The panicky e-mails are rolling in already.
"The Orioles have lost 5 of 6 spring training games!" one wailed. "Andy MacPhail should be looking for another job . . ."
Hoo, boy. What can you do with these people, except to tell 'em to calm down and try a yoga class?
Hey, people, it's spring training. It's a time for ballplayers to get ready for the new season -- and that's all it is. Most of the time, the games mean absolutely nothing.
Pitchers are working on certain things, hitters are working on certain things -- the final score is almost an after-thought.
We've all seen teams go out and kill during the Grapefruit League season and end up being a bust when the games really count.
And we've all seen teams look lost in their spring training games and go on to have terrific regular seasons.
It's only March 9, people.
Chill with the gloom-and-doom obsessing over the Orioles right now.
Save that stuff for the regular season.