There is a player on the LA Queens, Brittany Apgar, who has a limb difference and traveled back to Illinois from receiving her first ever batting prosthetic *today* and is 3-for-3 in her first game playing with one. Incredibly cool.
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Imagine what would have happened if the Orioles added a solid starting pitcher instead of giving up. Imagine if the Tigers added a power hitting corner OF/DH instead of giving up.
It's that slide step at the end that has me. That is smooth.
MLB Daily News@insidemlbnews.bsky.social · 4h agoJefry Yan celebrates his first MLB strikeout
For the first time ever Rakim and BDK are on the same track. Meth and LL have got a lot of confidence dropping verses after them, b/c everyone has to rewind the tape and replay The God and Dark Gable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frki...
LL Cool J & Rakim - Dolla Bills ft. Method Man, Big Daddy Kane (Music Video) 2026
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Maybe they can give it to Terry Pendleton or Ken Caminiti.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 9h agoPete Crow-Armstrong just passed Shohei Ohtani in homers. Could someone finally wrestle the NL MVP away? Is a half season of pitching worth more than PCA's full year of defense? I don’t know. either way, it's going to be a tight race for NL MVP, and it should be.
Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · yesterdaySpoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.
Try to convince me that's not Sebastian Gorka.
Politico@politico.com · 18h agoChuck Edwards says he will end reelection bid after censure recommendation
Treating cancer. Difference between 40 years ago and now is STAGGERING. Fuck, the treatment I got was approved the year before I got sick. Treatments are more effective and side effects are much easier to manage.
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · yesterdaySo this is basically one of the entry points to becoming a reactionary
Air travel has gotten significantly better. There is NO SMOKING on flights. I remember flying as a kid with people smoking in the same row. It was terrible. People complain about delays, but there are considerably more flights now & not a lot more runways. Lower prices have democratized flying.
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterdayFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
They were just talking about how it's a 50 game sprint to the playoffs. Seriously guys, they just gave up yesterday.
Eugene Freedman@eugenefreedman.bsky.social · yesterdayI was embarrassed for Ben McDonald. Every person in the world knew the Orioles needed a #1 starter and a bullpen. Elias didn’t prioritize either one. The offense is solid. The pitching has been terrible. Near the worst in the league. Entirely predicable.
I was embarrassed for Ben McDonald. Every person in the world knew the Orioles needed a #1 starter and a bullpen. Elias didn’t prioritize either one. The offense is solid. The pitching has been terrible. Near the worst in the league. Entirely predicable.
Mike Gianella@mikegianella.bsky.social · yesterdaythe MASN crew doing a deadline postmortem and not criticizing the front office at all is wild (I understand why they won’t but it’s still nuts)
When you don't have a real argument you get loud, speak in clipped sentences, and refer to yourself as having common sense.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · yesterdayDid we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?
One involves misogynior. The other is merely him versus himself. These are not even remotely the same thing. The same moderate republicans would still take Trump over a Black woman by over 60 points.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday
Elias loves to have the most valuable farm system and a replacement level +10 wins major league roster.
Sky Kalkman@skykalkman.bsky.social · 2d agoWith yesterday's trades, the O's are to the second most valuable farm system, per FanGraphs. Red Sox down to 17th.
He does the Jabba the Hutt tongue and then almost passes out from the ecstasy he experiences just thinking about it.
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 2d agoWherein John Kruk’s mind is blown by a Strawberry Hot Honey Chicken Cheesesteak
Rutschman trade conspiracy theory. The Orioles are betting that the entire 2027 season is lost to the lockout. Rutschman will effectively become a free agent after the next two months with the Red Sox.
MLB's newest proposal for the draft has been introduced
Chuck@chuckrudolph.bsky.social · 2d agoNo one born after the year 1999 should be allowed in any pro league until at least 2035
It starts with signing Henderson to a long contract to show the fans that this isn't a perpetual rebuild.
Andy Kostka@afkostka.bsky.social · 2d agoMike Elias maintains that the Orioles have very good players, a strong farm system, and "a lot of things going for us." Elias noted this season and last has been disappointing, but said: "The future is strong, and I think it starts right now."
I know a lot of them are using marijuana for pain management, but I didn't think they were sharing it with random strangers. I would have to pass. I don't smoke Buddha and I can't stand sess, yes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsyU...
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Boneless Wings…Lover@coachd21.bsky.social · 2d agoDo you think you take a hit from a NFL player and not fumble the ball at your age?
Things nobody wants at the trade deadline: -- bad contracts -- guys having terrible years -- the sixth AL playoff spot
After a day of feeling negative about the Orioles front office, I'm happy they reacquired Michael Forret. I think he's going to be solid. And, the O's have neglected pitching for so long it's at least refreshing to have some depth of prospects in the organization. But, I hate waving the white flag.
To be honest, I can't stand all of these players with last names for first names. Jackson is the most annoying of them all.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2d agoletting Bob Nightengale guest-tweet for him. (likely just shows Ken's never thought about the Nats, except for how they can benefit another team)
Every Orioles fan knows exactly how to hide the body of a GM. "Man said if you wanna shoot nails this here's the Cadillac, man. He meant Lexus, but he ain't know it." Snoop Pearson to Chris Partlow www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDpv...
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Marc Normandin@marcnormandin.bsky.social · 2d agoIt rocks that every Red Sox fan I'm seeing is yelling about how this cost too much and every Orioles fan I'm seeing is trying to figure out if they can hide the body of a GM
Early reports were Eyanson and Narvaez, but later reports say Witherspoon, and Eddy Azocar are also in the deal, plus a PTBNL. Eyanson is a top 50 prospect, so he's the biggest name. Witherspoon was a borderline top-100, but slipped this season. Azocar looks like a legit hitter as well. I'm 1/
Eugene Freedman@eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 2d agoi know the Orioles aren't getting Arias back, so anything less than Eyanson or Witherspoon as the primary return is going to be 🤮 Considering his love for college outfielders, I can see Owen Hull being Elias's top target.
i know the Orioles aren't getting Arias back, so anything less than Eyanson or Witherspoon as the primary return is going to be 🤮 Considering his love for college outfielders, I can see Owen Hull being Elias's top target.
Eugene Freedman@eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 2d agoSounds like the Rutschman to the Red Sox deal is final pending a physical. No word on who the Orioles will receive back in the deal, but I suspect that the Red Sox will sign Rutschman to a long-term deal before he becomes a free agent, cementing my dislike for Elias.
Sounds like the Rutschman to the Red Sox deal is final pending a physical. No word on who the Orioles will receive back in the deal, but I suspect that the Red Sox will sign Rutschman to a long-term deal before he becomes a free agent, cementing my dislike for Elias.
Eugene Freedman@eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 3d agoMike Elias is a bag of rocks who only knows how to start over.