It is going to be a fun season.

One inning in the books and Alex Rodriguez has been booed twice by the Yankee Stadium crowd.

John Sterling says he "deserved it." He overran a foul pop and struck out with two runners on base.

Whether or not he "deserved it," get used to it.

Speaking of the strikeout, it occurred on a 3-2 pitch with two runners on and one out. One of the game's premier strikeout pitchers vs. one of the game's premier strikeout batters.

So, naturally, the call is to send the runners. Both of whom were safe on the basepaths. But does Joe Torre even think about these advanced analyses? Such as the pitcher and the batter? Is he sending the runners if Sandy Koufax is pitching to Reggie Jackson? The answer is "yes." Torre is sending the runners because Torre likes to "do things."

Maybe Torre can explain in the following defense of a first baseman who will hit .212 with 5 homeruns:

"But the things he can do, aside from the defensive aspect of it, is that he can put the ball in play. When you put the ball in play, we can do some things with our offense. That's encouraging for us, because swinging and missing really curtails some of the things you can do."

I hope that clears it up. Doing things is a very important aspect to baseball strategy. Maybe us neophytes would understand the imporance of doing things if we had a few decades of major league experience.

I wasn't listening on the radio, but I'm guessing Jeter got a standing ovation following his throwing error.

It is going to be a fun season.