The 2008 MLB season started with a bang this morning when the Red Sox defeated the Athletics 6-5 in 10 innings. Why this morning? The opening 2 game series is being played in Japan as the MLB continues to grow and become popular all over the world. I didn't watch the game, but the highlights showed a pretty nice opening game. The defending World Series Champion Red Sox look to be the favorite in the American League, yet again.
Of course, there are 162 games in the season and this is just the 1st of many. But, it is nice to see the first game was exciting and should be a sign of things to come this season. There have been many players changing teams in the off-season and a few things have changed since last season. For example, this is the first season after the infamous Mitchell Report was released. There have also been a couple of minor changes, such as Tampa Bay becoming the Rays, instead of the Devil Rays, who they were for the past 10 years.
Yeah, this season should be a good one. Its always nice when its the first couple weeks of spring and you know baseball is starting. As I mentioned earlier, the MLB expanded to Japan for the opening of the season, but it wasn't the first time they did this. I can remember the Yankees played the Tampa Bay whatever-Rays, and I woke up at 6 a.m. for three mornings in a row to watch the games. I would love to watch this Boston-Oakland Japan game in the morning, but then again I can wait another week for Yankees opening day. And besides, I think I would much rather get a good night's rest than watch the 2nd game of 162.
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