Orioles News & Notes: Gerald Ogando, Scott Barringer, Walker Buehler

[@DeanCWinter]

Love this pod! I’m a morning drive listener in FL (on Spotify mainly) but I’ve been home in MD visiting family for the holidays and the pods are hitting even harder! So many favorite moments this year as I was able to watch games consistently for the first time in about a decade. Gonna go with Jackson Holliday’s first MLB home-run (GRAND SLAM) The energy in Camden looked absolutely insane!

[@YancyYoung-g3h]

My favorite memory of 2024 (it keeps coming back to my mind) was Santander hitting a homerun blast that also padded his career grand slam total and it gave the Orioles a win . He was a fan favorite and he had a great year.

[@DJDan07]

My favorite was that 1st Jackson HR. What a way to welcome yourself back to the big leagues. Go Os!

[@markspurgeon2455]

Love listening to the pod on my dog walks here in Colchester, England. Highlight of 2024 was the 2-1 loss to the Rays on August 11th. Only my 2nd time of seeing the Orioles live and first time taking my 2 boys to a game, whilst I'd have loved an O's win seeing them live again made an amazing holiday even better! Plus the amount of O's fans at Tropicana Field was awesome!!

[@robertcoren7318]

Favorite moment of 2024: James McCann returning to the game after getting hit in the nose, breaking it and deeply bloodying his 12:21 face and uniform. That showed McCann’s gutsy-ness and team leadership. I must admit to disappointment that McCann will not be returning to the O’s in 2025 though I have nothing against Gary Sanchez. Whichever team hires McCann will be getting a great teammate and leader.

[@youmdbtube]

Mullins' Superman cape catch. Unforgettable. Close second is Tony Taters' blast against Houston. Man I'll miss that guy.

[@Lbsmith94]

Love both of these answers

[@nukeevry1]

My favorite O's moment has to be Tony's go ahead grand slam against the Astros in August. Just the way Cowser, Adley and Gunnar set the table for him, getting on down by 3 late in the game, and then the way Santander came up to the plate ready for the moment, it felt like a special moment. Then when he took the count to 2-1 - the swing he put on that high fastball, his immediate reaction and look over to the dugout, and the way the whole place went nuts... that one sticks out. In context, it was also in the middle of a frustrating second half. We were having trouble closing games out but they weren't going to let that one get away. The Astros had an awesome second half it's crazy they made the playoffs when you think about the start they had - that win didn't come easily! Gonna miss that guy being an Oriole. Thanks so much for your hard work in 2024! Best Orioles news and talk out there. I've put many of my O's friends on to the podcast. We listened to the past week's shows when driving to the Yard last year and this year and will continue to.

[@CMatt420]

My favorite Orioles moment of this season was taking my godson to his first O's game versus the Giants when he came to visit. Santander hit a walk off to win it in the ninth. I know it's not exactly a big moment for the team overall, but I will always remember him having the time of his life at the game.

[@Lbsmith94]

I was there for the game as well!! Also picked the walk off as my favorite moment!

[@CMatt420]

​@Lbsmith94 The walk off was great, but having the time with my godson made it more worthwhile than anything.

[@tofuBot]

My favorite moment has to be Cowser’s two homer game in Boston. Kicked off an amazing season for an instant fan-favorite player.

[@samlim6942]

My favorite Orioles moment was the yanks 9th collapse O's win in July. Favorite moment of all time

[@kahnwebster4332]

Anthony Santander is obvious but i am going witb Westy's walk off homerun when you actually saw him excited. That HR made me a fan of his with showing his emotions and the win. Love him and cowser along witb gunner and adley. I love this team

[@jhenryhast]

My favorite moment in was taking my dad to the game on Father’s Day. First time going with him to a MLB game and both have now come big fans following the Os over the last year. Not to mention that Santander’s two homers blew the heavy Phillies crowd out of the water and got their coach ejected couldn’t ask for a better day!

[@VenomousHazee5]

My favorite was tied between Jackson first Homerun, or when John sold the team. Leaning towards the selling of the team since John was like the most hated man in Baltimore

[@Lbsmith94]

My favorite moment was Santander crushing a walk off homer September 19th I was there for the game, & meet Tony at Jimmys Seafood that night for a planned Meet & Greet they had there. What a day to meet Tony Taters in person it was!

