There may be nobody better—or perhaps worse, depending on your stance—to call the unveiling of the new Yankee Stadium than Bob Costas.

There is no denying that Costas is a diehard, and very knowledgeable, Yankee fan and there is no doubt that he’ll be waxing on when he returns to the baseball broadcast booth for the first time since Oct. 17, 2000. The April 16 contest against the Indians (what, the Red Sox weren’t available?) also marks Costas’ MLB Network  debut.

I have to admit that I’m excited about the prospect of Costas and Harold Reynolds sharing a broadcast booth, along with Jim Kaat. It’ll also be interesting to see the MLB Network’s game production.

The MLB Network released its Thursday Night Baseball broadcast schedule, which begins April 9 with the Brewers at Giants.