tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post4922214920168046850..comments2024-02-02T03:21:08.549-08:00Comments on Opinion of Kingman's Performance: What's the Big Deal About Opening Day?Evan Bladhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462203403645860noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-74837068674094345782012-04-03T20:17:24.136-07:002012-04-03T20:17:24.136-07:00Accurate description Harold.Accurate description Harold.Evan Bladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462203403645860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-20432287115139126862012-04-03T14:08:26.268-07:002012-04-03T14:08:26.268-07:00Looked like an April Fools Article with an element...Looked like an April Fools Article with an element of overkill.Bluenose Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803830130432084223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-38007263441839511052012-04-03T13:37:47.006-07:002012-04-03T13:37:47.006-07:00I actually meant for this to be an April Fools Art...I actually meant for this to be an April Fools Article...but got tied with a number of other issues and put it out a day late.<br /><br />I can't deny that I'd love to be present for day 1 of the season...so much so that I will make sure that I will be present for next years Home Opener. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments guys!Evan Bladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882462203403645860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-9705958503725029042012-04-03T04:20:44.477-07:002012-04-03T04:20:44.477-07:00Evan - is your tongue in your cheek? You should ha...Evan - is your tongue in your cheek? You should have written this on April 1. You missed it by a day.<br /><br />Opening day is just one game, no more important that any other, but just as important as the next 161. <br /><br />It does have the potential to be a memorable one. It begins the season with baseball starved fans coming out of a forced hibernation. What happens during that game can set the tone for the season and put those bums back in the seats more often. A young star can emerge that day and captivate the fans. Old friendships, through baseball only, are renewed. It can bring back the memories of exciting times at the ball park with the sights, the aroma of Dodger dogs, the sound of the crack of the bat. It means what is going on in the rest of the world, doesn't matter for those few hours. <br /><br />For some fans, it is the first game they have ever attended, and will be unforgettable. Because it's the first in the season, it can be remembered in that context, much easier to recall than game 37, 52, or 112.<br /><br />Betcha you will be dying to be there. <br /><br />For me, being on the east coast of the continent, opening day is the same as others. With games starting at 11:05 P.M. or so, our time, I learn about it the next day. Nonetheless, I have a nervous excitement on that day knowing that the universe has righted itself once again.<br /><br />It is unfortunate we can't always open at home on Day 1 but that's life.Bluenose Dodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803830130432084223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969719124137500057.post-43636224858777210502012-04-02T19:50:51.625-07:002012-04-02T19:50:51.625-07:00I felt the same way until I attended my first Open...I felt the same way until I attended my first Opening Day four years ago. I've gone every year since and I will continue the tradition this year in San Diego. <br /><br />Just being around everyone who's craved baseball for six months feels good. It's the atmosphere I guess. Go to Opening Day next year, I guarantee you'll change your mind.Dodgerbobblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694741213203703723noreply@blogger.com