[@bcoco3218]

Holliday’s grand slam sticks out to me. I was at Camden and the place went absolutely nuts. The kid reluctantly took a curtain call and definitely walked away with a few fans that day.

[@Swifieforever13]

My favorite moment was also Jackson Hollidays first home run. A struggling star in the making, was definitely great to see some turn around with that swing

[@blainecantwell2908]

My favorite moment was Jackson’s Grand Slam!

[@Dan-iu2qi]

My favorite Orioles moment was Jackson Hollidays first career home run in the bigs! Honorable mention: Cowsers insane catch in left field vs the Red Sox in Fenway.

[@dontmindmeimjustspectating2871]

I feel like this is a lot of people’s favorite memory of the year but when Tony hit that Grand Slam against the Astros has to be it, I still remember how quickly he changed the vibes in the stadium after he hit it and how electric that moment was

[@lazydued6398]

Best moment for me was sitting in section 74 at the Hawaiian shirt giveaway and seeing the heston grandslam followed by being 2 yards away from Tony taters ground rule double.

[@joecrabb4881]

Favorite moment has to be McCann staying in the game after getting hit in the face. He knew Adley would have to catch a double header and it showed incredible grit and leadership.

[@michaeltolley6123]

My favorite Orioles moment was Corbin Burns last outing as an oriole against Kansas City

[@stevemone7318]

My favorite Oreo moment was when Anthony the walk-off Grand slam thanks Connor

[@Swirvinlirvin]

My favorite moment of the season has got to be Cedric Mullins catch on Jackie Robinson day. I screamed at the top of my lungs. 😂

[@DanielLynch-h6s]

My favorite moment was the seasaw battle against the Giants when Tony hit the walk off homerun .

[@matthewgroh8797]

Favorite moment: Cowser hitting 2 home runs in Fenway, including a grand slam.

[@howlie58]

My favorite 2024 moment was Santander’s grand slam against Houston! I know many question if being “clutch” is a real skill, but Tony Taters seems to regularly come up in bit moments.

[@ROYALCHEETAHBOYD]

Favorite moment cowser giving the extra effort and grabbing that base against the Astros it was much needed at the time

[@WonkNRoll]

The Orioles highlight of the year for me specifically was when I was in Cleveland for the game on August 3rd. I was in the RF standing room with a bunch of Guardians fans giving me some good natured ribbing and one clown who was taking it a bit too far with the pejoratives. Whenever Gunnar stepped to the plate, he'd chant "o-ver ra-ted" and other hacky stuff. One of the funnier Guardians fans nudged me and playfully asked if I was just going to take it, so when Gunnar stepped up in the 5th, I bet the obnoxious dude a beer that he'd get a hit. When Gunnar not only got a hit but also drove in the go ahead run, the obnoxious dude tried to ignore me until a bunch of the Guardian fans started calling him right when the beer man walked by and the obnoxious dude caved and got me one. That beer was pretty sweet but even better, the O's put up a bunch more runs and won the game.

[@jefftracy4379]

Favorite moment - Heston Kjerstad's grand slam against the Rangers in June and the subsequent curtain call. It was just a lot of fun to be in the park and enjoy the energy of that with him. I'm with you, Connor, on the trade expectation. It feels to me like the O's are waiting for Sasaki to choose where he's going, and if it's the Padres or Mariners, trade for Cease or Castillo respectively. If not, we'll see how high they'll ultimately go for Corbin. I expect Corbin to wait until Sasaki chooses so that all of the losers can join the bidding for him.

[@jefftracy4379]

Shows what I know . . .

[@joesanna5268]

My favorite moment was Santander hitting the go ahead grand slam vs Houston

[@coltscreamer1239]

Heston Kjerstad Grand Slam against the Rangers was ELECTRIC

[@johnmilander3162]

My favorite is how they overcame all the pitching injuries to Bradish, Wells, Means and not having Bautista all year and they over came this to make the playoffs.

[@jomoran6289]

That 17-5 win over the Yankees. We were laughing so hard all game and took the kids out for ice cream afterwards.

