The Makings of Something Special

Maybe I am still under the influence of early season promise, but it is becoming harder and harder to dismiss the Orioles as anything less than the real thing. The Orioles again rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Red Sox last night 11-8. The number of times that the team has rallied from a late-inning deficit to win comfortable has been absolutely amazing. That is what leads me to believ that this team has the makings of something special. Clutch hitting, great defense, clutch performances out of the bullpen; these are the things that make up a team that plays deep into October.

What really makes it sweet, however, is the fact that the Orioles are three-games ahead of second place Boston, and four-and-a-half games ahead of fourth-place New York.