The Undefeated, First Place Baltimore Orioles

All that they are, winners of their first four after this afternoon's 5-1 victory over the Tigers in the 2011 Camden Yards opener. Picked up right where they left off in the second half last year.

Brian Roberts homered off Rick Porcello with two on in the fifth. That was all the Orioles needed to win a game otherwise distinguished only by the presence of two participants whose full names, when spoken aloud, are complete sentences: the Tigers' second baseman (Will rhymes) and the O's manager (Buck, show Walter).

It's too early to push the panic button, but you have to wonder what's up. Are the Orioles really that good, or are we that bad?

JV goes on Wednesday and, as the number one starter, it's his task to kick some butt and give the Tigers a chance to win after a disappointing Yankee series, and the lifeless effort turned in by his teammates this afternoon.