Monday Bird Droppings

Are you ready for some morning baseball? The O's go for the series win today on a damp, chilly Patriots Day morning up in Boston. Fire up Fred and Joe on your desktop or mobile to follow along with the action starting at 11.

Notes: 'Fastball' documentary a home run for fans | FOX Sports
Ken Rosenthal's observations on the O's from his weekend visit to Boston. Interesting Delmon Young and Everth Cabrera tidbits.

Baseball Prospectus | Monday Morning Ten Pack: April 20, 2015 This is BP premium content so it's for subscribers only, but it includes a discussion about Dylan Bundy, "This weekend, Bundy looked like his old self, sans the stamina."

Kernels: Inside the 3 true outcomes - Stats & Info - ESPN
Includes items about Adam Jones as well as old friends Nelson Cruz and Alfredo Simon.

Adam Jones is Approaching Frank Robinson for Career Home Runs | Roar From 34 Our resident madman mentioned in yesterday's open thread that the Bedard trade is now more valuable in terms of WAR than the Milt Pappas-Frank Robinson trade.

Jim Palmer Takes On David Ortiz Defenders On Twitter
For a recent convert to Twitter, Jim Palmer knows the score.

Widower Ben Barlow stays involved with baseball and the Baltimore Orioles | The Washington Post
A tough, but worthwhile read from former Sun sportswriter Rick Maese.

On this day in 1988, the O's set a major league record by losing their 14th straight game. If it had only stopped there.

No Orioles birthdays today.