The wait is over

Spring has finally arrived to Alaska. Almost all the snow is gone, the sun is shining long hours, and the daytime highs are in the 40's (yes, that means Spring around here).

But a far more significant harbinger of the new season is Opening Day for the 2008 Major League Baseball season. Unfortunately, the Cardinals' Opening Day on Monday was a disappointment. It started out great, to be sure. The Cards had a 5-1 lead over the Colorado Rockies and seemed to be cruising towards their first "W" of the year. Albert Pujols hit a home run (which at the time, put him on pace to hit 162 homers this season!). Things were looking up. Maybe the Cardinals were putting last year's woes behind them and were back to their winning ways.

But, the game was rained out, and since it didn't last five innings, the whole thing was scratched (even the individuals stats don't count - so much for Pujol's first homerun). They played the game the next day and lost 2-1. The winning run was walked in. This does not bode well for the season.

But, there are 161 games left. And, thanks to the amazing technology of the internet, we are able to listen to every single game of the season through our computer. So, even though St. Louis is far, far, from Wasilla, we'll be able to hear Mike Shannon and John Rooney call what we hope to be another run at a pennant this year.