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Pod 619 : The Alonso Era Begins

Section 336

December 11, 2025 · 41 min

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.Support this…

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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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[SPEAKER_02]: Lazy them with boys and girls, Baltimore Sports fans of all ages.

[SPEAKER_02]: Chris Miss came early in Birdland.

[SPEAKER_02]: We, I am your, in nearly setting up Matt's Roca as always.

[SPEAKER_02]: We haven't been by Josh.

[SPEAKER_01]: We haven't pulled out the sound ball bored in many years, but we gotta do it tonight.

[UNKNOWN]: Everything is awesome.

[SPEAKER_01]: Everything is cool when you're part of a team.

[SPEAKER_01]: Everything is awesome.

[SPEAKER_01]: We're living.

[SPEAKER_01]: This is the, what, how did you find out?

[SPEAKER_01]: Did you find out by the text?

[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, yeah, I'm disconnected now from the world.

[SPEAKER_02]: I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't do Twitter anymore.

[SPEAKER_02]: I don't really do social media.

[SPEAKER_02]: And so I rely on like an email from Rich Drew Brawl for something to get my news now.

[SPEAKER_02]: And so yeah, that takes a little while though.

[SPEAKER_02]: So my, my first info was the, the text from you.

[SPEAKER_02]: All right.

[SPEAKER_01]: I had to go, when I first saw it, I did the thing where you do multiple sources.

[SPEAKER_01]: It was a dream.

[SPEAKER_01]: I just assumed, yeah.

[SPEAKER_01]: I just assumed it's a prank that it's not real.

[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_01]: Because even though we would come on this podcast and we would say, hey, the Orioles we're gonna make a big sign in the next couple weeks.

[SPEAKER_01]: And I would tell people, hey, the winter meetings are this week, the Orioles are gonna make a big sign in.

[SPEAKER_01]: I still didn't believe it.

[SPEAKER_02]: Well, it was just like yesterday when Kyle Schworberg signed and you're like, well, we offered him this many, you know, five, 150 million or whatever.

[SPEAKER_02]: Exactly.

[SPEAKER_02]: I'm like, good.

[SPEAKER_02]: That's fine.

[SPEAKER_02]: We also offered Corbin Burns a huge contract.

[SPEAKER_02]: He signed with Arizona, like we've gone on this road before, where I know we're capable of offering people, but can we sign them and prior to Peter Lanzo, I didn't know if it was possible.

[SPEAKER_02]: it was possible.

[SPEAKER_01]: It was also yesterday, it was like, I was just happy we were invited to the party.

[SPEAKER_01]: I was happy that we threw it through at an offer and that there were numbers behind it.

[SPEAKER_01]: It wasn't like these rumors of while the Orioles were in the discussion when they were never really.

[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, but, you know, the pirates that they were in the discussion for college four, but two, no one really believes them.

[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, how many times have you been in discussion with a lot of players?

[SPEAKER_01]: Right.

[SPEAKER_01]: Well, in that's class of corials, where there's never a number.

[SPEAKER_01]: And as Senate or Ohio fans, we always feel like the discussion was a quick call.

[SPEAKER_01]: Will you take 20 bucks?

[SPEAKER_01]: No, okay.

[SPEAKER_01]: And we move like a real number came out yesterday for Schworber, where we were like, okay, and everyone's been saying, every reporter's been saying the Orioles are like in on every for the agent, pretty much right there.

[SPEAKER_02]: Point that it's on the people we just do.

[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's not like the bottom of the barrel, like top for agents.

[SPEAKER_02]: Yes, we are trying to get to come play for Baltimore and you're like, yeah, and I believe them, but I'm also like, you need to see it.

[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and it's also the same.

[SPEAKER_01]: It's the same news reporters, sports reporters, baseball guys, that have for years trashed the Orioles for not going after these big names and always saying, well, the Orioles didn't design these big names and they trash them because they don't.

