Some Early Observations

The the Fan has been busy working on his company site (see link). That doesn't mean that the interest hasn't been there. The season is a week old now and there are some early signs worth watching and some comments worth making:

- What's with the season opening with a bunch of night games? Some East Coast teams started out on the West Coast with games starting at 10:00 or 11:00 in the evening (Eastern Time). That's just great for the young fans that want to see their teams for the first time. To be sure, it's a money-induced decision, but it's poor consideration for the fans.

- ESPN's Rob Neyer wrote the best steroid essay yet. Good luck to George Mitchell (from the Fan's state BTW) and to all of baseball for what the former senator might uncover. The jury is still out whether the average fan really cares. This one doesn't.

- How could Tony Womack get another starting position? What do managers and general managers see in this guy?

- Derrek Lee is proving that last year was not a "career" year, but a progression of a superstar. Lee is starting this year where last year left off.

- Randy Johnson looks a lot better this year for the Yankees. Too bad the rest of the team doesn't look very good right now.

- Pennsylvania is still "Oh" for the season as the Phillies and Pirate have gone the season without a win. How weird is that.

- The Brewers are 5-0! That's great to see. Is it an a sign of the season to come or just a good start against easy teams?

- Who is Chris Shelton and what is he eating for breakfast? The first week of the season shows the 33rd round draft choice batting .700 for the season with five homers and nine extra base hits in just 20 at bats. Wow!

- Oakland has great young pitching, but little or no offense. It will be difficult to keep winning games batting .212 as a team.

- The Reds look pretty good. If they can just get some pitching...

- Albert Pujols is simply amazing. A-Rod is the only one close and both are the players of this generation as much as Mays, Mantle and Aaron were the players of theirs.