The release of the Orioles' schedule for next season always sets my mind on a flight of fancy.
I begin to day dream about first getting away from the cold to travel to Sarasota, Fla., for spring training, where I literally first touch hands with baseball for yet another ritualistic season.
The fact the O's are in the midst of a knock-down, drag-out battle for a 2016 playoff spot isn't lessened at all by my looking ahead to the 25th season of baseball at Camden Yards.
At first glance, the Orioles' 2017 schedule, released Sept. 14, has some interesting observations.
