good. Mark just can't lose sight of the fact that April and May dug such a huge hole, so the next month is going to be about the O's probably trading away players to try to reinforce the next wave coming from the system. Six-plus years into his tenure, Mike Elias still hasn't really done much to turn late-draft depth into prospects.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E37: Free the Bird!

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

People have been gradually reaching the breaking point where they finally give up on the 2025 Orioles for most of the last month and a half. Did you hit yours yet? Mark figures everyone must have and goes into some comparing of this year to 2018. Also, he goes on a lengthy rant about how you hardly ever see the Oriole Bird any more, and that's a shame.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E36: Les Miserables

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Fresh off of watching a performance of the Les Miserables musical, Mark is thinking about all the ways that the 2025 Orioles are even more depressing and full of tragedy than the Victor Hugo book, without even the benefit of a redemptive arc of salvation. Don't worry, this bit only lasts for about 25% of the episode.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E35: Who's Gonna Pitch?

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

If anyone had started to feel better about the Orioles lately, they shredded that pretty well with Wednesday's awful loss to the Rays. Mark is still steaming about it, and concerned about how it reflects on something bad in the big picture: There's nobody good to pitch this year maybe next year either.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E34: Another Sweep

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are fresh off a three-game sweep of the Angels where they won each game in a different way, giving them a 14-6 record over the last 20 games. Not bad at all! It's enough that Mark is feeling better about their trajectory, though he wants everyone to keep in mind the one guy who REALLY has to be convinced is Mike Elias.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E33: This Is Who They Are

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles looked better for a couple of weeks but now they've dropped two straight series and the schedule doesn't get any easier. There are still some positive signs, so if you want to hope that they can stabilize with a respectable pace from here on, go for it. In the mailbag of this episode, Mark goes into his thoughts on the catching situation and specifically whether Adley is back.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E32: Return to Reality

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

If the Orioles had managed to play a good series against the Athletics, Mark might have been able to feel good about them for a while longer. They didn't. In this episode, looking again at the wild card math with a mailbag question about where exactly the "sell" tipping point should be, and turning to some talk about how the schedule gets tougher over the next two weeks.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E31: Six Straight Wins!

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mark has now recorded two regularly-scheduled podcast episodes since the last time the Orioles lost a game. Yes, it really happened: They've won six in a row. In this episode, looking at how it's worked out even with the O's not firing on all cylinders, then looking ahead to the Athletics to see if the O's can manage to keep the fun going.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E30: The Problems (Pitching)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles just swept the White Sox and they've won six of eight games, but they've hurt Mark too much this year for him to believe that means they can keep it up. In this episode, some laying out of what's gone wrong with the pitching staff before looking ahead to players coming back from injuries and how that might even (gasp) help the lineup.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E29: The Problems (Offense)

Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles finally pulled off a three-game winning streak and then went right back to losing, going back on some familiar 2025 themes. In this episode, Mark highlights a number of specific areas where the offense is failing, before moving on to some prospects who were unheralded before the season but may be making more of a name for themselves.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E28: Avoiding the Stupid

Mon, 26 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

After watching Friday's game where Seranthony Domínguez, Gregory Soto, and Cionel Pérez combined to turn a game the Orioles led into a laugher blowout loss, Mark has a simple plea for Mike Elias: Find somebody who can stop you from doing stuff that any doofus could look at and recognize is dumb.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E27: What Now?

Fri, 23 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Mark left for a weekend and it happened: Brandon Hyde got the boot, a bad pitcher (Kyle Gibson) was dumped, and the Orioles tried to move on. For a few days, they kept losing. Now we'll see if they can fix stuff. Today in the mailbag, some second-guessing of Elias's offseason decisions.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E26: The Waiting Game

Fri, 16 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles just got swept AGAIN by the Twins for one more reminder that nothing is going right for them in 2025. They've got a record that puts them more in company with the tanking teams of 2018-2021. Mark had already given up hope and still they keep him feeling bad. In the mailbag this episode, thoughts on Cedric Mullins and Brandon Hyde.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E25: A Starting Point

Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Injured Orioles are making their way back to the team, you can almost believe the starting rotation could stabilize, and now it's going to be up to the hitters to hit better, especially against lefties, like they did in beating the Angels on Sunday. Mark talks through the current state of the team and checks in on the top 10 prospects through about a month of action,.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E24: Still Sliding

Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are still mixing in all of their different 2025 struggles to make sure not just that they're losing games but losing them in the way that leaves fans feeling the most demoralized possible for the future. After seeing them get swept by the Twins, Mark is ready to give up on this season ending up anywhere good.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E23: They Ain't Got It

Mon, 05 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles still haven't either won three games in a row or two series in a row after largely stinking it up against the Royals over the weekend. Mark looks at some of the lowlights and tries (without much success) to believe in better times to come. A lot that's been going wrong has to start going right, and soon.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E22: SMFB

Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The vibes MAY have turned for the better with the Orioles in winning two out of three games against the Yankees, thanks to Ryan O'Hearn's "shouldn't say that on live TV" battle cry. But it won't matter if they can't sustain it with some better starting pitching and/or hitting against lefties.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E21: Everything Sucks

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

With the exception of Cedric Mullins, pretty much everything about the Orioles sucks right now. It'd be one thing if it was just Mike Elias's starting rotation plan failing, but the pathetic offense from players who are supposed to be key for years to come is not good. Mark is not here to make anyone feel better, only to share in the misery.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E20: The Road to Improvement

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles only won one game in their series against the Nationals, but after two good starting pitcher outings in a row, Mark can almost sort of squint and see some kind of road for improvement. In the mailbag, some thoughts on the defense, which is decidedly NOT improved.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E19: Embarrassing

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles didn't quite make it back to "30-3" territory as they lost to the Reds on Sunday, but 24-2 is pretty close, and certainly embarrassing for all involved. Mark's despair is that it doesn't even feel like that was a fluke. Until the rotation improves and goes deeper into games, jabronis could be blown up any given night. From the mailbag, thoughts on the recent Jordan Westburg slump.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E18: Consecutive Wins!

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles finally got two at least decent starting pitching outings in a row and, not coincidentally, they finally won two in a row. Mark reacts to the series win against the Guardians (also the first for 2025) before turning to the state of the rotation and Mike Elias's recent comments about it. Plus, a look ahead to the Reds series, where two lefty starters loom.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E17: The Woes Continue

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles were four outs away from winning on Sunday and being able to feel good about the weekend's series against the Jays. The bullpen blew it and so the woes continue. In this episode, Mark is mostly lamenting the starting rotation, although the 0-13 with RISP on Sunday sure hurt. Looking ahead to the Guardians, maybe that can start to improve.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E16: Bad Company

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

After another dismal series, the Orioles haven't chased away any feelings that the bad stuff from the second half of last year is lingering. In this episode, Mark takes a look at some of the specific players who have struggled so far and how long those struggles might have to go on before the O's try something different.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E15: The Galaxy Brain

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles outsmarted themselves with some lineup decisions on Sunday and being too clever bit them hard right away. In this episode, Mark does a poor job of explaining the "galaxy brain" meme that he thinks explains the O's at times, then turns ahead to the Diamondbacks series, where the O's are facing two bad (so far) pitchers so they better find a way to win two games and make us all feel better about them.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E14: Early Malaise

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Orioles starting pitchers other than Zach Eflin have mostly looked bad and the Orioles offense without Gunnar Henderson has been a see-saw kind of unit. If you're feeling glum about the first week, Mark is right there with you. In this episode, we talk through it, plus dip into the mailbag for some thoughts about first base and a listener's dream signing: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E13: About That Rotation...

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Four games into the Orioles season, you probably feel exactly the same way you did about the team as you did before the season started. For Mark, that's anxiety about the starting rotation and what they'll do if there are injuries. The O's had to deal with two very bad starts and one injury-shortened one, AND multiple players getting hurt. It's not great!

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E12: Undefeated!

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles did about as much as they could have done on Opening Day to silence the doubters, including Mark, who had crept in starting in the second half of last year. Mark runs through all the good stuff from a record-setting win and then takes a look at the Triple-A roster, which will be kicking off the minor league season tonight.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E11: Let's Get It Started

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Can Mark tell you a little secret? He's excited for Jackson Holliday's 2025 season. Now sorry to Jackson for the curse. In this one day before Opening Day episode, a last view of the experts take on the 2025 O's position by position, some worrying about Gunnar, wondering if the Orioles will ever do a contract extension, and also wondering why the heck Kyle Gibson is back.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E10: Something to Believe

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

There's still a lot to be nervous about heading into the 2025 Orioles season, including not knowing whether Gunnar Henderson will miss time or how much time Grayson Rodriguez will miss. In this episode, Mark tries to talk himself into believing in the team because that's more fun than dread.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E9: Just Stop Getting Injured

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0000

Gunnar Henderson isn't back yet and now Grayson Rodriguez has elbow pain too. It's not a recipe to have Mark feeling good vibes about the Orioles right now, but he's trying to make the best of it anyway. In the mailbag, thoughts on the most likely qualifying offer candidates on the 2025 O's.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E8: The MASN Divorce

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0000

While we were all busy keeping our fingers crossed that Gunnar Henderson heals quickly, MLB announced that the Orioles-Nationals MASN marriage is ending after this year. It feels like a big deal and it is, but Mark is not so sure there's much short-term financial harm for the O's over it. In happier news, the Mountain is back on the mound, and good thing too, because the bullpen needs him.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E7: The Reserves

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

If there's one thing we know about a modern baseball roster, it's that the Opening Day 26-man roster won't stay the same for long. The Orioles will be calling upon the other players on the 40-man roster throughout the season. In this episode, Mark takes a look at the reserves to see what they might be able to contribute and when.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E6: Projected Opening Day Roster

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Orioles spring training opened up without any surprise injury news to shake up the Opening Day roster picture. Between incumbents and free agent signings, there's not a lot of room for movement in the 26-man roster. Mark takes a look at each of the likely players, what they might be needed for this year, and whether they can live up to that.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E5: Please, No Surprise Injuries

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Orioles fans learned only last year that your carefully-imagined roster can get blown up one day into spring training if players got hurt over the offseason and the public only finds out when they report. Mark's main hope in this episode is that sort of thing doesn't happen again. Other topics include how much of the roster feels locked in, there's not really a "prospect could make the Opening Day roster" storyline, and fans of other teams continually coveting O's outfielders.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E4: The Projections

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Note from Mark: This episode was being recorded as the news broke about the Orioles signing Ramón Laureano, so there's nothing about that in here. Sorry! I'm annoyed about it too. What is in this episode is a look at projections for the 2025 Orioles, specifically the team and individual projections from PECOTA at Baseball Prospectus. Where do the O's need to beat the computers if they're going to overachieve this year?

