Sunday Bird Droppings

Oakland A's lose 6-3 to Baltimore Orioles - San Jose Mercury News
Sonny Gray and Jim Johnson both had a bad night, and the O's capitalized.

Berry's first stay with the Orioles ends quickly | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore
Tim Berry never even got to throw a pitch. The 50th-rounder will just have to wait to make history as the lowest-drafter player to ever appear for the Orioles.

Hunter could return to Orioles on Sunday | orioles.com: News
"Tommy Hunter threw a scoreless inning for Lower Class A Delmarva on a rehab assignment Saturday night, and the reliever could be back with the Orioles on Sunday."

Baltimore Orioles follow through on plan to restock arms | orioles.com: News
"The Orioles went into this year's First-Year Player Draft with a clear plan. The strength of this class was college pitching, and that just so happened to match up with the O's biggest need. It was a perfect match." They picked A LOT of pitchers.

2014 Orioles MLB Draft: All of their picks in one place | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore
Handy dandy list of draft picks. Here ya go.

Here are a few "Local Boy Done Good" articles on 16th round pick Washington State pitcher Tanner Chleborad, 19th round pick Connor Seabold, 31st round pick Riley Palmer, 35th round pick Tad Gold and 37th round pick Hunter Hart.

And finally...

Orioles Q&A: Rill Talk with ... Mike Yastrzemski - CapitalGazette.com: Orioles
Ain't nothing like the Rill thing, baby. Ain't nothing like the Rill thing. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mike Yastrzemski.

No birthday, history or quotes as I'm running way late already. Amuse yourselves in the comments.