Monday Bird Droppings

He's a Honey Bear
Just for fun, the old Nick Markakis commercial. -Stacey

Victor Zambrano's mother kidnapped
The former Oriole's mother was taken by eight armed men on the pitcher's farm in Venezuela. Horrifying. -Stacey

Tillman earns valuable experience | orioles.com
That Chris Tillman, he's a good kid. -Stacey

Bowie Baysox Host MDA Lock-Up Nov. 17
The Lock-Up will celebrate the Jailbirds’ success in raising money to help send local children to MDA Summer Camp at Camp Maria in Leonardtown, MD. -duck

Delmarva Shorebirds announce 2010 schedule, Fireworks, new start times
The Shorebirds are tinkering with start times, moving back Sunday starts to 2:05 before the All-Star Break and to 5:05 after the All-Star Break. And since its the 15th Anniversary season, there's lots of special dates on the calendar. -duck

AFL West beats AFL East in Rising Stars Game
Brandon Snyder went 1-for-4 and Josh Bell had a SAC fly in a losing cause. -duck

And then? And then when I walked down the street people would've looked and they would've said there goes Open Thread, the best there ever was in this game.