Opening Day was yesterday. I love baseball this week. Then I love to forget about it entirely until sometime in mid-August. By that point things will be clear. In August, the Mets will be chugging along in first place, poised for yet another late season implosion. On the Yankee side, people will be wringing their hands about CC Sabathia's weight, Derek Jeter's incredibly shrinking range and Matsui's obligatory visit to the DL. Even today, after one day of action, a few things are emerging as developing stories for us to watch all year
More...- Johan Santana has an individual handshake for all each member of the NY Mets that he ritualistically does prior to every start, just to keep things loose.
- The Yankees have their loosest clubhouse in decades thanks in large part to Nick Swisher who makes sure the music is always blaring and takes teammates on tours of NY. Thankfully, he will be traded midseason for Coco Crisp in a panic move that leaves the Yankee clubhouse super tense right through September.
- We should all give up on CC Sabathia! That bum could not get out of the fifth inning after walking the ballpark yesterday. What a horrible trade!
- The Red Sox got rained out last night so I had time to notice the following weird fact. The top 3 payrolls in the game are the Yanks, Sox and Mets. Guess how many African-Americans are on those teams. Here I'll help: Marlon Andersen (NY Mets, back up outfielder), Gary Sheffield (NY Mets backup outfield and that just nepotism because he's Dwight Gooden's nephew), CC Sabathia (NY Yankees, SP) and Derek Jeter (NY, SS, he counts). That's it! Crazy! Where have you gone, Doug Glanville?
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