Leading Off On the day of the running of the 149th Preakness Stakes, we talk Orioles Baseball, and all its splendors. 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 Socials An 18-time All-Star, 16-time Gold Glove Award winner and two-time World Series champion, Brooks Robinson remains the defensive standard to which third basemen are held.The @Orioles legend was born #OTD in 1937. pic.twitter.com/po4AlqvsfJ— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) May 18, 2024 The rumors are true: I will be joining Here's To The Night to perform a pop-punk classic at approximately 3:20 in Legends Park.Will this be a Florence Foster Jenkins-esque disaster? The end of my career? Or the beginning of a new one?Let's find out together. pic.twitter.com/QQ9QQ0OqZR— Kevin Brown (@kevinnbrown) May 18, 2024 Around the Bases First Base: Roster Crunch We have come accustomed to not having enough talent in the organization. We’ve also become accustomed to talent in the organization being too far away to have a meaningful impact on our hopes and dreams. But now the organization has talent up and down. And difficult decisions are being made. We as fans need to enjoy the guys while they’re here, and understand that the fringe guys might not be here indefinitely – they’re not here on scholarship, anymore. Second Base: The Next, Next Chapter The Orioles finally released another episode of The Next Chapter, so Jake can find something else to whine about. Third Base: Adley Rutchman is good at baseball Let’s just say that, here at Bird’s Eye View, we have fallen Truly. Adley. Deeply. Home Plate: Predictions In 2023, we predicted that the division was out of reach because the Rays were running away with it. Here in 2024, it looks like the AL East is a two-horse race between the Orioles and Yankees. So… is it too early to predict “who will own it?” Status of the Pitching The Orioles’ pitching staff, despite giving up 9 runs to the Diamondbacks on Sunday, have averaged about 2.86 runs per game in May. On a team with serious star power on the offensive side of the ball, the pitching staff is more than holding up its end of the bargain.