04-04-2005, 03:32 PM
And we have tickets...should be a nice day...shame the Orioles had to beat them in the exhibition game yesterday...(snicker snicker, sorry Lar)
April
Ten Opening Day games will be played on Monday, followed by four on Tuesday. The first game on Monday's schedule is at Detroit's Comerica Park -- the site of this summer's All-Star Game -- as the Royals and Tigers begin the day's action with a 1:05 p.m. ET start. Other Monday games include (all times ET): Brewers at Pirates (1:35), Mets at Reds (2:10), Indians at White Sox (3:05), A's at Orioles (3:05), Nationals at Phillies (3:05), Padres at Rockies (4:05), Blue Jays at Devil Rays (4:15), Twins at Mariners (5:05), and Cubs at Diamondbacks (5:10).
That Mets-Reds game is the time-honored opener at Cincinnati, and this one will garner extra attention. Pedro Martinez is making his annual Opening Day start, and his first one since leaving Boston. Carlos Beltran was the biggest acquisition on the free agent market, and the Mets hope he will pick up right where he left off after his dazzling 2004 postseason.
The White Sox might be the first team of the season to do something completely unique: open the season at home. Many young White Sox fans have never seen that happenn, since it last occurred in 1990. And only older baseball fans might remember what it was like when a Washington team was taking the field, something that will happen in Philly as the Nationals officially begin life after Montreal.
"A new era is born," said Nationals manager Frank Robinson, whose club's move to the spacious RFK Stadium probably ensures another MLB season attendance record by itself. "It's going to be a very special Opening Day for these players." Tuesday's schedule features a rematch of the last National League Championship Series, with St. Louis opening at Houston at 7:05 p.m. ET. Other openers that day include the Braves at Marlins (4:05), the Dodgers at the Giants (4:15), and Rangers at Angels (10:05). Can the Braves win a record 14th consecutive division title? What will that Dodgers-Giants rivalry feel like without Eric Gagne or Barry Bonds around for the start? Can the up-and-coming Rangers dethrone the Angels in the AL West?
April
Ten Opening Day games will be played on Monday, followed by four on Tuesday. The first game on Monday's schedule is at Detroit's Comerica Park -- the site of this summer's All-Star Game -- as the Royals and Tigers begin the day's action with a 1:05 p.m. ET start. Other Monday games include (all times ET): Brewers at Pirates (1:35), Mets at Reds (2:10), Indians at White Sox (3:05), A's at Orioles (3:05), Nationals at Phillies (3:05), Padres at Rockies (4:05), Blue Jays at Devil Rays (4:15), Twins at Mariners (5:05), and Cubs at Diamondbacks (5:10).
That Mets-Reds game is the time-honored opener at Cincinnati, and this one will garner extra attention. Pedro Martinez is making his annual Opening Day start, and his first one since leaving Boston. Carlos Beltran was the biggest acquisition on the free agent market, and the Mets hope he will pick up right where he left off after his dazzling 2004 postseason.
The White Sox might be the first team of the season to do something completely unique: open the season at home. Many young White Sox fans have never seen that happenn, since it last occurred in 1990. And only older baseball fans might remember what it was like when a Washington team was taking the field, something that will happen in Philly as the Nationals officially begin life after Montreal.
"A new era is born," said Nationals manager Frank Robinson, whose club's move to the spacious RFK Stadium probably ensures another MLB season attendance record by itself. "It's going to be a very special Opening Day for these players." Tuesday's schedule features a rematch of the last National League Championship Series, with St. Louis opening at Houston at 7:05 p.m. ET. Other openers that day include the Braves at Marlins (4:05), the Dodgers at the Giants (4:15), and Rangers at Angels (10:05). Can the Braves win a record 14th consecutive division title? What will that Dodgers-Giants rivalry feel like without Eric Gagne or Barry Bonds around for the start? Can the up-and-coming Rangers dethrone the Angels in the AL West?
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