Matt and Josh open with a little life-throwback conversation (fantasy football draft panic, work-from-home chaos, and family weekend plans) before jumping into the Orioles’ exact late-season squeeze: still alive, still dangerous, and still in that awkward playoff zone where every game can erase or create belief.

The conversation is a full stretch-watch episode. They spend most of the run on how the Orioles have been winning and losing on a razor-thin margin, especially during the Rockies road trip. The hosts repeatedly come back to one point: the team’s inconsistency, not just tonight’s game, is now the biggest opponent.

## This episode covers

- Early episode banter around fantasy football season timing, draft logistics, and life away from baseball, then a shift into Orioles reality.

- The “15–20% win zone” mindset: playoff odds bouncing between roughly 10–20% and why that keeps the team emotionally raw.

- A close look at the recent Rockies trip:

 - bullpen usage and late-inning volatility,

 - late rally/one-run game swings,

 - and whether the team’s inconsistency in big spots is just noise or structural.

- Umpire review and officiating edges, including non-reviewable calls that changed outcomes and continued frustration around challenge rules.

- Trade-deadline aftermath and the post-Adley conversation:

 - Did trading Adley Rutschman make sense in the bigger window?

 - What the return has looked like in use so far,

 - and how quickly expectations reset after a trade that changes fan psychology.

- Roster/position adjustments:

 - center-field and outfield defense upgrades as a reason teams can still chase runs and wins late,

 - the in-and-out of call-ups,

 - and the bullpen’s role load, with rotation and closer uncertainty discussed in real terms.

- Player availability and health watch points:

 - the short-list of potential bullpen/rotation impacts,

 - what an IL move could do to short-term timing,

 - and uncertainty around a few important innings contributors.

- Playoff tickets, futures pricing, and the “buy now vs. wait” dilemma with odds still far from comfortable.

- Closing emotion:

 - the “we might miss by a game or two” anxiety,

 - why the fan base can’t fully disengage,

 - and the team’s identity as a “hot-and-cold but still alive” club.

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The Orioles are right in the thick of the American League playoff race — and every game is starting to matter.

This week on Section 336, we break down Baltimore’s brief stay in a Wild Card spot and what it says about where this team stands heading into the stretch run. Gunnar Henderson is heating up at exactly the right time, the Orioles are showing signs they can make some noise, and now comes a tough stretch that could go a long way toward deciding their postseason fate.

The Birds are in the hunt. Can they stay there?

It’s all on Section 336 — Episode 634: In the Hunt.

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The trade we never thought Baltimore would actually make is real: Adley Rutschman is a Boston Red Sox.

Matt and Josh take a beat and try to process what the move means—not only for the 2026 Orioles, but for the entire Mike Elias rebuild. They revisit Adley’s arrival as the face of a new era, debate the timing and value of the deal with Samuel Basallo already locked up, and ask the uncomfortable question: if “lift off” never really happened, why should Orioles fans trust the next phase?

Plus: what the deadline says about Gunnar Henderson and the rest of the core, why the Orioles still aren’t starting another rebuild, the other moves around the roster, and how Baltimore can remain in the Wild Card fight after trading one of the most important players in franchise history—to a division rival, no less.

It hurts. It may also make baseball sense. Both things can be true.

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How are you feeling about the Baltimore Oriole? Is this a buy or sell year? How do you explain the first half? What about Mike Elias? All this and more

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The Orioles have played 500 ball since our last episode and we are feeling good about this team. However, Matt hasn't talked to an adult in a while and has some non baseball items to deal with before we discuss the Baltimore Orioles and Josh's frustration with Craig Albernez

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This has been a fun couple weeks of Orioles baseball but there are cracks not on the Orioles but in Matt and Josh's lives. we get to all that and some Baltimore Orioles Talk

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Are the Baltimore Orioles good? or do we need to start to make moves to get ready for next year? Is Gunnar, Colton, and Oneil starting to figure it out?

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IT has been a rough start to the Orioles season, are you going to Jump off the ship? Of course we are not, we have been through worse as Baltimore Orioles fans. Matt and Josh break down some of the frustrations about this team (Gunnar Launch Angle) but also talk about the positives and why we believe this season can still be special

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The Orioles are playing good ball, the polar bear has shown up and we have some great surprises from the bench and the bullpen. But what about all these injuries? are we cursed?

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Yes the Orioles have struggled to start the season, but you aren't going to find gloom and doom here because Matt and Josh are not discouraged, they are excited about the bright spots on this team.

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Time Now for Bold Predictions. We take a look at the Baltimore Orioles 2026 Roster, did you know there is only 6 people from last year's Opening Day Roster? We also make our predictions for the 2026 season

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We talk spring training, Mayo at third, the orioles pitching staff, and little league, minor leagues and more

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Isn't Baseball wonderful. The Baltimore Orioles are back in Sarasota and everything seems right with the world. We have a new pitcher, spring training quotes, everyone outside of Jackson Holliday is feeling great. We talk Chris Bassitt, Orioles Rotation, Bullpen, and bats. Plus we talk what could possibly go wrong

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Matt and Josh are hanging out and Spring Training is about to start so let's sit down and talk about the 2026 Baltimore Orioles. How do we think this team lays out from lineups to rotation to bullpen and Spring Training Stories, we have you covered this week

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In this episode of Section 336, hosts Matt and Josh Sroka dive into the Orioles' lack of big moves in the free agency and lament the endless waiting game for signings like Framer Valdez. They discuss the complexities of dynamic pricing and its impact on fan attendance and ticket costs. The conversation also touches on Orioles' international signings, promotional giveaways, and upcoming Spring Training expectations. Join us for in-depth Orioles talk, frustrations, and some lighthearted moments.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome to Birdland News

00:48 Orioles' Offseason Moves and Free Agency Speculations

03:14 Pitching Strategies and Contract Negotiations

06:01 Orioles' Competitive Edge and Future Plans

13:36 Promotions and Dynamic Pricing Discussion

19:59 Dynamic Pricing in Sports

21:28 Ticket Price Discrepancies

22:58 Impact on Fans and Season Ticket Holders

24:34 Promotional Items and Secondary Market

26:40 Spring Training and Orioles News

33:04 Coaching Youth Sports

34:42 Upcoming Baseball Season and Podcast Wrap-Up

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Will this be our final episode of 2025? Yes, unless the orioles make a blockbuster move (please) in todays show we get out some frustration about the Baltimore Ravens, and start to get excited for the 2026 Orioles, we have a Rotation now in place, is Baz and Eflin the final parts?

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The Baltimore Orioles just did the thing… they signed Pete Alonso, and Josh and Matt are FIRED UP. On this week’s Section 336, the guys break down what this signing means for the lineup, the clubhouse, and the swagger in Birdland.

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What's up Birdland! The Baltimore Orioles are making moves. Join Matt an dJosh as we break down our thoughts on the Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward Trade

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This week on Section 336, Josh and Matt are back! The Orioles have a new manager, Craig Albernaz, and Birdland is buzzing as free agency kicks off. The guys break down what Albernaz brings to Baltimore, what moves might be coming next, and what it all means for the O’s heading into 2025.

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We event forgotten about you, and we have plenty of 336 talk for you, from Flacco, to Softball, to Mat being cheap, and of course the Baltimore Orioles managerial search, if there is one

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