It May Be Pittsburgh…

April 5, 2010 at 11:10 am | Posted in Opening Day | 4 Comments

…but it’s still Opening Day. And that means our long, dark winter of worrying about non-roster invites to backup infielders and lack of action on the free agent front is over. (Sadly, worrying about the divorce case has barely just begun). So while I don’t agree with the Opening Day starter, the batting order, or the 25th man on the roster, I think we can all agree: it’s worth getting out of bed in the morning again.

Fortunately for everyone involved, it’s in the mid-70s today in Pittsburgh, because all winter long I was wondering why in the hell MLB would schedule an early-April game in a cold weather city, while having the team from Los Angeles open on the road.

GAME ON.

Furcal, SS
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
DeWitt, 2B
Padilla, P

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Sunny in Pittsburgh, rainy in Southern California?

I guess Bud Selig knew what he was doing after all on this one.

Comment by KempKershaw— April 5, 2010 #

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YUS.

Comment by daniel ross— April 5, 2010 #

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You’d think I’d have sympathy for someone who was shot just a few months ago, but I really don’t. I hadn’t realized until now that there is only about a $2 million difference between Padilla’s and Garland’s salaries.

Comment by johnclevenger— April 5, 2010 #

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I drove from central Jersey to see the game. It was a debacle, but who cares! It was a real blast to see that ballpark and watch some baseball on a beautiful sunny day. My wife was trying to get Ethier to take her home, and I was trying to challenge Broxton to a wrestling match. We had a blast. Now if only Padilla would retire…

Comment by Real Tom— April 7, 2010 #

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