Three minutes into episode 229 of the “MASN Orioles Podcast,” Paul Mancano and I reveled in the Baltimore Orioles’ 15-7 start to the 2023 campaign.
The Birds had come a long way from the start of the podcast, with shows like Episode 12, titled “What can the O’s get for Manny,” and Episode 66 named “Fill in LeBlanc.”
Gone were the days of Episode 123, highlighted by Adam Plutko’s addition to the roster, or Episode 157, discussing how Baltimore had claimed Lucius Fox and left Robert Neustrom III unprotected from the Rule 5 draft.
Instead, the main topics of discussion for episode 226 included Yennier Cano’s outstanding start to the 2023 season, and Jackson Holliday’s promotion to High-A Aberdeen after hitting close to .400 for the Delmarva Shorebirds.
40 minutes and 35 seconds in, Paul said his goodbyes.
After a few months away from the mics, “The Bird’s Nest” was born, previewing the 2023 MLB Draft, in which Baltimore selected Enrique Bradfield Jr.. Jordan Westburg was promoted to the majors before Episode 2, and the show was off and running.
99 episodes have included three covering the ALDS and two on the AL Wild Card, some major trade acquisitions, and one more manager than expected.
Tomorrow, Annie Klaff and I will host the 100th episode of “The Bird’s Nest,” and to mark the occasion, we’ll be doing a mailbag episode.
Leave your questions in the comment section below, and Annie and I could discuss it on tomorrow’s episode. I’ll be writing about some here, too.
We hope you’ve been a listener since the early days of the show, or perhaps the new look 99 episodes ago caught your eye for the first time. And if Episode 100 is your first time listening, that’s great too.
We’ll read some mail and have some fun, and we hope you’ll join us.