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Happy Friday, folks. The dreaded, decrepit Phils come to town for a weekend tilt, I'll Have Another vies to complete its Triple Crown bid at the Belmont Stakes, Prometheus opens nationwide...an action-packed weekend, for sure.

RUNDLES ACQUIRED BY ORIOLES - Lancaster Barnstormers - Lancaster, PA Baseball Not exactly Pedro Martinez, but Duquette supports his peeps.

Third-round pick tweets he signed deal with Orioles - baltimoresun.com One down.

PressBox: Orioles' Choice Of Hader In Draft Stuns Pitcher I'm a sucker for these feel good draft stories.

Phils-Orioles: Two teams going in different directions DO tell...

Great Trades In Orioles History A little history ona Friday morning.

Boston Area High School Commencement Speech Slams FIrst Place Orioles I'm sure many of you have seen this by now, but...really. Won't somebody think of the children?!

Why the Baltimore Orioles should trade for Justin Morneau | Fanspeak Baltimore Orioles
This guy, who wears a Nationals cap, proposes that the Orioles trade Chris Tillman, Clayton Schrader, and Brandon Waring for Justin Morneau.

On this day in 1982, in a game that sort of typifies the nip-tuck nature of that season, the O's climbed to a third place tie with the Brewers after a 4-2 win. Birthday boy Lenn Sakata struck out twice in the lead odd slot, but the story of the day was the stellar performance of Scotty McGregor and the Roenicke-powered offense.

It's the birthday of Mark Belanger and the aforementioned Sakata.