so happy for them that they ended up on the same team together.

we need a lefty reliever who can actually get lefties out AND do spot starts when necessary. Any interest in the bullpen John? Wanna work with Albernaz again?

imagine what that percentage would be if the algorithm actually included posts such as “!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, “OH MY GOD”, “AHHHHHH”, “I’m gonna barf”, “this is the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life”, and “fuck”

JOIN THE LEGO PEOPLE PETE. JOIN USSSSSS. YOU KNOW YOU BELONG HERE.

Imanaga should accept just to spite them.

Protein loading prior to my major surgery on 12/10 by eating a lot more than my recommended daily intake, and am still eating a lot less than so many people are right now because wellness influencers on TikTok with no medical degree (who are probably sponsored or selling products) tell them to. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Sandwich guy, not guilty! More good news!

My three cats have started freaking out a bit because of the wind. I wonder if I can capture how loud it is on my phone.

Gonna take a bath. Let’s see if the the thunderstorm starts while I’m in here and starts pounding the skylight with rain. Maybe that’ll help relax me so I can fall asleep more easily tonight. I’ve been struggling with that.

I appreciate that Albie made sure to drop that he was an *Athletics* fan, for all the people worried about the Orioles being managed by a Red Sox fan 😂

Great piece with good insight into the intangibles Craig Albernaz is bringing to the table, and how much the Orioles organization really needs them. Gift article, no paywall.

lmfao BlueSky labeled this as “rude.”

I can’t afford to live in NYC, but I’d be a 5th generation New Yorker. My gg grandfather arrived in 1867 from Germany. He was a stonecutter and helped craft the cathedrals of Manhattan. My gg grandfather drove classic yellow taxis in the 1920s. My dad was born and raised in Queens.

A little treat for you. Turn the volume up.

Today: Dick Cheney died Craig Albernaz’s introductory press conference was a fucking delight Os brought Kittredge back My book finally arrived Cody Asche is gone I had delicious guacamole from Taqueria El Sabor del Parque Woke is back It was a good day

dudettes rock

Turns out the No Kings marches and rallies *weren’t* just performative cringe.

An 11 million voter turnout when there was only a Prop on the ballot is fucking *insane*.

these school board wins need to be shouted from the rooftops. They are so incredibly fucking important.

HISTORY MADE: Congrats to the next mayor of Albany, @dorceyformayor.bsky.social She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.

lol Prop 50 was called as having passed the second the polls closed.

I know most of the focus is on Mamdani right now, and I get it, but these other results are equally important and many of them are a lot more unexpected.

genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died

Virginia voters went “we fucked up last time. CRT is good, actually.”

If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE

coaches left standing are: Drew French pitching Mitch Plassmeyer asst pitching/interim bullpen Ryan Klimek pitching strategy Buck Britton IF coach/interim 3B Grant Anders major league development John Mabry senior advisor Definitely narrowing down closer to who’s mostly likely to be retained.

The Tigers, who won their Wild Card series and made it to the ALDS where they forced a game 5, hiring the Orioles lead hitting coach and first base coach is a fascinating strategy. Let’s see how it works out for them.

Smell ya later Cody Asche!!!!

I am just seeing Kiké’s Instagram post. Truly sensual baseball. His face is remarkably close to that bare, round, slightly hairy ass and he looks incredibly happy to be there.

It’s finally here! Picked up my copy of Breakout Year by @kdcaseywrites.bsky.social at @dreamersbmore.bsky.social. So excited to read this and then stick it up on one of my baseball display shelves when I’m done. (I love physical media!!)

the better question is has a player on an expiring contract with a club option ever been traded at the deadline then had their option picked up with the express purpose of trading him back to that team. They literally had to pick up his option to make this trade 😂

So basically the Orioles traded Andrew Kittredge and cash to the Cubs for a 17-year-old shortstop then the Cubs picked up Kittredge’s option and *immediately* traded him back to the Orioles, presumably for the entire cost of his option or a little more. Was this…the plan all along???

Kittredge is back! An actual bullpen move. Obviously we need a couple of better, higher leverage guys, but we need to pick up so many relievers for next season that this is a good start.

This was just to raise his salary above league minimum a bit so that when he’s DFAd he’ll clear waivers. He won’t be on the opening day 26 man.

Someone on Reddit made a post trying to draw conclusions about every team’s starting pitching staff based on the “lowest era on the team, min 150ip”. Have some common sense people. Avoid overly strict qualifiers.

And their sons and our core players are at about the same maturity level

how I feel:

Albie’s daughter is so fucking cute. She wanted her Oriole so bad 🥺 And has so much to say. Opinions!

There is a whoooooole lotta megalopolis working class white guy accent in this press conference, between Albernaz and Rubenstein.

Orioles control owner David Rubenstein said the team has no particular restraints while financially navigating the offseason. He wants to get the best possible players.

Forgot to put the Albernaz press conference on at 11. Thankfully Fubo lets you play live tv from the start.

Vote for Mamdani first, put her teeth in second. Priorities. I love Gloria.

New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz’s introductory press conference coming up at 11 a.m. Airing live on MASN, Orioles.com and O’s YouTube/Facebook.

A fucking plus joke

which is actually riskier? $100mil AAV of S, A, and B tier FAs, on multi-year contracts, or $100mil AAV of B, C, D, and F tier FAs on 1yr contracts? Elias has been convinced it’s the former. I hope after this past season he’s realized his mistake. Signing S and A tier talent is worth it.

Note that of the combined 3.8fWAR the 8 ‘25 Elias signed free agents accrued, 3 of that came from Ramón Laureano.

This is what Elias’s long term contract risk aversion fails to account for. $72mil of the Os ‘25 payroll went to 8 free agents, worth 3.8 fWAR combined. Let’s imagine: Fried $27.25/8 Pivetta $13.75/5 Estévez $11.1/2 Santander $14.31/5 Ramón Laureano $5.5/2 That would $71.91mil for 11.7fWAR

Bradish Dylan Cease (168ip ‘25, 189.1 ‘24, 177 ‘23, 184 ‘22) Rogers Zac Gallen (192 ‘25, 148 ‘24, 210 ‘23, 184 ‘22) Kremer Max Scherzer/Zach Eflin I’d also be fine with trading for Sonny Gray instead of signing Gallen, though I’d prefer two long-term contracts. We need some consistency.

The Orioles last beer belly yee-haw type was Andrew Cashner :( It’s been since the trade deadline 2019. Mike Elias has never personally added one to the rotation.