MLB Season Opener

America's Game 

      "You always get a special kick on Opening Day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen"—Joe DiMaggio
            


         


        PLEASANTVILLE, Ny ---   Opening day is almost upon us, one of the first things you will notice are the old faces, with new teams. We have seen this offseason Albert Pujols leave the city he loved(St. Louis Cardinals) to join the Anaheim Angels to write a new destiny or to cash in that 240 million dollar payday. We also saw Prince Fielder move to a bigger market leaving the Milwaukee Brewers to join the Detriot Tigers. The Prince will be living like a king in Detriot signing a deal worth 214 million dollars. Big signings, trades, and firings during the offseason comes full circle with the season approaching. All the time for talk will be over and those teams that look great on player have to look great on the field now.
     
                The first game of the season will take place in Japan at the Tokyo dome on March 28, 2012. The two teams playing will be the Seattle Marines vs The Oakland As. The time will be at 7pm in Japan, but unfortunately for us in America this will be at a tremendous 6 am in the morning. Many people close to baseball believed the MLB dropped the ball opening the season in Japan. The fan in me is confused to the fact that Baseball excecutives had no considerations for their American fan in making this decision. The business side in me can clearly see that this is to gain more exposure internationally and to make a huge profit. In the end the traditionalist views will say this is a mistake but in actuallity "The Big Picture" baseball growing is always a positive for the sport. MLB working with Japan will effect  revenue, and build interest for  other countries thus creating a athletic pipeline with America. We as fans need to lose this early season battle to win the war of having baseball grow globally.
     
                   On a brighter note future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki will be returning home to beginning his season. According to The Bleacher reports  by Stephen Goldman "Ichiro is the most successful major league to come over from Japan, easily surpassing his closest rival, Hideki Matsui. Won both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards and picked up a deserved Gold Glove for defense".  Ichiro Suzuki is a prime example of MLB touching communities worldwide and bring even more talent to America's Game.



by

Phillip "Stats" Rodney 




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