Bird Droppings

Wednesday Bird Droppings

All Star recap. O's and expectations. Surprising Birds. JJ's dingerless-ness. And more!

By PBR me ASAP! Jul 16, 2014, 6:00am EDT

The American League beats the National League 5-3 in the 2014 All-Star Game, Mike Trout named MVP | HardballTalk
Game 7 of the World Series in Camden Yards? Can't wait!

The Orioles Don’t Care About Our Expectations | FanGraphs Baseball
Nope. Not one bit.

Britton, Pearce lead happiest Orioles surprises | Comcast SportsNet Baltimore

They've been worth over 5 bWAR for this team. That's...kinda staggering.

Low-A Delmarva's Chance Sisco, Jon Keller named Orioles' minor league players of the month - baltimoresun.com

Both currently part of a still exciting Delmarva squad, in spite of a slew of recent promotions.

Camden Depot: Dissecting J.J. Hardy's Homer Drought
Gory math ahead

If you build it: Baseball stadium architecture has come a long way since SkyDome opened in the late 1980s | National Post

and it's all thanks to Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Derek Jeter And the Other Worst All-Star Starters of the Past 40 Years | FiveThirtyEight
Say it ain't so...