Only 7 out of the last 12 teams who started a season 6-0 went on to make the playoffs

[Frobby]

Not to mention I'm sure that most of those teams played in an era where fewer than five teams made the playoffs from each league.

Fairly irrelevant, if you look at the list in the OP. Maybe the 87-75 White Sox team would have squeaked in to a Wild Card spot, maybe not. None of the other teams that missed the playoffs were close.

Still, I'd rather be 6-0 than not.

[Going Underground]

Plus don't see a dominant team in the AL.Starting hot gives you a little edge in the AL parity year

[TradeAngelos]

Not to mention I'm sure that most of those teams played in an era where fewer than five teams made the playoffs from each league.

10 of 12!

[duffaphonic]

If we win tmrw with Wright the snowball picks up a lot more mph s. Ride the wave.

[SteveO]

Well lets all have a toast to making it 8 of 13 :beerchug1:

I'll take this start any day !

[BohKnowsBmore]

If we win tmrw with Wright the snowball picks up a lot more mph s. Ride the wave.

Buchholz was bad in his first start, let's hope that continues!

[TheBee]

10 out of 12 of those teams finished with a winning record.

That's 83%.

So while a postseason berth may not be a lock, the likelihood of a winning season seems to be pretty high.

Exactly!

[PeteU]

And do you know what that means?

[TINSTAAPP]

2015 Tigers- Finished season with 74-87 record

2011 Rangers- Finished season with 96-66 record, lost to Cardinals in WS

2003 Royals- Finished season with 83-79 record

2003 Giants- Finished season with 100-61 record, lost to Marlins in NLDS

2002 Giants- Finished season with 95-66 record, lost to Angels in World Series

1998 Indians- Finished season with 89-73 record, lost to Yankees in ALCS

1996 Rangers- Finished season with 90-72 record, lost to Yankees in ALDS

1994 Braves- Finished season with 68-46 record

1992 Yankees- Finished season with 76-86 record

1992 Blue Jays- Finished season with 96-66 record, Won World Series

1991 White Sox- Finished season with 87-75 record

1990 Reds- Finished season with 91-71 record, Won World Series

On the flip side of the coin, 9 out of those 12 teams went on to have really good seasons. Hopefully the Orioles won't flop hard after a great start to the season like the 1992 Yankees and 2015 Tigers did.

I forgot to add one team. Last year's Kansas City Royals also started the season 6-0. As we all know, they ended up winning the World Series. So that's 8 out of the last 13 teams that made the playoffs with five of those teams making the World Series. I guess that's not too bad.

[OFFNY]

2015 Tigers- Finished season with 74-87 record

2011 Rangers- Finished season with 96-66 record, lost to Cardinals in WS

2003 Royals- Finished season with 83-79 record

2003 Giants- Finished season with 100-61 record, lost to Marlins in NLDS

2002 Giants- Finished season with 95-66 record, lost to Angels in World Series

1998 Indians- Finished season with 89-73 record, lost to Yankees in ALCS

1996 Rangers- Finished season with 90-72 record, lost to Yankees in ALDS

1994 Braves- Finished season with 68-46 record

1992 Yankees- Finished season with 76-86 record

1992 Blue Jays- Finished season with 96-66 record, Won World Series

1991 White Sox- Finished season with 87-75 record

1990 Reds- Finished season with 91-71 record, Won World Series

On the flip side of the coin, 9 out of those 12 teams went on to have really good seasons. Hopefully the Orioles won't flop hard after a great start to the season like the 1992 Yankees and 2015 Tigers did.

I forgot to add one team. Last year's Kansas City Royals also started the season 6-0. As we all know, they ended up winning the World Series. So that's 8 out of the last 13 teams that made the playoffs, with five of those teams making the World Series. I guess that's not too bad.

8 out of 12.

Nobody made the postseason in 1994.

[Frobby]

8 out of 12.

Nobody made the postseason in 1994.

And the Braves certainly were on pace to be playoff-bound.

[Bradysburns]

This is the Baltimore Orioles.One of the best teams in the history of baseball. 30 losses might be 10 too many.Rickard will bat about .448 and Manny will hit 56 homers and drive in 179.Ubaldo will never walk a better and win 28 games.

I actually agree with all of this. I would add that they'll win 163 games, because they'll be so good, MLB will throw in their win at Philly (preseason) as a thank-you gesture. Rickard will bat above 1.000, with a 14,222 OPS. And Buck's jowly stare will get its own post-game show.

[Nevermore]

Geez, why are so many Oriole fans so pesimistic??

[OFFNY]

Geez, why are so many Oriole fans so pessimistic ??? l

Partly because it is still extremely early in the season (we're just under 4% of the way into the season), and partly because it is just some sports fans' nature.

If the Orioles are 88-54 in late August, some fans would assert that although the Orioles would probably win the division, they would also probably get KO'd in either the A.L.D.S or the A.L.C.S. by another buzz-saw team in the American League.

[LA2]

The O's and...Bernie Sanders! Surprise contenders who will fight to the end.