[Orioles Fall on Opening Day]

1 hour ago, Roy Firestone said:

Any of us on this page love baseball, and love the Orioles..even if they dont always love us. But even despite the blowout , I couldn't stay with the game for very long. The lack of crowd and energy exposes baseball's oldest criticism...it DID seem slow and plodding. The dirty little secret about sports is that the sound and passion of the crowd at any event elevates the excitement and anticipation. Neither was part of opening night. Yes, the Orioles were awful, but in truth, without the crowd, every game to me feels like an intraquad game in Dunedin,Florida in March.Hard to watch. I think the TV numbers might be big for a week or two...but will dramatically drop off after the curiosity fades.

Spot on.  I felt the same way.  It was tough to get through on all levels.  

[For crying out loud, can MLB please implement an electronic strike zone already?]

If they wanted to bad enough, they could come up with a better way to call balls and strikes than letting the umpires just do whatever they want.