Friday Bird Droppings

As we inch closer to Opening Day, it seems like Mother Nature hasn't received the memo. Hopefully, today's weather-related foolishness is a mere blip and we can get get back to focusing on what really matters: preparing for regular season Orioles baseball.

Matt Wieters’ X-ray comes back clean | HardballTalk
Breathe easy, friends.

Camden Depot: Wieters Isn't Needed at DH If Wieters isn't totally ready to catch Opening Day, why not just put him on the DL?

Plea Deal For Man Accused Of Attacking Yankees Fan At Camden Yards " CBS Baltimore
"A man accused of attacking a Yankee fan at Camden Yards has accepted a plea deal."

Steve Melewski: Henry Urrutia continued his strong camp with a tiebreaking homer today
CDHR continues his strong Spring performance.

Baltimore Orioles: Can Flaherty hang onto his roster spot? - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
The conventional wisdom seems to be that his defensive flexibility is his saving grace, but the honey badger...well, you know.

Baltimore Orioles' Jomar Reyes faces tall task at third base | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
He's big. He's Dominican. What else do we know about Jomar Reyes?

Orioles Bubble Players: Two-Week Checkpoint (Pressbox)
Jimmy Paredes and Henry Urrutia are displaying a fair bit of want-to.

On this day in 1995, the O's canceled the remainder of their Spring schedule to avoid playing against replacement players.

It's the birthday of Chris Hoiles, Manny Alexander, Paul Mirabella, Mike Young and old time O Mike Griffin (not to be confused with Tides pitching coach Mike Griffin).