Wednesday Bird Droppings: Three Orioles named award finalists

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesGood morning, Birdland!

While the Orioles’ magical season ended over a week ago, we are still getting reminded of just how special it was. On Tuesday, a trio of Orioles were named finalists for several MLBPA awards.

Now, before we get TOO excited let’s be clear that these are not the definitive awards in Major League Baseball. MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and the rest are not given out by the MLBPA. They are given out by the Baseball Writers Association of America. We won’t hear about any of those until after the World Series.

You may be asking, “OK so then do these awards even matter?” Look, it’s the offseason around these parts and we need to write…