You wake up at 5am to watch the pregame show, the first pitch of your team’s 2008 season is at 6am and they are playing in Japan. A few hours later, it’s not Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, or Jonathan Papelbon on the front of ESPN.com, it’s literally the last guy on the roster. Brandon Moss gets the start in right field because of JD Drew’s back stiffness, drives in a run early in the game, then ties the game in the 9th with his first major league homer. Incredible.
It was a fun way to start the season, even though Daisuke looked shaky in the first two innings, Snyder sucked, and Papelbon allowed four men to reach in the bottom of the 10th. Manny’s drive for 150 RBI and a new contract got off to a good start with 4 RBI and the game winning hit. The guy is locked in, has inner peace and is even talkative with the media. Amazing.
Now all we have to do is wake up early again tomorrow, hope Jon Lester throws first pitch strikes, and hope the jet lag is easier to deal with being 2-0 on the season.
