BOSTON — Maybe they’re the horse that simply reacts the fastest as the starting gate opens but can’t keep up once the rest of the field hits its strides. Perhaps these Orioles are simply going to blow up their rebuilding schedule and not fall back to earth after a third straight season-opening series win against a division rival.
This weekend’s three wins over the Boston Red Sox aren’t to be scoffed at either way. Looking back at the team’s evolution, and how they regarded their improbable winning weekends in each case, charts a trajectory of progress that’s to be savored.