Opening Day thoughts

Well today is really opening day - just some observations from the day's games -

Opening Impressions: Good debuts!

• Carlos Beltran, 1HR, 3RBI
• Richie Sexson, 2 HR, 5RBI
• Pedro Martinez, 6IP, 3ER, 12K

Opening Impressions: Bad Debuts!

• Javier Vazquez, 1.2IP, 7ER, 2K
• Jose Lima, 3IP, 5ER, 2K
• Washington Nationals - an 8-4 loss in first game

Other thoughts:

• Umpires seem to be calling a nice generous zone on opening days - high and wide is my impression so far.
• Steroid testing has really impacted the HR - only 29 today, and Dimitri Young on pace for 486 dingers this season!