Earlier this week I posted this article, listing a few Cubs Opening Day starting pitchers who you might not have remembered getting that honor.
Well, the article proved pretty popular, so I thought I’d extend it by noting a few Opening Day position players you might not recall.
Let’s remember some guys!
1981: Ken Reitz
Reitz had been part of the Bruce Sutter trade with the Cardinals, the one that brought Leon Durham to the Cubs. He had a couple of decent seasons for St. Louis in the mid-1970s, but he rarely walked (.