Monday Bird Droppings

Five straight losses and the Yankees are coming to town. No problem. Freddy Garcia versus C.C. Sabathia? Mmmm...okay.

What do you think ails the O's? Is it a structural issue, a personal issue or are they just out of sync and things will iron themselves out?

Steve Melewski: Postgame comments from Markakis, Jones and Tillman "it's not like we're beating ourselves." Uhhhhhh...

Umpires use replay on controversial Matt Joyce home run | HardballTalk If you didn't get to see the game, a little detail on the Joyce homer controversy.

Orioles Face-Off: Bring Gausman up now - Carroll County Times: Baltimore Orioles The drumbeat is only getting louder.

Hardy shares Gold Glove with Hale | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore This is kind of interesting because it goes into a little detail as to how Hale and interacted on a position coach to player level.

Jair Jurrjens shows he can help Orioles - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN A sub-subplot this season: the pitched battle for job security in the backend of the rotation moves to the next phase.

On this day in 2011, the O's got stomped by the Nats as Jayson Werth celebrated his birthday with two homers. Jake Arrieta and the bullpen were in a giving mood.

It's the birthday of David Wells and Jayson Werth.