Let me get this out of the way first. Last Friday I wrote this article saying the Cubs should postpone Opening Day — right then. The forecasts were dire. But they got the game in, though it rained pretty hard from about the seventh inning on. So, mea culpa, they played, got Opening Day in — and the Cubs won 5-0 behind an outstanding pitching performance by Shu014dta Imanaga, who threw exactly as advertised, keeping Rockies hitters off balance with the movement on his fastball.
The game began not only dry, but with the sun peeking out for a bit.