[SPEAKER_01]: So when I saw rumors that the Orioles were in on this, it's like sure they are, prove it.

[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_02]: And I don't think anyone, though we were in on all these top names, I don't think anyone

[SPEAKER_01]: No, there were no rumors into what happened.

[SPEAKER_01]: And we talk about how we've kind of used that as another excuse for the Orioles.

[SPEAKER_01]: It's well, the Orioles keep things close to the chest.

[SPEAKER_01]: They don't let things leak out.

[SPEAKER_01]: So there are these discussions, but they keep them secret.

[SPEAKER_01]: And it's like...

[SPEAKER_01]: They leaked a cost for a number that they apparently, yeah, I was trying to figure out and then Alonzo got signed and I didn't care anymore.

[SPEAKER_00]: Behind home, fake, we bring in it to a more gay Oh, I'm gay, go with some Well, get the perfect word Where the dudes, we bring in it to your hallway Oh, wait, go with some Well, get the perfect word Orange and black, we rebuild the pack No matter where we at, you know We call the back, section three, three, six We all miss some to live Oh, yeah, go with some Well, get the perfect word Yeah, yeah, go with them The perfect word You know what's called some [SPEAKER_02]: Lazy them with boys and girls, Baltimore Sports fans of all ages. [SPEAKER_02]: Chris Miss came early in Birdland. [SPEAKER_02]: We, I am your, in nearly setting up Matt's Roca as always. [SPEAKER_02]: We haven't been by Josh. [SPEAKER_01]: We haven't pulled out the sound ball bored in many years, but we gotta do it tonight. [UNKNOWN]: Everything is awesome. [SPEAKER_01]: Everything is cool when you're part of a team. [SPEAKER_01]: Everything is awesome. [SPEAKER_01]: We're living. [SPEAKER_01]: This is the, what, how did you find out? [SPEAKER_01]: Did you find out by the text? [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, yeah, I'm disconnected now from the world. [SPEAKER_02]: I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't do Twitter anymore. [SPEAKER_02]: I don't really do social media. [SPEAKER_02]: And so I rely on like an email from Rich Drew Brawl for something to get my news now. [SPEAKER_02]: And so yeah, that takes a little while though. [SPEAKER_02]: So my, my first info was the, the text from you. [SPEAKER_02]: All right. [SPEAKER_01]: I had to go, when I first saw it, I did the thing where you do multiple sources. [SPEAKER_01]: It was a dream. [SPEAKER_01]: I just assumed, yeah. [SPEAKER_01]: I just assumed it's a prank that it's not real. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_01]: Because even though we would come on this podcast and we would say, hey, the Orioles we're gonna make a big sign in the next couple weeks. [SPEAKER_01]: And I would tell people, hey, the winter meetings are this week, the Orioles are gonna make a big sign in. [SPEAKER_01]: I still didn't believe it. [SPEAKER_02]: Well, it was just like yesterday when Kyle Schworberg signed and you're like, well, we offered him this many, you know, five, 150 million or whatever. [SPEAKER_02]: Exactly. [SPEAKER_02]: I'm like, good. [SPEAKER_02]: That's fine. [SPEAKER_02]: We also offered Corbin Burns a huge contract. [SPEAKER_02]: He signed with Arizona, like we've gone on this road before, where I know we're capable of offering people, but can we sign them and prior to Peter Lanzo, I didn't know if it was possible. [SPEAKER_02]: it was possible. [SPEAKER_01]: It was also yesterday, it was like, I was just happy we were invited to the party. [SPEAKER_01]: I was happy that we threw it through at an offer and that there were numbers behind it. [SPEAKER_01]: It wasn't like these rumors of while the Orioles were in the discussion when they were never really. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, but, you know, the pirates that they were in the discussion for college four, but two, no one really believes them. [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, how many times have you been in discussion with a lot of players? [SPEAKER_01]: Right. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, in that's class of corials, where there's never a number. [SPEAKER_01]: And as Senate or Ohio fans, we always feel like the discussion was a quick call. [SPEAKER_01]: Will you take 20 bucks? [SPEAKER_01]: No, okay. [SPEAKER_01]: And we move like a real number came out yesterday for Schworber, where we were like, okay, and everyone's been saying, every reporter's been saying the Orioles are like in on every for the agent, pretty much right there. [SPEAKER_02]: Point that it's on the people we just do. