Podcast: Mixed week leaves Orioles in same place

Before the Orioles started their little six-game road trip last week, a 3-3 record across the six games would have felt pretty good. The O’s have not been good on the road so far this year, so even holding at .500 while outside of Camden Yards is positive. They just made it feel disappointing to actually go 3-3 since they won the first series plus the first game in Toronto before closing out with a couple of stupid losses.

This week’s episode of the podcast has me thinking about how confusing it is to try to sort out thoughts about these guys because at this point, two-plus months into the season, it’s not totally clear who they are yet. Was the dismal start to May the aberration for an otherwise good team, or was the recent stretch of winning 10 of 14 the departure from an otherwise bad team? We aren’t really going to know until more time has gone by.

Also in this episode, some extended discourse on Adley Rutschman thanks to a reader’s email for my thoughts. Rutschman is a good symbol for this 2026 Orioles team because he’s gone between two extremes as well. Is he bounced back from a couple of rougher years, as evidenced by a great April, or is he continuing on the road to disappointment, as evidenced by a rough May? This question is only going to be answered over time as well.

Listen to my thoughts on the last week of Orioles baseball below:

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