I don't care what you think of the Orioles chances this year -- or the current state of the Andy MacPhail rebuilding program -- you can't be a baseball fan and not be fired up for the opener tonight. This is what being a ball fan is about, a fresh start with a handful of new faces and a chance to improve on last year.
The oddsmakers have set the over/under on Orioles 2010 victories at 74, which is about where I would have set it. That doesn't mean it's some kind of median. Obviously, there's a lot higher probability of the Orioles ending up six games below that number than ending up with 80 victories, but it seems like a fair-enough tipping point.
Standings update: So far, the Orioles have spent two consecutive games out of the AL East cellar. Pass it on.