Jimmy Bramlett

"There are a thousand people who want to be comedians," Don Mattingly told me. "That's what my dad told me when I was being..." Mattingly's voice trailed off with a smirk. He didn't need to finish the sentence. Snarky, sarcastic, a jackass. Whatever. I deserved it. I was being snarky.

Last night it over three hours to see the Dodgers lose to the Giants. Today it took just over three minutes for the Kings to effectively knock the new-look Minnesota Wild out of the game the Kings ultimately won 3-0.

Cincinnati Reds defeat LA Angels 5-4. W: Bronson Arroyo (1-0, 4.50 ERA). L: Joe Blanton (0-1, 7.20 ERA). S: Aroldis Chapman (1) Joe Blanton: 5IP, 7H, 5R, 4ER, 1BB, 4K, 3HR, 89 pitches/63 strikes. Bronson Arroyo: 6IP, 8H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, 93 pitches/62 strikes. HR: Choo Shin-Soo (1), Todd Frazier (1), Chris Heisey (1)

LA Clippers defeat Phoenix Suns 126-101. DeAndre Jordan: 20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block.

It's a whole new blue according to the Dodgers new marketing slogan. A new season, a new ownership group (for a full season, that is), a new paint job, some new bells and whistles at the park. But underneath that veneer if you look closely you realize it's the same old Dodgers.

That was a willie-shrinker, wasn't it? After all the hysteria from Clayton Kershaw's home run in the season opener died down, the Dodgers followed up with a 3-0 two-hit shutout to the San Francisco Giants.

Scoreboard San Francisco Giants defeat LA Dodgers 3-0. Lakers defeat Dallas Mavericks 101-81. Phoenix Coyotes defeat LA Kings 3-1. Legendary Numbers The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey during halftime of their game against the Mavericks. Radio Korea The Dodgers announced an partnership with Radio Korea AM 1580 just in time for Ryu Hyun-Jin's Major League debut. Radio Korea will broadcast 60 regular season games. Kings Moves With the NHL trade deadline set...

"Opening Day is a special day no matter what," Dodger manager Don Mattingly said. After the Dodgers 4-0 win over the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants, it became clear that sentence was an understatement.

The enthusiasm by Dodger fans can be seen on Twitter. New ownership brought about a projected opening day roster to cost in excess of $212 million, the most in baseball history. But you know what Biggie Smalls said: Mo Money, Mo Problems. And the Dodgers aren't dodging that mantra by any means.

You would think that a surging Dallas Mavericks trying to challenge the Lakers for a playoff spot would hold my attention given they were hosting the Clippers on TNT. But no. A little game involving kicking a ball that was played to a scoreless draw in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City was the game of the day.