Opening Day

I don't count the game the night before, thanks for asking. (although it was nice to see the Phil's cough one up!)

Today is the day - OPENING DAY! All over the good ol' USA (and one point north of the border), every MLB team has exactly the same record and by theory, the same chance to win it all so many months down the line. But theory isn't all it's cracked up to be Einstein.

In the good news dept. - the NY Mets won a 2-1 contest vs. the Big Red Machine in Cincy. Santana with the win, K-Rod with the save, Murphy with a HR and two RBI. Very nice.

In the good news if you hate the Yankees dept. - NYY loses a loooong one to the Orioles by a score of 10-5. CC gave up a six-pack, but was mysteriously wearing what appeared to be a heating pad in between innings on the bench. The big man said he was just trying to stay warm. Sure you were. And Joe Girardi (aka Clueless Joe) had the wisdom to say "Sometimes, you feel great, and the results aren't what you want. He said he was fine."
A SoulSlam prediction: I give Girardi until June 1 before he's shown the door.

Anyway, a lot of baseball on today - right now I have MLB Network on and I'm flipping back and forth with the A's - Angels on ESPN. Baseball is back. Yeah baby.