Hopefully not tonight, as Garrett Olson looks to keep his relatively solid season going against Kyle Davies, who boasts some pretty fine numbers (3-1, 3.34). Nick Markakis is riding a ten-game hitting streak, while Adam Jones is on a six gamer.

Speaking of Jones, he has quietly put together a solid first half, no? He’s not getting much press but I’ll say this much: I’m feeling pretty damn comfortable about him in CF for the next six years or so.

Blast on in the comments…

What interests me most is: who becomes the starter? At this point it seems like a tossup between Freddie and Fahey. Which is sad…but fun.

Tonight it’s game two against the Royals, as Rad Hams leads the charge against Luke Hochevar. It’s George Sherrill t-shirt night, too.

Did you realize that last night’s loss was the first one we’ve had this year when leading after eight innings? That makes me feel a little bit better…assuming it doesn’t become a trend.

Also! It’s Tuesday which means I’ll be on with the Fighting Ungers on WNST 1570 AM. Unfortunately — and I know you’ll find this hard to believe — the internet stream appears to still be busted. Please give us a listen if you can, though.

Second: if you missed it (AooR mentioned it in the comments), the O’s have a great promotion running this Sunday. Called “We Win, You Win,” the deal is this that if you buy a ticket for Sunday’s game and the Orioles manage to win, you’ll get a free ticket to any non-prime game left in the season. It’s pretty brilliant, actually. Stay tuned on this one because I might have something for you later in the week.

As for tonight, the less-bad-than-I-expected Kansas City Royals are in town for the start of a four game set. Brian Burres is scheduled to start against Zach Greinke.

Nick Markakis owns Greinke — he’s 1-1 with a homer. Not much else to report other than 3-4 should be very doable here.

This week we shift gears to focus on a far more interesting subject: Jim Palmer himself.

Jim Palmer the player was the undisputed man. 3 Cy Youngs, 6 all-star appearances, 4 gold gloves, 2 ERA titles, and he led the American League in victories three times. Indeed, one could make an argument that he’s the greatest player ever to don the black and orange. If he’s not, he’s close.

But our focus here is on Jim Palmer the broadcaster. He’s currently an Orioles color analyst for MASN, and he has been a team broadcaster in some form for 15 seasons. He has also worked for ABC, most notably during the late eighties as part of a team with Al Michaels and Tim McCarver.

Jim’s reputation is as a smart, insightful commentator who isn’t afraid to speak the truth. That’s how I think of him, anyway. I’ve heard folks in the past describe him as a little too smart, in a way that some have derided as arrogant.

Time to settle it once and for all. Cast your “yea” or “nay” vote for Jim in the poll below, then join the discussion in the comments. As always, keep it clean etc etc.