The Bird Bath: A Celebration of Baseball

The Baltimore Orioles have the best record in the entire American League. Yes, you read that correctly. When you think of the best team in the AL East, you might think of the New York Yankees, or Boston Red Sox, or even the Tampa Bay Rays in recent years. But this year it’s the O’s who stand head and shoulders above the rest. The same team who lost 110 games two seasons ago is now led by two of the most exciting prospects in baseball in Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson…and they’ll be taking center stage this weekend, as they host the Yankees on Sunday Night Baseball, marking the first time the Orioles have done so in five years. 

So today, long-suffering Orioles fan Mallory Rubin of The Ringer joins the show to break down what this run means for the O’s faithful…and how long this particular version of Orioles magic can last.

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