Dillon the Beaver (Cow Ripken)
@donthaveacowman.bsky.social
Just a Cow tryna go straight and get my calves back
Pinned
My baseball heart is thawing.
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
Looks luke a buff cancer patient. Get a little body fat, my guy
Tyler O'Neill says it's no secret 2025 was "a big disappointment"
"I didn't pull my weight last year, the way I should've, the way I was expected to"
"I didn't pull my weight last year, the way I should've, the way I was expected to"
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Looks luke a buff cancer patient. Get a little body fat, my guy
Oh god. Pete's a leader.
Tyler Wells on moving on from '25: “Pete [Alonso] has said it many times. There is, in a sense, a new Oriole Way, and a lot of that is looking into the future and being very aware of what we’re capable of and really homing in on that. I think that’s the direction we want to go.”
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Oh god. Pete's a leader.
Cowards
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Cowards
My baseball heart is thawing.
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
My baseball heart is thawing.
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
Perhaps I am not high enough on the spectrum of Os posters to suggest it, but when are we coordinating the 1st (?) annual Bluesky Os posters trip to the yard?
Honestly. Not even bugged by the injury report. Holliday's update is shitty but shouldn't be longstanding. Westy's may be reoccurring and is something to watch, but yall.... the whole rotation is healthy?
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Honestly. Not even bugged by the injury report. Holliday's update is shitty but shouldn't be longstanding. Westy's may be reoccurring and is something to watch, but yall.... the whole rotation is healthy?
Sneaky worried about Westy's oblique.
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Sneaky worried about Westy's oblique.
Also. What's the Povich plan?
Bradish
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
Mike Elias said Tyler Wells will prep as a starter. Chayce McDermott will prep as a reliever.
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Also. What's the Povich plan?
Bradish
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
Mike Elias said Tyler Wells will prep as a starter. Chayce McDermott will prep as a reliever.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Bradish
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
Baz
Rogers
Eflin
Kremer
Wells
We 6-manning?
For posterity
Presumably the whole rotation is healthy. There are videos of Helsley throwing, so he's fine. O'Neill and Gunnar are in the WBC. I think I narrow the ML concerns down to: Westburg, Cowser, Holliday, Kittredge and... Pete?
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
For posterity
Elias wants every season to begin with a scramble to find pitchers
Trevor Rogers said extension talks did not arise with the Orioles ahead of his arbitration process. He’s a free agent after this year. Rogers said much of it is out of his control but he’s open to those discussions at some point
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Elias wants every season to begin with a scramble to find pitchers
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Every Spring Training venue now has Statcast coverage, per league sources. All 30 MLB teams will have public pitch and batted ball data for every game this spring
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Every Spring Training venue now has Statcast coverage, per league sources. All 30 MLB teams will have public pitch and batted ball data for every game this spring
This means "yes, injuries. And you'll want to know about them."
If it was "no injuries!" He would've just said that
If it was "no injuries!" He would've just said that
Mike Elias said he'll discuss injuries tomorrow
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This means "yes, injuries. And you'll want to know about them."
If it was "no injuries!" He would've just said that
If it was "no injuries!" He would've just said that
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All 5 Orioles starters appear to be healthy and throwing. Take the Ws where you can find them.
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
All 5 Orioles starters appear to be healthy and throwing. Take the Ws where you can find them.
Fine. But what about legal day?
February 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Fine. But what about legal day?
Did he stop stretching? What's the yoga plan up there?
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Did he stop stretching? What's the yoga plan up there?
Genuinely, I need a scientist or a doctor to explain Trev's neck to me
February 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Genuinely, I need a scientist or a doctor to explain Trev's neck to me
My period of gloom has ended. I've decided that, if no one is injured or takes a major step back from their expected stats (and Baz gets into the mid 3s), the rotation is actually good.
I have DEEP concerns about the bullpen
I have DEEP concerns about the bullpen
Literally the joke I just made outloud 5 minutes ago.
Craig Albernaz: "Shane Baz's upside is a Cy Young award winner."
February 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My period of gloom has ended. I've decided that, if no one is injured or takes a major step back from their expected stats (and Baz gets into the mid 3s), the rotation is actually good.
I have DEEP concerns about the bullpen
I have DEEP concerns about the bullpen
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When asked about Heston Kjerstad’s health Elias said everything was “totally fine and normal” and that “nothing supernatural or entirely unexplainable was going on”
But he was making air quotes with his hands and begging the press for help with his eyes so it’s hard to say if it’s a smoke screen
But he was making air quotes with his hands and begging the press for help with his eyes so it’s hard to say if it’s a smoke screen
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
When asked about Heston Kjerstad’s health Elias said everything was “totally fine and normal” and that “nothing supernatural or entirely unexplainable was going on”
But he was making air quotes with his hands and begging the press for help with his eyes so it’s hard to say if it’s a smoke screen
But he was making air quotes with his hands and begging the press for help with his eyes so it’s hard to say if it’s a smoke screen
Literally the joke I just made outloud 5 minutes ago.
Craig Albernaz: "Shane Baz's upside is a Cy Young award winner."
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Literally the joke I just made outloud 5 minutes ago.
Oops. All starting pitchers.
Justin Verlander signs a 1-year deal with the Tigers.
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Oops. All starting pitchers.
Hell of a day for the Mike Elias defense force. Hes basically playing into every joke scenario
Mike Elias said Coby Mayo's focus will be first base but that the coaching staff will talk to him about the possibility of additional positional focus, such as corner outfield
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Hell of a day for the Mike Elias defense force. Hes basically playing into every joke scenario
@afkostka.bsky.social ask Mike to use a word other than "good" about the group of pitchers
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
@afkostka.bsky.social ask Mike to use a word other than "good" about the group of pitchers
Oh, good.
Mike Elias said the Orioles’ bullpen is a “good group,” and while “Kade [Strowd] has a really strong arm,” the deal to acquire Blaze Alexander was, in his mind, worth price.
“I think the bullpen’s going to be very good,” Elias said
“I think the bullpen’s going to be very good,” Elias said
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Oh, good.
Oh great.
Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said his rotation is a “really strong group. We’re staying plugged in with the trade and free agent markets,” as all teams do, he said. Another external addition is still a “possibility,” Elias said
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Oh great.
For those interested
Elias will do a Zoom at 1 p.m. with reporters from around baseball. On Wednesday, he will have a state-of-the-org gaggle with local reporters
February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
For those interested