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Sep 17, 2026

Connor NewcombHOST
28:44
Matt Blood is no longer with the Orioles.
Connor NewcombHOST
28:46
Annie Kuska of the Baltimore Banner reporting last week that Orioles front office g- executive Matt Blood is, quote, "no longer with the organization." We didn't get exact wording if, like, he left on his own, he was fired, it was mutual, whatever.
Connor NewcombHOST
28:58
But Matt Blood was at this point the vice president of player and staff development for the Orioles.
Connor NewcombHOST
29:02
He was actually moved to that role and, quote, "promoted to that role this off-season after the previous two years he had overseen the Orioles draft." But Will Robertson took over the draft for the first time in 2026.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
12:06
I had two screwdrivers, and I don't know what happened.
speaker_3NARRATOR
12:09
Courtroom audio obtained by the Baltimore Banner of 67-year-old Arthur Lane Lundeen saying he doesn't remember this moment at all.
Colleen WilliamsSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
12:17
Relax.
speaker_12CORRESPONDENT
12:17
Relax.When passengers duct-taped him to a seat after the pilot diverted their American Airlines Dallas to Newark flight to Baltimore, September 3rd.
Zach SpeddenHOST
2:44
So we're going to break that down.
Zach SpeddenHOST
2:46
But first, we want to start off with some personnel news that broke late last week when the Baltimore Banner first reported that Matt Blood had departed the Baltimore Orioles front office.
Zach SpeddenHOST
2:58
had joined the Orioles in 2019 as farm director and served in various player development and scouting roles during his time with the organization.
Zach SpeddenHOST
3:07
He ran the 2024 and 2025 drafts.
Zach SpeddenHOST
3:10
He then moved into vice president of player and staff development for 2026, and that has been described in various reports as sort of a hybrid major minor league role where Blood went back to overseeing the farm system, but then Also helping out the Major League Coaching staff under Craig Albernaz as manager.
Zach SpeddenHOST
3:32
The Baltimore Banner was the first to report Blood's departure while the Baltimore Sun in a separate report reported that the decision was mutual between Blood and the Orioles.
Zach SpeddenHOST
3:42
uh matt blood was a guest on our show a few times over the years it's been a few years since we've had him on but we always enjoyed his insights during his time as a farm director and if you look at the track record of blood during his time with the orioles you had the adley gunner years in the farm system the development of the hitting program kind of the seeds planted for the pitching program Then he moves over to the draft.
Zach SpeddenHOST
4:06
The 2024 draft, we've picked that apart numerous times.
Brian NeimanHOST
12:35
He came to Baltimore in 2019 from the FBI after a long career there in the FBI.
Brian NeimanHOST
12:43
The Baltimore Banner talks about how he's been the target of a number of lawsuits recently by officers who have been disciplined.
Brian NeimanHOST
12:49
Basically say that he was unfair during the process and was involved in a lot of these allegations and charges.
Brian NeimanHOST
12:57
directed detectives on what the outcome should be that were in best interest to him so kind of a weird

40 MINS LATER

C4HOST
53:25
But I had to begin, Mark Anthony Thomas, with the news that David Rubenstein, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, in a book he has coming out about Inside the Owner's Box, Conversations on Power and Leadership in Sports, due out next week.
C4HOST
53:37
He talks about picking up where the Angelos family kind of left off with the future of development outside of Camden Yards, making it a part of the connection with the city and the state in terms of what they're doing with the Inner Harbor.
C4HOST
53:50
What are your thoughts about that? The fact that it kind of paused for a minute when ownership changed hands, but it looks like that's back on track, at least according to Baltimore Banner.
Mark Anthony ThomasGUEST
53:59
There's always been a strong vision for what it could be.
ClaireHOST
0:30
Our top story, the Montgomery County Council meets today at 9 a.m., and according to Montgomery Community Media and the county's own releases, they'll review long-term alternatives for solid waste disposal.
ClaireHOST
0:41
This is the incinerator question the Baltimore Banner has been tracking.
ClaireHOST
0:44
The plant cited multiple times for toxic emissions, with Council President Fani Gonzalez aiming for a decision by Thanksgiving.
ClaireHOST
0:52
Today's agenda also includes multiple new bills, 10 public hearings, and proclamations marking National Preparedness Month.
ClaireHOST
0:58
You can follow it through the Baltimore Banner's Montgomery County coverage.
ClaireHOST
1:02
Also today, the County Council holds its sixth annual African Heritage Month commemoration at 11.30 this morning, themed Building Montgomery County, African Voices Making a Difference.
ClaireHOST
1:13
The county says it honors African residents and their contributions to local leadership and culture.
Ron ElfenbeinGUEST
19:04
So it really destroys the whole family.
Ron ElfenbeinGUEST
19:07
But even the former Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Rod Rosenstein, who doesn't work for me, I've never paid him a dime, I've met him once, he published an article, or he was interviewed for the Baltimore Banner, and he even said, he's like, this case should never have been brought.
Ron ElfenbeinGUEST
19:24
This is basically a civil issue at worst.
Ron ElfenbeinGUEST
19:30
It's like, I use the analogy like if you go to the grocery store and you're buying waters and you think they're overcharging you for waters, do you call the federal government or do you just say, hey, can I talk to you? Because they could have called me, they could have direct messaged me, they could have faxed me, they could have sent someone to the office.
Brian NeimanHOST
14:39
So this sounds like...
Brian NeimanHOST
14:40
The, the Baltimore Banner just had this.
Brian NeimanHOST
14:42
Um, so they are... [laughs] This is, this is interesting, C4.
C4HOST
14:45
Mm-hmm.
Steve MelewskiHOST
2:34
But anyway, he is leaving the organization.
Steve MelewskiHOST
2:36
It was reported first by the Baltimore Banner.
Steve MelewskiHOST
2:38
It was reported as mutually agreement between Matt and the team by the Baltimore Sun team.
Steve MelewskiHOST
2:46
And so my reporting this weekend tells me he probably got a little bit of a push out the door.
Sarah EllisonHOST
15:35
Ten penalties.
Sarah EllisonHOST
15:37
This is courtesy of Jonas Schaefer of the Baltimore Banner.
Sarah EllisonHOST
15:40
Those ten penalties that the Ravens had today, more than they had in any game last season.
Sarah EllisonHOST
15:46
They lost two games last year with nine penalties.
MaddieHOST
29:02
The Philadelphia Inquirer is not we.
MaddieHOST
29:06
There's a newer paper called the Baltimore Banner, which the Sun got bought by a crazy billionaire who is very conservative.
MaddieHOST
29:13
But like smaller papers are popping up.
MaddieHOST
29:15
But yeah, the Philadelphia Inquirer is i think a non-profit

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