Camdencast: A Baltimore Orioles podcast.
Episodes
Good Morning, Birdland S3E73: Polar Bear
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles signed a big-time free agent! Mark is still in disbelief about landing Pete Alonso, and still impressed about Alonso's introductory press ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E72: Winter Meetings Preview
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The baseball world is gathered for the winter meetings over the next few days. Mark cautions everyone not to flip out over thin rumors before moving o...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E71: Got The Closer
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles capped a busy November with Mike Elias signing (pending a physical) Ryan Helsley to be the team's closer next year. The 2022-24 version of...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E70: Goodbye, Grayson
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big baseball deals don't usually happen in November, but Mike Elias showed that sometimes they can when he dropped in the surprise trade of Grayson Ro...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E69: Less Exciting Starters
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If it was entirely up to Mark, the Orioles would get a big-ticket free agent (or trade) pitcher this offseason and a back-end guy as well. In this epi...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E68: The Free Agent Aces
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles shuffled a lot on the roster fringes, on the coaching staff, and in the front office since last time. Mark runs down all of the changes be...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E67: The Manager Arrives
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is getting introduced today and Mark is feeling good about the vibes, though of course what ends up happening is wh...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E66: Orioles Infield Review
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE FROM MARK: This episode was recorded prior to the breaking news of the Orioles choosing their next manager. We'll talk about it next time. Sorry!...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E65: 2025 Orioles Outfield Review
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles still don't have a new manager. Podcast Spouse asked when is it time to panic if there's no hire, so Mark starts off with thoughts on that...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E64: The Bullpen Was Bad
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Elias made a number of mistakes last offseason, many of which were concentrated in who to keep from his bullpen and how much he might need to ad ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E63: 2025 Starting Rotation Review
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 Orioles were dragged into oblivion early on by the failure of their starting rotation, which was a nasty combination of Mike Elias making bad...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E62: Good Riddance
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The good news is that the 2025 Orioles season is over and they can never lose again. The bad news is that most of their problems will follow them into...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E61: Spoilers?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles offense is limping through September and it's not stopping them from a good record. Now the final weekend of the season remains, and the o...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E60: Losing Season
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles offense is missing again, averaging just over 3 runs per game for September even with the team having a solid record in that time. What is...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E59: Eliminated
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a good month of September for the Orioles so far, but that wasn't enough to stop them from getting eliminated from the postseason. Mark goes...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E58: Manager Thoughts
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles September momentum screeched to a halt with a weekend sweep by the Blue Jays. Mark is particularly irked at some pitching decisions made b...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E57: POBO
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are having a fun September, adding a sweep of the Pirates onto what they've already done. In this episode, Mark is interested in Thursday'...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E56: Memories of Brighter Days
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The weekend's news that former Orioles manager Davey Johnson passed away has got Mark thinking back to more innocent days of Orioles fandom from his c...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E55: Contenders Await
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles started their September with a nice rebound series by sweeping the Padres - a definite playoff team - in San Diego. Good work! More tough ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E54: Bleak Horizon
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A dismal month of August, capped by two messy blowouts in San Francisco, has got Mark feeling glum about the prospect of things getting better for the...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E53: Mopped
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The offense has disappeared again and the Orioles just got mopped in a four-game series against the Red Sox and they've now lost seven of eight overal...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E52: The Extension
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark was starting to wonder if the Orioles would ever give out a contract extension to anyone and they finally did it, going for young catcher Samuel ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E51: Busy Week
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark went on vacation for a few days and that's when Mike Elias struck with the Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo call-ups. Some things have gone bette...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E50: Disrespect
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you get down to it, a team that disappoints as hard as the Orioles have done in 2025 should be bending over backwards to keep fans in the fold. I...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E49: Grim March
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a weekend series in which the Orioles scored eight runs and got twelve hits across three games, with the brutal hitting (and sometimes fielding)...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E48: Playing Out The String
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watching a bunch of guys who have no business being near an MLB mound get blown out in Philadelphia has not filled Mark with excitement for next seaso...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E47: Give Us Beavers Already
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles traded two outfielders away at the trade deadline, so you'd think that means they're calling up their hot-hitting AAA outfielder Dylan Bea...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E46: Trade Deadline Recap
