Hi everyone!  This is so exciting!  I love blogging!   I have so much to blog about, with it being the beginning of baseball season and all, but I'll keep this one short.  I don't want to bore anyone. 

My M's are off to a fast start, although they lost last night.  Still I am very encouraged we took two out of three from Oakland.  Felix looked strong with 8 shut out innings and 12 K's!!  Wow!!  JJ closed the game out, so it good to see him healthy.  We still need to get our offense going...again. 

I don"t want to brag but I do want to mention that the Pirates, who I picked to have a strong year this year are off to a 3-0 start.  We'll have to see if I am still right a few months from now.   That's all for now, TTYL

Sorry, but I was away from my computer for a few days.  I went back home to Tacoma and saw the home  opener of the Tacoma Rainiers.  Typically, it rained, but I still had a great time.  Adam Jones looked awesome.  I can't wait until he gets to Seattle. 

Speaking of which, I went up to see the Mariners beat the Rangers the next day. Yeah!  It was cold, but I had a blast.  I love Safeco.  It is so pretty.  

You can see my reports from both games in upcoming videos, so look for them.  TTYL

Another victory over the A's,  Yeah!!  Im not sure we have the hitters this year to compete with the Angels, but I have been impressed with our  bullpen so far.  Putz's injury has not been an issue, and I really think Reitsma can be a great setup man for him.   I like that Hargrove is not afraid to use Putz earlier than the ninth if a tough situation presents itself, like tonight.  BTW, went to

IN 'N OUT (West Coast burger joint)  tonight and had the animal fries.  That's a large order of fries with grilled onions, thousand island dressing and cheese on top.  OMG, they're amazing.  TTYL

Had my fantasy league draft today, here's my team-

C-  Brain McCann (Great bat)

1B- Mark Teixeira (could improve on)

2B-  Chase Utley (one of my favorite players)

3B-   A-Rod (uhg, but I hope he keeps it up)

SS-  Miquel Tejada (very happy)

OF-  Bobby Abreu (I hate the Yankees, but he's a great fantasy guy)

OF-  Juan Pierre (Wish I had him two years ago, as do the Dodgers)

OF- Gary Sheffield  (See Michael Young)

UTL-  Michael Young (off to a slow start which is what I like, he won't be hitting under .200 all year)

SP- Scott Kazmir (Love this guy even if he plays for Tampa Bay)

SP- Justin Verlander (Very Happy)

RP- Bobby Jenks  (Closer for good team, nice)

RP-  Brian Fuentes (Closer for not so good team, still nice)

I am trying to pick up two more pitchers but must wait until waivers on Monday.

Overall very happy.  TTYL

Our buddy Bronson Arroyo finally got his first win of the season today.  He's pitched great so far, but was a victim of a bad bullpen and no run support.  But the Reds more than made up for it tonight, scoring 11 runs for him.  It looks like he should have another solid year if the offense can keep it up.

BTW, picked up a buch of pitchers for my fantasy team.   Bartolo Colon, Brad Penny, Ted Lilly, Akinori Otsuka, Takashi Saito, Jason Isringhausen, Ian Snell, John Maine, and Cliff Lee.  I figure you can never have too much pitching.  TTYL

It's just one week, but I am in first place in the FoxxySports fantasy league.  I was able to beat my good friend Monica in our first series, 9-5.  Yea me!  TTYL

At the Dodger Reds game I got a chance to interview C. Trent Rosecrans, the Reds Beat Writer for the Cincinnati Post.  He has a great blog every day, as he blogs every Reds game.  He is really funny and personal in his blogs, writing about the music that's played in each stadium, off-beat player stories and even about a local female sports reporter he has his eyes on.   It was a great interview, he is as funny in person as he is in his blogs.   We should be posting that interview in at least two parts very soon.  Check out this link for his daily blog.     Trent Rosecrans Blog   TTYL