Leading Off

Spring training games have begun and there is real fake baseball to discuss. With that, Bird’s Eye View takes a dark, and surly tone. This is Birdland!

Listen in to our Blowing the Save segment to listen as Jake admits he might be wrong, and Scott proclaims that the Orioles might be wrong. But more importantly, please weigh in on The Twitters and let us know what your favorite part of a stay in Sarasota is.

Join us for The Drink of the Week. Don’t forget to drink socially with us on Untappd.

This Week on the Twitters

Here is what is happening in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:

Pedro Alvarez is going back to the orioles

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 25, 2018

Ryan Flaherty wanted to return to the #Orioles. The Orioles wanted Flaherty back. So why’s he wearing a #Phillies uniform now? https://t.co/5R55SYDVQJ pic.twitter.com/5guAd61ILY

— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) February 24, 2018

O's are apparently "monitoring" the SP market and may be willing to offer 3 years now https://t.co/sOkOXm4s7k pic.twitter.com/Sd2QeM0Tsk

— Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) February 26, 2018

How does this NOT make the next @BirdsEyeViewBal podcast? That would be the biggest travesty of the entire offseason. Ok, maybe that’s a stretch. (Yes, that’s a pun people.)

— Wild Like Bill (@StefanAFrank) February 23, 2018

WOW! Giancarlo Stanton, J.D. Martinez and Colby Rasmus in the SAME DIVISION?!? https://t.co/B2NUo7aCds

— Locked On Orioles (@LockedOnOrioles) February 21, 2018

Midseason #ThatsSoOs formhttps://t.co/BZW8hzdYqj

— Eutaw Street Report (@EutawStReport) February 25, 2018

Around the Bases

For the first time, we go around the bases of sadness. This is a segment that could have very easily been called Well That Doesn’t Sound Promising. Here we go, around the bases:

First Base: Nestor Cortes is a big softie.

Second Base: Kevin Gausman pulled a modified Caleb Joseph (this is not a ball joke)

Third Base: What is even the utility of this situation?

Home Plate: Are you concerned that our only hopes suck?

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.