The End of the Birds' Power Outage? (2024)

While the Orioles are still tied with the New York Yankees for the most home runs in MLB with 186 (both squads are 24 clear of the third place Los Angeles Dodgers), they’ve been going through a marked power outage lately.

Since the All-Star break, they’ve hit 37 home runs, fifth in baseball.

That’s not the whole story, though. If not for one Anthony Santander putting together a career year, things would be much more dire. Of those 37 dingers, Tony Taters has mashed a whopping 12 of them, or nearly 1/3 (32%). Young Jackson Holliday, who wasn’t even on the team until July 31, has accounted for another five. Fellow rookie Colton Cowser has found his power stroke as well, and has six of them.

So that’s 23 of the 37 homers, 62%, from three players, two of whom nobody would have expected to be among the team’s long ball leaders when the season started.

Third place on the team in homers since the ASB? That would be a tie between Jordan Westburg, who’s been on the injured list since being hit by a pitch on July 31, and Cedric Mullins, who’s started just 15 of the 25 games during that stretch.

The main culprits in the power outage are some big names from whom the Birds will start needing to get some more production going forward.

Before Gunnar Henderson‘s first-inning blast last night, his 30th of the season, he’d homered just once since the All-Star break, back on August 4 in Cleveland. It’s hard to be too worried about Henderson, as he still has a 132 wRC+ (.292/.376/.427) over the stretch. He’s just not been lifting the ball as much, and has had a little bad luck. All of us can think of a half dozen balls he’s blistered right into opponents’ gloves lately off the top of our heads. I think we can safely assume he’s about to get untracked again.

Gunnar Henderson’s process has largely stayed the same. He’s still posting elite EV’s and HardHit%. Why isn’t he hitting homers?

My guess: combo of bad luck, slightly more line drives, and a spike in IFFB%

.435 SLG/.540 xSLG in August#Birdland pic.twitter.com/G2l1Ae4C6X

— Josh (@jjlinnjj) August 14, 2024

But what about the others, notably Ryan Mountcastle, Adley Rutschman, and Ryan O’Hearn, who each have as many homers for the Orioles since the break as the departed Connor Norby (one)?

O’Hearn’s overall batting numbers are even better than Gunnar’s (.299/.430/.448, 154 wRC+), but seven of his nine hits so far in August have been singles. He’s also walked more than he’s struck out this month (7:9), with that 21.2 BB% leading the squad.

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He’s pulling the ball a bit less, going to the opposite field more, and his HR/FB% has dropped off a cliff. A few more pulled flies, a regression of that second number, and “Turn n Burn” may be about to hit the hydration station again shortly.

The concerning ones are Adley and Mounty. In 88 PA since the ASB, Mountcastle is striking out 26% of the time, and 17 of his 23 hits are singles (1 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B). He has a 91 wRC+ in that span. In August, he’s hitting just .172/.200/.310, with one double and one homer.

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Mounty is another one having a heck of a time with that HR/FB%, which was 9.1% in July and zero in August. He’s been pulling the ball more than usual lately, so perhaps we’ll see him start to go to right and right-center here, especially with eight of the next 11 games in Walltimore.

Rustchman homered in his first AB coming out of the break, and we hoped it would portend a huge second half. Unfortunately, the rest of July was a black hole for him, as he went just 4-for-32 to finish the month. He’s turned it around in August, batting .333/.366/.472 this month, though still without a homer (three doubles, one triple). The strikeouts are low (four), but the walks are even lower (two).

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A 13.0 HR/FB% in the first half, 3.4% in the second, despite hitting more fly balls, and pulling them more often, in the second. His HardHit% is nearly identical at 30.0 to 29.2 (though both down from 33% Mar-May). Again, I think it’s fair to expect things to even out a bit.

That goes both ways, of course. Can Santander’s 23.5% HR/FB rate in the second half continue? His career number is 14.4%, so let’s say…unlikely.

Since the break, the Birds are 13-12. While it’s been nice to see them score runs without relying as much on the long ball, we’ve also seen that a team that’s built like they are needs to hit the ball over the fence with more regularity to be one of the best in the sport. That’s doubly true with all the injuries to the pitching staff, and with their less-than-reliable bullpen.

Whether or not the O’s can repeat as AL East champs will largely depend on whether or not the Birdland Power Company can get charged up here again over the next six weeks. Let’s see some of those other guys start to take some of the pressure off Santander, huh?

The End of the Birds' Power Outage? (2024)

FAQs

What happens at the end of for The Birds? ›

The big bird sees the feathers falling down and starts blowing on them. When all the blue birds come back down, they realize that they have all lost their feathers, making them the goofy-looking ones now. The short ends with the big bird laughing hysterically as the other birds hide behind him.

