# Opening Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 31, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347 "2008-03-31T03:51:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/21 "2008-04-01T03:16:21Z")
Who would have thought that the lineup would produce against Sabathia, and Mark Buehrle would give up a seven spot? 0-1 for my White Sox. Ken Williams, you’re on notice. Thanks for '05, but it sure would be nice to have Jon Garland going tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/22 "2008-04-01T14:32:24Z")
Good to see that nothing has changed about my Tribe since last year. Give up a ton of runs and get a ton more. Some questionable plays, some big hits, and some homers by “who’s that guy again?” And of course a blunder by Blake followed by him winning the game. And of course, Borowski _neeearly_ blowing it but of course he pulls out of it at the last second. It’s gonna be an exciting season 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/23 "2008-04-01T14:42:43Z")
Well, phooey. Stupid rain. After 2.5 innings, the Cardinals are ahead 5-1, Albert Pujols has hit his first home run of the season—and then along comes the rain and none of it counts. ☹ I got enough baseball that didn’t count during Spring Training. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/24 "2008-04-01T15:43:11Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] And the Dodgers start their 50th season in LA by beating the hated Giants 5-0. Life is good. [/QUOTE] Man, seeing Koufax throw out the first pitch gave me chills. T’was quite the spectacle yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/25 "2008-04-01T18:23:58Z")
One thing that did make this opening day nice: No Yankees and no Red Sox. ESPN actually had to talk about the other teams. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/26 "2008-04-02T06:51:11Z")
“It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame, let’s play two” -Ernie Banks ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/27 "2008-04-02T14:32:56Z")
It was a day late, but what a beautiful first game for the Yanks. Cabrera put on a highlight show with two great catches and a homer. Wang Pitched great, Joba was fired up and Rivera looked like Rivera is suppose to look, perfect! Hell, even Jason Giambi looked good in the field and running the bases. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/28 "2008-04-02T14:42:33Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] “It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame, let’s play two” -Ernie Banks [/QUOTE] [Yeah, about that…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=462157) Only the Cubs, I swear. A well-played, well-pitched non-slugfest for the Yankees. Definitely fun to watch. It occurs to me that they probably would have lost if Cabrera wasn’t appealing his suspension. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/29 "2008-04-02T20:24:15Z")
Royals are now 2-0 to start the season, for the first time since magical 2003! Hopefully this season works out even better for us than that one did! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/30 "2008-04-02T20:49:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Do they still play the blues in Chicago, when baseball season rolls around > When the snow melts away, do the Cubbies still play, in their ivy covered burial ground? > When I was a boy, they were my pride and joy, but now they only bring fatigue. > To the home of the brave, the land of the free, and the doormat of the National League. -a dying Cub fan’s last request ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/31 "2008-04-02T21:18:14Z")
The Rays’ magic number is 161! Woot! ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/32 "2008-04-03T01:05:41Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] Please add your quotes, observations, and experiences regarding baseball. [/QUOTE] As a Cubs fan, I’ll always remember stuff like: HEY! Check out the guy in the som-bre-ro! An-dres Galarraga spelled backwards is AGGGGRAGLLAHAG… ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/33 "2008-04-04T04:10:07Z")
_“I’m working on a new pitch. It’s called a strike.”_ — **Jim Kern** ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347/34 "2008-04-05T04:07:17Z")
There’s George Carlin’s essay comparing baseball and football: > [@George Carlin](#): > > Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness. > Baseball has the sacrifice. > > Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog… > In baseball, if it rains, we don’t go out to play > > Baseball has the seventh inning stretch. > Football has the two minute warning. > > Baseball has no time limit: we don’t know when it’s gonna end - might have extra innings. > Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we’ve got to go to sudden death Sample only. Rest is [here.](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor7.shtml) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-day/443347.md?page=1)