Instead of having the Yankees open the season in Tampa, which is, you know, 25 minutes from their Spring Training site, MLB had them fly to Boston, then fly all the way back a few days later.
Vs.
Man, Javy, you look like a crazy person! It'll be his first game in pinstripes since Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS (sorry to bring that up).
The young lefty Price goes for Tampa.