Catastrophic World Series matchup for my belief that to win the World Series you have to try to win the World Series
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*Submitting a purchase order to the Fell for it Again factory for 1,000,000 “fell for it again” ribbons* “I really like this latest Baltimore Orioles hire”
"Charlie Brown had hoes." no he didn't. that isn't true.
some kind of Ys guy@meldric.cc · last wk.i hate chris bassitt so much
Report: The Orioles are optimistic that the hot dog mascots can account for 80% of the Oriole Bird’s production for a fraction of the cost associated with retaining an expensive aging veteran
Per sources the Oriole Bird was in its second year of arbitration and had turned down multiple team friend extensions making this the only logical course of actions
The permanently 4 games under .500 Orioles didn’t sell enough Truist Club Memberships and now the Oriole Bird has been punished
Finally some accountability for this organization
Some of this thread comes off anti promotions or “experience” and I should say I like those things and I like nice video boards nice standing room areas BUT In the last year multiple owners have made comments about how they’re focused on selling a ballpark experience rather than…
The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)@thedishwasher.bsky.social · 2w agoThere seems to be a line of thinking that the average ball game going fan doesn’t care if the team is in last or first place they just want to sit down and have a hot dog and beer and get a free hat Those people definetly exist and you can get people in the building with free hats but…
I think the worst part of this whole thing is how unsurprising it is that Albernaz would act this way It’s completely in character for him
Roar From 34@roarfrom34.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's the full context of the Palmer-Albernaz story from Britt Ghiroli. Of note: "When Albernaz got the job last fall, he called Palmer to pick his brain. In that call, Palmer said Albernaz alluded to reaching out to a few other Orioles greats like Brian Roberts and Adam Jones." nyti.ms/4yDiKcS
More accountability for the social media manager than the general manager
Andy Kostka@afkostka.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Orioles are laying off multiple members of their business operations staff, brand and content team and game presentation department, per sources. A team spokesperson said the Orioles can confirm changes were made within business operations but declined to comment further
Mike Elias watching Miller and Morejon blow back to back playoff games and nodding as his suspicion that good relievers are a waste of resources is confirmed
Walking the leadoff batter after your team takes the lead DL Hall was born to be an Oriole
I would do horrible things for a Drew Rasmussen. The real deal.
Look, the O's front office did the math and a run scored is worth 1.2 runs, but a run allowed only dings you 0.85 runs.
I think what’s most annoying is that none of Albernaz’s assholery is ever directed at the other team or the umps It’s entirely reserved for his own players and the beat reporters covering the team
The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)@thedishwasher.bsky.social · 3w agoArticle reminding me Albernaz was a dick to Basallo for no reason in the morning and Jim Palmer podcast about how he was a dick to him for no reason in the afternoon It’s got the same rythem as a bad lineup being posted and then a bad bullpen call a few hours later It’s almost comforting
You’d think with the Orioles season over there won’t be reasons to be mad at Craig Albernaz on a daily basis anymore but alas no he’s an unstoppable force
Rubbing Some Dirt on It Isn’t Working for the Orioles blogs.fangraphs.com/rubbing-some...
Rubbing Some Dirt on It Isn’t Working for the Orioles
Baltimore’s vaunted core is depleted, at least partly because of the way the team has handled injuries.
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The Rangers and D-Backs World Series made the wild card round seem like a fun/desirable little route to the postseason but watching these teams that had really good and fun regular seasons that sucked in their fanbase just be done in 2 games feels absolutly brutal
Bassitt saying that the Orioles organizational culture is rotten from the top down and the young guys are just going through the motions and checking boxes rather than focusing on getting better and winning games Let’s see what God Emperor of Baseball Operations Mike Elias has to say about his core
Andy Kostka@afkostka.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat went wrong with the 2026 Orioles, according to their players: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...
Would love for the front office to have an uncharacteristically decisive offseason Trade guys who haven’t performed even if they used to be top prospects even if it feels like you’re selling low Sell high on a couple fast rising prospects before the shine comes off them
Danchez@oriolesreview.bsky.social · 3w agoThere’s plenty of IF surplus but they need to have hard, honest conversations about who they really believe in, who should be traded and who is just expendable. An upgrade would be welcome, it’s just a little tougher an exercise. But they shouldn’t be content here, either.
If Scherzer doesn’t pass Verlander tomorrow he’s doing it in an Orioles jersey next season
All the cool kids are saying it. Fire Mike Elias.
Joel@joelskeetsos.bsky.social · 4w agoFire Mike Elias
