MLB opening day(s)• You already know that two MLB games were played in Japan between the A's and Mariners and that the Cardinals played the Marlins on Wednesday night. But now, the rest of the teams are finally getting in on the action, as every team in the MLB either played last night, or will play today. Offenses looked a little rusty all day, especially in the earliest 4 games in which a total of 10 runs were scored.
• Injured starting pitching superstars Johan Santana and Stephen Strasburg both saw their teams win on opening day, and the Blue Jays and Indians played the longest opening day game in MLB history, going 16 innings until the Blue Jays scored 3 runs to win 7-4 (The Blue Jays also scored 3 runs in the 9th inning just to tie it).
• There are 9 more games today, including games from both World Series contestants (The Cardinals and the Rangers) and the first game of a tasty opening weekend series between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Saints scandal deepens
• On the same day Saints coach Sean Peyton and general manager Mickey Loomis had their appeal heard by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, a recording was released that shows former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams seemingly extolling his team to injure members of the San Francisco 49ers.
• The recording was made by documentary film maker Sean Pamphilon who was making a video of a former Saints player who had Lou Gehrig’s dieses. He recorded the video while collecting film for this documentary.
• Among the things Williams said were to go after 49er receiver Michael Crabtree’s ACL or 49ers running back Frank Gore’s head. Gore has a history of concussions. Williams was suspended indefinitely by Goodell, but it was widely expected after this season he would be reinstated. This video throws those thoughts into question.
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