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Steve On Baseball Podcast

Steve Melewski hosts this podcast on baseball and specifically the Baltimore Orioles at the major and minor league levels. Great conversations with great guests. steveonbaseball.substack.com

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27:38

Today's guest: Keith Law of the Athletic

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/07/10

A great guest today for the podcast as I interview Keith Law, who has been with The Athletic as senior baseball writer since January of 2020.Law spent many years writing and working for ESPN and its various outlets from 2006-2019. Before that he worked in the front office of the Toronto Blue Jays after impressing then general manager J.P. Ricciardi during the 2002 Winter Meetings. He hired Law for the Blue Jays front office. Keith rose to the position of special assistant to the general manager

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9:09

Live with Steve Melewski

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/07/06

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20:18

Today's guest: Braxton Bragg and AA pitching coach...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/07/03

On today’s edition of the podcast, I am talking to and about Double-A right-handed pitcher Braxton Bragg. Time to get to better know this pitcher that has been about the best in the O’s farm system this year.Drafted in round eight out of Dallas Baptist in 2023, Bragg spent most of last year at Low-A Delmarva. And now he’s already at Double-A. He began this year at High-A Aberdeen and after three electric starts there (yielding no earned runs over 16 1/3) he quickly moved to Double-A Chesapeake.On

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20:12

Steve's solo podcast discussing Jackson Holliday, the...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/06/26

Hey Birdland, after a run of several shows with some great guests, especially from the O’s farm system, we dip back into all major league O’s topics today.This is my second solo effort on the Steve on Baseball podcast. The large majority of these shows will feature me plus a guest, but today, you’ve got just me.This podcast includes some of my thoughts up the upcoming trade deadline and the constant “buy or sell” debate that is surrounding this team almost daily now. The fans are very interested in

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24:16

Today's guest: O's director of pitching development,...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/06/19

Back late in the 2018 calender year, when O’s left-hander John Means went to Premiere Pitching Performance facility in St. Louis, he met Forrest Herrmann, who was then Premiere’s director of pitching development.The work Means did at that facility led to his fastball gaining velocity and his changeup developing into a real quality pitch. That work helped Means become an All-Star, an Opening Day starter and a top MLB pitcher.A few years later, one of those he had worked with there, Herrmann, would be

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27:41

Today's guest: Orioles director of player...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/06/12

A 19th round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2016, Anthony Villa played three years on the White Sox farm. His last season as a player was 2018.Now Villa, age 31, is in his second year as the Orioles’ director, player development. He moved into that position in October of 2023.He is one of the people at the very top of the O’s minor league system. He holds a key management role. He moved up consistently on the O’s farm since joining the organization ahead of the 2020 season. He is one of many

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23:35

Today's guest: Aberdeen IronBirds manager Ryan Goll

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/06/05

When you meet Ryan Goll, the manager of the Orioles’ High-A Aberdeen IronBirds affiliate, you could mistake him for a player.He is 28 and looks younger.But he brings that youthful enthusiasm to his job. He would love to be a big league skipper one day and this is a big step in that direction. The University of Minnesota product started with the Orioles during the 2020 season. But Covid hit and the baseball world stopped. He would end up that summer working at the O’s alternate site at Double-A

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31:17

Baseball America's JJ Cooper on the O's farm and much...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/29

JJ Cooper has been with Baseball America since 2002. He’s the leader of a publication that has been an industry leader in covering the minors, majors, the draft and prospects for decades. A leader back in the day and a leader still today.JJ always provides an interesting and well-thought out perspective on the Orioles and their player development system and we’ve had many interviews over many years.This was the first time for me to talk with JJ as a guest on the Steve on Baseball podcast.To be

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30:35

Today's guest: Baltimore Sun O's beat writer Jacob...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/22

This is his third year as an O’s beat writer and it surely has not been boring for Jacob Calvin Meyer of the Baltimore Sun.In his first year on the job, the 2023 Orioles won 101 games along with an AL East title. A second playoff year followed. And now JCM has been there to chronicle this mess of an O’s season as well, one that led to manager Brandon Hyde’s firing last weekend.We discussed Hyde’s tenure as O’s skipper, from the rebuild to this year’s struggles and all in-between. And we ponder this

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26:11

Talking about the O's 2025 draft with Jim Callis

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/15

Over my years working in baseball I have been lucky to develop a network of friends in the industry, who I often call on for insights, interviews, guidance, prospect ranking opinions, etc.Many I consider good friends - like today’s guest, Jim Callis.Back in the day I got to know Jim and John Manuel when they were an exceptional one-two punch of powerhouse analysts and writing talent for Baseball America. Bat them any way you want and they were the No. 3 and No. 4 hitters in a star-studded

