Camdencast: A Baltimore Orioles podcast.

Since the last episode, the Orioles played five games against Sox teams and won them all. Pretty good! Mark discusses what's working out so well this year and also why it almost feels like constantly on the verge of slipping into something less fun. In the mailbag, a longtime listener notes that there's a changing of the guard coming for the outfield and wonders how soon the Orioles will make a pe...

If you're already tired about hearing about how the Orioles sweepless streak coming to an end, don't worry, so is Mark. No bemoaning (well, not too much) in this episode - just a last salute to a cool and fun curiosity that is another way to show how great the O's have been. What really matters is what comes next: Can the slumping hitters break out of it? From the mailbag, Mark tackles what the ro...

The slumping Orioles offense came through enough for two wins in three games against a great Mariners staff. It's hard to complain too much about that - though, if like Mark, you had to wait out the Saturday rain delay to watch Saturday's loss, you might have that stuck in your craw a bit. In this episode, Mark goes over the good from the series along with some concerns about how often a number of...

The Orioles have fallen out of first place thanks to the Yankees beating up on the Twins, but Mark is still happy that the O's pulled off the walkoff win to salvage a game against Toronto. Other than Adley and Westburg, not much going on for the offense so far in May. Mark wonders who the O's can afford to wait for and what kind of moves they could make if they move on from someone. Plus, a look a...

The Orioles played a stinker in failing to sweep the Diamondbacks on Sunday, but another series with two wins out of three is hard to complain about - especially for Mark, who was busy over the weekend and watching less than usual. In this episode, Mark revisits Craig Kimbrel in light of his new usage, considers the case of some struggling outfielders, and looks ahead to the next opponent, the Blu...

The Orioles managed to not lose to the Natoinals on Wednesday even as Craig Kimbrel blew another save and failed to complete the ninth inning. After the game, manager Brandon Hyde said the O's are sticking with Kimbrel and they need to get him right. Mark has seen about enough of Kimbrel and is not excited to hear this. Maybe it will work out. Also in this episode, a look ahead to the Diamondbacks...

With the Orioles pulling off an impressive sweep of the Reds over the weekend to have the best 34-game start of any O's team other than the 1970 club, Mark is feeling pretty good about the way things are going. In this episode, singing the praises of the starting rotation, hoping Santander's second straight Cinco de Mayo grand slam means he'll heat up again, trying to figure out Craig Kimbrel (aga...

For the first time this season, the Orioles are in first place as Mark recorded an episode. The O's taking first place by winning three of four games against the Yankees, with the Yankees whining like a bunch of losers along the way, is something that can have all of Birdland in a bit of a gloating mood. Plus, some excitement about Kyle Bradish's return and where it leaves the rotation with him in...

There's not much to feel good about when your favorite baseball team's closer blows two saves in three games. Mark's trying to figure out what, if anything, can be done about it. In a rant-heavy and bullpen-focused episode, Mark wants Brandon Hyde to have a better plan for knowing when Kimbrel's ready, and a listener asks what the Orioles will end up doing to patch together better ninth innings. H...

The Orioles could end up squeezing both John Means and Kyle Bradish back in to the rotation by this time next week. After surveying the roster of the next O's opponent, the Athletics, Mark turns to the question of how the rotation and the bullpen could be impacted by these earlier than anticipated returns, and who would seem to be candidates to get squeezed out of the organization entirely as that...

There is something about the Royals where even when the Orioles beat them, they manage to do it in a way that maximizes agony in Birdland. Or maybe this is just Mark's enduring grudge over the 2014 ALCS. Whatever the case, the O's closed out a 5-1 week even with so much going wrong, especially in the bullpen, and now they head on to the Angels. Also in this episode, Mark looks at Wins Probability...

The Orioles have hit 30 home runs in 18 games, leading every other MLB team and every Orioles team in history through the same number of games. Mark looks at the six O's batters who've contributed the most to the dinger tally to see who's likely to keep it up and who might not be. Also in this episode, some guarded excitement about Albert Suárez and his possible impact on the rotation mix, and som...

