Opening Day — Arlington

Is the home opener the most important game of the year? I don’t think so, but it’s definitely something special. A few observations from the first day of big league baseball in Arlington this year:

Dice-K seems like a good dude. He signed tons of autographs before Friday’s game and went out of his way to greet fans near left field.

Sammy Sosa does something this year, anything, and he’s gonna be a fan favorite quickly. Perhaps he already is. The crowd roared when Sosa was announced during the pregame ceremonies.

The flyover by the two B-1 bombers after the National Anthem was worth the price of admission.

Do you think you could hit a Tim Wakefield knuckle?

Tons of media from Japan here following Dice-K. I think it’s great. I hope to see the same number of Spanish-speaking media in the pressbox one day….

Is this David Ortiz’s year to win the AL MVP?

I wonder how people will remember Manny Ramirez?

Can you really be a Red Sox fan if you were not born in that region, never visited Fenway Park and have no real ties to the organization? Maybe …