HAPPY BASEBALL SEASON…

at least until your favorite team loses in Miami.

Jay Bruce homered with a pair of rbi’s, and Cueto ruled in his first opening-day start on Thursday, as the Cincinnati Reds waltz to a 4-0 victory over the Miami Marlins in front of one of the biggest crowds ever at Great American Ball Park to see a game.

The Marlins lost, so is this the beginning of the end, will Jose Reyes get vilified by the locals? Is Ossie going to go crazy first or Zambrano? Hey, it’s just one game, but why not fuel some speculation?

With all that talent they bought to Miami, you’d think they could muster up a first win.

GO MANATEES!

If you are a Baltimore Orioles fan you have to wonder why. State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota played the Baltimore Orioles and get this-they beat the Orioles 3-2! This is a community college. The parents drop the kids off and said: “Play nice!” I get the impression that it is a long season for the Orioles.

THE GODFATHER?

“Every single one of you, before you get off the pile, affect the head.” That is what former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams told his team before a 49er’s playoff game.

Filmmaker Sean Pamphilon sent some extremely unsettling audio of Williams ordering his players to do damage to the 49ers' top players, according to Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports.  This is pretty well going to kill any appeal the Saints may wish to make on the matter. There is NO burden of proof for the NFL to fine and even expel some of the personal involved in this scandal. The appeals to be presented to Commissioner Roger Goodell have suddenly become much harder for team lawyers seeking to have penalties reduced.

YANKEES!

The odds makers are not all enamored with New York. Seems Tampa Bay is the favorite. The Red Sox have all but disappeared, and Toronto has an outside shot. The fun will be the 22 played between the Bosox and Yankees. Me? The Yankees all the way if the pitching is any good.  That is a big if.

That’s all I wrote, folks!