[@crjames]

Taking my Dad to opening day (a first for the both of us) and watching Corbin Burnes' first start as an Oriole. Fans were going crazy over Burnes. My dad has a sick wife. He barely gets to leave the house.

[@outofyourheadrecords974]

All great moments here! I'll go with the walk-off win over the Yankees leading into the all-star break, specifically Cedric making Verdugo look absolutely foolish to end the game.

[@hidesinlonggrass3229]

My favorite moment was.... New ownership 🤘⚾️🤘 I'm an 2XL.

[@ronaldwilson6289]

For me it was waking up to the group chat talking about trading for Burnes

[@timtaylor8997]

To see Byrnes pinch for the orioles❤

[@richhopper9401]

I think the best part of 2024 was there clenching a playoff birth for the second consecutive year when everyone was saying they weren’t playing very well seemed like maybe we oughta been satisfied for the fact that it’s been forever and a day since they’ve been good enough to get to the playoffs now they’ve done it two years in a row maybe we gotta acknowledge that

[@danielhudson6594]

My favorite Orioles moment from 2024 was Colton Cowser hitting his first 2 hrs in Boston. I love colton cowser and after that moment, he became an everday guy and sad to say was the unofficial end of Hays as a Oriole to me

[@allenbailey4922]

My favorite moment was Gunnar breaking the orioles Homeruns by a shortstop record ! Great to see a home grown draft pick make orioles history

[@donsmith3483]

This is what happens when you put stipulations on your acquisitions. Just like the Rogers deal. He watched as good options went by and he got "stuck" with Rogers.

[@chrissilver8461]

My favorite moment was David Rubenstein buying the O's. Honorable Mention = Corbin Burnes trade.

[@PaulWestburg-t4m]

Jordan Westburg’s first walk off against the Royals!

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

You think we’ll atleast get some Bengay in the locker room & sign one of the two geezers available? I like Verlander slightly more.

[@vivekshukla9279]

The 17-5 bashing of the Yankees

[@kensilverstone1656]

I have been optimistic about the Orioles since they first brought up Adley Rutschman, which continued to this month when the Red Sox, third in the AL East, acquired Garret Crochet, Walker Buehler, and Teoscar--players that are better than anything the Orioles have now, and for which the O's should have been all-in. I was particularly disappointed when Boston acquire Crochet--for prospects? Are you going to tell me that the Orioles, with one of the most touted prospect list in the MLB, could not have outbid them for a young pitcher who is one of the most unhittable I have ever seen. The Orioles will now be lucky to finish 3rd in the division at best., given the Yankee acquisitions, including Max Freid. I don't think the O's have any chance to re-sign Burnes. I couldn't care less about last year.

[@stefankoch5217]

Favorite moment of 2024: Cedric Mullins hitting the ball over Alex Verdugo the day before the All-Star break.

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Favorite recent ish O’s memory has got to be Mancini’s last game as an Oriole, Mo GABA day I think he had just passed.. Trey had a 9th inning Walk-off from what should have been a routine pop-fly to right field. But Josh Lowe, Blinded by the sun misses the ball as it rocks him in the face. Trey walked got an in the park homer off of a bloop pop-up that got lost in the sun. This year, was when we broke Clay Holmes and we came back against the Yankees. Karma, and baseball being romantic n shit. 🙃

[@michaeltolley6123]

Os new pitching added will wind up being Kyle Gibson watch

[@henrywagner510]

Santander grand slam vs Astros!

[@fatssalvador9140]

Mullins’ catch

[@donsmith3483]

Snell over Fried? Come on bro...

[@michaelwright2351]

HG2

[@bmanbro123]

Gunnar grand slam against Red Sox

[@AaronVegas6]

i hope the orioles re sign corbin burnes

[@matthewrobl9659]

Santander Grand Slam to beat the Astros

[@carlr8909]

Burnes or bust. I will 😢sell my tickets if they are rebuilding.

[@CamKrazy2000]

The fact that it only took a ONE-year deal to sign Walker Buehler and O's decided not to beat that deal for whatever reason is a huge disappointment. He looked like himself towards the end of the season and in the post season. That's a steal for Red Sox.