Rain Rain Go Away Come Again Some Other Opening Day...

The day started like any other day. Got up. Went to school. Wrote a test. Had some lunch.....and then sat slowly waiting in anticipation for the first pitch of the season. I had called a buddy over to come share the experience. It's not often you get to see the final opening day game at Yankee Stadium. We both sat patiently...waiting for the intro to the season. Things started a touch different, Sportsnet had created a new opening intro which was neat. Then the familiar voice of Jaime Campbell welcomed us to the new year. All was going swell until we finally saw a shot of New York City. This is when things turned slightly sour. The sky was overcast and pretty much every civilian was wearing some sort of rain protection. Campbell informed us that the game would start a bit late, as the officials were waiting for the skies to clear up a bit.

Now up until this point, I had been wondering if Sportsnet was going to bring back another edition of "The Season". Anyone who watches the Jays regularly knows of this show. For those who don't let me quickly explain. It's basically a weekly documentary on the Jays as they progress through the season. I enjoyed last year's shows but was mildly concerned thinking that they were not going to be bringing it back.

This was put to rest as Campbell announced that as filler for the "short rain delay", they would be showing the new season of "The Season". (I think the official title is something like "The Season: '08 Jays"...or something like that.)

So being disappointed that we may have to wait a couple of minutes for things to get rolling we didn't mind watching this. This episode showcased B.J. Ryan's recovery and a short profile on Alex Rios. Which in this episode he was named Prince Rios. I'll announce right here...that is now his official title. The episode was decent...pretty much what you would expect from the show.

So 12:30 rolls around and Campbell and Pat Tabler come back on....And nothing has changed. Ugh...Campbell informs us again that they haven't decided on starting it yet. So we get another little show called "Jays Connected"...which I find is essentially the same thing as "The Season".

At this point we have gotten kind of frustrated. It has been almost an hour and still no Halladay...no Wells...no start to the season. To make things slightly more frustrating for my friend and I he had to leave to go back to school. I assured him that the game would start at one...it didn't. Campbell told us once again that we would have to wait a bit longer. But seeing as how they had presented us all they could for Blue Jay programs, what else could they possibly show?

How bout Royals versus Tigers....hmmm at first this seemed lame but once I saw how stacked the Tigers had become over the off-season it became a lot more entertaining.

And just a quick note...I said the other day that Chicago had picked up Dontrelle Willis...why I said this I have know idea...must have been a brain fart....gross...

Not on Chicago...

After an inning or two my good ol'pal had to take off. We joked that the moment he left the game would start. Isn't that always the way? Unfortunately the game didn't start but the complete opposite happened....


It was cancelled....


Ugh. O well. What can you do eh? And to much of my dismay the game was rescheduled for Tuesday at 6:00. Right when I'm working.


Even though I won't get to see the final opening day game at Yankee Stadium, I can at least say I tried.


Guess my first game will come on Wednesday.


-Stanton X