Friday Bird Droppings

Happy Birthday Manny Machado! Here are some links to read, they are mostly depressing, so here's a song to make you happy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic

Arrieta optioned " Britt's Bird Watch

Orioles Trying Something Completely Different - Baseball Nation
"Thursday night, Jake Arrieta pitched poorly against the Angels, and afterward became the third Oriole starter in less than a week to get demoted to the minors. Can the Orioles keep winning like this?"

School of Roch: With Arrieta optioned, what's next move?
"Remember when the Orioles' rotation on opening day included Tommy Hunter, Brian Matusz and Jake Arrieta? Not anymore. Arrieta became the latest starter to be ..."

Mahoney joins Orioles - Times Union
"Troy's Joe Mahoney was pulled for a pinch hitter in Durham N.C. on Wednesday night, just as he was preparing to lead off the eighth inning for the Class AAA Norfolk Tides."

Steve Melewski: O's use biomechanical analysis for improvements and changes with Tillman