Thursday Bird Droppings

Being that we're only three days from the Super Bowl, the Baltimore baseball stories are becoming almost non-existent. It's understandable, but certainly makes compiling Bird Droppings a little difficult. But here they are:

Orioles minor moves: Rob Delaney, Manny Delcarmen, Chris Pettit - MLB Daily Dish
Minor leaguer extravaganza!

Joe Flacco's brother Mike sticking with baseball - baltimoresun.com
Don't worry, guys. Mike Flacco will still be in the O's minor league system in 2013.

Baltimore enjoys its best sports year since 1970 | Roar From 34
In 1970, the Orioles won the World Series, the Colts won the Super Bowl, and even the Baltimore Bullets made it to the division semi-finals.

Camden Depot: The Orioles are going Indy: Frontier and Pecos
Part 2 of the article on independent league signings. It's so weird to me that there are enough for two articles. Oh, Dan Duquette.

Today is the birthday of Mr. Jackie Robinson.