The best opening day

“A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it’s home or on the road” – Yogi Berra

Now that the baseball lockout is over we can start thinking about Opening Day. All baseball fans love Opening Day, right? Every team starts with a clean slate and at least mathematically, has a chance to win the World Series. Opening Day in baseball is a bit like the first day of school, that day when you get to see friends you hadn’t seen all summer. You can see who grew a few inches, or who got prettier. Even the teachers seemed happy to see you. Eventually, that feeling wore off and was replaced by the day-to-day drudgery of classes. Same with baseball. After the pomp and circumstance of opening day, it…