What happens to Melanie at the end of birds? ›

After discovering that the birds have pecked their way in through the roof, Melanie is attacked, trapping her until Mitch pulls her out. Mitch insists they all drive to San Francisco to take Melanie, now injured, traumatized and catatonic, to a hospital.

What was the point of the movie The Birds? ›

Hitchco*ck's reason for the bird attacks is humanity's failure to appreciate and protect nature, a theme that remains relevant today. The birds in the film can be seen as symbolic representations of various fears and insecurities, including ineffective governments and the corrupt human race.

How does The Birds short story end? ›

The short story 'The Birds' ends with Nat listening to the birds attacking his home while he plans how to defend his family from them. He plans to smoke his last remaining cigarette and turns on the radio, only to find it is silent as the whole world is under attack.

What is the main idea of for the birds? ›

Synopsis. This Pixar short starts with a group of almost identical little birds sitting on a telephone wire. When a large, awkward but friendly bird tries to make friends, they turn their nose at him. This hilarious short film can be used to explore themes of bullying and showing kindness to others.

What happens at the end of bird an? ›

After Sylvia leaves, Riggan picks up a real gun for the final scene in which his character commits suicide. At the climax, Riggan shoots himself in the head on stage. The play receives a standing ovation.

Was The Birds based on a true story? ›

In 1961, two years before the debut of one of the freakiest films in history, hoards of disoriented seabirds rammed themselves into the sides of homes in the Monterey Bay area. There seemed to be no explanation for the bizarre event, but Hitchco*ck is said to have based The Birds on it.

Is Cathy Mitch's daughter in The Birds? ›

As the attacks increase in severity, Melanie is transformed from a confident practical joker into a shell of herself. At Melanie's side is the Brenner family. There's her love interest, Mitch (Rod Taylor), Mitch's mom Lydia (Jessica Tandy) and his little sister Cathy (Veronica Cartwright).

What happened to Tippi Hedren while filming The Birds? ›

Tippi Hedren Went Through Hell for 'The Birds'

Over the next week, handlers wearing elbow-length protective gauntlets literally hurled live birds at her for eight hours straight. The birds had been trained to peck her and, since they'd so recently been caught from the wild, needed no encouragement to do so.

Why is The Birds so iconic? ›

Financed by his successful television show and filmed with equipment borrowed from the Revue Studio, “The Birds” debuted as Hitchco*ck's first horror/fantasy film. It has come to be known as a precursor to modern horror movies and marks the first time cinematic animals acted in an organized attack on humans.

What do The Birds symbolize in The Birds? ›

In this way, the birds—especially the “suicide” birds, “the death-and-glory boys” (93)—symbolize Nature as an angry entity that is willing to break its own rules and destroy itself in its war with humans.

Was there a sequel to the movie The Birds? ›

The Birds II: Land's End is a 1994 American made-for-television horror film directed by Rick Rosenthal, credited to Alan Smithee. The film is a standalone sequel to the 1963 film The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchco*ck. The Birds II: Land's End stars Brad Johnson, Chelsea Field, and James Naughton.

Is there an ending to The Birds? ›

Perhaps one of the greatest of these movies is Alfred Hitchco*ck's The Birds, a masterpiece in both suspense and disaster filmmaking that deprives audiences of any comforting explanation or resolution to great effect. In fact, The Birds barely has an ending. The movie just… stops.

Where does Melanie take refuge during the fire and explosion? ›

An explosion and fire result. More deaths occur. Melanie is attacked and takes refuge in a telephone booth, but the attack continues as birds crash into the thick glass, and cause it to fracture. Melanie is rescued by Mitch.

What is the climax of the movie The Birds? ›

Climax. The highest and most intense point of the movie is when Melanie is in the restaurant, talking to the other townspeople and tourists about the strange behaviour of the birds. While they are discussing, a man across the street at the gas station is struck by a seagull and knocked to the ground.

What happens at the end of the Conference of The Birds? ›

Finally, only thirty birds make it to the abode of Simorgh. In the end, the birds learn that they themselves are the Simorgh; the name “Simorgh” in Persian means thirty (si) birds (morgh). They eventually come to understand that the majesty of that Beloved is like the sun that can be seen reflected in a mirror.

What happens at the end of all The Birds singing? ›

The novel closes in the present day. Jake is worried that her paranoia about the secrets of her past might be affecting her mental health. She keeps seeing and hearing the enormous animal, but Lloyd never seems to.

What happened to the bird in the end of the poem? ›

Answer. Answer: After reaching the end of the branch, the bird makes a sweet chirping sound just like whispering and flies away towards the infinite sky.

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