Quakes fans, beer fans

Fireworks, Tremor and $2 beers marked the season opener for the Quakes last night. The hometown team fell to the 66ers 6-3 but most fans were just pleased baseball season's finally here.

As tradition goes, the City Council throws the ceremonial first pitch -- which Mayor Don Kurth, City Manager Jack Lam, council members Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo and Diane Williams did alongside a representative from Buffalo Wild Wings. They were all pitch perfect but from where I was sitting, the Wings guy got much more applause than the city leaders. Understandable, I suppose, since Buffalo Wild Wings sponsored the Thirsty Thursday specials.

The Inland Empire rivals meet again today at the Epicenter 7:05 p.m.