It's Baaaaack!

Baseball season has officially begun tonight. The 2008 World Champion Phillies are facing off against the Atlanta Braves. Right now, the Phils are down 0-4 in the 5th inning.

Friday night and Saturday afternoon the Yankees played their final two exhibition games of the spring against the Chicago Cubs, which many would like to see as the matchup in the World Series. The Yankees christened the new stadium with two wins, outscoring the Cubs 17-5, and hitting seven homeruns. The weather was not very pleasant on Friday night, but at least it held up so they were able to play. After waiting to see the new stadium, I would be upset if they had to cancel the game. The stadium looks similar to the old one, except for that massive screen out in center field. Wow! It's weird to think there's no real history yet at the stadium. Hopefully that will change this season.

Tomorrow, the Yankees begin their season on the road at Camden Yards against a pesky Orioles team. The game will be on ESPN at 4:05 ET. CC Sabathia starts it off against Jeremy Guthrie. GO YANKEES!!

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.