No matter how Wednesday's bullpen game goes in Toronto to wrap up the Orioles' six-game road trip, the first five games of the season have taken the low expectations for this young, rebuilding team and smashed them.
What no one involved will say is that this is something that can extend past the season's first week and over the ensuing 26 — only that this is the absolute ideal start to the season, and they're enjoying every second of it.
"I want a good feel for our guys, and they're playing well," manager Brandon Hyde said. "I want them to know that, and I want them to know this is how they can play.