Camdencast

The Orioles won the American League East! Holy crap. Mark and Stacey are here to break down the awesome season that was and the hopefully awesome ALDS against the Tigers that's still to come.

The Orioles are muddling around .500 after about a month of baseball. Mark and Stacey talk a little about the bad reasons for that and a little about why they hope things can be better than this.

The 2014 season is under way. Chris Tillman and Zach Britton are good. Nick Markakis and David Lough are not. Mark and Stacey run down the Orioles storylines early in the year.

Another baseball season is upon Mark and Stacey, and they're cautiously optimistic. Just how good will the rotation be, and will the lineup carry whatever they can't?

Following the Orioles signings of Ubaldo Jimenez and Nelson Cruz, Mark and Stacey are feeling something unusual about the Orioles: excitement for the upcoming season. Do you think they're crazy?

It's now two good seasons in a row for the Baltimore Orioles, but Mark and Stacey are still trying to figure out how to root for a good team.

Jim Johnson has now blown nine saves and Mark and Stacey are a little upset about it. Will the Baltimore Orioles be able to make the playoffs? Can their rotation be consistent enough to make a run?

Second place is up for grabs in the AL East as the Baltimore Orioles are set to take on the New York Yankees in a weekend series. Mark and Stacey round up the Orioles news, and Mark is joined by Tanya Bondurant to hear about the Yankees.

Have you heard the word? Chris Davis is awesome. Mark and Stacey try to quantify just how awesome, along with two-thirds of the rest of the offense. Plus pouring out a couple forties for once-loved once-prospects and more.

Mark and Stacey go out on a limb with their predictions for the Orioles and the rest of the league for 2013. What could be better for the team, and what could end up being worse? They break down as much as they can.

Mark Brown from Camden Chat rounds up some other SB Nation AL East bloggers to discuss the upcoming season. In this part, Allie Kranick from DRaysBay and Tanya Bondurant from Pinstriped Bible join in.

Mark Brown from Camden Chat rounds up some other SB Nation AL East bloggers to discuss the upcoming season. In this part, Matt Kory from Over the Monster and Tom Dakers from Bluebird Banter join in.

Mark Brown and Stacey Long from Camden Chat begin the new era of Camdencast with some injury talk, irrational excitement, why it's OK to hope now, and a plea to the Baltimore Orioles to stop having infrequent, boring promotions.

When 2012 started, Mark thought the Orioles would win 70 games and Andrew never dreamed he'd get a job in a baseball front office. The Orioles won 93 and Andrew is going to work for the Pirates.

With the Baltimore Orioles set to face the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, Mark and Andrew welcome back Tanya Bondurant from Pinstriped Bible to preview the upcoming series.

The American League Wild Card game is winner-take-all between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers. Mark and Andrew are here to break down the game from as many angles as they can squeze in to an hour.

The Baltimore Orioles have qualified for the 2012 Major League Baseball postseason, and Mark and Andrew react to the joyous news (live-as-recorded) and talk about the strange journey this far.

With Andrew gallivanting across the West Coast, Mark is joined by ESPN Insider Dan Szymborski, Orioles fan, to begin the healing process as the O's notched their 82nd win of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles are still one game back from the Yankees. Mark and Andrew look at some of the playoff rivals, whether it will last, and dip into the comment box to talk the future potential for Orioles attendance.

The Baltimore Orioles are one game back from the Yankees. Mark and pinch-podcaster Stacey attempt to be coherent about how this has happened, ponder a comment box question about a 2012 Orioles theme song, and look ahead to the next big showdown with New York.

Playoff fever seems to be sweeping through Birdland, and Mark and Andrew are no exceptions. They share some conversations about the Baltimore Orioles, dip back into the comment box and look ahead to the White Sox series, among other things.

The time has finally arrived: Mark is willing to accept that the Baltimore Orioles are in the wild card race, so he and Andrew break down the contenders. Also more listener questions from the Comment Box and a Rangers series preview.

Four games into the Manny Machado era for the Baltimore Orioles, Mark and Andrew take stock. Plus debuting the new Comment Box feature, today talking about Chris Tillman, and looking ahead to the Red Sox.

With the news that the Baltimore Orioles would be calling up shortstop prospect Manny Machado from AA Bowie, Mark and Andrew just had to have the first emergency bonus breaking news edition of the podcast.

The Baltimore Orioles did nothing at the trade deadline, and Mark and Andrew are happy about it, although Cliff Lee... The guys do a little book club, talking Weaver on Strategy and how the ten laws still apply today.

