A few thoughts on day 2 of 2009:

• Admit it. When you were a kid, you thought you would have a Jetsons-like flying car by 2009, didn't you?
• At this point, I'd just be happy if Detroit would actually build a car I wanted to buy.
• I like the Brad Penny signing by the Sox. If he's healthy, he's a good #4/5 starter in a rotation with Beckett, Lester, Daisuke and Wake. At $5 million for one year (with the potential for another $3 million in incentives), this is a low risk, high potential reward signing for Theo.
• Penny's career: 94-75, 4.06 ERA, 1,032 K's, 475 walks in 1,460 innings over 9 years.
  
• A.J. Burnett's career: 87-76, 3.81 ERA, 1,278 K's, 568 walks in 1,378 innings over 10 years.
  
• So why is one guy getting $82.5 million and one is getting $5 million?
• I'm probably going to get really addicted to the new MLB Network. Did you see the broadcast of Don Larsen's perfect game last night, complete with original commercials? Very cool stuff.