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E3: The Other Dylan C

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

Anyone who thought the Orioles were done with signings was proven wrong as they added outfielder Dylan Carlson into the mix this week. Mark offers his thoughts on the signing and what it might portend for the Orioles roster, throwing cold water on the idea of it being a precursor to trading Heston Kjerstad. From the mailbag, a question about Mark's second-favorite team. Let's just say it's a tie.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E2: So Long, Tony Taters

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0000

It's been clear for a while that the Orioles weren't going to bring back Anthony Santander, but Mark is still feeling sad now that he's officially signed with the Blue Jays. After another round of wondering whether Mike Elias will ever make an impactful multi-year signing, Mark turns to the recent international signings to look at what the players from past years are contributing to the system so far.

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E1: New Year, New Rotation

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:46:00 -0000

We're all used to complaining about the Orioles not spending much money at all. This offseason, they've added $63 million to their 2025 payroll. In this episode, Mark reacts to the simple fact: That's a lot of money! It's just not been spent on any pitchers who look like the ace the O's lost.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E80: The Other Japanese Pitcher

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles made a starting pitching move as they inked veteran Japanese righty Tomoyuki Sugano on Monday night. Mark just hopes that's not THE starting pitching move, because there still seems to be a need for the top of the O's rotation not just for 2025 but for the next few years of the current team's competitive window as well. In the mailbag, more thoughts on the starting rotation and what it means for the franchise that Mike Elias just hasn't tried hard to get much starting pitching in the draft.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E79: They Signed Some Guys

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

In signing outfielder Tyler O'Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez to replace Anthony Santander and James McCann, have the Orioles even improved on their 2024 roster? Mark isn't so sure, though we all know his inherent pessimism about O's signings. Also in this episode, taking a look at what's left on the starting pitching market, with the hopes that the O's will try to make an upgrade there as well.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E78: Waiting for the Action

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Are the Orioles a playoff team in 2025 based on their organization right now with no external additions? Mark is not convinced that the answer is yes, so the need for some signings and/or trades is imperative. The problem with this for O's fans is that we either wait around for big signings that don't happen, or the big signings turn out badly. Maybe this is the offseason where Mike Elias changes that.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E77: Coaching Staff Shuffle

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Did you have former Oriole Robinson Chirinos joining the coaching staff on your offseason bingo card? Come on, no you didn't. Chirinos and recent Triple-A Norfolk manager Buck Britton are in and some people want that to mean something. Mark adds his thoughts on the bullpen in the wake of Jacob Webb getting cut loose at the non-tender deadline. In the mailbag, a listener hopes for Buck Showalter to get into the HOF - Mark handicaps that case before turning to a couple of players who we can hope will make it eventually.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E76: Good Fences Make Good Hitters

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

As of Tuesday night, it's official: Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander declined the qualifying offers and are free agents. Mark is counting on cashing in the draft picks when they sign elsewhere, even after getting burned when Colton Cowser didn't actually win ROY and give the Orioles a bonus pick. Also in this episode: A little Hall of Fame ballot talk, the Rule 5 draft deadline, and thoughts on the coming changes to the Camden Yards fences and what really worries Mark about the whole fence thing.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E75: Awards Season

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Around the midway point of the season, the Orioles had strong contenders for Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards. Now we're in November and the top 3 finishers were announced and all the O's have is Colton Cowser as a possible ROY winner. That's the big one, since it awards the Orioles a draft pick if he wins, so Mark hopes it comes through. Also in this episode, breaking down the Roki Sasaki situation in case the O's make a longshot bid to sign the Japanese star, and some further thoughts from the mailbag on what could be a coming free agent bonanza for the O's.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E74: The Offseason Begins

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

MLB's offseason isn't even a week old and the Orioles have already made at least one surprise move in deciding not to bring back reliever Danny Coulombe on a modest contract for 2025. Mark runs down the team's routine roster maintenance over the first post-World Series days before turning to the broader question of what the O's need to do to have a successful offseason, with some focus on free agents who are suggested as possible fits for the team.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E73: Season Review: Rotation

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

On February 1 when the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes, we could all imagine an exciting rotation for the season. The injuries to Kyle Bradish and John Means pierced those dreams but things worked out okay after all. Mark looks at the good and the bad from the 2024 starting pitchers in the last of his season review episodes.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E72: Season Review: Bullpen

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The bullpen was one of the big strengths of the Orioles in the 2023 season. For 2024, a big question was, could they continue that with Félix Bautista out for the year? In this episode, Mark runs through the various ways that this question was answered with a resounding "No," from Craig Kimbrel on down to the midseason trash heap addition of Burch Smith.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E71: Season Review: Infield

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The season didn't play out in the Orioles infield quite like fans might have hoped, particularly with Adley Rutschman's second half struggle and Jackson Holliday's flop of a debut. Mark looks at each infield position to see who delivered, who didn't, who should/will be back next year and how to feel about all of that. It's not all Adley angst, I promise.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E70: Season Review: Outfield

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

This review of the 2024 Orioles outfield is the first of Mark's four part look at the season. Starting with the outfield, we all assumed that Hays/Mullins/Santander would be the OF, and things didn't turn out that way thanks to Colton Cowser's semi-breakout. With Tony Taters about to become a free agent, things are likely to look different yet again next year, and Mark considers some of the possibilities for that before surveying the minor league system's OF depth.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E69: Maybe Next Year

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Another season, another Orioles postseason appearance, another swift exit. Mark's dream of the Orioles winning the World Series in his lifetime must wait another year. In this raw episode, talking about what went wrong in the short two-game sweep, what needs to go right in the future, and some very early thoughts on what's going to have to change to make it better. This is more fun than 47-115, but also it sucks.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E68: Powerless

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0000

For a second consecutive postseason, the Orioles have gotten off to a bad start that could end up leading them to a swift exit. Mark breaks down the powerless game 1 Orioles, and on the subject of powerless, goes into an existential rant about baseball fandom and how there's nothing that any of us can do to make our favorite baseball team win, but we all care anyway.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E67: So, It's The Royals

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles wrapped up their regular season with a 91-71 record, giving consecutive 90+ win seasons for the first time in Mark's life - and yours too if you're 41 or younger. Their reward for this, after other MLB results on Sunday, is a wild card date against the Kansas City Royals. Did you just shudder? Mark did. In this episode, a breakdown of KC that looks favorable for the Orioles... but then again, so did the 2014 ALCS.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E66: Clinched, and Not Clinched

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles clinching a postseason berth in Yankee Stadium was sweet, as was their fighting off the Yankees clinching the AL East until the final game of the just-finished series. Mark reacts after an especially feel-bad loss that wrapped up the series, hoping that less-reliable relievers struggling isn't going to impact much. On the bright side, the injured hitters getting back and Burnes and Eflin lined up for games 1 and 2 feels pretty good.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E65: Wild Card Mess

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

If things had gone better for the Orioles, they could have clinched a wild card spot this past weekend. Instead, they've only let the surging Tigers into a messy picture and the O's just keep sputtering and not sealing up their spot. Mark reacts to the latest ways the Orioles found to lose over the weekend, looks around at the other struggling teams, and tries to talk himself (and you) into believing the O's can still turn it around before they have another season of first round failure.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E64: The Reprieve

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

After Seranthony Domínguez blew the save on Thursday afternoon, the Orioles could have easily continued careening towards disaster. Thankfully, Anthony Santander saved us all from that dread with a walkoff home run, leaving the O's still in a pretty good postseason positions if they can only win a few more games. A big if! Mark discusses the reprieve that could soon expand if Jordan Westburg and Ramón Urías make it back from their rehab assignments soon.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E63: Division Hopes Are Done

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Time is running out on the 2024 season and the Orioles have still not managed to solve their big problems on offense. Mark laments after the weekend's series loss in Detroit that the O's winning the AL East is a dead dream now, and holding on to the home wild card position is in danger if they can't get this thing figured out too. After breaking down the assorted postseason position stakes, Mark looks ahead to the Giants, where the O's are going to face a couple of tough pitchers. Great!