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's not like the bottom of the barrel, like top for agents. [SPEAKER_02]: Yes, we are trying to get to come play for Baltimore and you're like, yeah, and I believe them, but I'm also like, you need to see it. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and it's also the same. [SPEAKER_01]: It's the same news reporters, sports reporters, baseball guys, that have for years trashed the Orioles for not going after these big names and always saying, well, the Orioles didn't design these big names and they trash them because they don't. [SPEAKER_01]: So when I saw rumors that the Orioles were in on this, it's like sure they are, prove it. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: And I don't think anyone, though we were in on all these top names, I don't think anyone [SPEAKER_01]: No, there were no rumors into what happened. [SPEAKER_01]: And we talk about how we've kind of used that as another excuse for the Orioles. [SPEAKER_01]: It's well, the Orioles keep things close to the chest. [SPEAKER_01]: They don't let things leak out. [SPEAKER_01]: So there are these discussions, but they keep them secret. [SPEAKER_01]: And it's like... [SPEAKER_01]: They leaked a cost for a number that they apparently, yeah, I was trying to figure out and then Alonzo got signed and I didn't care anymore. [SPEAKER_01]: Who put that number out? [SPEAKER_01]: Did the Orioles put that number out? [SPEAKER_01]: Or did Schworberg's team put that number out? [SPEAKER_02]: And it's interesting. [SPEAKER_02]: I was, look, I did, you know, one of the first things I did when I found the news. [SPEAKER_02]: You know, I bought my face. [SPEAKER_02]: I told my co-workers who doesn't who could care last. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: No. [SPEAKER_02]: And then I, uh, I just was curious. [SPEAKER_02]: So I googled comparison numbers between Schworber and Alonzo. [SPEAKER_02]: Yes. [SPEAKER_02]: And they have pretty similar stats. [SPEAKER_02]: Schworber strikes out more and walks more and is only a DH. [SPEAKER_01]: What's that like in order? [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: And Peter Lanzo hits gets more hits, strikes out a little bit less, walks less. [SPEAKER_01]: Now, now, and can play for a space. [SPEAKER_02]: Right. [SPEAKER_02]: He's he's he's considered a sub average right. [SPEAKER_01]: But he doesn't he doesn't want to be a DHA only he wants to be a first baseman [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and that's Final Care, it's just it's huge, it's huge. [SPEAKER_02]: And I don't want, and if your first reaction is, oh, here's the two reaction, I won't allow, I won't allow on this podcast right now. [SPEAKER_02]: On is, oh, we still need to start in picture. [SPEAKER_02]: Yes, yes, anyone who thinks that like the world's starting to get a lot of, was the missing piece, and now the world's are good, no one thinks that. [SPEAKER_01]: So no. [SPEAKER_01]: Now, what's shining on the onto shows is the opposite that we're going to make a bunch of moves that allow to is what are third free agent like major free agent signed this off season. [SPEAKER_01]: Could you got a couple bullpin arms. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, we got an alphielder in a bullpen arm. [SPEAKER_01]: It was trained with the ward trade for granted trade with ward and then Hensley as our closer. [SPEAKER_01]: Those are big moves to help the team and move that make the team better. [SPEAKER_01]: So this is a huge step was making the team better. [SPEAKER_02]: Right, because everyone was talking about, oh, all the other reporters, the others are in and all the big names, the name starts, big name starts, big name starts, big name starters. [SPEAKER_02]: And now we sign one of the biggest baths out there. [SPEAKER_02]: And it just means not only are we in on the big name starters, oh, by the way, we also signed the biggest power hitter available as well. [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, yeah, yeah, it doesn't mean, oh, now the wallet is shot. [SPEAKER_01]: No, it means no. [SPEAKER_01]: When Dave Rubinstein says, we've got plenty of money. [SPEAKER_01]: Apparently we've got plenty of money. