Best Camdencast Podcasts (2025)

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E40: The Catcher Carousel 30:25

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6h ago30:25

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The Orioles pulled off a nice weekend sweep in Atlanta, yet got no closer in the wild card chase because the Mariners also got a sweep this weekend. In this episode, Mark reacts to the latest injury to an Orioles catcher and starts to question the Mike Elias logic that's keeping it from being Samuel Basallo time. Plus, in the mailbag, thoughts on E…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E39: The Declaration of Incompetence 29:59

1d ago29:59

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The Orioles have now played as many games under Tony Mansolino as they did under Brandon Hyde and they're actually above .500 in that stretch. Really: 22-21. Mark is thinking about how they've done this even with injury headwinds remaining against them over that time. Plus, looking ahead to this weekend's matchup with another 2025 disappointment, t…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E38: The Next Wave 30:40

6d ago30:40

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The Orioles are 15-11 in June, which is pretty good. Mark just can't lose sight of the fact that April and May dug such a huge hole, so the next month is going to be about the O's probably trading away players to try to reinforce the next wave coming from the system. Six-plus years into his tenure, Mike Elias still hasn't really done much to turn l…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E37: Free the Bird! 28:40

10d ago28:40

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People have been gradually reaching the breaking point where they finally give up on the 2025 Orioles for most of the last month and a half. Did you hit yours yet? Mark figures everyone must have and goes into some comparing of this year to 2018. Also, he goes on a lengthy rant about how you hardly ever see the Oriole Bird any more, and that's a sh…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E36: Les Miserables 29:35

13d ago29:35

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Fresh off of watching a performance of the Les Miserables musical, Mark is thinking about all the ways that the 2025 Orioles are even more depressing and full of tragedy than the Victor Hugo book, without even the benefit of a redemptive arc of salvation. Don't worry, this bit only lasts for about 25% of the episode. Learn more about your ad choice…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E35: Who's Gonna Pitch? 30:27

16d ago30:27

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If anyone had started to feel better about the Orioles lately, they shredded that pretty well with Wednesday's awful loss to the Rays. Mark is still steaming about it, and concerned about how it reflects on something bad in the big picture: There's nobody good to pitch this year maybe next year either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E34: Another Sweep 28:04

20d ago28:04

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The Orioles are fresh off a three-game sweep of the Angels where they won each game in a different way, giving them a 14-6 record over the last 20 games. Not bad at all! It's enough that Mark is feeling better about their trajectory, though he wants everyone to keep in mind the one guy who REALLY has to be convinced is Mike Elias. Learn more about …

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E33: This Is Who They Are 28:45

23d ago28:45

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The Orioles looked better for a couple of weeks but now they've dropped two straight series and the schedule doesn't get any easier. There are still some positive signs, so if you want to hope that they can stabilize with a respectable pace from here on, go for it. In the mailbag of this episode, Mark goes into his thoughts on the catching situatio…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E32: Return to Reality 30:32

27d ago30:32

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If the Orioles had managed to play a good series against the Athletics, Mark might have been able to feel good about them for a while longer. They didn't. In this episode, looking again at the wild card math with a mailbag question about where exactly the "sell" tipping point should be, and turning to some talk about how the schedule gets tougher o…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E31: Six Straight Wins! 27:19

30d ago27:19

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Mark has now recorded two regularly-scheduled podcast episodes since the last time the Orioles lost a game. Yes, it really happened: They've won six in a row. In this episode, looking at how it's worked out even with the O's not firing on all cylinders, then looking ahead to the Athletics to see if the O's can manage to keep the fun going. Learn mo…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E30: The Problems (Pitching) 30:18

1M ago30:18

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The Orioles just swept the White Sox and they've won six of eight games, but they've hurt Mark too much this year for him to believe that means they can keep it up. In this episode, some laying out of what's gone wrong with the pitching staff before looking ahead to players coming back from injuries and how that might even (gasp) help the lineup. L…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E29: The Problems (Offense) 28:30

1M ago28:30

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The Orioles finally pulled off a three-game winning streak and then went right back to losing, going back on some familiar 2025 themes. In this episode, Mark highlights a number of specific areas where the offense is failing, before moving on to some prospects who were unheralded before the season but may be making more of a name for themselves. Le…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E28: Avoiding the Stupid 30:58

