Leading Off The Orioles have 99 wins, and are on the verge of clinching the AL East. Please freak out accordingly. Drink of the Week Join us for the Drink of the Week, and let us know how you’re consoling yourself as you watch the O’s. Find us on Untappd * magn8606 * jakee4025 This Week on the Twitters Just like we all imagined at the beginning of the year, Aaron Hicks batting cleanup in a game where the Orioles can clinch the division and get their 99th win.— Barstool Are Dee Tee (@editti22) September 27, 2023 It Could Have Been Worse https://t.co/g7KVTzY272— BalSportsReport (@BalSportsReport) September 19, 2023 Orioles 2023 record by day of the week:Monday: 11-5Tuesday: 13-11Wednesday: 9-15Thursday: 13-3Friday: 15-8Saturday: 15-10Sunday: 19-6This means nothing I just felt like tweeting— Orioles Fan Ryan (@OriolesFanRyan) September 22, 2023 He was beautiful to watch…..and even more beautiful to know. Proud and lucky to have known him. Grateful to have seen him play.The greatest at 3rd…….2nd to none….FIRST in our hearts. Love U Brooksie….— Joe Angel (@WaveItByeBye) September 26, 2023 Around the Bases The Feels Since Scott and Jake have been together, there have been a lot of good and terrible feels to go around. The guys start by discussing the emotional high points associated with the Adam Jones game, and the postseason clinch. Those tingles we thought might never return are back. And they’re back with a vengence. Then, of course, there were the other feels. There is not much of value that we can add to the ongoing honoring of Brooks Robinson – Orioles legend and wonderful human being. However, the fact that so many – young and old – who are absolutely devastated by the loss of this great man is a testament to his stature as a friend first, community hero second, and a baseball player a distant third. Second Base: Pinch Me There is so much going right for the Orioles right now. They are on pace to win over 100 games. They look very likely to win the AL East (and have the AL’s best record). They have the presumptive AL Rookie of the Year. They have young superstars. They have young complementary players. Don’t look now, but everything is coming up Orioles. Third Base: Authentic Fan Engagement at OPACY Jake thinks the sound board operators need to sit back and let the fans cook. Great crowds have returned to Camden Yards. Even without a sellout, you can count on an exuberant, engaged crowd watching their team run down an AL East divisional crown. There’s no need to manufacture fan response. Leave Seven Nation Army for a moment when our enthusiasm has flagged. Home Plate: The Nightmare Scenario Yes, things are going incredibly well.