NEW YORK -- A weekend of firsts gave way to two clubhouse celebrations in two days for the Orioles, who left Yankee Stadium on Sunday night having swiped the season's opening series from the Yankees. Saturday, it was manager Brandon Hyde who was thrown in a laundry cart and doused in beer after capturing his first Major League win. Sunday, it was left-hander John Means who earned his first big league victory, in what turned into a marathon [7-5 series-clinching win](https://www.mlb.com/orioles/gameday/567458) after rain delayed first pitch by three hours, 17 minutes.\n\n\"It's a lot of fun to play for this team,\" said Means, who stymied the Yankees for much of 3 1/3 innings of middle relief. \"Everybody is out there having a good time, playing loose.\"\n\nIt's just three games, but the Orioles own their first winning record in more than a calendar year, since last Opening Day. Here are a few things we learned about the 2019 group this weekend:
**1) This team wants to have fun** \nMeans was far from the only Orioles player to say so; nearly every player who talked publicly Saturday and Sunday spoke effusively of the relaxed environment within Hyde's clubhouse. The postgame celebrations are raucous affairs, the energy they're playing with on the field plain to see. Given the youth and inexperience of their roster, the Orioles will enter nearly every series as underdogs this year. They plan to enjoy playing spoiler.
**2) Hyde has a plan for Davis** \nAll spring, the Orioles expressed their commitment to
\n\nWe’re gonna celebrate the good times.
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 1, 2019
Win No. 1️⃣ @JMeans25
\uD83C\uDF82 Tim Cossins
\uD83C\uDFA5 courtesy @cedmull30 #Birdland pic.twitter.com/mncCxti5Nm
**3) Catch them if you can** \nThe Orioles' team-wide focus on smart and aggressive baserunning wasn't just a spring thing. After years of operating as a station-to-station team, the Orioles are going to run wild a bit this season. And why not? It's easy to point to home runs --
\n\nThat's why it's probably fair to expect more plays like Saturday's Richie Martin/Dwight Smith Jr. double-steal, in which the Orioles were able to swipe a run after catcher Gary Sanchez's throw skipped into center field. Earlier in the inning, slow-footed
**4) Smith might be worth talking about** \nThe Orioles mostly used their preseason excess international bonus money in a flurry of trades to acquire Minor League depth, but they appear to have picked up a Major League-ready player as well. That's
**5) The pitching will be a constant puzzle** \nThe Orioles knew filling innings would be a challenge long before