1M ago30:58

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After watching Friday's game where Seranthony Domínguez, Gregory Soto, and Cionel Pérez combined to turn a game the Orioles led into a laugher blowout loss, Mark has a simple plea for Mike Elias: Find somebody who can stop you from doing stuff that any doofus could look at and recognize is dumb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E27: What Now? 32:21

2M ago32:21

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Mark left for a weekend and it happened: Brandon Hyde got the boot, a bad pitcher (Kyle Gibson) was dumped, and the Orioles tried to move on. For a few days, they kept losing. Now we'll see if they can fix stuff. Today in the mailbag, some second-guessing of Elias's offseason decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E26: The Waiting Game 29:16

2M ago29:16

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The Orioles just got swept AGAIN by the Twins for one more reminder that nothing is going right for them in 2025. They've got a record that puts them more in company with the tanking teams of 2018-2021. Mark had already given up hope and still they keep him feeling bad. In the mailbag this episode, thoughts on Cedric Mullins and Brandon Hyde. Learn…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E25: A Starting Point 31:06

2M ago31:06

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Injured Orioles are making their way back to the team, you can almost believe the starting rotation could stabilize, and now it's going to be up to the hitters to hit better, especially against lefties, like they did in beating the Angels on Sunday. Mark talks through the current state of the team and checks in on the top 10 prospects through about…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E24: Still Sliding 27:49

2M ago27:49

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The Orioles are still mixing in all of their different 2025 struggles to make sure not just that they're losing games but losing them in the way that leaves fans feeling the most demoralized possible for the future. After seeing them get swept by the Twins, Mark is ready to give up on this season ending up anywhere good. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E23: They Ain't Got It 28:42

2M ago28:42

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The Orioles still haven't either won three games in a row or two series in a row after largely stinking it up against the Royals over the weekend. Mark looks at some of the lowlights and tries (without much success) to believe in better times to come. A lot that's been going wrong has to start going right, and soon. Learn more about your ad choices…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E22: SMFB 29:55

2M ago29:55

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The vibes MAY have turned for the better with the Orioles in winning two out of three games against the Yankees, thanks to Ryan O'Hearn's "shouldn't say that on live TV" battle cry. But it won't matter if they can't sustain it with some better starting pitching and/or hitting against lefties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E21: Everything Sucks 28:06

2M ago28:06

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With the exception of Cedric Mullins, pretty much everything about the Orioles sucks right now. It'd be one thing if it was just Mike Elias's starting rotation plan failing, but the pathetic offense from players who are supposed to be key for years to come is not good. Mark is not here to make anyone feel better, only to share in the misery. Learn …

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E20: The Road to Improvement 28:25

2M ago28:25

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The Orioles only won one game in their series against the Nationals, but after two good starting pitcher outings in a row, Mark can almost sort of squint and see some kind of road for improvement. In the mailbag, some thoughts on the defense, which is decidedly NOT improved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E19: Embarrassing 29:52

3M ago29:52

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The Orioles didn't quite make it back to "30-3" territory as they lost to the Reds on Sunday, but 24-2 is pretty close, and certainly embarrassing for all involved. Mark's despair is that it doesn't even feel like that was a fluke. Until the rotation improves and goes deeper into games, jabronis could be blown up any given night. From the mailbag, …

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E18: Consecutive Wins! 27:59

3M ago27:59

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The Orioles finally got two at least decent starting pitching outings in a row and, not coincidentally, they finally won two in a row. Mark reacts to the series win against the Guardians (also the first for 2025) before turning to the state of the rotation and Mike Elias's recent comments about it. Plus, a look ahead to the Reds series, where two l…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E17: The Woes Continue 28:03

3M ago28:03

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The Orioles were four outs away from winning on Sunday and being able to feel good about the weekend's series against the Jays. The bullpen blew it and so the woes continue. In this episode, Mark is mostly lamenting the starting rotation, although the 0-13 with RISP on Sunday sure hurt. Looking ahead to the Guardians, maybe that can start to improv…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E16: Bad Company 28:45

3M ago28:45

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After another dismal series, the Orioles haven't chased away any feelings that the bad stuff from the second half of last year is lingering. In this episode, Mark takes a look at some of the specific players who have struggled so far and how long those struggles might have to go on before the O's try something different. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E15: The Galaxy Brain 27:34

