Leading Off

The Orioles are hard at work squandering their west coast road trip. After dropping a series to the Angels and blowing a chance to take three of four from the Athletics, the O’s find their prospects for the trip to be less and less rosy. So too, their hopes in the AL Wild Card Race.

The Medical Wing

Same old, same old.

This Week on the Twitters

Big arms and one big swing. Only 3 such games in @Orioles history. @baseball_ref pic.twitter.com/8UL5ZFqShV

— Rob Daniels (@oriolesfactoids) August 8, 2017

Wake up, check last night's scores, make sure Guam still exists ….

— Matt Taylor (@roarfrom34) August 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/steelbaru/status/895349277412790275

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— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) August 10, 2017

As pointed out by @MarkWJZ, the O's have lost TEN straight Friday games. There can be only one explanation. https://t.co/AeR7TNGOWF

— Eutaw Street Report (@EutawStReport) August 12, 2017

BBQ BOWL WEEK. Our favorite teams begin a 3-game set tonight. Which maddeningly erratic team will gain ground in the AL Wild Card race? 👊😤 pic.twitter.com/XkuCv6kW3d

— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) August 14, 2017

Point / Counterpoint

Things have been up and down. We go point/counterpoint to discuss how things are going, and what to expect from this season moving forward. Topics discussed include:

Orioles’ offense
Ubaldo Jimenez
Trades beyond the non-waiver trade deadline
Tim Beckham
Candidates to save the season

Orioles Jukebox

Jake gets his own version of the Deep Tracks segment, while picking a few songs that might be appropriate for Orioles players, fans, and situations to include in a look back at the 2017 season.

Look for laughs, mean-spiritedness, and old man music.

Fantasy Boss

The Orioles hit more home runs than they allowed, which means that Jake took the week, and the score comes to 3-3-2.

This week, Scott gets his inspiration from a “largely unknown Orioles blogger,” and selects extra base hits (XBH).

Jake went with Manny Machado.

Scott selected Adam Jones.

Who will own it?

Blowing the Save

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