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Yesterday’s “At our best when our best is needed” drill to end practice put rookie punter Ryan Eckley in a clutch situation with the whole team watching. Eckley had to hit a coffin corner punt (inside the 5-yard line, near the sideline) to a waiting returner. Result: 🎯

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@jheng_slc Good stuff on @HuddleItUpFilms ' Ladies Night Special! Some excellent points made. You were all awesome and really brought it! Nicely done.

Had a blast talking hitting (and a little bit of catching) with Samuel Basallo. The offensive improvements are clear and it was awesome to hear the adjustments broken down from the man himself.

Samuel Basallo appreciation tweet. Despite the way the Orioles are playing as a team at the moment, he's fun to watch and gives the fans some positive vibes. Especially from someone who's so young and has less experience than everyone else on the team.

I agree with Ben McDonald regarding analytics. Sick of hearing the incessant analytics jargon during O's broadcasts, too. Nobody cares about "spin rates" "exit velocity" or "launch angles" when they can't execute the fundamentals. Another Bad News Birds moment today cost them.

MASN analyst Ben McDonald on the postgame show: "You either do or you don't. And right now, the Orioles don't. They are not doing it and they're not playing well right now. That's the bottom line."

I love my Orioles, but I can't see them changing how they're playing anytime soon. Either they know just how bad they are or they're not trying hard enough to improve their level of play. They literally can't compete with most good MLB teams right now. Frustrating. Rant over.

If the players actually cared, they wouldn't keep making the same mistakes every game. If they're not good enough to play clean baseball and/or make hitting adjustments - which seems to be the case right now - that's a personnel issue that traces back to the GM and scouting.

Most of the Orioles players know they can go elsewhere for more money after their contracts wind down. Wonder how many are waiting it out to use the excuse of "not being on a contender" to move on, when their performance (or lack thereof) directly affects the team's success.

I honestly wonder if the Orioles actually care. MLB players' contracts are guaranteed. Looks like they would rather be somewhere else besides playing baseball. They just can't concentrate at all during the the games or execute fundamentals. Management don't seem to be concerned.

The Orioles are simply incapable of making plays, particularly when games are close and situations get goofy, often due to their own mistakes.

Man, is it football season yet?

OMG. The Bad News Birds once again.

The Orioles are literally allergic to shut down innings. Particularly daunting when they don't score until the middle-to-late innings every game.

The Bad News Birds. This is rough.

As Adley Rutschman goes, so goes the O's. Hope he keeps raking like nobody's business. Orioles Come Back Player of the Year.

If Kyle Bradish can get his command under control consistently (*and stay healthy*), he could really lift this team's fortunes.

Best WIN of the season BY FAR!!! Everything clicked. Bradish was outstanding. Good to take it to NYY and a great bounce-back by the Birds. Have to do this more often!! Go O's!!!

Orange crushed it.