The New York Yankees loom large, and after running through recent Baltimore Orioles news, Mark and Andrew welcome Tanya from Pinstripe Alley to get some intelligence on the most hated divisional rival.

Six games ago, it looked like the Baltimore Orioles would never win another game. They have now won five straight. Mark and Andrew discuss some of the recent rollercoaster ride characteristics as the AL East opponents loom large.

The Baltimore Orioles were supposed to get fat on non-American League East opponents. They did not. Mark and Andrew assess the grim prospects for the Jason Hammel-less month that awaits.

It's the All-Star Break 2012. Mark and Andrew are joined by Stacey Long to revisit some of their laughably poor preseason picks while looking ahead to what the Baltimore Orioles might do in the second half of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Jim Thome. Why? Mark and Andrew also wonder. Plus: O's All-Stars, rotation woes, offense-related woes, and defensive woes. That's a lot of woe.

The All-Star Break approaches and the Orioles offense slumbers. Who will make the All-Star Team from the O's? Mark and Andrew consider these and other recent topics, including the Jamie Moyer situation, and the Orioles as buyers.

Almost nobody liked the Jason Hammel trade at the time. Mark and Andrew reflect on how sometimes it's good to be wrong. Other topics: Wei-Yin Chen, Jake Arrieta, the upcoming Mets series and (gasp) the Orioles as potential trade deadline buyers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are almost as much of a surprise this season as the Baltimore Orioles with a number of curious parallels. Charlie Wilmoth from Bucs Dugout joins in to help break down the upcoming series.

Broken hamate bones abound as Mark and Andrew discuss the Baltimore Orioles' first draft pick, Kevin Gausman (bones intact), recent problems that have plagued the starting rotation, and admit one problem with blogging: you're always wrong.

The first month and a half of baseball has gone well for the Baltimore Orioles, but the ghosts of losing seasons past still haunt Orioles fans. Mark and Andrew try to figure out what's for real and what's a cruel mirage.

With a surprisingly good first month under the Baltimore Orioles' belts, Mark and Andrew look at what's gone right for the O's with a cautious eye towards the upcoming gauntlet of games against Boston, Texas, Tampa Bay and New York.

Jon Bernhardt from Baseball Prospectus joins in to dish on how thoroughly the Baltimore Orioles have screwed up the life of Seong-Min Kim. Plus, some rotation thoughts, and discussion on whether to extend or trade Adam Jones.

With a series upcoming between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays, Mark and Andrew are joined again (after a little Kevin Gregg ranting) by JohnnyG from Bluebird Banter, who checks in from the Great White North.

CC's own Stacey Long joins Mark and Andrew to preview the 2012 season. Stacey shares her experience with the not-yet-completed renovations, everyone ponders the level of suck the Baltimore Orioles might have, and offers season predictions.

Jon Shepherd from the Camden Depot blog is on board. The guys open with a couple of mini-rants on pet peeves from Baltimore Orioles writers/broadcasters, lament the Brian Roberts situation, then break down angles in the AL East.

Andrew shares his experience at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and the guys go on to talk about how glad they are that Johnny Damon didn't get signed by the Baltimore Orioles. Plus, rotation projections and more good stuff.

Mark and Andrew return to talk about the 20th anniversary celebration for Oriole Park at Camden Yards, lamenting anew that the Orioles have been bad for most of it. Also some offseason talk, particularly the Guthrie trade. Part 2 of 2.

Mark and Andrew talk about the latest Baltimore Orioles developments, including failing to sign Cuban prospect Yoenis Cespedes, not signing Manny Ramirez, and getting scouts banned from Korean baseball games. Part 1 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat are back to start to look ahead to 2012 and whether there is any reason to have any hope whatsoever for a winning season. Hint: probably not. Part 2 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat discuss the Baltimore Orioles' offseason moves, full of what The Wire's Stringer Bell would term "forty degree days" - and nobody got nothin' to say about forty. Part 1 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat share their thoughts on the beginning of the Dan Duquette era for the Baltimore Orioles. Can things get any better? Part 2 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat discuss the Baltimore Orioles' dysfunctional process of searching for a new GM that recently concluded with the hiring of Dan Duquette. Part 1 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat open up with a rant (mostly Mark) about how the Baltimore Orioles are handling Brian Matusz, then break down the ALDS. Part 1 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat offer predictions on the NLDS and hypothetical ALCS and NLCS matchups, then talk about how a fan of a bad team picks a playoff team. Part 2 of 2.

Mark and Andrew from Camden Chat react to continued reports of the pending upheaval in the Orioles front office. Just how are fans supposed to evaluate this stuff? Part 1 of 2.