We open at home against the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow at 1:10 p.m.

I could not sleep last night, I was fretting so much about getting to the game on time tomorrow, walking up to the stadium, what I would take to eat, whether I would make it in time for the first pitch. (This year, I am truly going to try to take score at every game I attend.)

Thus far, since Korea, the Dodgers have shown a somewhat lackluster level of energy. They lost that 2nd game — a nearly 4-hour slugfest — to the Padres in Seoul (Game 2: SD 15-LAD 11). I had my DVR set to record for 3½ hours, so I didn’t see the final innings! But I did see the 1st, when our new ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto put the game out of reach by giving up 5 runs almost immediately.

The freeway series was equally underwhelming. We won the first game, but lost the second two. My husband and I went to the games at Dodger Stadium, and it was too cold out there to sit and watch our Boys in Blue play with the enthusiasm of teenagers in detention. I hope they were just saving their strength for tomorrow.

I’m looking forward to another great season! We have a lineup to die for, but unfortunately, our pitching is thus far nothing to write home about. If we don’t have more effective arms on the mound, we might as well not hope for any trophies, just a certificate of participation and a fun time at the ballpark.