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E62: Still Feeling Blue

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Remember feeling good about the 2024 Orioles? It's been a while, and their last series against the Red Sox didn't make the good feelings return. Mark again pleads for things to get better over the final 15 games the team has left to play, lest they slip into a worse postseason spot. There are many culprits and the O's just need some of these guys to do better. Mark also updates on injured players who might return and push strugglers out of the picture, which would also help.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E61: They Never Scored

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have scored four runs in their last four games. They're lucky to have won one of them. Mark vents his frustration with the hitters, especially Adley Rutschman, before pleading to keep things in perspective and not let the disappointment turn into bitterness as this injury-plagued O's team continues an underwhelming multi-month stretch.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E60: Magic Number Math

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are fresh off a disappointing loss to the White Sox, but they still won two out of three and that was good enough to get them into first place in the AL East. Mark surveys what's coming up for the O's fellow postseason contenders and what has to happen for the O's to make each of the different postseason spots. Also, some more thoughts on expectations - what's gone wrong and what's gone right compared to what we thought before the season began.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E59: Finally, A Series Win

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are STILL playing .500 since June 9 thanks to winning two of three against the Rockies, which they absolutely needed to do. Mark is feeling both relief and anxiety (as usual) thanks to the wins in combination with more O's injuries, including to their best August hitter Ramón Urías. Also in this episode, breaking down the postseason picture, trying to make sense of the rotation after Dean Kremer's injury and Zach Eflin's great return, and a little look ahead to the White Sox series.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E58: The Early Edition

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have continued on their basic "playing .500 since early June" path by mixing in frustrating losses with fun wins that they just can't manage to string together. Mark is not feeling great about what the flaws they've shown in July and August means for October, particularly the struggle of Corbin Burnes. He tries to make himself (and you) feel better by listing off the flaws of the other AL postseason contenders. Everybody's got problems. The eventual World Series winner will overcome enough of them in October.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E57: The .500 Stretch Continues

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

If you knew after the Orioles trailed 5-2 heading into the eighth inning on Friday that they'd split the four-game set with the Astros, you' be thrilled. Except getting only two hits after Friday and Saturday's dramatic wins isn't too thrilling after all. Mark grapples with the continuing .500 mediocrity before turning to cheerier topics, like Samuel Basallo getting promoted to Triple-A and a variety of very young, interesting prospects having early success in the Dominican Republic.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E56: The Bargaining Phase

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

After losing two of three games to the Mets with both losses coming on walkoff home runs, the Orioles continue to be playing at a .500 pace since June 9. This ongoing pattern combined with the week's injury news about Zach Eflin has got Mark feeling a lot less hopeful about the 2024 team and more like in the bargaining phase of grief. In this episode, more thoughts trying to talk ourselves into an Orioles turnaround that keeps on not happening.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E55: Treading Water

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Watching only the Orioles, it feels like they're barely treading water lately - because they have been, playing .500 baseball for over two months. It's still been good enough to have them in first place, thanks to the Yankees losing on Sunday. Mark was mid-recording when that result went final, so enjoy that live reaction. In this episode: Trying to find what's encouraging about the O's lately, the point where the panic would kick in, and a look ahead to the coming Mets series.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E54: Second Place

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles lost first place in two different areas this week, dropping a half-game behind the Yankees in the AL East and seeing their farm system fall from the top spot in MLB Pipeline's updated midseason rankings. With the team playing at a .500 pace for over two months now, Mark spends the episode trying to figure out what's not working and what might get better, followed by thoughts on what remains in the farm system and when the O's should count on more help coming.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E53: Best Record in MLB (Really)

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are fresh off another one of those games where it's hard to be able to feel like they can hold on, or do good things once they get into October. Mark reacts to a frustrating Sunday loss before turning to notice that every other great team has been struggling lately too. Will the guys who are here be enough to get it done? Plus, in the mailbag, thoughts on Colton Cowser's Rookie of the Year chances.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E52: More Rotation Woes

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles starting rotation suffered another blow on Tuesday with Grayson Rodriguez knocked out due to what the team calls a "mild" lat strain. Mark lets out some of the angst about the rotation in this episode, but not before revisiting a mailbag question about Tony Taters and whether he's deserving of receiving a qualifying offer. Santander has been an exciting player for two months now and that's got Mark feeling differently than he did before.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E51: The New Guys

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

There's been a whole lot of Orioles roster turnover in the last week and a half between the trades and the sorta-surprising promotions of Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo. Mark looks at the results from the four-game set against the Guardians for first impressions (or second, in Holliday's case) from each of the new arrivals. There are a couple to make you wince but a few where you can be happy so far.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E50: Hectic Deadline Week

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000

It's been a wild week in Birdland between all of the Orioles trade deadline activity, Jackson Holliday getting called up again in the aftermath of that, and Jordan Westburg suffering a serious injury in the aftermath of THAT. In this episode, Mark breaks down the trades individually and as a big picture group, tries to figure out what the Orioles should and will do without Westburg, and closes with a last note about draft picks signing.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E49: Trade Deadline Comin'

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

No one was more surprised than Mark to see the Orioles ship Austin Hays off to the Phillies for a couple of MLB players who maybe don't even improve the roster all that much. In this episode, Mark offers thoughts on the Hays deal plus the one that brings Zach Eflin here from the Rays. The key is that they need to be good for the O's. That's really it. Mark also surveys the remaining possible trade landscape with one wary eye and one interested eye on SF's Blake Snell.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E48: Unrejuvenated

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are 61-41 on the season but after the series they just played against the Marlins, it sure doesn't feel like this is a 97-win team. In this episode, Mark recaps the exasperating late innings of the one game the O's did win, runs through all of the guys who are seriously slumping in July, and then looks ahead to the trade deadline. Now just four days away, the Orioles seem to need a starter and bullpen help. Mark talks about who's come off the market lately before digging in to some hypothetical trades proposed by local media.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E47: Rejuvenated

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles came out of the All-Star break looking like four days of rest is exactly what they needed, with two good offensive performances (and one not so good) in their first series. In this episode, Mark digs in on where things seem to stand for the trade deadline, tackles the "clutch" of the 2024 Orioles with the stat Win Probability Added, and looks ahead to the next opponent, the Marlins.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E46: Trade Market Survey

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have had the All-Star break to rest up and Mark really hopes that is the cure for what was ailing the offense. In this episode, looking back at the strengths and the weaknesses over the first half of the season, before turning to what the O's need to get by the trade deadline. For Mark, that's a #2 (or maybe 3) starting pitcher and a setup man who can fill in the 9th inning. Mark surveys some of the interesting trade options and also some of the underwhelming ones.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E45: Orioles Draft Recap

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

First off: Thank goodness for that walkoff Orioles win before the All-Star break because Mark knows he's not the only one who would have been miserable. Let's not think about those guys for a few days and turn to draft picks, who we can all dream on because they've done nothing to disappoint us yet. Mark breaks down the O's picks from rounds 1-10, with thoughts on the importance of this draft to the future success of the organization.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E44: Kryptonite

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles just got swept by another up-til-now-mediocre NL Central team, the Cubs. In the process, they matched a feat last done by the 2021 Orioles. Mark is not excited to hear those guys invoked. In this episode, a little celebration of the fixing of All-Star snubs, thoughts on the struggle bus players and what to do about them, and a whole lot of nervousness about the coming Yankees series. At least they're struggling (for now) too.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E43: All-Star Snubs

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Mark went on vacation and in the time he was gone, the Orioles gained three games on the Yankees. It's fun! It's also fun that there are three Orioles All-Stars this year, even if at the same time it's a grievous insult to have ONLY three players named as All-Stars. Seriously, not even a single position player reserve? Rude. Mark salutes guys who had a case to make it. In the mailbag, a listener asks about a potential reunion with a really short-time former Oriole who's having some success in 2024.

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GMB Vacation Special #6: Former Oriole Check-in, Part 2

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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GMB Vacation Special #5: Former Oriole Check-in, Part 1

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E42: Almost Halfway There

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E41: The Letdown

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E40: The Yankees Are Shook

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E39: Another Test Passed

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E38: Trade Rumor Season Begins

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E37: Beasting the East

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E36: TBA

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E35: Sad About John Means

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland S2E34: They're Even Better

Fri, 31 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have played 33% of their games and they're on pace for 105 wins, Gunnar Henderson is on pace for 10+ WAR and 54 home runs, Jordan Westburg and Adley Rutschman are playing like stars, Corbin Burnes is pitching like an ace... the team has some problems, but a whole lot is going well, too. Mark is excited. In the mailbag, thoughts on sights to see and things to eat at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E33: Outfield Shift Change

Tue, 28 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Since the last episode, the Orioles played five games against Sox teams and won them all. Pretty good! Mark discusses what's working out so well this year and also why it almost feels like constantly on the verge of slipping into something less fun. In the mailbag, a longtime listener notes that there's a changing of the guard coming for the outfield and wonders how soon the Orioles will make a permanent roster move to show that's happened.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E32: The Streak is Over

Thu, 23 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

If you're already tired about hearing about how the Orioles sweepless streak coming to an end, don't worry, so is Mark. No bemoaning (well, not too much) in this episode - just a last salute to a cool and fun curiosity that is another way to show how great the O's have been. What really matters is what comes next: Can the slumping hitters break out of it? From the mailbag, Mark tackles what the rotation and bullpen might have to do to make it feel like the Orioles don't need to make

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E31: Two Games Back

Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The slumping Orioles offense came through enough for two wins in three games against a great Mariners staff. It's hard to complain too much about that - though, if like Mark, you had to wait out the Saturday rain delay to watch Saturday's loss, you might have that stuck in your craw a bit. In this episode, Mark goes over the good from the series along with some concerns about how often a number of relievers have had to be used so far. Plus, thoughts on the next opponent, the Cardinals.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E30: May Daze

Fri, 17 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have fallen out of first place thanks to the Yankees beating up on the Twins, but Mark is still happy that the O's pulled off the walkoff win to salvage a game against Toronto. Other than Adley and Westburg, not much going on for the offense so far in May. Mark wonders who the O's can afford to wait for and what kind of moves they could make if they move on from someone. Plus, a look ahead at the strong pitching and not-so-strong hitting of this weekend's opponent, the Mariners.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E29: Another Series Win

