baseball!

I am watching at work. For some reason it is going to take me at least 4 hours to put together 4 binders in the conference room, where there just happens to be a tv. Since they are playing the Los Angeles Orange County California North American United States Angels of the Milky Way Galaxy, I can actually catch it on Fox Sports West.

Hey, how many homers with Albert hit this weekend.

Put me down for zero in the pool.

(Knock on wood.)

Put me down for an even 3 Pujolsers.

Teixera's our automatic out. Prove me wrong mofo!

YAY!!!!

Good inning, did Grandy even bat that inning? His at-bat was over in a blink.

Following on mlb.com...the pitchFX makes it seem like the strike zone is absurdly small for both pitchers; does it look that way on the broadcast?

SWISH!

Hiroki!!!!!!!!!!

Dang, stupid work, missed the fireworks.

Gritner you mo mo.

Dag.

Gee, I guess I better hope for a busy rest of the afternoon. Missed A-Rod's A-bomb too.

Students these days have trouble with print resources.

Damn.
I have an intermittent (and crappy) internet connection. A-Rod just homered, right?

[15] Yeah. It was an A-BOMB!!!

Got to love those double plays.

Does A-Rod look good stealing a base? Since he bulked up and had knee issues he's lost some of his grace but he looks like Fred Astaire in the box score right now.

Way to go Hiroki. 6th inning is a tough one, with Albert due up. If he can get three more outs maybe 6 that'd be great.

18) He looked good because he's smart about it now. Not graceful but not clunky either.

Alex just tagged that one back through the middle.

Is Hiroki pitching really well, or just a little lucky, or what?

I heart Cano!

Sit down, Pujols!

Albert caught looking. YES!

22) Yes.

Keep it going, Hiroki!

One pitch, one out to start the 8th.

Man, what a job by Hiroki. 8 innings, 0 runs.

So who pitches the 9th?

[29] THIS is the Kuroda I expected to see! I wish I wasn't stuck following the game online. I bet he did a great job.

[30] No idea. Wade, maybe?

Looks like Hiroki will start the 9th.

[32] Girardi is letting a starter, who has been dominant all game, start the 9th? I hope it's only to give up an IBB or two.

Tough play for Jetes. There will be no complete game today. But Robertson vs. Albert should be interesting.

Thanks for playing Albert.

ThhhhhYankees win!

Woo hoo!

Hammered!

I plan to watch a bunch of this game tonight off mlb.tv. Psyched about Hiroki-san, and looking forward to some cheering from our Far East contingent when they wake up.

They sure will be happy. A sweet Opening Day from soup to nuts.

I've probably never been happier about a Yankee win.

[39] Amen to that!

I'm looking forward to a nice, relaxing weekend of watching baseball. See you all tomorrow!

[40] Stick around, Jon. I think you'll find that Yankee wins ALWAYS make people happy!

Nice to wake up and see this result!

Delayed running game thread! Anyone mind if I ramble on incoherently?
Cued up mlbTV..Michael Kay's voice "It's the Yankees home opener! Brought to you by The Three Stooges, the movie!"

Umm..what?

Posada first pitch coming up! Sniffle..涙..

Hi Mr OK -- see [38]!

Wow, Jorge looks just like Jorge Sr.! Mr. Softee tears for me. Can't imagine how much will bawl when it's Jeter and Mo throwing out the first pitch.

Wonder if A-Rod will get to do it one day? He'll probably put it in the dirt.

[45] Nice, I missed [38]! Game on as I do boring laundry here, stick around for the witty "Banter"? See that, "Banter" has two meanings? I crack myself up sometimes :)

King Albert batting. Interesting stat earlier about his and A-Rod's first 11 seasons. I guess Alex gets extra points for playing SS and in the AL? Though Albert's overall stats are just unreal..

Wow, A-rod with the SB! Nice to see him moving well.
Here comes the inevitable Teix pop-up now. Sigh..

Swisherooo! Once the 3-4-5 guys start hitting this team will mash, of course.

Wow, never seen someone actually out of the batters box like that when getting a hit. Martin missed that, he should have been called out. I imagine Ichiro comes close to that at times with the way he swings.

A-Rod with the loooooong home run to center!
630..can catch the Say Hey Kid this season?

Btw, the monuments under that net in CF just look so silly and hidden. They spent 1.5billion on the park and couldn't do better than that?

The Knicks look good.
I guess everyone looks good against the Wizards.

Mays, Ruth, Aaron, Bonds the only guys ahead of A-Rod now on the homer list. Wow.

[54] Wizards..bleccch.
Kuroda looking great. Worthy #18.

Sooooo tired of missing out... But I have no right to complain about working. >:'

[57] Advantage of morning baseball here :)
Time to head out now though, got to catch last few innings later!

The big Knicks game comes Sunday vs. the Heat, who have been struggling big time.

Been away, away from the computer, away from the tv, hearing some games on the radio (but not todays). Watching the Yes replay now. This has been a beautiful spring home opener day. Kuroda! Swisher! Arod! Baseball! The season is on.

[53] Couldn't agree more. The monuments, and the rest of monument park feels like the moldy playroom of the 50's split level, in the NYS. I thought it would be re-thought and redone for this year. But...the boss's monument still looks like an eyesore.

[60] A perfect likeness, you say?