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Tuesday Morning Bird Droppings

Just in time for the new-look SBNation, come get the news from around Birdland

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Hey everybody, do you like our new outfit? I'm personally opposed to all forms of change on principle, but I still like what I see here.

Orioles' Path to the Postseason: Sept. 25, 2012 | orioles.com: News
The Orioles split a doubleheader with the Blue Jays on Monday, winning the opener, 4-1, and losing the nightcap, 9-5. Steve Johnson threw five shutout innings in the first game, and the Orioles got homers from Adam Jones and Ryan Flaherty.

Steve Melewski: Chen, Davis and Jones talk after the O's Game 2 loss
"I can just tell you I don't have really good stuff tonight," Chen said through his interpreter.

Q&A: Manny Machado, Well-Adjusted Rookie | FanGraphs Baseball
The great David Laurila talks to the great Manny Machado.

Union-Endicott graduate Jim Johnson continues record-breaking season for Baltimore Orioles | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com
Saves records are the dumbest thing ever, but Jim Johnson is my favorite and it's cool to see him develop into a star.

Orioles Hoping Matt Wieters Wife, Maria, Gives Birth To Couple's First Child On Off Day: Report
Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. This is why you have a backup catcher.

Orioles sell out tickets for possible wild card, ALDS games - baltimoresun.com
Tickets are sold out for possible Orioles home games in the wild-card and American League Division Series rounds of the playoffs, a club spokesman said Monday.

Baltimore Orioles Baseball Blog - These 2012 Orioles are Record Breakers
The saves record is dumb, but how about some actual cool records these O's are breaking?