After a week of play, I thought I would give a few observations on the new season. First, the Tigers haven’t won a game, while the Royals are tied with the White Sox for 1st in the AL Central. Meanwhile, the Orioles are leading the AL East. That sound you heard was the starter pistol for the Armageddon.

Several teams have new uniforms or have added alternate jerseys. Thumbs up to the Blue Jays and Royals for bringing back the classic powder blue uniforms. Thumbs down to Tampa for changing their names to the Rays and basically copying the Padres jerseys. They had one of the unique color schemes in the league. What were they thinking?

It’s sad to consider, but Trevor Hoffman may be headed for middle relief. The career saves leader and future lock for the Hall of Fame has blown a save and recorded two losses this year. Go back to the end of last year when he blew two saves to allow the Rockies (I just threw up in my mouth remembering those games) to move on to the playoffs. This isn’t the way we want to remember Hoffman. For anybody who stood in Qualcomm or Petco Park while the PA played Hell’s Bells as Hoffman entered the stadium, there was nothing more chilling in all of sport. Most batters had two strikes in their heads before Trevor stepped on to the mound. Oh, well. Life goes on…

Carry on, Citizens!