Wednesday Bird Droppings

Outfield ineptitude plus Matusz-Hunter-Greggles does not make for a pleasurable baseball viewing experience. What does today hold?

School of Roch: Leftovers for breakfast Deep thoughts....by Roch Kubatko.

Orioles taking modern-day approach to scouting with Bloomberg data application - baltimoresun.com Mull this headline for a bit. I note, for the curious, that Bloomberg is the creator of those fine bar graphs and pie charts MASN's been displaying this season.

Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake serve summer meals to kids Putting birds IN things?

Baysox Go Bananas Zagone sharp, Manny goes yard.

Yasel Puig Declared Free Agent: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com Another Cuban phenom we will not sign.

Aroldis Chapman’s post-save tumbling offends not only the Brewers but also his Reds teammates | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports Aroldis Chapman: just having a good time or violator of sacred, unwritten rules?

Happy Birthday to Jeff Conine, Oscar Salazar and Jim Johnson (h/t team dave)!