Episode 401: Pour Some Sugano on Me
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Leading Off
Spring Training has begun, and the Orioles are… you know… doing stuff. There may not be many position battles, so the team’s primary opponent is injury.
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Around the Bases
First Base: The Need for Speed
Most Spring Training sound bytes are useless, but Brandon Hyde mentioned that he would like to see some of his guys work to add more stolen bases to the mix. Have stolen bases truly been a missing component in the Orioles’ game?
Second Base: Overreactions to Tomoyuki Sugano
Are we going to love translator Yuto Sakurai as much as Brandon Quionnes?
Sugano pitched as well as one could have hoped. But… will it be enough? If he can be a 4th-5th starter in the AL East, then he will have held up his end of the bargain.
Third Base: Too Early for Rosturbation?
There really aren’t that many roster spots in question this year. But who is on the bubble? We unravel the least of the mysteries.
Home Plate: ABS in Spring Training
MLB has tried the ABS pitch challenge system in the independent leagues, they’ve toyed with it in the minors, and in 2025, they have introduced it in Spring Training. Here at Bird’s Eye View, we think that it’s here, and it’s spectacular.
Opportunities
Every once in a while, the Orioles put out job listings, and we look at them. But we have seen nothing like the current opportunities available for Live Hot Dog Race enthusiasts.
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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