Friday Bird Droppings: On the road again

Do you even call three games a homestand? I guess so, but after having just returned from four games out on the road, the Orioles are headed out on their longest trip of the season. They'll start off with three games in Chicago and then head off to the Bay Area next week to face Oakland and San Francisco. Godspeed, lads.

Showalter on Miley injury and 5-3 loss - School of Roch
Breathe, folks. Wade Miley is expected to make his next start.

Wade Miley's Baltimore Orioles debut a mixed bag - Baltimore Orioles- ESPN
Miley wasn't awesome or anything (was that the expectation), but I think we can work with that.

The Five Best Buys of the Trade Deadline | FanGraphs Baseball
Dave Cameron may be known as an Orioles hater, but he is apparently an enthusiastic supporter of Team Steve. Go figure.

Darvish shook off new teammate Lucroy on 3 Orioles home runs | theScore.com Do you think Lucroy Crash Davised Yu?

Three Ways to a Super Sinker | FanGraphs Baseball
Wonly sinker grip chat, if that's your thing.

Camden Depot: The Orioles Are Still Andy MacPhail's Team I wonder if this sort of talk just gets under Dan Duquette's or is more likely provoke an obscene gesture.

On this day in 2012, Taylor Teagarden doubled home the go ahead run as the Orioles outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays in ten innings. Both teams were held to three hits and five walks.

It's the birthday of John "Way Gone" Wasdin and Nelson Briles.