Wednesday Bird Droppings: Bradish cruises in spring debut

Good morning, Birdland!

The Orioles were on TV yesterday for the first time this spring. It was nice to see the fellas even if we had to listen to the Pirates announcers, who I’m sure are wonderful during the regular season, but they (understandably) had only a passing familiarity with the Orioles’ roster. It’s just not as fun to listen to another team’s commentary crew when you care most about the guys wearing orange and black.

But we really can’t complain much because at least they put games on TV for the Pirates. We won’t get a MASN broadcast for another week.

As for the action on the field, the Orioles lost 7-4, which isn’t ideal, but there were some important performances. Chief among…