{"id":9420,"date":"2023-08-02T21:55:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T02:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/?p=9420"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:53:09","slug":"episode-371-participation-trophies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/episode-371-participation-trophies\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 371: Participation Trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Leading Off<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orioles are legitimately one of the best teams in baseball. That is a real statement that we wrote out loud. Wherever you are, we hope you are enjoying some of the best Orioles Baseball we&#8217;ve seen in these parts for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Drink of the Week<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader.png 964w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-260x67.png 260w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DotWHeader-960x249.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for the <strong>Drink of the Week<\/strong>, and let us know how you&#8217;re consoling yourself as you watch the O&#8217;s. Find us on Untappd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>magn8606<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>jakee4025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This Week on the Twitters<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Mountcastle now has 38 RBI and an OPS upward of .980 in 46 career games against the Blue Jays<\/p>&mdash; Joe Papparotto (@JoePappa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoePappa\/status\/1686155657534136320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My mom just sent me this. It\u2019s open and mostly full. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Ye4bk7lTe\">pic.twitter.com\/4Ye4bk7lTe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heather Linington-Noble (@AlainnFocail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlainnFocail\/status\/1685436159361519616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whit Merrifield reacting to Austin Hays\u2019 Game-Saving Catch<br><br>Inject this into my veins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Birdland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Birdland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KA9TvQhO5Q\">pic.twitter.com\/KA9TvQhO5Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rubeno \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@BoobenOG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoobenOG\/status\/1686202052148338688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">17-9 in a month entirely against teams above .500 is pretty damn good <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1ZtHBdmUg\">pic.twitter.com\/i1ZtHBdmUg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Orioles Haiku (@Os_poems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Os_poems\/status\/1686200058704703488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Around the Bases<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Base:<strong> <\/strong>Trade Deadline <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orioles made a trade for Jack Flaherty. How&#8230; how do we feel about this? What would we have preferred? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second Base: Adley in the leadoff spot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re getting Markakis in the leadoff spot vibes. And the Orioles are getting results. We&#8217;re not sure you&#8217;ve delved into the stats on this (SMALL SAMPLE SIZE, SMALL SAMPLE SAMPLE SIZE), but the early returns say that this is fun. And our Jim Hunter tinted glasses agree that this is fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third Base: Meaningful games in July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We talked endlessly about the Orioles&#8217; schedule in May. But July was over before we truly reflected upon the fact that the Orioles were a (tied for) MLB best 17-9 in July, and that every opponent was .500+ <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don&#8217;t want to alarm you, but the Orioles have met challenges in July &#8211; opponents, health, etc. &#8211; and they have met them. Here&#8217;s to a fun August!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Home Plate: Participation Trophies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This was apparently a real thing that the Mets&#8217; Steve Cohen sad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthletic<\/a> premium plus bonus-tier unlocked article today on the Mets future, and I mean this is absoluteley unreal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NjTank99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NjTank99<\/a> was right <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fnCB9PM1CI\">pic.twitter.com\/fnCB9PM1CI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFTCommenter\/status\/1686759189719207936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which got us to thinking: what Participation Trophies should we hand out for the 2023 Orioles? Yes, we realize that we recently handed out some faux hardware in the 11th Annual BEVy awards, but come on &#8211; when it comes to participation trophies, we as Millennials are uniquely qualified to hand them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fantasy Boss<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2.png 964w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-260x67.png 260w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FantasyBossHeader2-960x249.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott returns to his winning ways. Anthony Santander out-homered Ryan O&#8217;Hearn (2-0). That brings the score to 8-2, and folks: Jake is in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week&#8217;s category is an over\/under for innings pitched in Jack Flaherty&#8217;s Orioles debut. Jake set the line at 6.0 IP. Scott took the over, Jake took the push. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as mentioned previously, Jake is a desperate man. He has therefore invoked the Wild Card Clause in the Fantasy Boss rules and presented the following Wild Cards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Oriole (not named Felix Bautista or Yennier Cano) to record a save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott selected Cionel Perez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jake took Joey Krehbiel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Oriole (not named Ryan McKenna) to serve as a position-player-pitcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott selected Ramon Urias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jake went with James McCann<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Who will own it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GBU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GBU.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2343\" width=\"560\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GBU.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GBU-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Who had a great week? Who had a tough week? Who made us ashamed to be Orioles fans? Find out in this week&#8217;s GB&amp;U. The guys run through their Good, Bad, and Ugly for the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tweet us your selections <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/birdseyeviewbal\">@birdseyeviewbal<\/a>&nbsp;with #OsGood, #OsBad, and #OsUgly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Blowing the Save<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdseyeviewbaltimore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/9511479204_bef874af1e_o.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6151\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most podcasts try to end on a high note \u2013 the perfect coda to a quality program. That\u2019s just not our style. Each week, we\u2019ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn\u2019t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It\u2019s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:84px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Your Turn<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p> Love it? Hate it? Confused? Let us, and other listeners, know! 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