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Leading Off

The 2025 season is upon us, and… well, it’s been something. Are these unprecedented times?

Drink of the Week

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This Week on the Socials

Major League Baseball must've decided that a working streaming service is DEI and stopped supporting it.

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social) 2025-03-27T19:50:02.159Z

I feel ya Uncle Charlie, like all us geriatric millennials we’re running on fumes by about 8:30pm.

— Chris B. (@baltoskyline.bsky.social) 2025-03-29T00:27:51.030Z

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors.bsky.social) 2025-03-30T13:23:11Z

If you’re giggling at Ben’s convo about this torpedo bat you are inappropriate aka my kind of person

— Kerry (@kerrylyn130.bsky.social) 2025-04-02T23:18:14.750Z

Jeez looks like I’m already gonna have to unfollow people and it’s only opening day. I miss the kinder gentler days of Baseball BlueSky when we were all just happy to be here and away from the animosity of Baseball Twitter. I’m gonna try to be better on here, but more of this stuff, no promises.

— Winston (@wrigs.bsky.social) 2025-03-27T19:30:56.632Z

Around the Bases

First Base: Ker-thump!

The Orioles start the season 3-4 after suffering a series loss at home versus the Red Sox.  And Birdland seems ready to blow.  

Folks have been focusing on the lack of certifiable ace and the rotation currently ranks 28th in ERA (6.35)

This is something folks were worried about all offseason, but how noticeable and concerned should we after the first week?

In the meantime, has the bullpen been a surprise?

Second Base: Thwomp

Meanwhile the Orioles offense has had some big games, followed by cold games.

• 12 runs, then 2
• 9 runs, then 1 
• 8 runs, then 0
• Followed by a 4 spot today.

The Orioles have already grounded into 7 double plays in 7 games.  They are 10% to their value from last year of 71 which was an MLB record.

What stands out to you as exciting and concerning for this lineup?

Third Base: And it doesn’t get easier

The Orioles go into the next week against Kansas City and the Diamondbacks, both playoff teams.  There is a possibility that this could get ugly really quickly unless they rebound quick.  

How concerned are you right now and at what point does this reach 2018 levels?

Home Plate: Levelling the playing field…

With so much talk about reciprocity, we are joined by Alan Smith of the Baltimorons to see what retribution we are willing to enact in order to make Birdland great again.

Fantasy Boss

Jake took the first week of Fantasy Boss, as Scott incorrectly guessed that Anthony Santander would have at least one walk-off homer in the opening series in Toronto.

With that, Scott had the “privilege” of choosing this week’s category. He chose BABIP: which Oriole will have the best BABIP this week?

Jake took Cedric Mullins.

Scott went with Ryan Mountcastle.

Who will own it?

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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