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Watching the emergence of the Toronto Blue Jays and a World Series appearance last season was part of the offseason inspiration of the Baltimore Orioles to improve this year. As Luke Jones and Nestor discuss this four-game set with Toronto and the early struggles of the Birds, it’s getting harder to find any consistency in what we’re seeing at Camden Yards so far.
Baltimore can only hope Colton Cowser’s walk-off homers will be remembered as a turning point months from now.
There’s been plenty of excitement in Birdland with a pair of walkoff homers by Colton Cowser leading the Memorial Day way in extra innings. But as Luke Jones and Nestor moo about a few wins, the Baltimore Orioles still sit far below .500 and have lots of ground to make up with the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays parked at Camden Yards this week.
Luke Jones offers his latest orange musings after a 3-1 holiday weekend for Baltimore.
There’s been plenty of excitement in Birdland with a pair of walkoff homers by Colton Cowser leading the Memorial Day way in extra innings. But as Luke Jones and Nestor moo about a few wins, the Baltimore Orioles still sit far below .500 and have lots of ground to make up with the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays parked at Camden Yards this week.
Kyle Bradish turns in another strong start in Monday’s extra-inning win over Tampa Bay
Colton Cowser became the first Oriole to hit a walk-off home run on back-to-back days since Fred Lynn in 1985.
Fifty games in, the season isn’t over for the Orioles, but it’s sure feeling like it.
Luke Jones asks what’s providing real optimism rather than blind hope for the Orioles at this point.
If the version of Kyle Bradish that re-emerged at Camden Yards against the New York Yankees on Wednesday is suddenly reappearing and the bat of Adley Rutschman has returned, then the Baltimore Orioles already have their first building blocks back to thinking about contending this summer in the American League pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss two outta three over the pinstripers for the Birds and Bradish back to shoving the ball every fifth day.
Kyle Bradish continuing to look more like himself will be key to Baltimore experiencing a true awakening.
If the version of Kyle Bradish that re-emerged at Camden Yards against the New York Yankees on Wednesday is suddenly reappearing and the bat of Adley Rutschman has returned, then the Baltimore Orioles already have their first building blocks back to thinking about contending this summer in the American League pennant race. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss two outta three over the pinstripers for the Birds and Bradish back to shoving the ball every fifth day.
It’s been a struggle to get quality starts for the Baltimore Orioles rotation so far and we’re wondering what has to happen to change the fortunes of the club at the quarter pole. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds rotation and pitching malaise that has led to early season struggles in the AL East.
Kyle Bradish turned in a terrific outing to earn his second victory of the season in a 7-0 final.
Kyle Bradish again leans on curveball to toss six one-hit innings in Orioles’ 7-0 win over Yankees
The Orioles haven’t gotten a lot of production from the Coby Mayo experiment but at least for one night, it worked. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees visit to Camden Yards and why defense matters in Major League Baseball.
The Orioles haven’t gotten a lot of production from the Coby Mayo experiment but at least for one night, it worked. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Yankees visit to Camden Yards and why defense matters in Major League Baseball.
It’s been a struggle to get quality starts for the Baltimore Orioles rotation so far and we’re wondering what has to happen to change the fortunes of the club at the quarter pole. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds rotation and pitching malaise that has led to early season struggles in the AL East.
Trevor Rogers didn’t give Baltimore a chance in his return from the injured list on Tuesday night.
Luke Jones offers his latest orange musings with Baltimore on pace for a 91-loss season after 41 games.
With the Baltimore Orioles navigating tough times in every phase of the game, the New York Yankees come stumbling into Camden Yards after a bad weekend in Milwaukee. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mountain ahead for the Birds after a four-game sweep at the hands of the first-place pinstripers in the Bronx last week. Oh, and this Jackson Holliday experiment at third base gets heavy examination and criticism here…
With the Baltimore Orioles navigating tough times in every phase of the game, the New York Yankees come stumbling into Camden Yards after a bad weekend in Milwaukee. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the mountain ahead for the Birds after a four-game sweep at the hands of the first-place pinstripers in the Bronx last week. Oh, and this Jackson Holliday experiment at third base gets heavy examination and criticism here…
Baltimore fell to 0-9 when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season.