Mon, 13 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles played a stinker in failing to sweep the Diamondbacks on Sunday, but another series with two wins out of three is hard to complain about - especially for Mark, who was busy over the weekend and watching less than usual. In this episode, Mark revisits Craig Kimbrel in light of his new usage, considers the case of some struggling outfielders, and looks ahead to the next opponent, the Blue Jays.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E28: The Kimbrel Problem, Still

Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles managed to not lose to the Natoinals on Wednesday even as Craig Kimbrel blew another save and failed to complete the ninth inning. After the game, manager Brandon Hyde said the O's are sticking with Kimbrel and they need to get him right. Mark has seen about enough of Kimbrel and is not excited to hear this. Maybe it will work out. Also in this episode, a look ahead to the Diamondbacks series, where the O's have favorable pitching matchups but need to actually have the offense capitalize.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E27: Best in the AL

Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

With the Orioles pulling off an impressive sweep of the Reds over the weekend to have the best 34-game start of any O's team other than the 1970 club, Mark is feeling pretty good about the way things are going. In this episode, singing the praises of the starting rotation, hoping Santander's second straight Cinco de Mayo grand slam means he'll heat up again, trying to figure out Craig Kimbrel (again), and looking ahead to the two-game set against the Nationals.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E26: A Little Bit Of Gloating

Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 -0000

For the first time this season, the Orioles are in first place as Mark recorded an episode. The O's taking first place by winning three of four games against the Yankees, with the Yankees whining like a bunch of losers along the way, is something that can have all of Birdland in a bit of a gloating mood. Plus, some excitement about Kyle Bradish's return and where it leaves the rotation with him in and Grayson Rodriguez out.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E25: The Kimbrel Conundrum

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

There's not much to feel good about when your favorite baseball team's closer blows two saves in three games. Mark's trying to figure out what, if anything, can be done about it. In a rant-heavy and bullpen-focused episode, Mark wants Brandon Hyde to have a better plan for knowing when Kimbrel's ready, and a listener asks what the Orioles will end up doing to patch together better ninth innings. Hopefully something!

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E24: The Rotation Squeeze

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles could end up squeezing both John Means and Kyle Bradish back in to the rotation by this time next week. After surveying the roster of the next O's opponent, the Athletics, Mark turns to the question of how the rotation and the bullpen could be impacted by these earlier than anticipated returns, and who would seem to be candidates to get squeezed out of the organization entirely as that shuffle happens.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E23: Still On Pace For 108

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

There is something about the Royals where even when the Orioles beat them, they manage to do it in a way that maximizes agony in Birdland. Or maybe this is just Mark's enduring grudge over the 2014 ALCS. Whatever the case, the O's closed out a 5-1 week even with so much going wrong, especially in the bullpen, and now they head on to the Angels. Also in this episode, Mark looks at Wins Probability Added to see who's clutch and who's not so far.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E22: Stay Hydrated

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have hit 30 home runs in 18 games, leading every other MLB team and every Orioles team in history through the same number of games. Mark looks at the six O's batters who've contributed the most to the dinger tally to see who's likely to keep it up and who might not be. Also in this episode, some guarded excitement about Albert Suárez and his possible impact on the rotation mix, and some thoughts on the coming pitching matchups with this weekend's Royals series.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E21: The Streak Lives

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

After the Orioles lost the first two games to the Brewers, the haven't-been-swept (in the regular season) streak was in danger, and early on Sunday it was in danger too even with Corbin Burnes on the mound. Mark takes a look at the good and bad from the Milwaukee series, surveys a couple of real problem areas for the O's so far, and looks ahead to this week's games against the Twins.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E20: The Homer Hose Returns

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Mark is still plenty ready to be hyped about Jackson Holliday being on the Orioles, but the fact is through his first two games the most exciting development has proven to be the return of the homer hose. In this episode, Mark is singing the praises of Colton "the Milkman" Cowser - who seems to have been at the front of bringing back the water celebrations. Also, some talk about how Holliday's looked so far, and what a few smaller news developments this week might mean.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E19: JACKSON HOLLIDAY

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000

Mark is fired up about the Orioles reportedly having Jackson Holliday join the team in Boston tomorrow and he's not afraid to tell the world about it. In this episode, some eating crow over accusing Mike Elias of service time games, assumptions about where Holliday fits into the playing time mix, and some consideration of his likely competition for the AL Rookie of the Year, if he plays well.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E18: Disappearing Offense

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The last week has been brutal for the Orioles offense, especially (but not only) for Austin Hays and Ramón Urías. Mark runs through some of the rough numbers for those guys and a few others before recognizing that there won't be any knee-jerk reactions from the front office - nor should there be. Hopefully the patience pays off.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E17: Finding the Prospects, 2024 Edition

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

A prospect-heavy Norfolk lineup is blasting through Triple-A every night, which provides a lot of excitement for Orioles fans who want to follow things down on the farm. With the remaining full-season minor league affiliates starting up, Mark runs through where to find each of the top prospects in the system and what to hope for their progress as the season moves along. This could be another great year up and down the organization.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E16: Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles played two great games and one underwhelming one in their opening series against the Angels. Mark is in a good mood about the team because he attended the great games and got to bask in the immaculate Camden Yards vibes, and didn't watch the loss. This episode discusses all that's gone great over the first few days, and some things that haven't gone as great but will hopefully work out fine in the end.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E15: We Can Have Nice Things

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Between Corbin Burnes dazzling in his Orioles debut, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homering, and David Rubenstein's new ownership group spreading good cheer - and free beer - all across the Oriole Park at Camden Yards environs, Opening Day 2024 could hardly have gone any better. Mark came away from it all with one dangerous thought: Maybe Orioles fans really can have nice things sometimes.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E14: Mike Elias Kicks Us In The Teeth

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Are you, like Mark, a sucker who spent all offseason and spring training assuming that Jackson Holliday would make the Orioles out of camp and that we could all be excited about this? Tough luck, we've got Tyler Nevin on the roster instead! Before a monologue about the disappointment over the Holliday decision, Mark reflects on the checkered Orioles legacy, and much more clearly positive Baltimore legacy, of Peter Angelos, who passed away over the weekend.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E13: The Logjam

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Entering the final week of spring training, the Orioles are going to have to think long and hard about who gets the last couple of spots on the bench and in the bullpen. Mark looks through the outfield options as well as the relief ones, with the Orioles needing to choose wisely because they don't want to lose a useful player on waivers for nothing and they don't want to have a non-useful player costing them games that matter in 2024 either.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E12: Spring Training Titans

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0000

Everything from spring training gets erased when it's over, so of course it doesn't matter, but also: The Orioles are 14-2-1 in games so far, and they're getting great performances from exciting young players like Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo. Mark is here for that excitement, and also the excitement that Corbin Burnes is officially the Orioles Opening Day starter. In the mailbag, a reader assembles a 21st century Orioles rotation superteam and wonders what would have to happen for the 2024 rotation to beat that group.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E11: The Camp Roster

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Last year, the Orioles used a total of 50 players and nearly all of them were part of spring training. The 62 players in Orioles camp this year will be who determines success or failure for most of this season. Mark rolls through the whole list both to give the grinders their due and to try to see who might be a diamond in the rough - and to remind us all who's there to excite us that they're going to be on the team.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E10: As Seen on TV

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have started their exhibition league schedule with a couple of wins, featuring one Colton Cowser walkoff homer and a Cole Irvin velocity bump. Mark looks at the early games and some improving injury news before looking at the state of MASN. The one game MASN showed over the weekend had some real video quality problems and Mark wonders if it's all a sign that the network isn't actually making money.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E9: Surprise Injury News

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

We were all taking it for granted that the Orioles would have a strong top 2 in their rotation between newly-acquired Corbin Burnes and returning 2022 ace Kyle Bradish. As camp opened, Mike Elias revealed a UCL sprain for Bradish that looks like it will delay him for at least six weeks. The same presser, we learned that John Means is a month behind on a previously-planned schedule. Mark tries to figure out how the Orioles rotation shakes out without these guys for the early parts of the season and whether they should be thinking about signing someone else to shore up some early-season depth.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E8: Pitchers and Catchers

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The start to the follow-up act to last year's 101-win Orioles season begins today with pitchers and catchers reporting to Sarasota to begin spring training. Mark's got the one big question on his mind: Will Jackson Holliday make the team? Also in this episode, thoughts on how almost the whole roster is locked in before camp even opened, hopes for no secret injuries, and who might be the candidate for "Oh no, this guy looks horrible, does he suck now?"

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E7: Assumptions

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The path to success for the 2024 Orioles is built on a variety of assumptions, a few of which are that players who were hurt in different ways over the course of last season will be able to come back looking more like the best versions of themselves. Mark puts Cedric Mullins, John Means, and Dillon Tate in this category and talks through his hopes and worries for each. In a mailbag segment, an explainer of the qualifying offer process and what might have to happen for Means and Anthony Santander to be QO-worthy players.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E6: Corbin Burnes!

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:38:46 -0000

An already-amazing week for Orioles fans with the news of the ownership change was taken to a whole new level on Thursday night as the team traded for 2021 NL Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes. Mark talks through his stunned disbelief to try to break down what Burnes brings to the Orioles and what the O's gave up in making the deal. There's risk, as there is in everything, but this is the most exciting offseason move the team has made in maybe 20 years and it's okay to ignore the doubt and get pumped!

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E5: The Sale is Coming

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0000

John Angelos haters can rejoice now that reports have hit mainstream media that the Angelos family has agreed to sell its stake of the Orioles to a group led by Baltimore-born billionaire David Rubenstein. This news reached the "Mark's dad called to talk about it" level, and it is big news - hopefully good news for O's fans. Mark discusses what's been reported so far and what might or might not change after the change in control takes place.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E4: Top 100 Prospects

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Not long ago, the late offseason ritual of top prospect lists getting released was one of the most exciting days of the year for Orioles fans. Mark is glad that the Orioles are better so the spring and summer months are fun too, but with six O's prospects still on top 100 lists, there's still a lot to be excited about there. In this episode, we look at who's improved and who's fallen back, as well as what's going to be important going forward for the O's farm. Plus, another young player on another team signed a contract extension. Could/will the O's do one of these?