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21:23

Steve's solo podcast

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/08

Today, on episode No. 5 of the Steve on Baseball podcast, Steve talks about baseball and interviews no one.It’s a solo effort and we get back to having a guest for next Thursday’s edition. Promise.But hope you take time to listen today. I discuss at the outset a few reasons and areas that could help the Orioles turn around their season. I spent a few minutes doing something I have not done in much detail to this point. I discussed why on Feb. 27 I moved my efforts to this Substack space and talk

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18:40

Live with Steve Melewski

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/01

A couple of Substack Birdland teammates teamed up today to discuss the Orioles, our various Substacks and much more.Hope you enjoy the conversation with John Eisenberg, long-time columnist formerly for the Baltimore Sun. John’s “Bird Tapes” space on Substack is great, so check that out.Today we discussed the O’s series win over the Yankees, several current topics surrounding the club, the social media pressures on players in 2025 and a lot more. This Substack is reader-supported. Please consider

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27:18

A conversation with long-time Baltimore Sun writer...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/05/01

I had a blast talking with my long-time buddy Peter Schmuck. Most O’s fans know him from his days as a writer and for many years columnist for the Baltimore Sun. He is no longer full-time in the business but still pens some columns on occasion for BaltimoreBaseball.com.Between us, we have seven Maryland Sportswriter of the Year awards. Pete has seven, I don’t have any!The Schmucker told some great stories during this interview. About how he inadvertently almost, became a baseball beat writer back in

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20:17

An in-depth conversation with O's 2024 top pick,...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/23

ABERDEEN, Md. - The most recent Orioles’ top draft pick is outfielder Vance Honeycutt of the University of North Carolina. The club selected him No. 22 overall last summer.Honeycutt brings the O’s organization a nice blend of solid offense and defense. He was the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in both 2023 and 2024. As a hitter he led the ACC with 28 homers, added 28 steals, scored 88 runs and hit .318 with an OPS of 1.124 for a talented 2024 Tarheel squad that made the

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27:07

Building a strong international program with the O's...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/17

Koby Perez, the Orioles’ vice president of international scouting and operations, was one of the first people Mike Elias hired when he joined the Orioles before the 2019 season.The club needed to build up an international program of young and talented prospects almost from scratch and Perez was the man for the job. Perez has worked in pro ball for the Cardinals, Phillies, then Indians now Guardians and with the Orioles since January of 2019.How did the club build a formidable international program

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5:55

Video entry today on the Orioles

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/15

Trying something new today with a video entry. Not live, but recorded as I take a look at the O’s overall, but mostly break down the hot start of center fielder Cedric Mullins and not-hot start of right-hander Charlie Morton who pitches tonight.The O’s host Cleveland to start a three-game series.During this video, I note how the results against Morton’s curveballs have been very different this season compared to last. At times this season hitters are cleaning up on that pitch. What once was his best

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5:13

Rainout video: Steve on today's podcast and a few O's...

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/11

The Orioles have to sit on their 5-8 record at least for another day after tonight’s rainout at Camden Yards. The game, with the O’s set to host the Toronto Blue Jays, will now be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Tuesday July 29.It was an eventful day in my world today despite the rainout with the debut of my podcast.It was exciting for me to push it out there today and have so many find it!So with no game, I shot this video (car cam!) to discuss a few O’s notes and the pod

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26:57

Today it's the debut of the Steve On Baseball Podcast!

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Dan Connolly covered the Orioles starting in 2001 and just about for every year since up to present day. He is not covering baseball this season, but is still working and going strong as the Senior Writer for Select Medical.Connolly was named the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year in both 2013 and 2023 and has seen a lot and covered a lot in his time on the O’s beat for the York Daily Record, the Baltimore Sun, BaltimoreBaseball.com and The Athletic. Among his peers he is liked for his sharp wit and

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6:39

Live with Steve Melewski

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/04/01

I took a quick look at the Orioles through five games and their 3-2 start.Yep thus far the hitting has outperformed the pitching as the Birds have tonight off and host Boston on Wednesday night in the second of a three-game series.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Join me here for coverage of the Orioles and their minor league system all during the 2025 season. Get full access to Steve Melewski at

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7:48

Steve Melewski on the Opening Day win

Steve On Baseball Podcast ·

2025/03/27

What a day for fans around Birdland. The O’s bashed six homers and beat Toronto 12-2 to get off to a great start for their 2025 season. Talked about the win in this live video.Join me for my next live video in the app Get full access to Steve Melewski at steveonbaseball.substack.com/subscribe

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