On the Yankees beat

2:29 p.m.

Game postponed until tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

2:12 p.m.

Three Blue Jays are walking to leftfield to warm up. I can't tell if it's Roy Halladay.

Dare we take that as a positive sign?

Come on, let's play two!

2:06 p.m.

General manager Brian Cashman, manager Joe Girardi and Yankees security official Sonny Hight just walked onto the field, presumably to check the conditions. They walked from the Yankee dugout to shallow rightfield. The fans cheered loudly, no doubt hoping to encourage them to have a game today. But I still doubt it.

1:54 p.m.

Uh oh.

Jim Hall, Bob Sheppard's sub, just announced to the crowd that the weather reports "no longer look promising" and they are evaluating their options. Another update will come soon, he said.

The crowd booed.

1:44 p.m.

BTW, anyone care to read into this?

A rain delay on Opening Day.

Not a good omen.

Or is it?

1:35 p.m.

I hate to tell you guys, but I've got nothing. They keep telling us they're going to get this in, but it just keeps raining. Supposedly there's a window of opportunity coming soon. We'll see.

In the meantime, I went through my memory bank and thought of the six Opening Days that I have attended in my lifetime. Here's my list. Ken Davidoff has been to many more Opening Days than I have and here's his list.

12:37 p.m.

Here we are at a rainy Yankee Stadium, and the 1:05 start has been delayed. No word on a new start time. All we're told is they intend to play. Let's hope they do.

Now, on to other business - remember me, Jim Baumbach? I'll be live blogging all day, so please keep coming back here and refreshing your screen. And post comments! I'll chime in there, too. Meanwhile, while we await the start, here are some pre-game notes:

* The entire Steinbrenner clan except for Hank is here. The sedan that drove George here parked right outside the press gate. George walked in with his right hand on his driver's shoulder and with daughter Jenny holding his left elbow. Hank hasn't arrived yet, and at this point it's in question if he's coming. He wasn't at the team's Welcome Home Dinner last night. Someone familiar with the family said Hank was supposed to fly this morning, but the source thought it was unlikely at this point Hank is coming.

* Bill the Baker, who was injured in a hit-and-run accident in Brentwood, is here. He's in a wheelchair wrapped in blankets to keep him warm. He said he's feeling okay. He's currently in a rehab facility.

* Harlan Chamberlain, Joba's father, also is here. He was waiting for his son outside the clubhouse two hours before the game.

* Phil Hughes' locker moved to the corner closest to Joe Torre's office ... er ... I mean Joe Girardi's office. That's the locker that used to be Randy Johnson's back in the good ol' days. There are a lot more positive vibes over there nowadays.

* Remember how Morgan Ensberg made such a big deal of getting rid of No. 21 because he didn't want to take Paul O'Neill's number? Get this: LaTroy Hawkins jumped on 21. That's his new number. Take that, Paulie!

* The guest list for the Steinbrenner suite includes the usual suspects: Henry Kissinger, Regis Philbin, Donald Trump, etc.

* Check out my new blog: The Final Score. And check out what I did yesterday: I was a part of the chains crew for the New York Dragons game. Here's my story and a video of me in action. Brace yourselves.