After the Orioles lost the first two games to the Brewers, the haven't-been-swept (in the regular season) streak was in danger, and early on Sunday it was in danger too even with Corbin Burnes on the mound. Mark takes a look at the good and bad from the Milwaukee series, surveys a couple of real problem areas for the O's so far, and looks ahead to this week's games against the Twins. Learn more ab...

Mark is still plenty ready to be hyped about Jackson Holliday being on the Orioles, but the fact is through his first two games the most exciting development has proven to be the return of the homer hose. In this episode, Mark is singing the praises of Colton "the Milkman" Cowser - who seems to have been at the front of bringing back the water celebrations. Also, some talk about how Holliday's loo...

Mark is fired up about the Orioles reportedly having Jackson Holliday join the team in Boston tomorrow and he's not afraid to tell the world about it. In this episode, some eating crow over accusing Mike Elias of service time games, assumptions about where Holliday fits into the playing time mix, and some consideration of his likely competition for the AL Rookie of the Year, if he plays well. Lear...

The last week has been brutal for the Orioles offense, especially (but not only) for Austin Hays and Ramón Urías. Mark runs through some of the rough numbers for those guys and a few others before recognizing that there won't be any knee-jerk reactions from the front office - nor should there be. Hopefully the patience pays off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A prospect-heavy Norfolk lineup is blasting through Triple-A every night, which provides a lot of excitement for Orioles fans who want to follow things down on the farm. With the remaining full-season minor league affiliates starting up, Mark runs through where to find each of the top prospects in the system and what to hope for their progress as the season moves along. This could be another great...

The Orioles played two great games and one underwhelming one in their opening series against the Angels. Mark is in a good mood about the team because he attended the great games and got to bask in the immaculate Camden Yards vibes, and didn't watch the loss. This episode discusses all that's gone great over the first few days, and some things that haven't gone as great but will hopefully work out...

Between Corbin Burnes dazzling in his Orioles debut, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins homering, and David Rubenstein's new ownership group spreading good cheer - and free beer - all across the Oriole Park at Camden Yards environs, Opening Day 2024 could hardly have gone any better. Mark came away from it all with one dangerous thought: Maybe Orioles fans really can have nice things sometimes....

Are you, like Mark, a sucker who spent all offseason and spring training assuming that Jackson Holliday would make the Orioles out of camp and that we could all be excited about this? Tough luck, we've got Tyler Nevin on the roster instead! Before a monologue about the disappointment over the Holliday decision, Mark reflects on the checkered Orioles legacy, and much more clearly positive Baltimore...

Entering the final week of spring training, the Orioles are going to have to think long and hard about who gets the last couple of spots on the bench and in the bullpen. Mark looks through the outfield options as well as the relief ones, with the Orioles needing to choose wisely because they don't want to lose a useful player on waivers for nothing and they don't want to have a non-useful player c...

Everything from spring training gets erased when it's over, so of course it doesn't matter, but also: The Orioles are 14-2-1 in games so far, and they're getting great performances from exciting young players like Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo. Mark is here for that excitement, and also the excitement that Corbin Burnes is officially the Orioles Opening Day starter. In the mailbag, a reader assem...

Last year, the Orioles used a total of 50 players and nearly all of them were part of spring training. The 62 players in Orioles camp this year will be who determines success or failure for most of this season. Mark rolls through the whole list both to give the grinders their due and to try to see who might be a diamond in the rough - and to remind us all who's there to excite us that they're goin...

The Orioles have started their exhibition league schedule with a couple of wins, featuring one Colton Cowser walkoff homer and a Cole Irvin velocity bump. Mark looks at the early games and some improving injury news before looking at the state of MASN. The one game MASN showed over the weekend had some real video quality problems and Mark wonders if it's all a sign that the network isn't actually...

We were all taking it for granted that the Orioles would have a strong top 2 in their rotation between newly-acquired Corbin Burnes and returning 2022 ace Kyle Bradish. As camp opened, Mike Elias revealed a UCL sprain for Bradish that looks like it will delay him for at least six weeks. The same presser, we learned that John Means is a month behind on a previously-planned schedule. Mark tries to f...