Friday Bird Droppings

After salvaging the split with the Rangers (thank you for your service, Agent Wolf), the O's finish up the first half against the Blue Jays this weekend. This is not the surging, streaking juggernaut we saw last month, but a team that has just lost three of four to the Tigers and two of three to the Indians. Jose Reyes has gotten on base at a decent clip since returning from the DL, but is 3-21 with no walks in his last five games. The O's send Chris Tillman to the mound tonight against burly Mark Buehrle.

School of Roch: Wada takes giant step backward today And things were going so well [resisting...temptation...to pun!]

Orioles option RHP Josh Stinson to Triple-A Norfolk | orioles.com: News We hardly knew ya'...

Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco's little brother Mike going back to school to play Division II football at New Haven University - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN The on again-off again saga of Mike Flacco continues.

Today's scrubs may be tomorrow's All-Stars - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN The days of Chris Davis being a scrub...I can scarcely recall.

Keep Your Eyes on This 17-game Stretch, Baltimore Orioles Fans - Yahoo! Sports The forecast calls for a bunch of games against the NL West.

Deals that Never Happened, Part III | Baltimore Sports and Life Do you remember when the Orioles almost acquired Derrek Lee for Erik Bedard?

PressBox: Remembering Dave McNally's Streak Without A Loss McNally and MIke Cuellar maybe aren't talked about enough anymore.

On this day in 1966, the NL won the All Star Game 2-1, despite the valiant efforts of MVP Brooks Robinson. When was the last time you can recall the MVP coming from the losing team?

It's the birthday of legendary Orioles scout Walter Youse.