are for open to banning assault weapons. they ll hammer that message. alexi, thank you for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early on this thursday morning. jack-packed morning joe starts right now. one of the constants over the years is baseball. america has rolled by like an army of steamrollers, built like a blackboard, erased and erased again. but baseball has marked the time. this field, this game, it s a part of our past, ray. it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again. oh, people will come, ray. people will most definitely come. willie. there you go. good morning. that line. welcome to morning joe. all that was good. 30th. all can be good once again. so many l opening day. opening day, yes. very exciting, huh? best part about opening day is, no matter who you are, any team, there s hope. right now, sitting here this morning, there s hope. now, hey there s a point
House. Perhaps as were turning the corner here now, about a year and change away from election day, to confront this age issue which another poll shows is real. Its kind of like when i said, would you like a five spot . Thats the way we talk, twenty and change. Willie in your old category . Im getting there, mika. Were old enough to remember when duke used to beat clemson in football. Wow. Thats how old we are. What a game. Can you believe that . Okay. First of all, duke beats clemson, right . Fsu, the night before, routs lsu. Never saw that coming. Alabama, alabama rolls over middle Tennessee State. Im telling you, i thought middle Tennessee State would win by two or three touchdowns. Doing good things in murphysboro but not enough in tuscaloosa. College football turned upside down this year, mika. Well get to all that, as well. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list, including a new federal budget, but demands from farright members of the hous
it s accomplished it. the pitch timer doesn t change the game, it just creates and brings back this great rhythm and flow that we were all used to growing up. right. even old, crusty scouts and old school baseball people who wanted nothing to do with a timer anywhere near the field, after watching a few games, calling me, this is the greatest thing. that s the reaction? yeah. the game we wait for, the series we love so much, the yankees/redsox, greatest ever, but also the longest games, all over 4 hours. nightmares. you watch the sunday nighter, always on espn. starts at 8:00. you re sitting there with your 10-year-old son. 10:00 and they re in the fourth quarter. not close, yeah. what s the reception from the players? old school guys say, i don t like the idea. what are you hearing after spring training? players have been great. their attitude, really open, welcoming and collaborative for
tomorrow. that s 6 1/2 hours. 6 1/2 hours we will be on the air with you. skip work, come out and hang out with us. still ahead, no candidate cameos on snl this year but we got a dose of the fake mitt romney and what he d like to say if there weren t those pesky politics involved. the atlanta falcons are undefeated. highlights from their sunday nighter against the cowboys and the full day in the nfl, ahead in sports. all that and a check on weather when way too early comes right back. having lost a close one eight years ago and having won a close one, i can say this, winning s a lot more fun.
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