Friday Bird Droppings: Where the showdown for last place begins

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

The time is now.

The place is...now.

Tonight, the showdown of all showdowns begins. The two worst teams in baseball go mano a mano, toe to toe, as the 40-94 Orioles take on the 42-91 Royals for three games in Kansas City. Only once before in baseball history have two 90-loss clubs played each other in August. That was in 1969, when the 92-loss Padres and 91-loss Expos — both expansion teams — played a three-game set in San Diego from Aug. 29-31.

This one’s for all the marbles. It’s a stone cold lock that the Orioles and Royals will finish with the worst two records in baseball, but which team will prove to be the most inferior? If the Orioles somehow manage to…