As Enquirer columnist Paul Daugherty writes, "We didn't invent the day. It just seems like we did. After six months of cold and clouds and darkness at five o'clock, who would not be utterly and entirely ready for the light of Opening Day?" The Enquirer/Paul Daugherty, Carrie Cochran, Meg Vogel, Cara Owsley
For the record, retractable never had a chance.
A roof over Great American Ball Park that could be peeled open like a can of sardines was never in the cards, the plan, the budget or anything else.