Kyle Bradish leans heavily on curveball to turn in best start of season despite Orioles’ 4-3 loss
Craig Albernaz talks Bradish’s strong outing and Orioles’ persistent struggles against lefties after 4-3 loss to Athletics
As the Athletics of Sacramento arrive at Camden Yards and the Orioles put another starter on the IL, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss this home stand and current injury realities as Trevor Rogers readies to return against the Yankees early next week.
As the Athletics of Sacramento arrive at Camden Yards and the Orioles put another starter on the IL, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss this home stand and current injury realities as Trevor Rogers readies to return against the Yankees early next week.
Thursday marked a step in the right direction for veteran Chris Bassitt, who’s off to a rough start in 2026.
We haven’t seen much that we’ve liked over the first month of the season but the Boston Red Sox weekend theft of a pair of games at Camden Yards has alarmed Luke Jones, who joins Nestor to discuss the Birds bottoming out against a distressed division rival and staring down the New York Yankees this weekend in The Bronx.
We haven’t seen much that we’ve liked over the first month of the season but the Boston Red Sox weekend theft of a pair of games at Camden Yards has alarmed Luke Jones, who joins Nestor to discuss the Birds bottoming out against a distressed division rival and staring down the New York Yankees this weekend in The Bronx.
Is there an “ace” in the starting rotation deck for the Baltimore Orioles? Sure, we all believed that Trevor Rogers and Kyle Bradish would make it look easy and that Shane Baz would pitch to his contract and Chris Bassitt would stabilize the staff and Zach Eflin…and then the season began. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ pitching depth and scraping by on any win possible in Kansas City.
Is there an “ace” in the starting rotation deck for the Baltimore Orioles? Sure, we all believed that Trevor Rogers and Kyle Bradish would make it look easy and that Shane Baz would pitch to his contract and Chris Bassitt would stabilize the staff and Zach Eflin…and then the season began. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Birds’ pitching depth and scraping by on any win possible in Kansas City.
It was Nestor who took to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon with some observations about the new “look” of the ballpark and a day when all of the 42s of Jackie Robinson needed a scorecard to see who was making the errors that cost them the game. Luke Jones discusses the outfield defense and injury problems as Cleveland is next up for the Birds as .500 feels about right.
It was Nestor who took to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon with some observations about the new “look” of the ballpark and a day when all of the 42s of Jackie Robinson needed a scorecard to see who was making the errors that cost them the game. Luke Jones discusses the outfield defense and injury problems as Cleveland is next up for the Birds as .500 feels about right.
While we continue waiting for most of the young core to produce or get healthy, Jeremiah Jackson keeps doing the job.
I would’ve fired you last May when you fired your manager and then hid for three days. Your “leadership” stinks but I do believe your baseball team can be a playoff contender this summer. But on the heels of last place, at some point the record belongs to you…
After a sloppy weekend sweep in Pittsburgh, the Orioles took advantage of decent pitching and cold bats in Chicago, closing out a trio of wins that buoys the upcoming home stand against San Francisco and Arizona with some renewed optimism. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all elements of a Birds team that is navigating a choppy start to the season with more injuries and help needed on the mound.
After a sloppy weekend sweep in Pittsburgh, the Orioles took advantage of decent pitching and cold bats in Chicago, closing out a trio of wins that buoys the upcoming home stand against San Francisco and Arizona with some renewed optimism. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all elements of a Birds team that is navigating a choppy start to the season with more injuries and help needed on the mound.
Since the injury to Zach Eflin last week, the Baltimore Orioles have been cobbling together innings from Norfolk call-ups and Dean Kremer hasn’t even gotten the call just yet. Luke Jones and Nestor talk pitching depth and bullpen taxing by Orioles bad starters after Pittsburgh sweep and some innings eaters in Cade Povich and Brendan Young in the chill of Chicago.
Since the injury to Zach Eflin last week, the Baltimore Orioles have been cobbling together innings from Norfolk call-ups and Dean Kremer hasn’t even gotten the call just yet. Luke Jones and Nestor talk pitching depth and bullpen taxing by Orioles bad starters after Pittsburgh sweep and some innings eaters in Cade Povich and Brendan Young in the chill of Chicago.
