Episode 389: X of Y Bird's Eye View

Leading Off







After a big series win over the Yankees, the Orioles look forward to a somewhat easier month of May. And we here at Bird’s Eye View get super, super petty.















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









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This Week on the Socials

















🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨Join us 5/14 in ‘The Pasture’ as we celebrate #Birdland and @CowserColton!Bring your friends,costumes & MOO’s!I’ll be there, @adley_clutchman will be there. @DairyDaddies will be there. Will you?Buy your discounted tickets here: https://t.co/D0a9Q43BED pic.twitter.com/OCMpaADvBA— Jason Benowitz (@jbenowitz1831) May 2, 2024











I now wish to publicly offer my endorsement to whichever candidate for mayor of Baltimore will accede to my being named the city's poet laureate. Also, municipal poetry shall be limited to limericks only and every fifth word must be profane. My terms are non-negotiable. https://t.co/sEHGwZg154— David Simon (@AoDespair) May 2, 2024











Really tough day for the baseball is dying crowd… 16,000 youth baseball participants at the ballpark today. Incredible energy already. This video doesn’t do it justice. pic.twitter.com/YhRvdpxtvE— Brett Hollander (@BrettHollander) April 28, 2024











If any Yankee fans want a piece of history they can buy the Oswaldo Cabrera “3 years ago it’s a tie game” ball in the Orioles authentic store. Go get a piece of history!!! pic.twitter.com/9V2INX1V3y— Barstool Are Dee Tee (@editti22) April 30, 2024

















X of Y















We made a LOT of jokes at the Yankees’ expense when they whined about how many ballparks a batted ball would/wouldn’t be a homer. This made us wonder “would it dong” about a number of other topics in MLB. Specifically, for how many other teams would this thing be a big deal?







Don’t worry, this podcast is not funny in 30 out of 30 markets.















Potpourri















If we were true to our format, we would have gone around the bases, and selected four topics that weren’t quite big enough for their o...