161 to go…

Some might say that today’s opener couldn’t have been anymore perfect… Those people have probably dismissed the fact that Chris Davis went 0 for 4 (and attempted murder by chucking his bat 20 rows into the seats).  But, yes, the Rangers are 1-0 and sit atop the AL West standings… for now.  I’m doing my very best to fight off the urges that this season will not be a total bust, but there’s no way I can call us contenders after just one game.  I really liked how Wash decided to go with his setup man and closer even with an 8-run lead… way to instill some confidence in the middle relief A-hole.  I also loved that Hank Blalock went 2 for 4 with a 3-run homer… anything to increase his trade bait value makes me a happy camper.  I’m not too thrilled with Kevin Millwood’s performance whatsoever… 7 innings pitched means 173 more innings until paydirt for him.. if he continues this pace, we will reluctantly be stuck with him for another year.  Surprisingly, we rocked Cliff Lee, but it’s really no wonder how we did it… the guy had little-to-no command of his weakass fastball.  Elvis Andrus got his 1st Major League hit out of the way in his very first AB… he closed his eyes and flailed at a pitch which just happened to land 2 inches from going foul (lucky SOB).  That pretty much sums up the game, but there’s a few other things I noticed that need to be pointed out:

The flyover during the National Anthem was a bit premature… I’ve seen a ton of flyovers but have never seen one during the “twilights last gleaming” part of the song. 

The Rangers broke out there brand-spankin’ new red jerseys and caps.  Ian Kinsler encouraged fans to sport red in the stands and the fans gave Ian the middle finger by wearing pretty much everything but red.

Dear Fox Sports, I wasn’t at all happy with the telecast.  There was way too much interviewing going on during the game.  Interviewing people like Bush, military personnel or veterans, or representatives from various companies is fine, but refrain from doing it during the middle of the game.  I don’t want my TV screen having 75% Jim Knox and 25% baseball game… save all that BS for between innings or pre/post game.

The attendance total today was 49,000+… it looked like 46,000 of them couldn’t keep their trash from blowing onto the field.  How freaking hard is it to ball-up a hotdog wrapper and toss it under your seat???

Other than that, I’ve got no complaints.  It was an all-around great game.. but I won’t be holding my breath until I see another one just like it.