­ Folks, sources are telling me we made it. Opening Day is finally here. This past offseason wasn’t any longer than normal, but it certainly felt like it lasted about 20 years, didn’t it? The wait is thankfully over, and regardless of who signs and who doesn’t sign an extension heading into Thursday’s opener against the Washington Nationals, there are high expectations...

  I almost started this column with the headline, ‘Hooray! It’s Opening Day!! I mean the emotions that a baseball fanatic (like myself) feel on that late March or early April day borders on euphoria. After a winter filled with weather, weariness and worry about Covid, a special Opening Day will start a new baseball season on Thursday, April 1 and for the better part of six plus...

You could say that Twitter was “lit” on Wednesday night. It usually is on the eve of Opening Day, but this year, that was not the main reason. Steve Cohen did it. Francisco Lindor agreed to a 10-year, $341 million extension. Players, media, and fans all took to social media to react to the news. Or, in the case of Taijuan Walker, he broke the news! There’s a tweet I really wanna send...