{"id":7040,"date":"2017-07-05T21:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T02:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/?p=7040"},"modified":"2017-07-05T21:49:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T02:49:18","slug":"episode-208-how-to-root-for-a-bad-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/episode-208-how-to-root-for-a-bad-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 208: How to Root for a Bad Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Leading Off<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This baseball thing, it&#8217;s&#8230; whoo boy, it&#8217;s something, isn&#8217;t it? The Orioles lost a lot of games, in new and inventive ways. That&#8217;s not true, they lost them just like they did in May and June. But it feels better to say it the first way, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Medical Wing<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"magicdomid869\" class=\"ace-line gutter-author-p-120340 line-list-type-bullet emptyGutter\" data-author-initials=\"j\" data-author-name=\"jakee4025@gmail.com\" data-author-link=\"\/ep\/profile\/maAbnIzAKt1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury.png 923w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury-260x94.png 260w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/208-Injury-150x54.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>This Week on the Twitters<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarstoolRDT\/status\/881310645785964544<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s my plan for the Orioles&#39; future: take that $400 million you&#39;re thinking of giving Manny, instead buy Tampa&#39;s entire scouting\/dev Dept<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eutaw Street Report (@EutawStReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EutawStReport\/status\/880935548600373248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting drummed like Ringo&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Angel (@WaveItByeBye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaveItByeBye\/status\/881301697829761024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can someone younger than me make a gif of Ubaldo&#39;s head onto John Cusack holding the boom box in Say Anything. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InYourEyes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InYourEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Maurer (@MaurerFTW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaurerFTW\/status\/880604693977812992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sung_minkim\/status\/881443959771250689<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fans coming out the woodwork to complain about things known about O&#39;s org for years. Makes it more random\/special that O&#39;s went on any run.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Kremnitzer (@mattkremnitzer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattkremnitzer\/status\/882553047544680448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Root for a Bad Team<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/76575130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/76575130?et=jP0XQdmARvBBH25YhtcbGw&amp;tld=com&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=r68tzDmSCiFON6jhAbvU7qmH3T3QXBmqGnBh5PrW_Xs=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In Episode 164 of this podcast, we explored how Orioles fans, who had suffered 14 years of futility, had no idea how to root for a good team. They didn&#8217;t have the context to take the ups with the downs. Here in 2017, we have the opposite problem.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles are a bad team.<\/p>\n<p>So how do we root for them? What do we take away from the experience of watching Orioles Baseball, and how do we go back to the way things were before? Before Adam Jones hit the home run to answer the Yankees in the 8th inning of the Cal Statue Game. Before we Cued the Pretender. Before the Curse of the Andino. Before Crush Davis. Before all of that, there was just&#8230; bad baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready? Buckle up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Buy or Sell? (Don&#8217;t Buy)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7042 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3-255x146.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/trading-places-3-131x75.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OK, so if they&#8217;re bad, at which point do you throw in the towel? Jake and Scott often spend time on this show pulling each other off the ledge. In this particular episode, they seem to be handing each other shots and whispering &#8220;jump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How quickly do you rip off the band aid? Full tank mode, or staged &#8220;retooling?&#8221; Who is your &#8220;franchise player,&#8221; and do you even need one?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a lot of Jake laughing hysterically, off mic. It&#8217;s that kind of show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fantasy Boss<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss.png 598w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss-200x146.png 200w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/FBoss-103x75.png 103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scott extends his lead to 2-0, with his pick (Manny Machado) homering once against Jake&#8217;s pick (Trey Mancini) who failed to do so.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the category is a count of home runs allowed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Scott selected Dylan\u00a0Bundy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Jake went with Alec Asher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The tie breaker is runs allowed on those home runs. If that does not break the tie, then a tie it is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Who will own it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Blowing the Save<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/9511479204_bef874af1e_o.gif\" alt=\"9511479204_bef874af1e_o\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most podcasts try to end on a high note &#8211; the perfect coda to a quality program. That&#8217;s just not our style. Each week, we&#8217;ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn&#8217;t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It&#8217;s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Your Turn<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Love it? Hate it? Confused? Let us and other listeners know! As always, we appreciate the support.<\/p>\n<p>Please leave us a review on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/birds-eye-view-baltimore-orioles\/id628747539?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/birds-eye-view-2\">Stitcher<\/a>. 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