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E3: The Cost of Doing Nothing

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

In order for an Orioles pitching acquisition to make sense, the cost of doing nothing has to be greater than the cost of getting a better pitcher. Mark remembers his public policy undergraduate days in tackling a no-action analysis for the O's rotation, a step that national media members complaining about the O's lack of a trade seem to have skipped. Could they actually be good enough without a big move?

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E2: International Signing Day

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Still waiting for the Orioles to do something to improve the starting rotation? Mark is too, but after running through what little is in the rumor mill this week, it's on to discuss the start of the international amateur signing period. If you don't know what that is, there's a quick explainer of what's happening and what it means, with a breakdown of what's happened with the players the O's have signed since Mike Elias took over.

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E1: Hall of Fame Fun

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles did not bring any Christmas gifts to Birdland fans over the Christmas break, so we're all still left wondering when the big starting pitching move will happen, or if it will. In the meantime, it's the season for Hall of Fame ballots to be revealed, and Mark has noticed something fun: When articles are written speculating on which current players are off to Hall of Fame-level career beginnings, young Orioles are appearing on them again. It'll be a while before we're booking summer trips to Cooperstown, but it's cool anyway.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 88: When You Lease Expect It

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

The 11th hour reversal of the previous tentative lease agreement was resolved within the span of a week after all. Mark runs through where things stand there and then gets back into the state of the Orioles roster, surveying some of the potentially available starting pitchers and trying to figure out who's a good fit for the O's. Maybe Mike Elias hasn't made a trade yet because he's not excited for what he'd get for the price.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 87: The Lease You Can Do

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

It's been a wild several days for Orioles fans that ultimately resulted in nothing changing from the status quo. Mark runs through the saga of the last few days, from a reported possible future sale of the team to a reported tentative lease agreement, on through to the lease being put back on hold and John Angelos telling the governor he's not planning to sell. Oh yeah, and there was all that Shohei Ohtani stuff too, to remind everyone that the O's division foes are trying to improve for next year.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 86: Craig Kimbrel Signs

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Craig Kimbrel to the Orioles! It's weird just to say that, but it's true. Baseball's eighth place guy on the all-time saves list, who has a strong chance of being in the top five by the end of 2024, is now an Oriole. Mark is cautiously optimistic about this signing over the course of this episode, because while Kimbrel isn't the elite reliever he was, he's more of a known quantity than many other free agent pitchers, including ones in his price range and above it.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 85: Free Agent Relievers

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0000

As baseball's winter meetings begin, Mark is convincing himself of why the Orioles absolutely must do something substantial even though he knows better. Discussion in this episode centers around several relievers coming over from Japan, as well as recent Rays pitcher Robert Stephenson. Plus, thoughts on the Jackson Chourio extension with the Brewers and what that might mean for top-ranked O's prospects.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 84: Free Agent Pitchers

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

The first big free agent signing across MLB happened on Sunday as the Phillies re-inked Aaron Nola. That could be the move that sets the top of the market and informs everything below that. Will the Orioles sign someone who is an interesting signing? Mark talks about why he thinks getting a better starter is important, then goes through some of the free agent pool, including the impossible dream of Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 83: Rule 5 and Tender Deadlines

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

By the end of this week, the Orioles will have set their 40-man roster with players protected from next month's Rule 5 draft, and decided whether or not to tender 2024 contracts to each of their arbitration-eligible players. Mark looks at the pool of Rule 5 eligibles and the bubble players on the potential non-tender list. In the mailbag, listeners asked for a "from 1998 to present" ranking of Orioles managers, so we dive in to 25 years of mostly mediocrity that was occasionally better and often worse.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 82: Season Review: Bullpen

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0000

The Orioles bullpen did not end up looking a lot like the one we might have all imagined before the 2023 season, with few innings pitched by expected contributors Dillon Tate and Mychal Givens, and an early rough patch for Cionel Pérez necessitating some shuffling through the year. The All-Star duo of Félix Bautista and Yennier Cano were a big part of the success, but so was spring arrival Danny Coulombe, and in the second half, Pérez. Mark runs through the '23 performance and '24 salary/roster status of all of the incumbents before trying to figure out who should actually come back.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 81: Season Review: Rotation

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

A lot went wrong with the Orioles rotation over the course of the 2023 season, with three of the six pitchers who made the most starts getting demoted to the minors during the season and two others spending significant time with poor ERAs. Mark looks back at how things went for each of the starters relative to expectations and what the rotation should look like next year if everything stays the same. He'll be driving the hype train for Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez as a 1-2 punch.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 80: Season Review: Infield

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles had a bunch of infield prospects who seemed like they might be knocking on the door in 2023, but by season's end only Jordan Westburg had earned regular playing time. Mark looks back with surprise at how little the O's infield changed through the year, assessing who did what at each position and who might not be brought back for next year. There's a lot to be excited about for 2024, though there will have to be some unsentimental choices made first.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 79: Season Review: Outfield

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The 101-61 Orioles record this season makes this the best regular season O's team in the Camden Yards era and every part of the team contributed. Mark reviews the performance of the outfielders this season, focusing on the five guys who played the most and how they filled their roles, plus the outlook for each of these guys - Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander, Aaron Hicks, and Ryan McKenna - continuing on with the Orioles.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 78: A Bitter Ending

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:30:00 -0000

The 2023 season is over and Mark recorded this episode minutes after the end and is feeling really sad about it. This Orioles team played its way to a great place and wasn't able to make the most of that, or much of anything with it, in the postseason. That's a bummer. Mark looks back on what went wrong over the three days along with why we'll all be happy about this team eventually. It's just harder to see that right in the aftermath of losing in the playoffs.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 77: Grayson's Bad Day

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The two ALDS games the Orioles have played at home have been absolutely crushing to everyone who's gotten their hopes up for the team. Even Mark, who was already feeling pessimistic as usual, is not immune to drafting on the hype vibe and is now feeling glum that was obliterated. In this episode, some thoughts on what went wrong in Game 2, and why it's not worth getting mad at the team's best players even if they don't play well in this short playoff series. Now, Bryan Baker on the other hand...

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 76: One That Got Away

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

If you were to be told ahead of time that the Orioles would only give up three runs to the Rangers, you'd probably feel good about their chances of winning Game 1. They lost anyway. Mark, feeling extra hopeless after getting stuck in Billy Joel gridlock leaving the loss, is thinking about what has the potential to go better but not full of hope that it will go better. Still, the O's didn't play their best game and only lost by a run, and that's something.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 75: Eleven Wins To Go

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

After a week of working to stay sharp, the Orioles begin their postseason with the ALDS against the Rangers tomorrow. Mark previews the series with the AL West runner-up with a focus on how the two teams fit into a recent postseason trend: It's better to score first and it's better to hit more homers than the other team. Based on the regular season, Texas is more likely to do both of these things. Maybe the Orioles can join the trend or maybe they can win in their own way, like they've been doing all year.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 74: The Bye Week

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

At least until Saturday, there's nothing that Orioles fans need to worry about, and that feels pretty good. Mark offers some thoughts on the wild card games that were played on Tuesday, with the Rays falling on their faces and the Twins finally getting a monkey off their back. Also in this episode, a look at the kind of elite hitters the O's offense lack but could find for the rest of the month if one or two guys get on one of their signature hot streaks.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 73: 101 Wins

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Unlike so many recent seasons, the end of the regular season doesn't mean the Orioles are done for the year. They get the week off to rest thanks to their 101 wins. Their last regular season game offered enough to worry about if you want to be a worrier, but Mark is going to try really hard not to worry and instead focus on all the exciting possibilities. No team should want to face these Orioles, which doesn't mean the O's will win it all. They could, though, and that's pretty cool.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 72: AL EAST, BABY!

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 03:11:23 -0000

What does it sound like when a normally pessimistic Orioles podcaster records an episode right after his favorite baseball team wins its 100th game and clinches a division title and first season bye? It sounds like this. Mark goes from top to bottom to try to say something nice about every player who has appeared for the 2023 O's.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 71: Magic Number 2

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

What can be said about a legend like Brooks Robinson about whom everything has already been said? Mark shares his own brief encounter with Brooks, the nicest guy there ever was. The Orioles, fittingly, won a 1-0 game with a Gunner Henderson home run in the game after we found out about Brooks. The win lowered the AL East magic number to 2, setting up a possible Wednesday clinch. Mark looks at who's pitching in Baltimore and in Boston. In the mailbag, thoughts on Brandon Hyde's possible path to an above-.500 record as O's manager.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 70: Magic Number 3

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

After Friday's walkoff loss, it seemed like the Orioles might be on the ropes for holding on to their AL East lead, but as they've done so many times this year, they bounced back in a big way. Mark runs through some of the recent developments that have gotten the magic number down to three, with John Means and Kyle Gibson coming through in the clutch over the weekend. Are you ready for the tension of postseason games? In the mailbag, some thoughts on trade deadline what-ifs.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 69: No Rest for the Bullpen

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles bullpen has gotten heavy use lately and that showed in Thursday's loss to the Guardians. Mark looks at some of what's gotten the team to the point it's at with its relievers and what their options are to try to do something about it in the short-term. With a lot of chatter among baseball websites lately about how "lucky" the Orioles have been, Mark offers his own thoughts about where the good fortune has been for the O's this year and why they're still great even if they are lucky.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 68: Playoff Tickets

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:30:00 -0000

On the way to Tuesday's Orioles win over the Astros, MASN's broadcast asked rhetorically, "Can't you just be normal?" It seems to Mark that they can't, but this is working out for the O's so far. They clinched at least WC1 on Tuesday. In this episode, Mark runs through another game where the O's were simultaneously dominant and nerve-wracking, runs through the math of what's left, and in the mailbag, takes a look at Wins Probability Added and how some recent Orioles games have looked through that context-heavy stat.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 67: PLAYOFFS, BABY!

