Apr. 

BINGHAMTON 5 THUNDER 3 TRENTON - The Thunder had not scored a run on opening day since 2006, but suffice it to ? things ended up working out rather nicely the past two seasons, with back-to-back Eastern League championships. 

Orioles 7 

Joba Chamberlain professed his love for The Big Apple after a police video of his October DUI arrest surfaced showing the Yankees' hard-throwing 23-year-old criticizing New York City motorists and even poking fun of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. 

Three days and two games into the season, the Yankees' vaunted rotation has allowed 15 runs and 17 hits, producing two losses and one rumor of injury for its biggest prize. 

--LHP CC Sabathia did his part to dispel rumors that an injury had affected him in his opening-day drubbing at Baltimore, telling reporters Wednesday the heating pad he used was a part of his normal routine. 

After a spring training circus that featured a seemingly endless streak of headlines that had little to do with baseball and everything to do with Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees should be grateful to simply play ball. 

ANERICAN LEAGUE 

There's little doubt the New York Yankees will see improvement from their starting pitching this season. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

Koji Uehara experienced a decade's worth of thrills while pitching in Japan, none of which compared to beating the New York Yankees in his major league debut. 

For a minor league Baseball franchise, the Express has reveled in some major league moments. 

Joba Chamberlain pokes fun at Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra and shows no love for New York City motorists in a police video of his DUI arrest last October. 

After a spring training circus that featured a seemingly endless streak of headlines that had little to do with baseball and everything to do with Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees should be grateful to simply play ball. 

--LF Johnny Damon had an interesting explanation for why he didn't offer up more of an argument after a fan kept him from catching an Orioles home run Monday.