Tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET the New York Yankees will begin their regular season at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros, who will try to put their best foot forward against baseball's most famous franchise and prove they're not MLB's doormats. Live stream the game by clicking this link; Yankees fans can find the game on 101.9 WFAN FM, while Astros fans may do the same on KBME 790. The Yankees will send ace CC Sabathia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to the hill while Houston counters with Scott Feldman (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
Tonight's game marks the start of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter's finals season, and he'll be counted on to contribute quite a bit to an infield low on high-end talent. "I'm trying to treat it like any other opening day," Jeter said, "and every opening day is special where you have butterflies and you have nerves and I think that's a good thing. I don't foresee this being any different."
Manager Joe Girardi is focused on guiding the Yanks to the postseason and beyond of course, but even he admitted he'll be trying to lap up the Captain's final campaign. Obviously we're going to miss him and I'm going to try to soak up as much of this as I can this year," Girardi said. "It's unfortunate, all good things do come to an end but it's been a nice journey and I've been a part of it and I'm thankful."
The Yankees aren't the only team on the field though. The Astros were almost historically bad in 2013, and don't look much better with Feldman as the frontline starter. Still, he's trying to stay optimistic on Opening Night.
"Every year is different, so hopefully we can get off to a good start this first month and just keep it going from there," Feldman said.
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