Good morning, Birdland!
Well, that could have gone better. The Orioles lost 2-1 on Opening Day, but at least the fashion in which they did so was bearable. John Means looked good, threw his 84 pitches with few problems, and the bullpen largely held things together for four innings. Now all they need is for the bats to wake up, and this team should be OK.
There is no point in drawing conclusions from a single game, but some initial thoughts did hit me throughout the game:
Keeping Means healthy feels like it should be an insanely high priority for the Orioles this year.