Opening Day

There is an old axiom that says "Life begins on Opening Day." It is a feeling of restored rejuvenation that brings on a season of possibilities to any team.

The Yankees played their first game of the regular season two days ago against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. However, they're going to have their second attempt at an "Opening Day" since the majority of the players were clearly either drunk or recovering from the night before, which, unless you're Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle, you can't pull it off and expect to win ballgames.

The Bronx Bombers signed three big-name players during the offseason. High-profile pitchers C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, and premier first baseman Mark Teixeira. Of the two that played in the season's first game, (Sabathia and Teixeira) none of whom proved to be a factor.

Derek Jeter on the other hand, shined brightly, going 3-for-5 with three singles. Other performances of note included a home run apiece for Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui, and a pinch-hit double from new acquisition Nick Swisher, whose antics were charged up with excitement, a good sight to see because that lights a fire under the ass of any complacent ball club late in the game.

This is the second part of this Yankee blog. The Yankees lost again to Baltimore last night by a score of 7-5. Apparently they don't really know that the games now count. The captain, however, has pulled his weight by contributing his first home run of the young regular season.

A.J. Burnett makes his Yankee debut this afternoon (4/9) and hopefully stops the bleeding and turns this ship around en route to a successful World Championship-bound year.