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Elias was a busy, busy man ahead of the trade deadline, which made for a busy, busy week for your Orioles podcaster/blogger. Mark breaks down eac...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E45: Bring On The Trades
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are three days to go until the trade deadline and unless Mike Elias made late night trades after this recording, the Orioles have only dealt two...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E44: Change is Coming
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is feeling both excited and anxious about the fact that the Orioles roster is headed for a period of turnover across the next week, between trade...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E43: The Countdown
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles did not start a miracle winning streak right out of the All-Star break, so it's settled: They're sellers. With ten days to the deadline, M...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E42: The Second Half
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are 14 Orioles games over 13 days to go until we arrive at the 2025 trade deadline. Mark is both excited for and dreading the sell-off that is d...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E41: The Start of a Moment
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Between the Orioles trading Bryan Baker and sweeping the Mets on Thursday, Mark had a whole lot to talk about in this episode. Which way will the Orio...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E40: The Catcher Carousel
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles pulled off a nice weekend sweep in Atlanta, yet got no closer in the wild card chase because the Mariners also got a sweep this weekend. I...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E39: The Declaration of Incompetence
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles have now played as many games under Tony Mansolino as they did under Brandon Hyde and they're actually above .500 in that stretch. Really:...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E38: The Next Wave
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are 15-11 in June, which is pretty good. Mark just can't lose sight of the fact that April and May dug such a huge hole, so the next month...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E37: Free the Bird!
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People have been gradually reaching the breaking point where they finally give up on the 2025 Orioles for most of the last month and a half. Did you h...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E36: Les Miserables
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of watching a performance of the Les Miserables musical, Mark is thinking about all the ways that the 2025 Orioles are even more depressing ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E35: Who's Gonna Pitch?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If anyone had started to feel better about the Orioles lately, they shredded that pretty well with Wednesday's awful loss to the Rays. Mark is still s...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E34: Another Sweep
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are fresh off a three-game sweep of the Angels where they won each game in a different way, giving them a 14-6 record over the last 20 gam...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E33: This Is Who They Are
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles looked better for a couple of weeks but now they've dropped two straight series and the schedule doesn't get any easier. There are still s...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E32: Return to Reality
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If the Orioles had managed to play a good series against the Athletics, Mark might have been able to feel good about them for a while longer. They did...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E31: Six Straight Wins!
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark has now recorded two regularly-scheduled podcast episodes since the last time the Orioles lost a game. Yes, it really happened: They've won six i...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E30: The Problems (Pitching)
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles just swept the White Sox and they've won six of eight games, but they've hurt Mark too much this year for him to believe that means they c...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E29: The Problems (Offense)
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles finally pulled off a three-game winning streak and then went right back to losing, going back on some familiar 2025 themes. In this episod...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E28: Avoiding the Stupid
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After watching Friday's game where Seranthony Domínguez, Gregory Soto, and Cionel Pérez combined to turn a game the Orioles led into a laugher blowo...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E27: What Now?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark left for a weekend and it happened: Brandon Hyde got the boot, a bad pitcher (Kyle Gibson) was dumped, and the Orioles tried to move on. For a fe...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E26: The Waiting Game
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles just got swept AGAIN by the Twins for one more reminder that nothing is going right for them in 2025. They've got a record that puts them ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E25: A Starting Point
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Injured Orioles are making their way back to the team, you can almost believe the starting rotation could stabilize, and now it's going to be up to th...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E24: Still Sliding
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are still mixing in all of their different 2025 struggles to make sure not just that they're losing games but losing them in the way that ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E23: They Ain't Got It
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles still haven't either won three games in a row or two series in a row after largely stinking it up against the Royals over the weekend. Mar...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E22: SMFB
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The vibes MAY have turned for the better with the Orioles in winning two out of three games against the Yankees, thanks to Ryan O'Hearn's "shouldn't s...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E21: Everything Sucks
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the exception of Cedric Mullins, pretty much everything about the Orioles sucks right now. It'd be one thing if it was just Mike Elias's starting...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E20: The Road to Improvement
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles only won one game in their series against the Nationals, but after two good starting pitcher outings in a row, Mark can almost sort of squ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E19: Embarrassing
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles didn't quite make it back to "30-3" territory as they lost to the Reds on Sunday, but 24-2 is pretty close, and certainly embarrassing for...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E18: Consecutive Wins!
