Monday Bird Droppings

The Orioles welcome Toronto to town today as they continue their season ending AL East-o-palooza. The Jays are still scrapping for a playoff spot, while the O's are hoping to clinch the division. Heh.

School of Roch: Learning more about De Aza
De Aza for the postseason? De Aza for 2015?

Orioles' Version Of 'All-In' Prepares Birds For Postseason Play (Pressbox)
Jim Henneman takes a little potshot at Billy Beane and Dave Dombrowski...all that July 31 hype, yet here we stand.

Ten questions for the stretch run - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN Ah, the stretch...

Camden Depot: Orioles Renew with Full-Season Affiliates Some news for you minor league buffs: stability!

Baseball Prospectus | In A Pickle: How To Lose Lots of One-Run Games On a subject near and dear to the heart of many a Buck-O's fan...

On this day in 1966, Tom Phoebus shut out the Angels in major league debut 2-0; on this day in 1990, both Billy and Cal Ripken homered in a 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays; on this day in 1996, the O's broke the single season record for team home runs, eclipsing the 1961 Yankees record of 240 and on this day in 1997, Eric Davis returned to the lineup two months after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumor form his colon...

It's the birthday of John Pacella and Dave Pagan.