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0000

The nearly-unthinkable has happened with 13 games still to play. The 2023 Orioles are going to the postseason. It's only a wild card clincher for now, but with a two-game lead plus the tiebreaker over the Rays, they have a pretty good chance to get the bye. Mark is riding a wave of exuberance about all of this, and in this episode talks about some of what got the Orioles here both this year and through the recent dark years, and how he was wrong to brush off the idea of the O's celebrating "only" a wild card berth.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 66: On The Edge

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The failure by the Orioles to win at least one of the final two games against the Cardinals really hurts in the aftermath of Thursday's loss to the Rays. Mark's feeling pretty bummed about a game that the O's kept close despite generating almost no offense, so the few mistakes and missed opportunities loom quite large. Also bummed: Jack Flaherty's pitching tonight. Mark also goes through the possible outcomes from this crucial series, celebrates the arrival of Heston Kjerstad, and in the mailbag, fields a question about how many other teams usually get as good a reliever as 2023 Félix Bautista.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 65: The Return of John Means

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles offense did a solid for struggling Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright in letting him finally get career win #200 but Mark would have much rather seen them do a solid for their own playoff hopes. Fortunately, the Rays also lost. The big positive story from the game is John Means making his return, what was an encouraging outing even if the basic line of 5 IP, 3 ER is not so encouraging. From the mailbag, a listener wants to know what would count as a successful playoffs for these O's.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 64: Magic Number 17

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The most recent Orioles game was a rain-soaked loss in Boston full of infield miscues and that was pretty dumb, but Mark is for once trying not to dwell (too much) on one more fluky game against the Red Sox because the O's don't have to worry about fluky Red Sox stuff in the postseason. Other topics in this episode: Why this season feels so much less comfortable than 2014 did, looking to the next series for both the O's and the Rays, and in the mailbag, a listener is feeling a little disappointed that Adley Rutschman hasn't repeated what he did last year.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 63: Four Game Lead

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

With just more than three weeks of the season left, the Orioles have their biggest division lead of the season at four games. The magic number to clinch the division is 19. It's safe to say that the O's have exceeded just about anybody's wildest hopes for their performance this year. In this episode, Mark looks over the areas of the roster that he was not confident about before the season to see how they've each contributed to the success over this whole season. The result has been great fun for Orioles fans.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 62: Still No Easy Wins

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:00:45 -0000

On Tuesday night, the Orioles won their first game of the season where they trailed heading into the ninth inning. It was a great win but also one that left Mark feeling grumpy, maybe because they kept him up so late, but also because the O's shouldn't need to squeak out wins over the currently bad Angels roster. Mark digs into what makes it so hard to believe these Orioles are THIS good with some comparisons to the 1979 O's who originated Orioles Magic. Can this year's team really manage to keep surprising everyone for the rest of September and October?

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 61: Return of an All-Star

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Over their weekend series against the Diamondbacks, the Orioles managed to gain a game on the Rays, even winning with Jack Flaherty having another letdown on Sunday. Mark is excited about the Orioles are staying on a 101 win pace even if Flaherty being here is still a mystery. The weekend also brought 2022 All-Star Jorge López back into the organization. In the mailbag, a listener asks about Christian Walker vs. Trey Mancini. Mark wraps up with a quick overview of the coming series against the Angels. The Orioles gotta keep winning.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 60: The Final Month

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles enter September on pace to win 101 games but with the Rays breathing down their necks, it feels like they're going to need to stay exactly on that pace to hold them off. Mark is not feeling "just happy to be here" with the O's so while enjoying this success he's hoping for the division win and wild card round bye. In the mailbag, thoughts on trying to retain Shintaro Fujinami and experiment with him as a starter. Mark also looks ahead to the Arizona Diamondbacks series this weekend, finding a team with a similar offense to the Orioles but a worse pitching staff we can hope is good for the O's offense.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 59: After Félix

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles won two out of three against the Rockies this weekend and kept pace with the Rays. That would feel good if not for the news that Félix Bautista has a UCL injury - what must be repaired in Tommy John surgery, if it's bad enough. Mark thinks that Bautista is a big reason why the O's are where they are and tries to find some positive in surveying the replacement options. In the mailbag, a listener wonders why Kyle Stowers and Joey Ortiz have not gotten more of a chance. Plus, a quick swing through the coming White Sox severity.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 58: More AL East Dominance

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles needed to find a way to win on Thursday and that's what they did. Mark is pumped to see the O's treating a division rival - and playoff contender - getting thrashed like what happened to the O's in previous seasons. (John Angelos looks for someone to suspend.) With Jack Flaherty's scratched start this week, Mark is thinking about the starting pitching trades the O's didn't make and whether they'll hurt. From the mailbag, a question about Holliday's and Henderson's ultimate defensive homes, and in closing, a weird thought: We have to root for the Yankees this weekend.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 57: Ten Questions for John Angelos

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Between John Angelos once again opening his mouth in a New York Times article on Monday and the Orioles loss to the Jays on Tuesday, it's been a grumpy couple of days. After a brief summary of Tuesday's bad stuff, Mark gets down to business with ten questions (plus follow-ups) that he would like to ask Angelos or have someone else ask him. Are we likely to get honest answers to these questions? Not particularly. In the mailbag, one listener asks about Cal as a possible owner, with another, thinking of Angelos's latest, wondering when the O's should consider as their best World Series window.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 56: The P Word

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles closed out their west coast road trip with a 6-3 record and a sweep of the league-worst Athletics. Mark runs through the good weekend as well as some of its frustrating intermediate results, surveys the standings, and then gets a little crazy and starts saying it: Playoffs! The Orioles are highly likely to make them, so, that being the case, what is the best way for them to line up their starting rotation? Some choices are good. Others, less so. From the mailbag, a listener wonders which Orioles might follow the Astros example and stick around through a seven-or-more-year stretch of successful O's baseball.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 55: The Rest of the Way

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Fresh off a bit of a disappointing series against the Padres and continuing a west coast road trip that's gone poorly for their offense, the Orioles head to face the worst-in-MLB Athletics. Mark takes a look at the remaining schedule for the O's vs. what's left for the Rays to see who's got a tougher road coming. The Rays losing Shane McClanahan could benefit the O's, but only if the O's play well enough to take advantage. Even the cupcake Athletics are showing improvement in the second half, so the O's can't just sleep on them.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 54: View from the Top

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:36:30 -0000

The Orioles lost a stinker on Tuesday night, with trade deadline starter Jack Flaherty contributing significantly to the smell. Mark tries to find some things to be happy about in spite of that, since the team does still have a three game AL East lead. This effort includes looking at the team's #1 ranking on a recent farm system update. Do the Orioles still deserve to be that high? That probably depends on your thoughts on Colton Cowser and/or Heston Kjerstad. Other outlets disagree, so hopefully this one proves to be correct. In the back half of the show, Mark looks at how recent attempts by Mike Elias to reinforce the Orioles pitching staff with trades or signings have, uh, generated initially lackluster results, and hopes that this changes some time soon so the O's don't have an anchor to slow down their new winning ways.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 53: The Cedric Mullins Game

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

CEDRIC MULLINS! Need Mark say more? No, but it wouldn't be a very good podcast if he left it there. Mark unleashes his exuberance about the Orioles finding a way to win two out of three against the Mariners even with Seattle packing its stadium to celebrate Félix Hernández going into the M's team HOF. They could have easily lost all three of those games and they won two. Great teams find a way to do it and the O's did. Plus, looking ahead to the disappointing Padres and what's been going on with them.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 52: Three Game Lead

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

If Félix Bautista had blown ANOTHER save on Thursday, things would be feeling pretty dire for Orioles fans, but he didn't and now the Orioles have a three game lead and a magic number of 44 with 47 games to play. On Mark's mind is what went wrong against Houston, what can hopefully start going better in the near future, and just trying to enjoy this ride because it's so unexpected and fun and it's important not to lose sight of that even after a stupid loss. Also, a quick overview of the just-updated top Orioles prospect list on MLB Pipeline, and a look ahead to this week's opponent, the Seattle Mariners.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 51: Free Kevin

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Mark was all ready to come back from Hawaii and talk about how awesome things have been going with the Orioles lately, except then on Monday there were reports that MASN's Kevin Brown is suspended for saying "too negative" stuff about the O's that wasn't even that negative. After running through what's becoming a cause celebre in baseball media, Mark moves on to another Angelos-involved bit of pettiness in not treating Mike Mussina like the franchise great that he is. From the mailbag, a listener gets Mark talking about the Jack Flaherty trade, which he's happy with so far.

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GMB Vacation Special #4: Let's Remember Some Orioles Games

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The old days of Deadspin started the trend of Remembering Some Guys. Mark is on vacation right now and recorded this one in advance where listeners from the show helped Remember Some Orioles Games. Most of us understandably have happy memories from 2012 and 2014 but there are a variety of random memories including a game where Cal was caught stealing twice, a 17-inning loss, a César Izturis walkoff, and more. Thank you to everyone who wrote in and shared a story.

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GMB Vacation Special #3: Mike Elias's Orioles Draft Classes

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The easiest way to have the talent pipeline that Mike Elias always talked about building was always going to be to nail the team's picks when it was drafting in the top five spots. Mark looks back through the 2019-2022 Orioles draft classes to see how things are going for them, finding that the first rounders have been working out even when the O's surprised people, and their second round hit rate is looking good too. What will that amount to going forward? None of us can say for sure, but things feel promising for now.

