Why does everyone care so much about whether a pitcher starts on opening day?
Here in Chicago, the talk has been whether Carlos Zambrano would start opening day for the Cubs for a couple of weeks. Turns out he is. I've heard discussion about whether Johan Santana can start opening day for the Mets, or whether he'll pitch the day after or the day after that. This discussion seems to take place in many cities in the country.
But why is that so important? What's so great about starting on opening day? Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's one game and doesn't count for more than one win, right? How is it so much more important than any other game?
Listen, opening day is like a holiday for me, because the realization that baseball's back is thrilling. I love watching my team play an afternoon or early evening game on the season's first day and think about how great it is that there are 161 games to follow.
At the same time, though, it's not that important. Opening day is just game one of 162. And when you look at any team in September, it is usually markedly different than it was on the season's first day.
Spare me this argument how the opening day start is so important it's worth discussing. Because the truth is, it doesn't matter one bit.
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