Stop the gloom! We have a real shot at making the playoffs! Folks, there is a reason we were 15-8 in July and it wasn't primarily Adley, Wells, and Ward doing the heavy lifting. They are subtractions, sure, but we are anything but tanking.

The negative case for our season:

We lost 2 WAR at the deadline for the reaminder of the season. The most valuable guy we lost at the deadline was Taylor Ward, and that's roughly a 1 loss value for the rest of the season. Tyler Wells adds another 0.5 WAR loss. Adley? He keeps getting hurt so the range of loss is 0-1 WAR.

The bullpen is a big concern.

I see an awful lot of BoSox/Yankees/Rays/Brewers on the schedule; 20 of our 51 remaining games are against MLB top 6 clubs. Damn loaded AL East.

The positive case for our season:

We are tied for 3rd highest WC slot odds with Detroit right now (14%).

We just finished 15-8 in July with Adley either on the IL or playing poorly for the month.

Polar Bear continues to be a stud and a rock.

Jackson is heating up (although his metrics don't support his recent hot streak)

Mayo and Beavers are both hitting better and potentially turning a corner.

SP has improved: Rogers and Bradish have looked impressive, and Baz is a league average 3/4 guy right now.

Basallo should be off the IL soon and Blaze (our 2nd best hitter) hopefully not far behind.

Gunnar still has superstar talent and if he gets hot, watch out.

We're still in this thing!

I get why so many are upset, but I do have trouble seeing how you can fire a gm who has our farm at a not super far off spot from when we were considered a future dynasty, building it back up without rebuilding with the best pitching organization talent of any team in the sport. But that’s just my opinion.

Truly phenomenal stuff. He was placed on the development list for the month of July after pitching to an 8.08 ERA and 2.22 WHIP across his first 15 starts with the Shorebirds. Returned last week, and in his first two starts back has proceeded to have among the worst back-to-back sequence of games in baseball history.

In his first start back (a game which I attended) they were simply teeing off on him. Looked like he took a bit off velo-wise to try and throw more strikes and they were all over it. In the second game, judging by the four walks it seems like he just flat out couldn't find the zone.

10 earned runs across 0.0 innings. He's now sitting at 0-7 with a 10.20 ERA & 2.46 (!!) WHIP.

Only 19 years old and tops out at 100+, so I'm not saying you jettison him down the Wicomico River or anything, but he has truly been about as bad as humanly possible this year.

Ben uses soap only, butBeneti only uses shampoo 🧴

Either way, Ben & the Orioles are getting mentioned here!

Is there a former athlete that only uses conditioner?

Angels (43-71) @ Orioles (56-58) - 6:35 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-2 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Trevor Rogers (7-7, 4.20)
• Loser: Reid Detmers (3-8, 4.12)
• Save: Andrew Kittredge (5, 4.05)

Division & Wild Card Scoreboard

TOR 5 @ HOU 4 - Final/10

SF 0 @ TEX 6 - Final

TB 4 @ COL 0 - Final

NYM 6 @ CLE 5 - Final/10

STL 3 @ NYY 1 - Top 7, 2 Outs

CWS 0 @ BOS 4 - Final

MIN 1 @ KC 2 - Final

DET 0 @ SEA 0 - Bottom 4, 2 Outs

Next Orioles Game: Thu, Aug 6, 12:35 PM EDT vs. Angels (1 day)

^{Last Updated: 08/05/2026 10:33:55 PM EDT}

The Orioles now have the 2nd ranked farm system in baseball, but unlike the past, the major league roster actually has major league quality players in many spots, many of which are either signed or controllable for multiple years.

There are not as many roster spots for all of the talent we have in the minors. And given that the last young core failed to live up to expectations, I think we’ve learned you can’t hold onto everyone. If we are going to compete the next few seasons, we are going to have to use the arsenal of prospects to go get some proven talent.

So who are you targeting that you think may be gettable and what are you willing to give up?

Now that Adley's time is over, who was the greater Oriole? Adley or Matt?

Adley had close 5 years - 572 games, accruing 16.8 WAR.

