Visiting Dugout Episode 106 — Baltimore Orioles — 2025-09-15

Liz Thompson joined Chrystal to talk all things Orioles and preview the upcoming series. Liz, who has worked with the Orioles in the past, is still involved in baseball; Liz is known for her custom scorebooks and will be presenting a panel called "A New Scorebook" on Sunday, September 21, during the 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference. The conference is virtual this year, so be sure to check it out!

Here is what Liz and Chrystal talked about in this episode:

• What's new and what happened to the Orioles this season?
• The injury bug hit hard
• Shady front office business, season ticket fiascos, and only signing Charlie Morton
• Growing pains with private equity ownership
• The last great draft year
• A terrible trade deadline in Baltimore
• What the Orioles need to do in the offseason
• Renovations and fixing a bad fan experience
• Pitching expectations for this series
• Who is the biggest thread to the White Sox?
• Keys to winning the series
• Fears leading into the series
• Anthony Rizzo's return to the Cubs
• Paul Skenes and the fun and young pitchers this season
• Letting go of expectations for your team to have more fun
• LOL Mets!
• The 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

You can find Liz on Bluesky.

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