What the doom and gloom around the Yankees misses about them

What the doom and gloom around the Yankees misses about them

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Major League Baseball is back.

After an infuriating lockout threatened to erase April baseball, the Cubs and Brewers kicked off the season yesterday afternoon. Now the rain has cleared in New York, and the Yankees will open their season against the Red Sox this afternoon in The Bronx (1:05 p.m.), six months after the latest disappointing campaign ended in Boston in the AL Wild Card game.

It is intoxicating to think of the possibilities ahead. It is bliss to see the players take the field for the first time. It is easy to get excited about Opening Day.

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