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and this is what we thought would have the last offseason. [SPEAKER_01]: We were just an offseason truly or two, two, two, early, I still think last offseason was Mike Elias being stubborn and saying, I don't need money. [SPEAKER_01]: I can win without money. [SPEAKER_02]: Right, and Rubenstein was still adjusting to being the owner. [SPEAKER_02]: I think he saw that and said, stop this. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, let's do this on the fence. [SPEAKER_01]: Exactly, go spend the money with that's what you're here for. [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, five years for, and the second thing I don't want to hear is, I don't want to hear a Christine, but five years and no, or I've already won your old, um, for space in flat. [SPEAKER_02]: To be 36, nothing. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: And like he, he will get, he's not a great base runner, but I'm saying, like, it's not my glasses, probably ideal candidates for five year deal, but you went a world series the first two in its five. [SPEAKER_02]: Well, and Rubenstein says, I don't care, even if he sucks the last two years of the contract, I don't care. [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, this is what big market teams this is. [SPEAKER_02]: Doesn't want to do. [SPEAKER_01]: Yes. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, this is the point of having like an investor group, like the Nets, yeah, that as money coming in and also just kind of just say, I, I a little bit mixed films up about Peter Lanzo, I loved him in his arrogance and it's kind of cockiness in the home and Derby, you know, defending two time is it champion the home and Derby and the arrogance of cockiness like playing up the heel. [SPEAKER_02]: Love that and so I love that he's bringing it not and as a mess. [SPEAKER_02]: I didn't love that because he was on the match No, but now is an Oreo I love it, but I can't wait for July with him is in black and orange Yeah, did this increase the chance of the home run derby coming and then the all-terdam coming to came in yards I don't think so. [SPEAKER_01]: I don't even know where it's at next year. [SPEAKER_01]: Is it Pittsburgh next year? [SPEAKER_02]: I don't remember It's not in came in year. [SPEAKER_01]: I don't know. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I know [SPEAKER_02]: But it just, it's so exciting that we got one of the top, I mean, we're, and we're competing here with the mats, I don't know who else was seriously in it, but we're competing with Big Market team. [SPEAKER_01]: No, and someone tried to tell me, well, you still got to play the Yankees and the Red Sucks. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, yeah, we always have. [SPEAKER_01]: And now we're better. [SPEAKER_02]: Now now we can hit home runs we've got this and honestly I would say that person even is a little thing out of touch what no yeah those are people we don't have to play the blue jay's Josh yeah they're the police they's got them sees they're they're trying to eat that more players and then they're the series they were in the real series last year so yeah [SPEAKER_01]: It's the at least is back to be in the hardest division in baseball, what difference is the Orioles are now one of those tough teams instead of the scrappy guys trying to get by. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and then listen, it's still going to be a tough division, but this is all the more more reason to do it way as much as roll over because the Yankees and Red Soxson are no you have to spend money to compete with the likes of the blue jays to Red Soxson Yankees. [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, pumped about this, Jeff. [SPEAKER_02]: This is great. [SPEAKER_02]: I'm just, I feel, I've been clouded nine all day. [SPEAKER_01]: When is the last time the hurdles made a move? [SPEAKER_01]: This exciting. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I mean, the other, the contract, the only contract in the world's history that compares to this is the Chris Davis contract. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_02]: That was a little bit different because it was a recent situation. [SPEAKER_01]: It was a recent, and it was like, kind of split on whether or not it was worth it. [SPEAKER_01]: What? [SPEAKER_01]: Go in into it. [SPEAKER_02]: If you look at his, his track re

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