What to expect tonight: Opening day and the championship game

Welcome to the beginning of yet another baseball season, one that we Mariners fans can only hope doesn't suck as bad as the past three, which ended with last-place finishes. You'll find a lot of analysis here throughout the spring and summer, as I monitor the Seattle team that always has been my first love.

Yes, they anually irritate me with their perennial underachieving, but I'll always love 'em and watch 'em as they fill the leisurely nights of my summer.

Be looking for more tonight as I drop in thoughts from the season opener, which is now only about 30 minutes away from its first pitch. I'll also have running analysis from the NCAA championship game.