Joe Blog

2008 comes out of the gate according to plan. The final season played at baseball's grand Cathedral opened with timely hitting, aggressive baserunning, incredible fielding by the most-underrated firecracker centerfielder in the game, a strong start by Wang and a slam the door in your face closeout by the best bullpen in baseball.

In other news, Pedro Martinez wastes no time proving me right. Neither the Mets nor the Red Sox are making the playoffs this year. You heard it here first.