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Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images I hope they’ve all made good use of the All-Star break. Hello, friends. The whole of MLB is off for one more day before the All-Star break ends and the regular season resumes. With the Orioles having looked like they were in dire need of this break in the final week leading up to it, we can all hope that it’s what they … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: One more day of rest before the Orioles season resumes

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports We asked 21 questions before the season started. 10 have been answered and others are close. The All-Star break has arrived, so it’s a good time to check in on our pre-season contest questions. The friendly competition is posted every spring to give us a chance to express our general feelings towards the upcoming season. For those who … [Read more...] about Camden Chat pre-season contest All-Star break update

Ryan O’Hearn, sliding into third base on a rare triple last weekend against the Yankees. | Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images After a breakout 2023, his quality of contact and strikeout and walk rates are even better this season. Poor Ryan O’Hearn. The only one of the Orioles offensive standouts to get on the short list for the All-Star Game, and not get to make the trip. … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Hearn has proven he’s no one-hit wonder

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Even with some struggle over the last month, the team is on a 98-win pace at the break. After they rattled off 101 wins in the regular season last year, the Orioles aren’t exactly surprising anybody with their first place standing here at the break in 2024. Except, actually, they are. A repeat of anything close to last year’s … [Read more...] about With the first half in the books, how have your feelings about the 2024 Orioles changed?

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images There are five Orioles on the AL roster, which is still pretty cool. Do you find any excitement in the idea or the reality of the All-Star Game? One of my most boomer takes is that the game has lost something ever since the addition of interleague play into the regular season schedule. The trend was ongoing for a long time, because … [Read more...] about All-Star Game Open Thread