Opening Night

[nyjunc]

The 2006 season is upon us, the quest for 27 begins but as usual MLB screws the East Coast fan by not putting the game on until 10PM ET but what should we expect from the same leagu that put playoff games on at 11PM and the West Coast fans always whine

The pitching matchup is:

NYY: LHP Randy Johnson
• 17-8, 3.79 ERA in 2005
• 1-0, 4.50 ERA in 2005 vs. OAK
• 12-7, 2.83 ERA lifetime vs. OAK

vs.

OAK: LHP Barry Zito
• 14-13, 3.86 ERA in 2005
• 0-1, 7.59 ERA in 2005 vs. NYY
• 2-7, 4.64 ERA lifetime vs. NYY

Yankees probable lineup

1. CF Johnny Damon
2. SS Derek Jeter
3. RF Gary Sheffield
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez
5. 1B Jason Giambi
6. LF Hideki Matsui
7. C Jorge Posada
8. DH Bernie Williams
9. 2B Robinson Cano

[yhova]

6-2 Yankees i predict.

[Hammer]

i make no predictions, i just hope to see a dominant randy johnson. with all the questions about our pitching as it is, the last thing we need is johnson to be as inconsistant as he was to start last season.

[MarinersFan87]

You are complaining about 7 PT start? Sorry that the A's want people at their ballpark, they have enough trouble as it is.

[Hmark6]

You are complaining about 7 PT start? Sorry that the A's want people at their ballpark, they have enough trouble as it is.

NYC is the center of the Universe. What don't you understand about that? You left coasters need to get on our schedule, jerks.

I think we're getting rained out tonight...

[DirtyKash]

West Coast bias!!!

[MarinersFan87]

NYC is the center of the Universe. What don't you understand about that? You left coasters need to get on our schedule, jerks.

Check the location, I'm on your schedule.

[General]

Hmm...

Being as optimistic as I possibly can, I've got the Yanks, 4-2. RJ goes 7, giving up 1 earned run and striking out 8. Farnsy with the hold, and Rivera shuts the door.

[nyjunc]

You are complaining about 7 PT start? Sorry that the A's want people at their ballpark, they have enough trouble as it is.

It's ok to have 4PM starts on the East coast but WC teams can't? LAA and Seattle(2 WC teams) are playing at 5:05 ET- why can't Oak and the Yanks play at that time? Why should we have to wait until 10PM to watch a baseball game? why should we have to stay awake until at least 1AM to watch a game when the game can be scheduled for a time that is good for both teams? It's BS they schedule opening day at 10PM and it's BS we have to have playoff games end well after midnight.

WC fans whine all the time about the "East Coast Bias" nonsense- I can't whine about something that's REAL?

[MarinersFan87]

The game is on ESPN though. Can't play them all in the middle of the day.