With the 2010 baseball season slated to begin in less than a week, it seems like a good time to bump the Baseball thread and give it the prominence it will enjoy for the next six or seven months.
Next Sunday, April 4, the season begins with "Opening Night" -- with the New York Yankees visiting Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. With all due respect to the fans of the Phillies, Blue Jays, and whatever other teams people root for (but haven't mentioned on this site), does it get any better than this? I mean, really: the greatest rivalry in sports, worldwide, with the only two teams that really matter!
(Okay, I take that back.)
Here in Red Sox, we are of mixed emotions. On the one hand, we want this to be the first game in a long, excruciating season of disappointment for Yankees fans. On the other hand, we want the Red Sox to be beating the Yankees at the end of the season when it matters. Unfortunately, we cannot have it both ways ... but we can dream.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN as part of its "Sunday Night Baseball" series. That is the one in-advance negative mark on this game. It means we have to listen to Jon Miller, who seemingly pays attention to no more than half of what is going on, and who insists on calling Jonathan Papelbon "Jon" (perhaps the Sox will so dominate the Yankees that we won't need Pap to come in and close out the game). It means we have to listen to Joe Morgan, who does have good insights into games but who never seems satisfied unless he repeats the same thing at least three times in a row. Joining them will be Orel Hershiser. Let's hope Orel has broadcasting talent and takes control.
Go
Red Sox!
03-09-2010
Hybrid Mode
