Quotable Cohen

The Philadelphia Phillies, your defending National League East Champions. If that doesn't make you gag, I don't know what will.

--Gary Cohen, discussing the next two weeks of the Mets schedule

173 Days Later*

Game 1: Mets 7, Marlins 3
1-0

it was a lovely game, said my dad, and I can't put it any better. it really was a lovely, lovely game. Santana is an unreal pleasure to watch. Santana with Schneider is even more fun. Six-run, 10-batter fourth innings are awesome. that two of those RBIs belong to Angel Pagan and Ryan Church (one each, and against a lefty, natch!) is even better.

it's the first game of the season. it isn't prescient. but even having been in warm ballparks just last week, I can say without hesitation that its just better, more exciting, when it's real.

I was working during most of the game, but was able to catch some of it on the radio, some of it on the internet, and then all of Santana's performance and the awesome fourth and ninth innings on DVR. I love digital media, but not as much as I love baseball season.

*it had been 173 days since the Mets last played. now its been a couple of hours. I love April.