The surprising Orioles are making things fun in Birdland

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFor Orioles fans, there were several years in a row where our favorite baseball team was not much fun. The streak of grim marches towards 100 losses was interrupted last year with the surprisingly fun second half of the season. Not that this was enough to convince the world of baseball analysts and computer simulations that the good times would continue to roll this season.

Through 40 games, at least, the good times are rolling in Baltimore. Their 26-14 record up to this point of the season is better than even an optimist might have predicted for the team. That is a pace for 105 wins over a full season. Every game is fun and close.…