Hmm.

Last night it was mercifully pouring so the game was cancelled. I am growing apprehensive about what new horrors could occur so it was a nice break for me and I watched Bones for the first time instead. This is a very clever program about a forensic pathologist and her FBI partner. Kind of gory but cute interplay among the principals. Lilly and Jimmy enjoyed watching the rain pound on the air conditioner and I enjoyed them letting me sleep past five thirty in the morning. No exciting news here at all but I thought I should get back in the habit of making some regular remarks or else you will all think I have disappeared.

I am going to force myself to watch the game for a little bit tonight for no other reason except to see the Giambino back in NY in his traditional Oakland A's uni. That is probably the best place for him although I know he wanted to be a Yankee. Everyone always wants to be a Yankee until it doesn't work out for them in the Big Apple. 

Are you kidding?

The season and the new stadium are not exactly getting off to the rollicking start I had envisioned. As of this minute they are losing 20-4 to the Indians. Now I would usually right this off as a fluke if they had not gotten blown out earlier in the week by the pennant winning Devil Rays. And if Wang's ERA was not kissing 30 runs a game. All in all not what I had hoped for at all and I don't see immediate improvement at hand. I have not turned on the television but I imagine at this point Nick Swisher has been pressed into service to pitch. A position player pitching twice in a season is mortifying let alone twice in one week. And I know all about not blowing the bullpen out in April and all that jazz but this is absurd. Another year of pouring gasoline on the flames does not suit me at all. Whither a slam the door bullpen and an offense that could rake like all-stars? 

Yanksgal is Back

I was away for a brief sojourn and mercifully missed the Yanks being bludgeoned by the Devil Dogs. Sorry I cannot take them seriously even though they won the pennant. The constant blackberry alerts from ESPN were depressing enough. Just came back from seeing Hair on Broadway and I strongly suggest everyone of you even you musical haters and you know who you are go check it out. Very fun and Berger, the main character who was played by Treat Williams in the movie sat on my lap. Much dancing and frolics in the aisles. 

Yanksgal is real tired now so I am going to climb into my little bed with Lilly and Jimmy and call it a night and save my tivo of Lost for tomorrow night. Sawyer will wait for me. 

I also missed the Yanks win of earlier today since they seem to have started the game rather early for a Monday but there are plenty of more games for me to watch and until the Wang has his ERA under 5 runs per game I am going to take a jaundiced eye about the season. 

Hmm.

This is not what I had in mind three days ago. Already they have given up too many runs and have come close to forcing a tie but that was not my scheme. The general idea was to have a lead and hope the nameless and faceless bullpen could hold onto it until it was time for Mo. This game made me think of 96 when Tino hit the grand slam late at night to give the home town boys a win and sent them on their way to a great season. It could have been a Yankee moment for Mark Texeira but I guess he is going to have to wait a bit.

Just remember every game you lose in April is one more you have to win in September. Last year the Metties lost quite a few games in April and won many in September and still missed the playoffs by one game. So these games contrary to popular imagination do actually count so Yankes need to get in gear. 

Happy Passover. Ate too many macaroons last night...

Here We Go

Finally, it is Opening Day. The weather of course is horrible in Nueva York but it is sunny in Baltimore and the Yankees are on the board leading 1-0. C.C. looks like he has the biggest Yankee uniform pants ever but who cares if he can get people out? I am still perplexed why MLB thought it was a good idea to have games in Chicago and Boston the first week of April. Not a big shock to find out it is snowing in Chicago and pouring in Boston. And how come nobody told me there was a new channel? MLB Network is all baseball all the time. And Harold Reynolds seems to have finally gotten a new gig after his firing from ESPN for propositioning an intern.  Nobody ever propositioned me when I was an intern but I didn't work at ESPN. 

I am very excited for when the Yankees have their first game at the new Yankee Stadium which I have not seen in person yet but am hoping to go the first week of May. 

Brett Gardner may have spunk. You all know how I hate spunk on other teams but I think I will like it on my team. 

Guess What?

The season starts tomorrow in Baltimore and the Yankees will probably be rained out. Why do they persist in starting the season in rainy East Coast cities? They could be playing on the West Coast or in any number of domed stadiums? This annoys me and leads to unnecessary double headers in the heat of the summer. In any event I am quite excited for the season. I don't have any tickets yet but hopefully Dr. Nathan will come through with a few pairs.

The team looks pretty good assuming the starting pitchers don't get hurt as usual and the bridge to Mariano is not as fragile as it has been in recent years. I am also concerned about the center field situation and about Matsui's health. Other than that I think they will probably pile on the runs and win many 9-7 games.

This year the focus will be on the team and not on A-rod. I hope. The less I see of his strangely purple lips and his hitting into double plays with the game on the line the better. I think it will be a positive season and unlike Curt Schilling I don't think the Red Sawx will win 105 games. I don't think anyone in the division will win a hundred games since they have to play each other so often and the only real weak link is the Orioles.

I will be at my casa watching tomorrow afternoon and the long winter will finally be over.