Jon Solomon

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@Orioles But what if we actually wanted to WATCH the game? It’s crazy how many streaming services fans must buy (or temporarily sign up for) just to watch pro sports these days. It’s not a good way to build lifelong fan support.

No Apple TV? No problem. You can listen to all the action from today’s game on 98 Rock 97.9 FM and WBAL 1090 AM 📻

Wings up.

@Andrew_FBB What type of league are you adding Caissie? I’m interested in 10 team pts league. But it’s not clear he’s going to be more than a strong-side platoon. I’d have to drop Caglianone or Sheehan. Are you holding Cags for now?

Owen Caissie today: 3/4 - 2 doubles, a single, and 3 RBIs 112.6 MPH Max EV Caissie is now batting .324 on the season and is running with his opportunity!

@Orioles I like them. But why is the jersey $30 more at the team store than online? Can the Birdland Membership discount be used online? If not, this really reduces the value of Birdland Membership.

How we feelin' about City Connect 2.0, Birdland? 😁

@PaulValleIII The jury is still out on Alby. He could be good. But I believed they needed a veteran manager to hold these guys accountable for their lack of focus. The mistakes they have made over the past couple seasons are exhausting.

Bradish struggling to throw strikes and a huge mental gaffe. This team is so devoid of fundamentals. It really is unbelievable

@afkostka Man, I’m about ready to seriously tune this team out. They are unwatchable when they play like this with zero focus.

A tough moment there. The White Sox score a run after a walk to load the bases in the fifth because Kyle Bradish doesn't cleanly catch Adley Rutschman's toss back. A double error on the pitcher. One for the missed catch to allow a run to score. Another on throw to the backstop.

@PigTownSports Fans and media need to be realistic about Holliday. This is the type of injury that will likely impact him all season, especially his power. He’ll play. But he won’t be the same hitter for a while.

Well that sounds fantastic

@jcalvinmeyer You’re correct about OF defense without Cowser and the criticism of Cowser as a hitter is warranted. Bottom line: Orioles are likely in a transition phase in CF (one of the most important positions on the field). It’s not ideal timing for a team trying to compete right now.

The discourse about this player continues to confuse me. Colton Cowser had a great first week. He went 4-for-12 with as many walks (2) and sacrifices (2) as strikeouts (2), while accounting for nearly 30% of the team’s runs. He then had a terrible second week, going 0-for-10 with five strikeouts and a lot of whiffs against changeups. Yet these people conveniently ignore the former and only focus on the latter. This is not meant to dismiss Cowser’s flaws and struggles since mid-July, but I think we need a bigger 2026 sample size than 27 plate appearances. Also, you think the outfield defense is bad now? Option Cowser to Triple-A, and it gets way worse.

@PhillyBadTakes @afkostka I get all that. I still don’t get this decision. He’s an established MLB pitcher. Orioles don’t seem eager to get him back at all. They’ve had multiple opportunities to do so.

@JonSolomon35 @afkostka He’s just (1) off turn, and (2) gave up 3ER in 4.2IP at AAA, (3) missed a ton of camp for the WBC, and (4) always sucks in April/May

Cade Povich is going in the Orioles rotation for a turn. He’ll start Sunday against the Giants. Povich pitched 5 2/3 in relief vs the Pirates. Friday - Shane Baz Saturday - Chris Bassitt Sunday - Povich

@afkostka Why change with Ward doing so well leading off and Gunnar heating up?

For the first time this season, the Orioles swapped the top of their lineup. Gunnar Henderson leads off and Taylor Ward hits second. Henderson 6 Ward 7 Rutschman 2 Alonso Dh O’Neill 9 Mountcastle 3 Beavers 8 Mayo 5 Alexander 4 Bradish RHP

@kendallbaker Have you read the whole story he wrote? It was a very compelling read.

Cringe. Sports betting is a crisis worth documenting and investigating, but I don’t think this guy has a clue what he’s talking about and this whole story — from getting $10k from The Atlantic, to “hiding in his pantry” — has felt very performative.

@PigTownSports Remember, baseball is hard and never as easy as some people believe. LOL. Sorry, gallows humor is the only way to watch the Orioles. It’s a miserable experience again.

Score some damn runs ! 3 runs with 17 base runners last 2 days Figure it out Can’t keep operating with automatic outs in the lineup

@afkostka Are the White Sox commemorating the 11th anniversary of the no-fans game in Baltimore? What a miserable game. What a miserable team. Stay warm.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?

@KimSchuss Yep. And I love that Alby is saying the quiet part out loud. I hope media follow up with questions to Elias about this statement. Defense has basically been ignored by this organization for years.

To hear a new manager say, for a team that was supposed to be competitive for years, with huge expectations surrounding a talented young core, that “defense hasn’t really been in the forefront here for a long time”, is infuriating as a fan.

@PigTownSports At least Alby is honest about how defense has never truly mattered within this organization in recent years. Now why is that? I’d love to see media ask Elias about this quote. The organization hasn’t emphasized the value of defense under Elias. x.com/afkostka/statu…

@JonSolomon35 I just mean its never easy as people try and make it seem . Esp early. April and September anything happens. Buck Showalter always said never put stock in anything in those months . Def need to clean things up as does every team. Just about getting better everyday

The Orioles are a PFP away from .500 This team hasn’t nearly played its best baseball . But grinding it out until then Allowed 2nd fewest runs against in the East

@PigTownSports Not sure your point. MLB is definitely hard and a grind. My point: O’s have some of the same issues (fundamental mistakes + scoring and pitching challenges) as we saw last season. I don’t understand why some thought they would quickly bounce back with this roster. Long season.

@JonSolomon35 Its the Big Leagues.. there's nothing that's ever easy Sure looks easy on paper.. but game is never played on paper

@afkostka Massive base-running mistake by O’Neill cost the Orioles a crucial run. This team is so predictable at how poorly they do the little things. Run it out even if you think it’s headed foul.

Tyler O'Neill thought this ball would be foul. He took a few steps toward first and even turned back to the plate before running. Wind may have pushed it back fair, but if O'Neill had gotten to second there, he would've scored when Ryan Mountcastle singled

Austin Hays hurt himself chasing a bloop single down the line. Hays pulled up limping after running, and that allowed Adley Rutschman to score all the way from first to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Very close to the line, but it's an RBI single for O'Neill

@ByMattWeyrich Massive base-running mistake by O’Neill cost the Orioles a crucial run. This team is so predictable at how poorly they do the little things. Run it out even if you think it’s headed foul.

Tough scene for a former Oriole. White Sox LF Austin Hays pulled up favoring his right leg trying to track down a flyball by Tyler O'Neill. He immediately comes out of the game. Ball landed just inside the line and it goes down as an RBI single for O'Neill.

@PigTownSports Right, they knew before his Friday start that Eflin was hurt. They could have adjusted his schedule to pitch a little later and serve as an injury replacement for either 1 of the 2 IL moves. Very odd to me Kremer is not with Orioles yet.

@JonSolomon35 He had a specific date he had to wait while being optioned. They could have used the injuries for it but he finally started a game friday

Well i was close Called Brandon Young coming up Just thought Bassitt would be the guy going on the IL