Friday Bird Droppings

We seem so far out from the regular season, but yesterday really whetted the appetite: the power of Nolan Reimold, extra inning heroics, Schoop-y dominance...yes, yes these things are of little consequence, but sometimes you just want to raise a middle finger to the naysayers, you know?

Flaherty's 3-run homer lifts Orioles over Toronto - Yahoo! Sports Take that, Mike Wilner!

Blue Jays, Orioles look to overtake AL East "AL East appears up for grabs as Yanks' grip slips."

Orioles Eyeing Dodgers Starters: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com New rumor links Capuano, Lilly to O's in addition to Harang.

Jonathan Schoop powers The Netherlands past Cuba | HardballTalk Hello, future.

Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Dominican Opens Pool C With Rout Of Venezuela Don't sleep on Pedro Strop!

Baltimore Orioles make first cuts of spring training - The Washington Post Ah, the easiest part of any coach's job...the cuts.

Ripken speaks " Britt's Bird Watch Cal in the house.

Odds are against Avery this season | CSN Baltimore Remember the X-Man!

Old Mill grad Hader drawing raves in Orioles minor camp - CapitalGazette.com: Professional Sports Love to see the local boys succeed...and another Dean Albany sighting.

Camden Depot: More on the Death of Prospect Yewri Guillen Sad, sad, sad. As fans, we need to demand more from MLB.

On this day in 2001, Albert Belle was deemed unable to perform and put on the disable list effectively, though not technically ending his career in Baltimore.

It's the birthday of coach Don Werner, Ryan Freel, Chris Lambert and Mark Worrell.