Wednesday Bird Droppings

You've got to crawl before you learn how to walk and so the Orioles have finally won a game against the Yankees this season, which was also Buck Showalter's 1,000th managerial win, the first win in 14 starts for Brian Matusz and included the first hit for Nick Johnson in 30 at bats.

Steve Melewski: Finally back in the win column: Matusz pitches Orioles past New York This guy...always with the running tallies.

School of Roch: Nick Johnson: "It's been tough, but you've got to keep working" Here's hoping Nick Johnson's put this unpleasantness behind him.

Baltimore Orioles' Nolan Reimold out with bulging disk in back - ESPN Get well, Moldy!

Fans Rushing The Field Becomes Growing Concern At Camden Yards " CBS Baltimore 48 ejections on Friday? Good grief.

Dylan Bundy: Orioles prospect seems like a logical target for our never-ending desire to hype | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports Dylan Bundy is the anti-Harper...or is Harper the anti-Bundy?

Camden Depot: What Effect Moving the Fences at Camden Yards Would Have?

On this day in 1939, Lou Gehrig sat for the first time in 2,130 games; in 1959, Frank Robinson hit for the cycle and in 2010, despite the worst record in baseball, the Orioles completed a three game sweep of the Red Sox.

It's the birthday of Keith Moreland.

Note from Stacey: We had a very successful first day of Pick 6, with 74 entrants! Check out the leaderboard here. The first game today is at 12:37 (weird Canadians) so make sure to get your picks in before then. Here is the top five from yesterday. Congrats to t.shug, and look who's slightly better than Dave!

1. t.shug 63.3
2. Oriolesfan9229 63.2
3. Twisted Wrister 54.4
4. Stacey 50.1
5. daveh873 49.4