MLB opening day at Social Sports Lounge

Although it may not feel like it just yet, spring is here and Major League Baseball is back in business. The Mets open their season Friday, April 1 against the Florida Marlins, while the Yankees' first game is this afternoon, with the Bronx Bombers taking on the Detroit Tigers at 1:05 p.m.

Of course, every sports bar with a HDTV from Manhattan to Montauk is looking forward to the return of the big league teams (meaning 162 games' worth of patrons) -- and one of those, Social Sports Lounge & Kitchen in Uniondale, has decided to mark the occasion with a late-night party that lands between the first games of both teams.

At their "Opening Day Party" tonight, patrons are asked to wear either a Yankees or Mets jersey for the evening. Those sporting their jerseys will score an open bar (of domestic beers and vodka drinks) from 10 to 11 p.m.

There's a $5 cover for the night, and DJs Mike Mathews and Fresh will be playing pop, hip-hop and '80s rock well into early Friday regardless of how well Derek Jeter fares at the plate.