11TH STRAIGHT YEAR

                         THE YANKEES WON ON OPENING DAY FOR THE 11TH YEAR IN A ROW.  SABATHIA LOST WEIGHT.  GRANDERSON HOMERED ON OPENING DAY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW OFF THE DETROIT PITCHER COKE(FORMERLY A YANKEE) FOR WHOM HE WAS TRADED LAST YEAR.    STEINBRENNER'S GRAND DAUGHTER SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.  IT WAS COLD-46 DEGREES.  A LOT OF FANS LEFT EARLY,  AN ERROR LEAD TO THE YANKEES' 5-3 LEAD IN THE 8TH.

YANKEES WIN WITH 41 YEAR OLD MARIANO RIVERA ON THE MOUND FOR HIS 16TH OPENING DAY AS A YANKEE AND OLDEST OPENER SAVE

                           SO ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM WITH A BLOOP SINGLE BY SWISHER AND NOW IT'S 6-3.   CABRERA RAN HIM DOWN BUT IT WAS AN RBI SINGLE.  MARIANO CLOSES IT OUT IN THE NINTH FOR THE YANKEES.  AND IT'S THE OLD BALLGAME FROM 1PM TO 4:15 PM ON MARCH 31,2011 NYC OPENING DAY.