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Tuesday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ losing streak is becoming historic

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Well, let’s give the Orioles this: they’re making history. Unfortunately, it’s in all the wrong ways.

A return to Camden Yards on Memorial Day did nothing to halt the Birds’ disastrous slide, as a tight game inevitably turned into excruciating defeat, their 14th in a row. Mark Brown recapped yet another stupid loss.

The 14-game losing streak is tied for the second longest in club history, matching the ignominious feat of the inaugural 1954 Orioles. That team was truly, breathtakingly bad, as was to be expected from a franchise that compiled eight straight losing seasons in its waning days as the St.