April 5, 2012. Season Opener.

It feels like the spring training opener was not that long ago, but it has already reached to that time of the year: the opening day of the Major League. This season is slightly different for me because, first, I now have a descent laptop to watch the game, second, I found good friends who I can both watch a game and play a catch ball with, and third, I live in the city of Toronto, where Rogers Centre is waiting for me.

Yesterday's game against the Indian's went up to the 16th inning, making it the longest opening day game in the Major League history. I was fortunate enough not to sit in front of a TV and waiting for the game to be ended. Being on a busy day made me follow the game with video highlights of each inning; of course the major highlight of the game was Arencibia's triple run homer in the 16th inning. Fouling a ball by bunting at the first pitch, then hitting a clean homer. That is definitely something.

There are number of players that I would like to follow for the season: Brett Lawrie of the Jays. This young- fresh off from AAA league- third baseman debuted only last year but had descent plate appearance so far. RBI single at his first career at-bat to a grand slam as his first hit at the Rogers Centre, as long as he doesn't get injured, he is going to lead the team to possibly post-season. Yu Darvish of the Rangers. Known as one of the best pitcher in the Japanese league, Yu is finally coming to the MLB. I still remember the speed and accuracy of the pitching he has shown during the 2009 World Baseball Classic Championship match against South Korea. Jose Bautista of the Jays. He is already a star player of the team, but he seems to have more things to show. Stats from the last season shows that he has .302 AVG, .608 SLG, with 1.056 OBP over the 513 at-bats; showing that he is consistent- and able to be both a contact hitter and a slugger. On the last night's game, he hit 3-4 with a solo homerun.

During the spring training, Toronto led the American league with impressive 24-7 W/L and .774 Winning PCT. I know it was just part of training and doesn't really reflect the regular season score (based on the previous years standings), but it shows that there is some hope for the Blue Jays. I know that post-season is too much to ask for at the moment, but I hope they can finally break the AL East paradigm of New York - Tampa - Boston - Toronto - Baltimore at last.

The team has recently adopted a new logo, a modernized version of the franchise' first logo that was used from 1977-97. I can't wait to wear these on a street again and possibly at the rogers centre this September.