Orioles magic!

I know, I know, it's only one game out of 162. The Moneyball-ers are screaming "small sample size!" in their heads and possibly (in extreme cases) aloud at their televisions. And I hardly think that one win portends anything significant for the remainder of the season. But dammit, it did feel good to watch the boys in black and orange step out there and put on a good show on Opening Day. Especially after losing to a community college in our last exhibition game. (Oh? You didn't hear about that?)

Much Greek love to Nick Markakis, he of the 3 RBIs and a shining beacon of Hellenic baseball prowess. And of course much love to Jake Arrieta for the seven shutout innings. A big thumbs down to Troy Patton, for making the ninth much more stressful than it needed to be. The first of many bullpen-induced anxieties, to be sure.

But for now, I'm content to crack open a Natty Boh and reflect on being undefeated in MLB play.

EDIT (7 April 2012): 2-0! Holy shit, it gets better and better! More Bohs for everybody!

EDIT (8 April 2012): Goddamn, who are these imposters wearing the Orioles uniforms? They actually look like major-league ballplayers!

EDIT (9 April 2012): Well, back to reality.