11 days & counting...

That's right. 11 more days until opening day! I've been waiting for this for many months now. Actually, ever since Sept. 28. The Yankees 2009 season looks promising and the AL East race is going to be very tight. It's no longer a competition between the Yankees and Red Sox, it's a competition between the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays. Everyone's saying that the AL East is the best division in baseball, even with the Blue Jays and Orioles, who can present problems to the top 3 teams in the East.

The Yankees have looked good in spring training. They even won nine in a row and had a win last night against the Red Sox, 7-1. What's most promising though is seeing CC and Burnett fitting in fine and even becoming good friends with Joba Chamberlain. Another thing that's good to see is Jorge Posada throwing out guys like Jacoby Ellsbury. Also, Mo's been pretty good in spring training as well. He's faced 13 hitters and retired 12 as well as throwing 30 strikes/43 pitches. Last night, Burnett and Wakefield put on a show, posting similar lines. Burnett lasted 5.2 innings, gave up 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, and struck out 4. Wakefield lasted 5.2 innings as well, gave up 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and 5 strikeouts. It's good to see Burnett doing well, let's just hope he keeps it up in the regular season.

The Yankees begin the season on the road, facing Baltimore, Kansas City, and Tampa Bay. The first games at Baltimore and Kansas City are their home openers. Then on April 16, it's the Yankees Home Opener versus Cleveland. I was upset I wouldn't be able to see the game because I live in MN, and I don't have MLB.tv or the Extra Innings package, but I saw today that MLB Network will be airing it! It's during the afternoon, when I'll be at school and will be just a couple hours after I give my senior speech. But that's what Tivo is for! I can't wait to see the new stadium. Well, here's to counting down the rest of the days until baseball season officially begins.

Hi!

Well, this blog is going to be very random. I'll give updates on my life, but most of it will probably be revolved around sports in some way, mostly the Wild & the Yankees, my two top favorite sports teams ;). We'll see how it goes. I need somewhere to rant!

Today was really boring and uneventful. I went to Sports Authority and Dicks to look for lacrosse equipment for the spring. Practice starts in 9 days and I've never played before so I need to start looking for a stick, mouthguard, cleats, protective eyewear, gloves, etc. I used to play field hockey, so I'm used to the mouthguard & cleats. I think now they require you to wear protective eyewear, so this will be new for me. I still miss field hockey a lot. I still have my stick, but it's probably way too small for me now haha. I don't think I have any balls left over, so I can't ever go out and practice.

Next Tuesday I'm going to a Wild game! It's going to be so much fun. It's on a school night, so it's a nice reprieve from my mundane schedule of going home and doing homework. Plus, it's against the Blackhawks, who have as Elise calls them the "wonder duo", Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Two 19-year olds who just happen to be amazing at ice hockey. We have to think of a clever sign to make.

Oh and Spring Training has FINALLY started. It's so exciting!! The Yankees played their first day today and WON, 9-3 against the Phillies. Shelley Duncan had 5 rbis, and ARod already hit a homerun.

Anyway, not much else is going on right now. We'll see how the week goes. Here's a really funny/unfortunate picture I will leave you with of the Yankees during spring training: