Episode 353: Liftoff
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Leading Off
It’s over. But though the Orioles season has gone gently into that good night, we won’t stop appreciating the excellent – and unexpected – baseball we were so privileged to watch.
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This Week on the Twitters
Around the Bases
We go Around the Bases to review this week in Orioles Baseball:
First Base: Let the emotions flow
Now that the season is over, we talk about how it makes us feel. We sift through how we feel about the status of the rebuild, and pick out a few favorite memories from an unexpectedly fun 2022 season.
Second Base: Awards Season
Let’s not be coy: Should Brandon Hyde be the AL Manager of the Year? Does Adley Rutschman have legit AL Rookie of the Year credentials?
Third Base: Friends and Foes bounced out of the Wild Card round
Friends: Pads and Mets
Foes: Jays and Rays(?)
Home Plate: Project Liftoff
We’ve asked in previous episodes what “liftoff” means, in terms of the 2023 offseason. We get more specific about what we’re looking for, and what we consider a successful season.
In short, it’s playoffs or bust, an we have a hefty shopping list.
Fantasy Boss
We have a winner! Although, nobody seemed to know.
Jake won Fantasy Boss 2022 by correctly taking the under for runs scored. But… he spent the entire week thinking he had lost, until Scott reminded him of who had picked what. We’re all about the details, here.
This was a close contest, and despite a BEVy of guest hosts trying to stir the pot, we have our winner. Jake will add another notch to his Fantasy Boss championship belt, and Scott will wonder again why we engage in this stupid segment.
See you next season, FB!
Blowing the Save
Most podcasts try to end on a high note – the perfect coda to a quality program. That’s just not our style. Each week, we’ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn’t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It’s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg.
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