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles finally got two at least decent starting pitching outings in a row and, not coincidentally, they finally won two in a row. Mark reacts to ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E17: The Woes Continue
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles were four outs away from winning on Sunday and being able to feel good about the weekend's series against the Jays. The bullpen blew it an...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E16: Bad Company
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another dismal series, the Orioles haven't chased away any feelings that the bad stuff from the second half of last year is lingering. In this e...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E15: The Galaxy Brain
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles outsmarted themselves with some lineup decisions on Sunday and being too clever bit them hard right away. In this episode, Mark does a poo...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E14: Early Malaise
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Orioles starting pitchers other than Zach Eflin have mostly looked bad and the Orioles offense without Gunnar Henderson has been a see-saw kind of uni...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E13: About That Rotation...
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Four games into the Orioles season, you probably feel exactly the same way you did about the team as you did before the season started. For Mark, that...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E12: Undefeated!
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles did about as much as they could have done on Opening Day to silence the doubters, including Mark, who had crept in starting in the second ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E11: Let's Get It Started
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can Mark tell you a little secret? He's excited for Jackson Holliday's 2025 season. Now sorry to Jackson for the curse. In this one day before Opening...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E10: Something to Believe
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's still a lot to be nervous about heading into the 2025 Orioles season, including not knowing whether Gunnar Henderson will miss time or how muc...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E9: Just Stop Getting Injured
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gunnar Henderson isn't back yet and now Grayson Rodriguez has elbow pain too. It's not a recipe to have Mark feeling good vibes about the Orioles righ...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E8: The MASN Divorce
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While we were all busy keeping our fingers crossed that Gunnar Henderson heals quickly, MLB announced that the Orioles-Nationals MASN marriage is endi...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E7: The Reserves
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing we know about a modern baseball roster, it's that the Opening Day 26-man roster won't stay the same for long. The Orioles will be...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E6: Projected Opening Day Roster
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Orioles spring training opened up without any surprise injury news to shake up the Opening Day roster picture. Between incumbents and free agent signi...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E5: Please, No Surprise Injuries
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Orioles fans learned only last year that your carefully-imagined roster can get blown up one day into spring training if players got hurt over the off...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E4: The Projections
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note from Mark: This episode was being recorded as the news broke about the Orioles signing Ramón Laureano, so there's nothing about that in here. So...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E3: The Other Dylan C
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who thought the Orioles were done with signings was proven wrong as they added outfielder Dylan Carlson into the mix this week. Mark offers his...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E2: So Long, Tony Taters
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been clear for a while that the Orioles weren't going to bring back Anthony Santander, but Mark is still feeling sad now that he's officially sig...