3M ago27:34

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The Orioles outsmarted themselves with some lineup decisions on Sunday and being too clever bit them hard right away. In this episode, Mark does a poor job of explaining the "galaxy brain" meme that he thinks explains the O's at times, then turns ahead to the Diamondbacks series, where the O's are facing two bad (so far) pitchers so they better fin…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E14: Early Malaise 28:10

3M ago28:10

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Orioles starting pitchers other than Zach Eflin have mostly looked bad and the Orioles offense without Gunnar Henderson has been a see-saw kind of unit. If you're feeling glum about the first week, Mark is right there with you. In this episode, we talk through it, plus dip into the mailbag for some thoughts about first base and a listener's dream s…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E13: About That Rotation... 27:00

3M ago27:00

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Four games into the Orioles season, you probably feel exactly the same way you did about the team as you did before the season started. For Mark, that's anxiety about the starting rotation and what they'll do if there are injuries. The O's had to deal with two very bad starts and one injury-shortened one, AND multiple players getting hurt. It's not…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E12: Undefeated! 29:00

3M ago29:00

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The Orioles did about as much as they could have done on Opening Day to silence the doubters, including Mark, who had crept in starting in the second half of last year. Mark runs through all the good stuff from a record-setting win and then takes a look at the Triple-A roster, which will be kicking off the minor league season tonight. Learn more ab…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E11: Let's Get It Started 28:57

3M ago28:57

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Can Mark tell you a little secret? He's excited for Jackson Holliday's 2025 season. Now sorry to Jackson for the curse. In this one day before Opening Day episode, a last view of the experts take on the 2025 O's position by position, some worrying about Gunnar, wondering if the Orioles will ever do a contract extension, and also wondering why the h…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E10: Something to Believe 29:36

4M ago29:36

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There's still a lot to be nervous about heading into the 2025 Orioles season, including not knowing whether Gunnar Henderson will miss time or how much time Grayson Rodriguez will miss. In this episode, Mark tries to talk himself into believing in the team because that's more fun than dread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E9: Just Stop Getting Injured 29:17

4M ago29:17

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Gunnar Henderson isn't back yet and now Grayson Rodriguez has elbow pain too. It's not a recipe to have Mark feeling good vibes about the Orioles right now, but he's trying to make the best of it anyway. In the mailbag, thoughts on the most likely qualifying offer candidates on the 2025 O's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E8: The MASN Divorce 30:36

4M ago30:36

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While we were all busy keeping our fingers crossed that Gunnar Henderson heals quickly, MLB announced that the Orioles-Nationals MASN marriage is ending after this year. It feels like a big deal and it is, but Mark is not so sure there's much short-term financial harm for the O's over it. In happier news, the Mountain is back on the mound, and good…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E7: The Reserves 29:42

4M ago29:42

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If there's one thing we know about a modern baseball roster, it's that the Opening Day 26-man roster won't stay the same for long. The Orioles will be calling upon the other players on the 40-man roster throughout the season. In this episode, Mark takes a look at the reserves to see what they might be able to contribute and when. Learn more about y…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E6: Projected Opening Day Roster 31:56

5M ago31:56

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Orioles spring training opened up without any surprise injury news to shake up the Opening Day roster picture. Between incumbents and free agent signings, there's not a lot of room for movement in the 26-man roster. Mark takes a look at each of the likely players, what they might be needed for this year, and whether they can live up to that. Learn …

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E5: Please, No Surprise Injuries 29:36

5M ago29:36

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Orioles fans learned only last year that your carefully-imagined roster can get blown up one day into spring training if players got hurt over the offseason and the public only finds out when they report. Mark's main hope in this episode is that sort of thing doesn't happen again. Other topics include how much of the roster feels locked in, there's…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E4: The Projections 30:23

5M ago30:23

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Note from Mark: This episode was being recorded as the news broke about the Orioles signing Ramón Laureano, so there's nothing about that in here. Sorry! I'm annoyed about it too. What is in this episode is a look at projections for the 2025 Orioles, specifically the team and individual projections from PECOTA at Baseball Prospectus. Where do the O…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E3: The Other Dylan C 27:37

5M ago27:37

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Anyone who thought the Orioles were done with signings was proven wrong as they added outfielder Dylan Carlson into the mix this week. Mark offers his thoughts on the signing and what it might portend for the Orioles roster, throwing cold water on the idea of it being a precursor to trading Heston Kjerstad. From the mailbag, a question about Mark's…

