• Memo to Girardi: A-Rod wrote the book on A-Rod. Not Selena Roberts. Yankee Universe takes glee in its poor opening sales. Okay. But the focus (and rage) should be on the fact that (unnamed) Yankee players actually contributed to this book. Does this team really think so little of its biggest star?

• Why is it that every year it comes to this? Girardi strategically gets himself thrown out of a game and supposedly lights a fire under his team. Why isn’t the fire lit on Opening Day?

• A rain delay helps the new stadium continue to alienate its fan base. Posada is injured on a questionable playing field. Why couldn’t they put a roof on the greatest stadium in baseball?