Friday Bird Droppings

Ladies and gentlemen, there are Adam Jones days until Opening Day. I'm excited. That's a week and a half until real, live, regular season baseball. Dig it.

...oh, Terps.

School of Roch: Wrapping up a 6-5 win
Joey Rickard is the apple of the beat's collective eye...with good reason, perhaps.

Gausman gives update on shoulder four days after cortisone injection | CSN Mid-Atlantic
"Kevin Gausman says his shoulder is feeling better four days after he received a cortisone injection. What will it take for him to avoid beginning the season on the DL?"

Players keep coming back to Orioles for opportunity; Tides get the benefit | Norfolk Tides | pilotonline.com
Maybe we should stop busting on the Norfolk Express. Seems like a lot of guys have enjoyed the ride.

What a Monster Year from Schoop Might Look Like - Baltimore Sports and Life Here's hoping we all find out.

Which Teams Signed The Most International Prospects? - BaseballAmerica.com
If you answered, "the Orioles," you are incorrect...but they didn't sign the least!

Cal Ripken, Sr. passed away on this day in 1999, Frank Zupo passed in 2005, Galestown native Homer "Doc" Smoot in 1928 and Pussy Tebeau died on March 25, 1950.