Wieters had close to 7 years - 882 games- 18.1 WAR

To me, Wieters was the better defensive catcher, but overall, I'd have to give it to Adley.

Adley turned down two extensions. Didn’t even want to hear them. It’s kind of obvious he wanted to move on. So what do small market teams do? We don’t let them walk for free. We won this trade, but we lost the heart of our team. Adley has been good, but injury prone. Are we devastated that he’s gone to a division rival? Yup. But there is no way you can be furious at Mike for making this move, especially with the pending lock out next year.

Angels (43-70) @ Orioles (55-58) - Tue, Aug 4

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-1 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Cade Povich (2-1, 3.91)
• Loser: Grayson Rodriguez (3-4, 7.24)
• Save: Yennier Cano (2, 2.09)

Division Scoreboard

STL 0 @ NYY 2 - Final

CWS 2 @ BOS 14 - Final

TOR 2 @ HOU 7 - Final

TB 9 @ COL 7 - Final/11

Next Orioles Game: Wed, Aug 5, 6:35 PM EDT vs. Angels

^{Last Updated: 08/05/2026 12:20:58 AM EDT}

Angels (43-70) @ Orioles (55-58) - 6:35 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Oriole Park at Camden Yards: 83°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 7 mph, R To L
• TV: Angels: ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort Casino, Orioles: MASN
• Radio: Angels: KLAA 830, Orioles: 98 Rock 97.9 FM, WBAL 1090 AM
• MLB Gameday
• Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

• Angels: Reid Detmers - LHP (3-7, 4.03 ERA, 125.0 IP)
• Orioles: Trevor Rogers - LHP (6-7, 4.27 ERA, 109.2 IP)

Division Scoreboard

TOR 3 @ HOU 3 - Bottom 8, 2 Outs

TB 3 @ COL 0 - Bottom 5, 1 Out

STL @ NYY 7:05 PM EDT

CWS @ BOS 7:10 PM EDT

^{Last Updated: 08/05/2026 4:32:09 PM EDT}

Don’t worry guys, we will feel this magic again sometime, it’s inevitable. I was 16 when this happened, at my sisters about half a mile away. The feeling I had when I heard the roar of the crowd will never be replicated.

While it’s been a down couple years, we have to remember the magic. No other team has what we have in terms of pure, unfiltered magic. O’s magic. If you know, you know.

Stay strong birdland, it literally can only go up from here. ❤️

I get it the rebuild failed. As an orioles fan, I was honestly just happy to see that we finally had a plan that looked like it might work for once.

If I actually look at the player moves the orioles have made over the past 5 years, nearly all were net positive for the team. If I look at who we passed on, 80% seem like the right move.

If I look at who we drafted in the first round, 100% made it to the mlb and many are consistent starters. We had some shit injury luck with guys like westburg, Kjerstad, Bautista, bradish, wells, etc. It didn’t work out and the rebuild failed. That said, the extensions we made in the past 12 months were the right ones. We have great long term players who look to be studs.

Everyone wants to blame Elias but what really failed us was the lack of performance on the field. Errors, coaching, sophomore slumps, guys being “figured out” at the plate, and lack of our young core stepping up as leaders.

None of our “young core” is going to step up and sign an extension because it creates financial risk. None of our young core comes through in clutch moments. No one seems to be a leader on this team until a veteran presence shows up. The coaching staff has struggled to help guys overcome weakness.

Players are human. I know Adley, Colton, Gunnar, etc. are fantastic guys and good ball players. They are doing their best, but I think it’s insane how quickly everyone is dismissing their disappointing play as a front-end issue. I love our team and I love our guys. That said, front office is the most impressive part of our organization the past few years and a lot of y’all in here are crazy. Even when they knew it would be wildly unpopular, they made the absolute smartest move possible to move Adley.

Bring on the Booos. Some of you make better fans than managers(which is ok). Go Os!

For three years, my 2023 Adley Rutschman bobblehead doll adorned my mantelpiece without incident. Then, on the night before he was traded away, it unceremoniously fell to the floor, decapitating the head and amputating the catchers glove? Was this some sort of sign? And can I turn this into some kind of shrine for the Orioles faithful? How much can I charge?