Sunday night’s game was a tease, Monday is the real start to the season

April 3rd, 2006 | Posted by Matt

It’s baseball season, folks. It’s time for the weather to brighten up a bit, the grass to get a little bit greener … and all Cubs fans to start hitting the bottle better than the team hits the ball.

That’s right, it’s baseball season, and this Postman couldn’t be happier (mainly because I’m a White Sox fan). But more importantly, this season has the potential to be quite interesting for several reasons:

Future Hall of Famer Barry Bonds, once a wildly popular and widely-respected superstar, has had his career completely tarnished because of ‘roids and this season could mean his demise.

The Phillies’ Jimmy Rollins has the chance to make or break history as he puts his hit streak on the line against Joe DiMaggio’s. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Somebody needs to tell Jimmy that he just has no chance.

Several players, such as Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Vlad Guerrero, have the potential to be the next Triple Crown winner in the MLB.

But then there are the usual suspects that appear every season - the Cubs vs. White Sox battle, the Red Sox vs. Yankees, Joe Torre vs. George Steinbrenner and, of course, Chris Berman vs. the realization that he sucks at baseball play-by-play. There are too many storylines to list for the 2006 MLB season.

So, without further adeu, let the games begin.

ESPN predicts the 2006 Season

Ultimate 2006 MLB Calender