Saturday Bird Droppings

Happy first day of Spring! I've never been so happy to put a winter behind me.

Matusz and three others one-hit the NL Champion Phillies - ESPN.com
"You don't ever want to get no-hit, seriously," said Manuel, who had six All-Stars in his starting lineup. "I don't care where it's at, spring training or wherever. You don't ever want someone to get a no-hitter against you." -zk

Uehara still sore, will take it slow - baltimoresun.com
Seriously, is it that difficult to adequately take care of your hamstring after it sidelined you for 6 months? -zk

Roberts resumes on-field activities
Yesterday, B-Rob got back out on the field, although he's not in the lineup yet. Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said that there had been "some improvement" after Roberts underwent an epidural injection in Baltimore on Monday.-zk

Gonzalez happy with pain-free outing | orioles.com: News
Well, that's one back that seems to be healed. -zk

Orioles option Perez to Bowie - baltimoresun.com
Left-hander Wilfrido Perez was optioned to Double-A Bowie yesterday. Perez did not allow a hit or a run in 3 1/3 innings this spring, and also struck out four batters in four appearances. -zk

Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis disappointed fantasy owners in 2009 season, and there's no sign of a bounce-back coming - ESPN
Some fantasy stats yokel at ESPN thinks Markakis has peaked at the age of 26. -zk

Blah blah blah Angels blah blah blah - latimes.com
Buried at the end of this article about the Angels is the following factoid: They have the second lowest batting average of all American League teams this spring. The lowest average, of course, belongs to the Orioles. -zk

Buried at the end of this article about the Angels is the following factoid: They have the second lowest batting average of all American League teams this spring. The lowest average, of course, belongs to the Orioles. -zk

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