Friday Bird Droppings: Where it’s almost Grapefruit League season

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty ImagesGood morning, Camden Chatters.

Orioles spring training has been running smoothly so far — knock on wood — and we’re two days away from the club squaring off against an opponent for the first time since last September. The Birds will begin Grapefruit League play on Sunday, kicking off their exhibition slate by hosting the Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.

The game won’t be televised, and at this point there’s no indication that MASN plans to televise any spring training contests. So we’ll just have to use our imaginations about whether O’s hitters are making solid contact or the ball looks good coming out of the pitchers’ hands.

Still, we probably won’t be…