I was going to put Georgie W's name in the title, but decided not to.

As little as I respect the man's performance both as a world leader and as a baseball owner, I have to admit he did a great job throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals' home opener yesterday. It would have been the top story on SportsCenter, except for the altercation between a Red Sox fan and Yankee right fielder Gary Sheffield later that same evening.

The Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs changed their affiliation over the past winter from the Houston Astros to the Expos/Nationals, so I'll probably be taking a greater-than-expected interest in the DC team this year.

The newly relocated Washington Nationals will not, however, become my favorite major league baseball team ~ Let's Go Mets!