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E2: So Long, Tony Taters 31:24

6M ago31:24

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It's been clear for a while that the Orioles weren't going to bring back Anthony Santander, but Mark is still feeling sad now that he's officially signed with the Blue Jays. After another round of wondering whether Mike Elias will ever make an impactful multi-year signing, Mark turns to the recent international signings to look at what the players …

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Good Morning, Birdland S3E1: New Year, New Rotation 27:54

6M ago27:54

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We're all used to complaining about the Orioles not spending much money at all. This offseason, they've added $63 million to their 2025 payroll. In this episode, Mark reacts to the simple fact: That's a lot of money! It's just not been spent on any pitchers who look like the ace the O's lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E80: The Other Japanese Pitcher 29:39

7M ago29:39

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The Orioles made a starting pitching move as they inked veteran Japanese righty Tomoyuki Sugano on Monday night. Mark just hopes that's not THE starting pitching move, because there still seems to be a need for the top of the O's rotation not just for 2025 but for the next few years of the current team's competitive window as well. In the mailbag, …

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E79: They Signed Some Guys 29:47

7M ago29:47

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In signing outfielder Tyler O'Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez to replace Anthony Santander and James McCann, have the Orioles even improved on their 2024 roster? Mark isn't so sure, though we all know his inherent pessimism about O's signings. Also in this episode, taking a look at what's left on the starting pitching market, with the hopes that the…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E78: Waiting for the Action 27:48

7M ago27:48

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Are the Orioles a playoff team in 2025 based on their organization right now with no external additions? Mark is not convinced that the answer is yes, so the need for some signings and/or trades is imperative. The problem with this for O's fans is that we either wait around for big signings that don't happen, or the big signings turn out badly. May…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E77: Coaching Staff Shuffle 26:36

7M ago26:36

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Did you have former Oriole Robinson Chirinos joining the coaching staff on your offseason bingo card? Come on, no you didn't. Chirinos and recent Triple-A Norfolk manager Buck Britton are in and some people want that to mean something. Mark adds his thoughts on the bullpen in the wake of Jacob Webb getting cut loose at the non-tender deadline. In t…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E76: Good Fences Make Good Hitters 26:48

8M ago26:48

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As of Tuesday night, it's official: Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander declined the qualifying offers and are free agents. Mark is counting on cashing in the draft picks when they sign elsewhere, even after getting burned when Colton Cowser didn't actually win ROY and give the Orioles a bonus pick. Also in this episode: A little Hall of Fame ballo…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E75: Awards Season 30:12

8M ago30:12

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Around the midway point of the season, the Orioles had strong contenders for Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards. Now we're in November and the top 3 finishers were announced and all the O's have is Colton Cowser as a possible ROY winner. That's the big one, since it awards the Orioles a draft pick if he wins, so Mark hopes it comes throug…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E74: The Offseason Begins 31:08

8M ago31:08

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MLB's offseason isn't even a week old and the Orioles have already made at least one surprise move in deciding not to bring back reliever Danny Coulombe on a modest contract for 2025. Mark runs down the team's routine roster maintenance over the first post-World Series days before turning to the broader question of what the O's need to do to have a…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E73: Season Review: Rotation 30:34

8M ago30:34

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On February 1 when the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes, we could all imagine an exciting rotation for the season. The injuries to Kyle Bradish and John Means pierced those dreams but things worked out okay after all. Mark looks at the good and the bad from the 2024 starting pitchers in the last of his season review episodes. Learn more about your ad…

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E72: Season Review: Bullpen 31:28

9M ago31:28

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The bullpen was one of the big strengths of the Orioles in the 2023 season. For 2024, a big question was, could they continue that with Félix Bautista out for the year? In this episode, Mark runs through the various ways that this question was answered with a resounding "No," from Craig Kimbrel on down to the midseason trash heap addition of Burch …

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Good Morning, Birdland S2E71: Season Review: Infield 30:30

9M ago30:30

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The season didn't play out in the Orioles infield quite like fans might have hoped, particularly with Adley Rutschman's second half struggle and Jackson Holliday's flop of a debut. Mark looks at each infield position to see who delivered, who didn't, who should/will be back next year and how to feel about all of that. It's not all Adley angst, I pr…