Hey baseball fans - happy opening day! Take a deep breath. You may be able to smell the hot dogs, popcorn and peanuts.
Yes, I know a lot of people find baseball boring, but it symbolizes a few other things for me. The first and most important is that Spring has arrived. The new growth, the warmer weather and the sun shines longer.
My Phillies start on the road this year. They will begin defending their NL Championship crown in Washington at 1pm with our new ace. Gametime will soon be here.
Let's go Phillies!
Mema - I hope the Royals stay out of the basement this year.
Murs - I guess the same can be said about your Pirates.
JR and Dylan - Your Brewers will be okay. May the kick the Cardinals and Cubs butts. But you better get out of the way when the Phillies train comes rolling through.
Darlene - Good luck with the Red Sox, but I don't want to hear about them all season.
SG - Since your club is in my division, may they continue to finish behind the Phillies.
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YAY! I'm gonna OD on Baseball today. I've been watching the MLB Network since 9:30.
I'll echo all of Fuzzies well-wishes and add a "good luck" to your Phillies Fuzz! Though I think it might be time for you guys to let someone else in the eastern division have a little post-season fun. You guys have kind of been hogging it lately.
Oh, come on M. Didn't they spend a little time atop the division last year before falling on their faces?
And JR - we don't mind hogging the division. After all those many a losing years, we deserve a little run and to take everything we can get. Someon has to take a run at the Braves string of 12 or 14 straight division titles.
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GOOD GRAVY! When am I gonna sleep? Cards / Reds starting now, Brewers / Rockies in an hour, Cubs/Braves at 3:10, Giants / Astro's at 6:10. ALL OF EM' ON TV!!!! D'oh!
I have a feeling he will trade out soon. That's kind of the M.O. of the team...get a good player, keep him a few seasons, then trade him to a better team. I mean, why keep talent around?
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
I haven't thought much about the McNabb trade. I just heard about it on my way into the office this morning. Stupid Eagles. Always trying to upstage the Phillies. I don't know about it though. The team was winning while he was here, but not winning it all. I feel he was a better quarterback when he was younger. He got away from some of the things that helped him. I definitely don't like that they traded him within the division. Maybe they figure they know how to get to him and aren't afraid to face him twice a year.
I am not so sure the young kid is ready to play, We'll find out. It may be a couple of rough years as he learns and grows.
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I actually laughed out loud at this as I was driving home from work yesterday!
Skid Roady, the afternoon DJ on one of the local stations was giving the update on the Royals game still in progress. It went something like this:
Well, it looks like the Tigers are soundly spanking the Royals in the opening day game. It started out well enough. Zach Greinke was the starting pitcher and when they pulled him out of the game, the score was 4-2 Royals. Now we are in the top of the 8th and the score is 4-8, Tigers. But hey, it doesn't really matter. Win or lose, the Royals are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs already!
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That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
What? You don't think it could happen?
No danger of that here!
