It felt like today’s game flew by, whether due to the new rules or Opening Day excitement. Both starting pitchers combined for 23 strikeouts against a mere quartet of walks, and the Yankee infield in particular turned some nifty defensive outs to speed things along. In the end, this was a pretty perfect game for the Yankees, a 5-0 win that saw a great start from Gerrit Cole, a couple home runs, and some tack-on scoring late. They are 1-0, with only about 98 more wins to go!
This winter was a pretty torturous one for the Giants and their fans, and I don’t want to needle them needlessly, but Aaron Judge hitting a home run in his first at-bat of the season, against the same Giants that he “signed” with (for all of seven minutes) was pretty poetic.