Bring on the '27 Yankees

Anyone who follows baseball knows that a win on opening day is worth more than one game in the standings.
Sure it is.
Why else would everyone make such a big deal about opening day?
And after the way the Padres looked in their 7-0 victory over the Giants in Tuesday's opener at San Francisco, we can come to only one conclusion -- the division race is over.
You better get out to a game soon because the Padres will clinch the NL West by Easter Sunday.
Of course, it didn't hurt that the Giants looked as if they'd rather be making reservations for tee times in Scottsdale.
On the Padres' pregame show on Channel 4 San Diego, John Weisbarth made the observation that "Opening day seems like Christmas morning."
Consider Tuesday's win a gift-wrapped present under the tree, courtesy of the San Francisco Giants. We can't recall a team looking this lethargic on opening day since ... uh, well ... Monday's opening day performance by the Dodgers.
Since the game was so spring training-like dull, we have to turn to the telecast for some fun. We enjoyed seeing announcers Matt Vasgersian and Mark Grant all buttoned up, wearing suits and ties. It was quite a jarring sight at first. Matty and Mud, who normally are casually attired, looked like their mothers dressed them for their first junior high dance.
Vasgersian got our attention early on, when he called Jake Peavy "the jewel of the pitching staff."
We were only sort of paying attention, but hearing the word Jewel perked us up a bit.
And we can't let Peavy go unnoticed. Jake the Fake dismissed the Giants, as if they were a Mobile, Ala., airport security guard.
Clearly, Peavy will not lose a game this season. He will go 32-0.
But in the event he does lose a game, we'll be here to chronicle it.

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