At long last, all the bells and whistles are over with. No more openers, no more ring ceremonies, no more introductions along the baselines, all that’s left now is the routine of regular old baseball, day after day after day for the next six-plus months. And that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Show up to the park, take the field, take care of business, go home, and do it all again the next day.
Here’s the lineup that’ll face sinkerball specialist Joel Piniero today, the first day of the rest of the season…
Jeter, SS
Johnson, DH
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, 2B
Posada, C
Granderson, CF
Swisher, RF
Gardner, LF
And on the mound, the Puerto Rican Punisher, Javy Vazquez.
First pitch is scheduled for 1:05pm ET, and can be seen on YES. Enjoy the game.