BMore Sports Pod Podcast; The latest on The Ravens and Orioles - O's former coach Wayne Kirby on how the game "a'int changed" and a discussion of Tommy John's legacy with filmmaker Joel LaFlamme

Episode 21 of the BMore Baseball Podcast (Season 4) is hosted by Jerry Coleman and 14-year MLB veteran and Orioles Hall of Famer Mike Bordick. Episode Highlights Featured Guest: Former Orioles coach Wayne Kirby joins the show for a 15-to-20-minute interview sponsored by Saintz and Kirk. For the Birds: The hosts discuss the Orioles' sudden surge and remarkable series against Tampa Bay, which has put them back in the thick of the American League Wild Card race. They analyze the crucial stretch ahead in what they describe as a "watered down" American League. This segment is sponsored by the Maryland Lottery. Beyond Baltimore: A segment dedicated to the life and legacy of baseball legend Tommy John. The hosts interview Joel Rubin, an accomplished screenwriter who was collaborating with John on a screenplay before his passing. This segment is sponsored by ReLeaf Shop. Tommy John Legacy & Background The podcast reflects on John's historic 26-season MLB career, where he achieved a 288-231 record and a 3.34 ERA. It highlights his legendary 1974 ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery performed by Dr. Frank Jobe, which revolutionized sports medicine. Following the groundbreaking procedure, John successfully pitched for another 14 seasons, retiring in 1989 at the age of 46.

Duration: 54m
Broadcast on: 18 Aug 2026
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Episode 21 of the BMore Baseball Podcast (Season 4) is hosted by Jerry Coleman and 14-year MLB veteran and Orioles Hall of Famer Mike Bordick. Episode Highlights

Featured Guest: Former Orioles coach Wayne Kirby joins the show for a 15-to-20-minute interview sponsored by Saintz and Kirk.
For the Birds: The hosts discuss the Orioles' sudden surge and remarkable series against Tampa Bay, which has put them back in the thick of the American League Wild Card race. They analyze the crucial stretch ahead in what they describe as a "watered down" American League. This segment is sponsored by the Maryland Lottery.
Beyond Baltimore: A segment dedicated to the life and legacy of baseball legend Tommy John. The hosts interview Joel Rubin, an accomplished screenwriter who was collaborating with John on a screenplay before his passing. This segment is sponsored by ReLeaf Shop.

Tommy John Legacy & Background The podcast reflects on John's historic 26-season MLB career, where he achieved a 288-231 record and a 3.34 ERA. It highlights his legendary 1974 ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery performed by Dr. Frank Jobe, which revolutionized sports medicine. Following the groundbreaking procedure, John successfully pitched for another 14 seasons, retiring in 1989 at the age of 46.

Do you know who I am? I'm kind of a big deal. Hello there and welcome inside another edition. It is the Be More Baseball podcast. That smiling face over there is a 14 year MLB veteran. He is smiling. If you're listening, trust me. It is Mike Bortik. He's in the Orioles Hall of Fame. I'm Jerry Coleman. Every day we're producing brand new content on our ex Facebook and Instagram page. It's all at one simple address. Be more sports pod. I'll say it slowly for the back of the room. Be more sports pod. That's where you can also watch us on YouTube. And you can also watch us with our partners at baltimoreson.com. Today, episode number 21, Boardy will catch up with former Orioles coach. He's always got a lot to say. I can't wait to talk to Wayne Kirby. We'll also discuss, well, the Orioles back in the wildcard race after an eventful time in Tampa Bay. They got the Yanks and the Rays coming in and we'll look back at the life and times of Tommy John. But let's bring in our featured guests, all our guests are sponsored by Science and Kirk injured in an accident. You've got to call Science and Kirk. If you have a phone, you have a lawyer call 1-800 lawyers or visit youhavealloyer.com. Welcome in Orioles former coach Wayne Kirby. Wayne. So great to have you on the podcast. Let's start. Yeah, it's our honor. First of all, well, let's just say that it's our dream, but I wanted to get your observations, maybe from a distance on what you've seen from the Orioles this season, still below 500. But here they are chasing a playoff spot. Well, you know how this game is. You can get hot for 10 or 15 games and cool down and it's a sea saw battle. I mean, this is the dog days of September coming up and either you're going to shine or go home one of our. Pretty simple. Absolutely. You're right. There are a lot of teams I think in the American League that are kind of in that same kind of boat, I guess. But I got to go back in time here, Kirk, real quick, because last week we had pretty exceptional honoree coming to the Orioles Hall of Fame. And that was the crush of Chris Davis, man. We got to see and remember of those teen years, right? From about 2012 to 2016. There's some fabulous players, but there was a great coaching staff put in place. And of course, Buck Showalter is ahead of that. But you were part of that as well. Tell us what that experience and how the team really came together in the teens. Well, it started when I was over in Texas and Buck was over in Texas. And I and I had coached Chris Davis. I coached gentry. I saw a day. I saw Tommy Hunter. I saw everybody in the in the whole organization. I knew everybody in the whole organization. And Buck had asked me, said, Who would you get? I said, we need ready, mate, ready, mate, we need a few ready, many people that that want to get the heck out of Texas and come over here and we got them and the good thing about it, they knew how to play baseball. That was the whole key. They knew how to play baseball. We didn't have to teach them anything because they already been taught. And all they had to do was plug and play and made it a lot easier for us coaches that we don't have to coach that much in the big league now by coaching in the big leagues. Wayne, I do want to ask you about defense. And with the Orioles, it's been up and down mostly down this season, especially the outfield defense. I don't know, as an observer, sometimes maybe it's making you cringe. But what type of advice can you offer to an outfielder playing at Camden Yards? Well, off the screen, the ball's going to kick to the left. I do know that much. And you got to go out there and work on it every day. You know, it's one of those things where I understand analytics is taking over the game. But as a coach, I still have to do my homework. And it's nothing like true media. True media give you live things every day on everybody where the ball is hitting, what pitch is drawing, how to do it, where they hitting the ball, usually a gap is open somewhere. And if you don't study that, I mean, it becomes a nightmare. So when I was with the Mets, I made an agreement, I'm like, okay, you're going to do yours. Off the, whatever you do, off your model, I'm going to do mine, off the true media. I want to see everything from old count to three, two count. I want to see where they're hitting the ball, where they're not hitting

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