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GMB Vacation Special #2: Mike Elias Rebuilding Trades

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Every bad Orioles team since 2019 was made worse by Mike Elias trading away veteran players for prospects. The 2022 team that turned out to be decent also had veterans swapped for prospects. Mark looks back on the results from these tanking-oriented trades to see how much of a difference this group is making on the better Orioles of 2023 and how much the deals could still impact the O's of the near future. He's done better than Dan Duquette, to no one's surprise.

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GMB Vacation Special #1: 2018 Fire Sale, Five Years Later

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

It's been five years since the Orioles traded everybody that wasn't nailed down and netted a bunch of prospects who former GM Dan Duquette wanted us all to believe would contribute to the next good Orioles team. Mark looks back on the point where the rebuild kicked off to think about whether it could have gone differently if players were traded sooner, what other deals the O's might have made, and what's left from those July 2018 deals. Spoiler: It's not much.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 50: The Cano Letdown II

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

One out away from closing out a game against the Phillies, the Orioles and Yennier Cano couldn't finish the job and they ended up with a walkoff loss to fall back to a 1.5 game division lead. Mark takes note of some concerning trends in Cano's performance lately and hopes that the O's can figure out what to do about it. Also down bad lately is Jorge Mateo, and quietly so is Austin Hays. The trade deadline is six days away and we're going to find out what prospects they use to improve the stuff that can be improved. The unheralded prospect is Deivy Cruz, and the revisited prospect is Jud Fabian.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 49: Two Game Lead

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Another huge Orioles series has come and gone and the O's passed the test, overcoming some bad things happening to win three out of their four games against the Rays and give themselves a two game lead in the AL East. Things are going so well that Mark honestly doesn't know how to handle it. The O's are on a 100 win pace and we've never seen anything quite like it. Also in this episode, looking at the next opponent, the Phillies. The unheralded prospect is Kyle Brnovich, and the revisited prospect is Cade Povich.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 48: First Place, Baby!

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles beat the Rays and now they're in first place! This was beyond Mark's wildest imagination when this podcast began earlier this season so please forgive some jubilant shouting about the O's current place in the standings and the recent victory that put them there. Pausing the exuberance a little bit, Mark also looks at the trade acquisition, Shintaro Fujinami, hoping that Fujinami can work out like the last Japanese Oriole, Koji Uehara. The unheralded prospect is Yaqui Rivera, and revisited is Dylan Beavers.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 47: Two Stupid Losses

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

It's not the end of the world when the Orioles lose consecutive games, it's just really annoying when the games are as bad as the two losses to the Dodgers have been. Mark vents about everything going wrong, especially the things that reinforce the O's apparent needs to be addressed by trade. A question they have to figure out is: How hard should the Orioles go in on this season? The trade thoughts make Mark nervous, but that's mostly Dan Duquette's fault. The unheralded prospect of the episode is Ryan Long, and revisited is Heston Kjerstad.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 46: Eight Straight Wins

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Things are going as close to good as possible for the Orioles right now with the team only a game out of first place and the Yankees and Red Sox tied for last. Mark is determined to enjoy this fun state of affairs for as long as it lasts. To see if the O's can keep the streak rolling, this episode looks to the coming Dodgers series, with Grayson Rodriguez returning to Baltimore. In the mailbag, some thoughts about MASN broadcasters. The revisited prospect of the episode is Connor Norby.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 45: Bring On The Second Half

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The All-Star break has come and gone and now it's time for the Orioles to face the rest of their tough schedule. Mark looks at how the team's offense, defense, and pitching have compared to their AL East competition to see where they're measuring up and where they're not. With the trade deadline arriving before the end of the next challenging stretch of game, Mark also goes through some rotation trade candidates to see if he can talk himself into wanting any of them.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 44: The Orioles 2023 Draft Class Review

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Can you believe the Orioles are 54-35 at the break? Mark can hardly believe it either, but with regular waves of prospects hitting the team, maybe it's no wonder. New ones are still developing too, with recent promotions for Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo, and oh yeah, the Orioles also made their first ten rounds of draft picks on Sunday and Monday. Mark rolls through the draft class so far, starting with first rounder Vanderbilt OF Enrique Bradley Jr. on through all of the other college outfielders and pitchers. Plus, in the mailbag, a listener wants a Hunter Harvey reunion.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 43: Vibe Shift

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Calling up a top prospect and then beating the Yankees twice is pretty good. Mark hopes the Orioles don't need that kind of jolt much more often though, because they're running out of guys to promote just now. What a two-game turnaround it's been! After running through the lovely totals from Thursday night, Mark's wondering what comes next. The last two games, however fun, are only two games. In the mini-draft preview, Colin Houck and Hurston Waldrep. The revisited prospect is Coby Mayo.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 42: The Downward Spiral

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Note: This episode was recorded prior to news about Colton Cowser being promoted to the Orioles.

Once on a 100+ win pace, the Orioles have gone 7-11 over their last 18 games and Mark feels like they're stuck in the downward spiral right now. Or maybe that's just the several annoying losses and a lack of offense since the last episode. Mark looks at what's gone wrong lately and what might go better without external additions, though he hopes those are made too. Top prospect revisited: Joey Ortiz. There's also a mini-draft preview of a couple of players - Arjun Nimmala and Bryce Eldridge - who've shown up in mock drafts as possible Orioles picks at #17.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 41: The Adley Starter Snub

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

There's nothing that gets Mark's indignation fired up more than an imagined or real slight against the Orioles by MLB, which has absolutely occurred as the new All-Star "Phase Two" voting rules hosed Adley Rutschman out of a starting spot in the game. Mark's also still annoyed about the O's losing the series to the Reds, and crossing his fingers that they can do better against the Twins. In the mailbag, thoughts on Mike Elias seeming to prefer not to draft pitchers with high picks and how this has turned out early on. The unheralded prospect is Zach Showalter, and the revisited prospect is Jordan Westburg.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 40: Another Winning Month

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:11:28 -0000

The Orioles gave up just five hits on Tuesday, so they really should have won... except they only got three hits and they lost. Yes, Mark is grumpy about it, especially with the rain delay keeping him up late. The good news is the O's had another winning month. Now they just need to hammer a poor Reds pitcher on Wednesday to take the series. The unheralded prospect of the episode is Alex Pham. Revisited: Colton Cowser.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 39: Jordan Westburg!

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are 47-29 so far this year and things may be about to get even more awesome as the team is calling up prospect Jordan Westburg. Mark reacts to the big breaking news to guess at what it means for the Orioles roster in the near-term. Somebody's losing playing time! Then, the regular stuff: A quick swing through Sunday's results, looking ahead to the Reds series where Westburg will debut, and prospects of the episode: Unheralded Jean Pinto, and revisited DL Hall.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 38: The Waiting Game

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are on a 100-win pace with close to half of the season in the books. That's pretty good! Mark is happy about that but also thinks there's going to need to be improvement on the roster in order to stay close to that kind of pace. That could come from prospect call-ups, or a trade for a starter or even a reliever. Until that happens, we're all playing the waiting game. It's never easy. The unheralded prospect of the episode is Maikol Hernández, and the revisited one is Jackson Holliday.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 37: No Easy Wins

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Is it bad when the Orioles take a 7-0 lead and both Yennier Cano and Félix Bautista are needed to close out a win? Mark sure thinks so, even if Bautista getting his 20th save on his birthday was nice. There's discussion of all the good and the frustration from the 8-6 win, excitement over being two back of the Rays in the loss column, and looking ahead to when some injured players get healthy. The episode's unheralded prospect is Wandisson Charles, and the revisited one is Grayson Rodriguez.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 36: The Streak Continues

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Sunday's Orioles game against the Cubs had a variety of dumb things happen that could have led to them getting swept - but they overcame that and won anyway. Mark surveys what's gone right for the O's to win yesterday and over the several weeks since Cedric Mullins got hurt, and wonders when Mike Elias will decide to add either or both of Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg. The unheralded prospect of the episode is Creed Willems, and the revisited preseason prospect is Gunnar Henderson.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 35: Just Win Series

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Fresh off a series win over the Blue Jays, the Orioles have won five straight AL East series and they're rolling 18 games above .500. Mark runs down some of the highlights from Thursday's win over the Jays, with a focus on how each of Thursday's contributors could make a case to be part of the 2023 AL All-Star roster. The coming Cubs series has favorable matchups for the O's as well, so they need to win more this weekend.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 34: Top Gunnar

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have won five straight games, Gunnar Henderson has homered in three straight, the Ryan O'Hearn and Aaron Hicks scrap heap pickup trains keep on rolling, and the O's are 18 games over .500 for the first time since July 25, 2016. Mark is happy about all of these things, less happy with Cionel Pérez and Austin Voth, and confused why third catcher Mark Kolozsvary was added (but wishes good luck to Team Mark). The prospect of the episode is Juan Nunez.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 33: Taking Care of Business

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

There's nothing quite like Gunnar Henderson hitting the longest Eutaw Street home run in Camden Yards history in an Orioles blowout of the Royals to bring out happy podcasting Mark. On his mind in this episode is how many O's are surprising contributors and how this is like the 2012-16 O's teams that made the playoffs. Also, looking ahead a bit to the Blue Jays, a mailbag question about Orioles switch-hitters, and the prospect of the episode is Carter Young.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 32: Gunnar's Redemption Game

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles were four outs away from being swept by the Brewers, and then Gunnar Henderson cracked an outside pitch the opposite way for a go-ahead home run. Redemption! Mark heaves a sigh of relief as the Orioles staved off the sweep even with their recent problems. He revisits several starting pitchers mentioned in an earlier episode who he hoped the O's would sign to see how they've done and if they would have been good signings so far. The prospects of the episode are Leandro Arias and Braylin Tavera.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 31: The Cano Letdown

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:00:44 -0000

In April and May, it seemed that Yennier Cano could do no wrong. The league is perhaps starting to catch up to him. Mark looks at some of what's been his challenge lately, along with the other negative trending Orioles who contributed to the Tuesday loss to the Brewers. Are the O's waiting for the Super Two deadline to pass - possibly this week - to get Colton Cowser or Jordan Westburg up here? If so, we'll find out very soon. The prospect of the episode is Noah Denoyer.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 30: Road Warriors

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Nothing like a series win on the road to get some good vibes going in Birdland again. The Orioles might even be MLB's best road team so far this season. Who would have seen that coming? Mark thinks that they're going to keep this up, some contributions from unlikely players, including recent additions Aaron Hicks and Josh Lester, may be needed. Also, he looks ahead to the Brewers series, especially frequently mentioned potential trade target Corbin Burnes. The two prospects of the episode are John Rhodes and César Prieto.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 29: Worst 35-21 Team Ever?

