guest will be on the call tonight in houston, hall of famer and fox sports' lead mlb analyst are john smoltznor it is to talk to you. you have got the big game today. yankees/astros has been a huge game and another one tonight. >> yeah. baseball season gets underway, and there's so much high expect its -- expectations for both clubs. of course, yankees winning the first two. but i think with baseball and the first week and the excitement of it, what i love about it is how quickly the fan base jumps off their teams if that they don't get off to a good start. [laughter] but both teams are going to have a chance to represent the american league with what they did in the off season, and of course, houston's been the model in the american league the last 6-7 years. they've been tough the beat, and they're going to be tough again this year. pete: who's got the advantage in the starting pitching realm? because that's what -- you know it better than anybody, who am i talking to here, but as the season goes on, if you don't have starting pitching, you're in big trouble. >> yeah. we've not to figure o