. >> reporter: vai, it is always enjoyable to be with you and pete mccann joins us now and how special is this for you? first time as a manager for a home opener? >> this is great. i'm really looking forward to it and the fact that we won the last two games in new york to win that series is really making it special. so i feel really good about the opening day for this year. >> how special for one of the big pieces of the future aaron noll to get the home opener start. >> we set up the rotation so he would pitch here and he's one of our guys that we're looking forward to seeing in philadelphia and he's really done a great job. he had a hiccup in spring training, but he was outstanding. >> that was good after starting 0 and 4. tell the fans what you've seen so far that gives you hope and gives you encouragement. >> our starting rotation looks like it will be solid all year long, and if you pay attention to the games that we played, all, but one we've been right in the game late in the game and we've had opportunities especially the last couple of games to win those games and the bull pen