You did it, Orioles fans. You conquered the most difficult task of every season, successfully trudging through the off season and 32 spring training exhibition games to make it to Opening Day. There isn't exactly an award to be given out to you, but take this bit of good news as a replacement: meaningful Baltimore baseball is back.
As we count down the hours (minutes, for you more loyal fanatics), it's rather difficult to look at the 2016 season with anything but optimism. Sure, the rotation is a mess and this year's team might set the record for strikeouts in a season, but who cares?