Good Morning, Birdland S3E1: New Year, New Rotation
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're all used to complaining about the Orioles not spending much money at all. This offseason, they've added $63 million to their 2025 payroll. In th...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E80: The Other Japanese Pitcher
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles made a starting pitching move as they inked veteran Japanese righty Tomoyuki Sugano on Monday night. Mark just hopes that's not THE starti...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E79: They Signed Some Guys
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In signing outfielder Tyler O'Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez to replace Anthony Santander and James McCann, have the Orioles even improved on their 2...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E78: Waiting for the Action
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are the Orioles a playoff team in 2025 based on their organization right now with no external additions? Mark is not convinced that the answer is yes,...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E77: Coaching Staff Shuffle
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you have former Oriole Robinson Chirinos joining the coaching staff on your offseason bingo card? Come on, no you didn't. Chirinos and recent Trip...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E76: Good Fences Make Good Hitters
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As of Tuesday night, it's official: Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander declined the qualifying offers and are free agents. Mark is counting on cashin...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E75: Awards Season
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Around the midway point of the season, the Orioles had strong contenders for Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards. Now we're in November and t...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E74: The Offseason Begins
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MLB's offseason isn't even a week old and the Orioles have already made at least one surprise move in deciding not to bring back reliever Danny Coulom...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E73: Season Review: Rotation
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On February 1 when the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes, we could all imagine an exciting rotation for the season. The injuries to Kyle Bradish and John...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E72: Season Review: Bullpen
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bullpen was one of the big strengths of the Orioles in the 2023 season. For 2024, a big question was, could they continue that with Félix Bautist...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E71: Season Review: Infield
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The season didn't play out in the Orioles infield quite like fans might have hoped, particularly with Adley Rutschman's second half struggle and Jacks...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E70: Season Review: Outfield
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This review of the 2024 Orioles outfield is the first of Mark's four part look at the season. Starting with the outfield, we all assumed that Hays/Mul...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E69: Maybe Next Year
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another season, another Orioles postseason appearance, another swift exit. Mark's dream of the Orioles winning the World Series in his lifetime must w...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E68: Powerless
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For a second consecutive postseason, the Orioles have gotten off to a bad start that could end up leading them to a swift exit. Mark breaks down the p...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E67: So, It's The Royals
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles wrapped up their regular season with a 91-71 record, giving consecutive 90+ win seasons for the first time in Mark's life - and yours too ...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E66: Clinched, and Not Clinched
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles clinching a postseason berth in Yankee Stadium was sweet, as was their fighting off the Yankees clinching the AL East until the final game...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E65: Wild Card Mess
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If things had gone better for the Orioles, they could have clinched a wild card spot this past weekend. Instead, they've only let the surging Tigers i...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E64: The Reprieve
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Seranthony Domínguez blew the save on Thursday afternoon, the Orioles could have easily continued careening towards disaster. Thankfully, Antho...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E63: Division Hopes Are Done
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time is running out on the 2024 season and the Orioles have still not managed to solve their big problems on offense. Mark laments after the weekend's...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E62: Still Feeling Blue
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember feeling good about the 2024 Orioles? It's been a while, and their last series against the Red Sox didn't make the good feelings return. Mark ...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E61: They Never Scored
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles have scored four runs in their last four games. They're lucky to have won one of them. Mark vents his frustration with the hitters, especi...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E60: Magic Number Math
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are fresh off a disappointing loss to the White Sox, but they still won two out of three and that was good enough to get them into first p...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E59: Finally, A Series Win
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles are STILL playing .500 since June 9 thanks to winning two of three against the Rockies, which they absolutely needed to do. Mark is feelin...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E58: The Early Edition
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles have continued on their basic "playing .500 since early June" path by mixing in frustrating losses with fun wins that they just can't mana...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E57: The .500 Stretch Continues
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you knew after the Orioles trailed 5-2 heading into the eighth inning on Friday that they'd split the four-game set with the Astros, you' be thrill...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E56: The Bargaining Phase
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After losing two of three games to the Mets with both losses coming on walkoff home runs, the Orioles continue to be playing at a .500 pace since June...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E55: Treading Water
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watching only the Orioles, it feels like they're barely treading water lately - because they have been, playing .500 baseball for over two months. It'...
Good Morning, Birdland S2E54: Second Place
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orioles lost first place in two different areas this week, dropping a half-game behind the Yankees in the AL East and seeing their farm system fal...