Opening Day

Well it's opening goddamn day ladies and gentleman and in true Canadian fashion, it is snowing outside.

The Blue Jays will battle their old AL East rival (back from the days of two divisions) and closest geographical rival, the Detroit Tigers, at 7:07 Eastern, on the Network Which Steals Your Soul ( (Newstyso as I will refer to them from now on). You can catch them live down at the Skydome but I'm not sure if there are tickets left. With this godforsaken muck coming down, there is bound to be some left.

It's a bit sad when Roy Halladay compares Opening Day to the playoffs, saying 'It's like no other time of year. It's as close to a playoff environment as I've ever felt'

Oh Roy. I am sad for you all day long.

This will be Halladays 7th consecutive opening day start and he has a 2-3 record with 2 no decisions... I've seen most of them live (although I won't be going this year). I do believe the last time we opened the season against these Tigers, he got shelled 7-1.

The Tigers will be an interesting matchup, as they were supposed to excel last year and pretty much pooped the bed with more voracity than an octogenarian who has overdosed on prune juice and yogurt.

Steal My Sunshine

Popular opinion has the Tigers All-Star 1B/3B Miguel Cabrera heading to the Red Sox at some point before the trade deadline (because the Tigers are broke and signed him to a massive deal right before the economy hit the fan), which really illustrates baseballs need for a salary cap. The disparity between the haves and the have nots is just too great, especially in the current economic climate. If they're going to keep the system as is, they need to increase the number of playoff teams somehow.

However, the slim chance of post-season play is one of the coolest things about baseball, compared to other sports. Here's hoping they just (eventually) institute a cap and make things a little bit more level.

And it's one, two...

well here's hoping Opening Day goes well for this Jays squad. Bill Simmons of ESPN picked them to win less than 70 games and that's a very real possibility. However, they could also win upwards of 85 games. They are just such a question mark. Luckily for them, the mighty AL East has a lot of gaping holes in it this year, IE many of Bostons position players (Lowell, Drew, Lugo, Papi, Ellsbury, Varitek) and the Yankees Bullpen/Lineup(minus ARod). He also predicts a Roy Halladay trade by the deadline, something I don't personally think will happen, but who knows?

At least it will be interesting to watch.


Travis Snider for ROY. And greatness.