Another Season Of Disappointment Begins Today

After watching the Flyers and 76ers sputter to about 8 wins combined in the 2007 season and the Eagles fall just short of, uh, the NFC Championship Game, baseball is finally here.

The Phillies take on the Braves today on CBS 3 at 1 p.m. in the season and home opener for the local nine. There are high expectations for the Phillies this year — playoffs, at the very least — which makes sense, since the team returns MVP Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, etc.

Heck, people are so excited about the Phillies this year the Inquirer unfroze Bill Lyon yesterday to write about the team. (He, like me, thinks they’re going to break your heart again. But isn’t that part of the fun — finding how just how the Phillies will break your heart this time?)

Pitcher/Incredible Hulk Brett Myers starts today for the Philes, and the Inquirer’s Jim Salisbury writes the righty is looking to begin everything anew today. Myers, you may remember, was arrested last year for allegedly beating up his wife on a Boston streetcorner.

Meanwhile, it’s Ryan Howard who had the best offseason, because he met Jared from Subway:

“He was awesome,” Howard said. “We had a lot of fun.”

Problem is, Ry-Ho was looking a little chunky coming into camp. Maybe he needs to take a cue from Jared and start eating those low-calorie sandwiches.

More Phillies stuff to follow today, of course. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this: GO PHILS!

Bill Lyon | You know they will break your heart, but … [Inquirer]
Jim Salisbury | A new beginning for Phils’ Myers [Inquirer]
Related: Penn kids go nutso for Jared from Subway