Monday Bird Droppings

Happy Monday, folks. Do you find Orioles v. Pirates matchups compelling? Boy, howdy...do I have some good news for you: after yesterday's thrilling defeat at the hand of the Buccos, the O's square off against said eye patch and puffy shirt -wearing foes again this afternoon at 1:05. If you have the MLB AtBat app, you can follow along with the audio feed provided by Pittsburgh's venerable KDKA.

Miguel Gonzalez has rough outing in Orioles’ 5-2 loss to Pirates - The Washington Post Aye, Miguelito...

World Baseball Classic: Adam Jones, Eric Hosmer lead U.S. over Canada, 9-4 - latimes.com Hardball Talk called this a win in spite of Joe Torre. So many bunts.

Tommy Hunter wants to stay with Baltimore Orioles - baltimoresun.com I've had it stuck in my head that Hunter or Patton will get traded before too long, of course, the fact that Tommy Hunter actually exists may make him a more enticing commodity.

Hoes tries to prove he's more than a local guy | CSN Baltimore Everybody loves L.J. Hoes.

Michael Belfiore - More Than A LOOGY? | Baltimore Sports and Life Can Belfiore capitalize on a nice Spring?

On this day in 1991, Jim Palmer allowed 2 runs and 5 hits over two innings against the Red Sox in a failed comeback attempt.

It's the birthday of Phil Bradley (2.6 WAR for Why Not O's!), Eddie Rodriguez and Steve Reed.