Opening Week

Opening Day is upon us once again, and the spring has finally arrived. What better way for the Sox to begin their season than to revisit 2008's end. The Rays are the real deal, and the Sox will be looking for revenge in the friendly confines of Fenway. No longer is an Opening Day matchup with the Rays viewed as an automatic win. These young pups have seen a World Series and lost...which means they're hungry for more.

Josh Beckett will be pitching his first ever season opener for the Sox, and Jason Bay will be in his first opener as well. The Fenway crowd is bound to be electric, as the Sox have returned from their ALCS game 7 loss reloaded and full of new arms. This season eerily reminds me of the 2004 season, which was highlighted by the signing of grizzled veteran Curt Schilling. The Sox signed Smoltz and Penny, who are no Schilling, but Smoltz is the greatest post-season pitcher of all time.

So getcha popcorn ready and crank up the lights on Yawkey Way, we're in this for the long haul.