world series champion cardinals. no stadium, new unis, new acquisition jose reyes, all coming together in miami. but sadly, the fish had some trouble scoring flunz that first game. the cardinals wasted no time getting on the board. top of the first, world series hero davie freese picking up with a two-out single that scores a couple for the cards. they mount a 3-0 lead before the marlins got their first hit. kyle loesch, no hit miami through six. bottom of the seventh, jose reyes breaks up the no-no with a single to right field. marlins open their new ballpark with a 4-1 loss but avoid being the first team no-hit in their opener since 1940. still, we'll have to wait to see the new marlins home run statue in action. no ding dongz yesterday. the mets are among the many teams to open their seasons today. johan santana takes the hill for the mets for the first time in 19 months. san tana, you might remember, missed all of last season recovering from surgery with an apparent injury in his pitching shoulder.