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Are you ready to believe that the Orioles are as good as their record yet? Mark sure isn't, because although there's plenty that's gone right to excite everyone about the 2023 team, there are some potential pitfalls too, many of which we're stuck dwelling on for two full days after Wednesday's ugly Guardians loss. Here's hoping they can avoid the problems over the next four months. The prospect of the episode is Justin Armbruester, a springboard to talk about Mike Elias's apparent deliberate choice to not use high draft picks on pitchers.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 28: Get Well, Cedric

Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles have mostly been fortunate about injuries since the 2023 season began, until now. Cedric Mullins suffered a groin strain and seems almost certain to hit the IL. Mark considers the possibilities of how the team will try to replace Mullins on the roster and in regular lineups. It might get weird. Hopefully it doesn't get too bad. In the mailbag, a reader reminds Mark of a chaos god he forgot. The prospect of the episode is Frederick Bencosme.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 27: Chaos

Fri, 26 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are fresh off a 5-1 AL East road trip, and aside from the fact that they're winning so many games, another big takeaway of the 2023 Orioles season is they just can't play a normal, boring game. Things get chaotic a lot, so Mark indulges his dorky side to consider which ancient mythological - or nerd-created fictional - gods of chaos might best represent the 2023 O's. He also looks ahead to what will hopefully be a fun weekend at Camden Yards. The prospect of the episode is Chayce McDermott.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 26: Hanging Splitter

Wed, 24 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

We were two outs away from having Happy Mark in today's episode, but instead, the Orioles lost to the Yankees, 6-5, in 10 innings, so instead Mark is running through all the reasons why it was unfortunate that the O's couldn't close that game out while hoping that starting pitchers can do better for the rest of this Yankees series. For a mood-improving palate cleanser, there's some deserved singing of the praises of Jackson Holliday. The prospect of the episode is Drew Rom.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 25: Brooms

Mon, 22 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Orioles sweeps of AL East opponents have been hard to come by, even once the team improved last year - the last one was at the start of the 2021 season. At least until yesterday, when the Orioles swept the Blue Jays. Mark is much happier after the O's pulled off another one of "those" wins in grabbing the sweep on Sunday. Also in this episode: Looking ahead to the Yankees series, a listener email about the homer hose, and prospect of the episode Hudson Haskin.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 24: Vent Session

Fri, 19 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles had plenty of opportunities to win their series finale against the Angels, and instead they only seized the equal plenty of opportunities to lose. Mark is annoyed by the whole thing and spends the episode venting about all the players who made it go wrong, then takes a breath and considers those players in the context of their season performance and whether we should stay annoyed that they're around or accept that it was just one day of bad luck.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 23: The Night of the Ryans

Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Ryans McKenna, Mountcastle, and O'Hearn all contributed as the Orioles stopped a losing streak on Tuesday, so Mark offers thanks to them before looking ahead. Tonight's matchup, the question of what to do with Grayson Rodriguez, and relievers struggling in rehab outings are on Mark's mind too, as well as some very early hope for who could be an All-Star. The prospect of the episode is Max Wagner.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 22: The Bird Bath

Mon, 15 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Would you want to get sprayed by a hose every time the Orioles get an extra-base hit? Mark sure wouldn't, but he's delighted to see that there are people who do, and that the O's played well enough over the Bird Bath Splash Zone's inaugural weekend to make some exciting early experiences there. Mark also looks ahead to the coming Angels series with a quick survey of the non-Ohtani/Trout players on that team. The prospect of the episode is Seth Johnson.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 21: This Is Fun

Fri, 12 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

After largely taming the high-powered Rays offense for three games, the Orioles are sitting with a 24-13 record with nearly a quarter of the season played. Mark looks ahead to the coming weekend series against the Pirates before discussing who's done the best for the team so far this season and what hasn't been working out up to this point. It's added up to fun so far that we should all enjoy for as long as it lasts.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 20: International Flavor

Wed, 10 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles snapped a little losing streak on Tuesday night, so we can all be happy for a real prize instead of consolation prizes. Mark digs in to some things that GM Mike Elias said about the team before that game, including about prospects Jordan Westburg and Colton Cowser and the possibility of signing young players to extensions. The prospect of the episode is Samuel Basallo, with lots to say about how great it is that the Orioles are now signing these international players.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 19: Bullpen Workload

Mon, 08 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

For anyone who wants some Orioles silver lining, they played a close series against one of MLB's top teams in Atlanta this weekend and clearly belonged. They still lost two out of three. Mark dips into the mailbag to talk about bullpen management, as Yennier Cano's unavailability was part of Saturday's loss. Prospect of the episode: Jud Fabian.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 18: The Gauntlet

Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles came out of a stretch against mostly bad teams by going 17-5. Their next 22 games are against better teams. Mark runs through some of the wackiness that closed out the Royals series and hopes this team can resemble the close calls of the 2012 Orioles rather than other, disappointing O's teams. It's the pitching staff that's got to get figured out if things will stay as good as the current 21-10 record. Prospect of the episode: Cade Povich.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 17: The Royal Grudge

Wed, 03 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are now 20-9, which puts them in the company of O's teams from: 1969, 1970, 1997, and 2005. Wait, how'd that last one get on here? Shoot. Mark is full of glee even through his cold that the O's stomped on the Royals because he's going to forever hold a grudge for the 2014 ALCS. We're not even if the Orioles knock these guys around this week, but it'd help. One thing that's worked for the O's: Seeing pitchers a second time. The prospect of the episode is outfielder Dylan Beavers.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 16: It's Gonna Be May

Mon, 01 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles are off to such a hot start they're in the same company as the 1969 and 1970 Orioles - two pretty good teams before Mark's time. It's going to be May that helps determine if the O's can keep on the way to such lofty destinations. Mark runs through some of what's gone right that needs to keep going right, and what's gone wrong that can hopefully improve. Prospect of the day: Heston Kjerstad, who's had quite a journey.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 15: Joey Ortiz!

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

We got a surprise Orioles prospect debut with Joey Ortiz on Thursday. It was fun to see him and fun that the Orioles didn't give him the Kyle Stowers treatment (yet). Mark is mighty glad the Orioles won Ortiz's debut because a whole lot of dumb stuff happened in that game and the Orioles are going to need to play better than this against teams who are better than the Tigers. In the mailbag, thoughts on John Means's Tommy John recovery. Prospect of the episode: Connor Norby.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 14: Winning Streak Snapped

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

The Orioles had to lose a game eventually and their time came on Tuesday thanks to Kyle Bradish adding another bad start against the Red Sox to his career ledger. They need to win this series today so they stop this business of losing series to AL East teams. Mark takes a look at another low-payroll team doing a contract extension, answers a reader email about Adley Rutschman's framing ability, and chats about the composite #8 Orioles prospect, Coby Mayo.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 13: Six Wins in a Row

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 12: Tame the Tigers

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 11: You Oughta Canó

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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: camdencastpod@gmail.com - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 10: Ten Percent Down

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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?

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 9: We Love Adley

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 8: The H2O's

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 7: Happy Home Opener

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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?

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 6: Hello, Grayson

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 5: Preparing for Panic Mode

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 4: Undefeated

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 3: Banishing Negativity

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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

Opening Day, like a famous song from a musical, is now only a day away. Mark's goal is to get rid of the negative thoughts by talking about things that could go poorly for the 2023 Orioles. Before that, there are some thoughts about other teams, including low-budget teams, having given contract extensions to exciting young players while the Orioles... haven't. Let's hope that changes soon.

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 2: Taking the Next Step

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0000

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

With the 2023 season now just three days away, Mark is feeling nervous about the fact that historically, teams that improve so rapidly from one year to the next, as the 2022 Orioles did, do not end up winning as many games the following year. This fate befell the 2012 Orioles heading into 2013 in large part due to bullpen regression. Are this year's group of relievers up to the task of keeping late-inning leads?

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Good Morning, Birdland Ep. 1: For Starters

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:18:25 -0000

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

With the 2023 season now just six days away, everybody is looking forward to finding out if the team can repeat last year's success or even do better. Mark runs through what appears to be the current Orioles starting rotation - though there's always the possibility of a Grayson Rodriguez-related surprise after his poor spring results - to try to figure out what needs to go right with this group for the team to do better. Can it happen? Let's hope.

You can subscribe to Good Morning, Birdland through the Camdencast label on Apple Podcasts, with subscription options coming soon for other platforms. Got something to say about the Orioles? E-mail Mark at the pod's address: camdencastpod@gmail.com - every episode with a new e-mail will have at least one read and answered on air.

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