The air around us has warmed up, and that means one thing: Baseball is back.
After months endured in the offseason pondering where last year went wrong and another month glossing over exhibition games, it’s about time for meaningful baseball games to be played again.
There’s a different aura about baseball’s Opening Day than other sports. Generally, teams face division rivals, and each team starts its ace pitcher against the opponent’s ace.
Then there’s the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day, which is thrown by legendary icons from the host city.
Sandy Koufax and Chipper Jones threw first pitches for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. Presidents have traditionally thrown first pitches for the Nationals.
The one day is just the beginning to the next seven months of great baseball.
There are so many great storylines in the league this year, like will the Dodgers' investments in lucrative player contracts pay off? How will the Upton brothers perform on the same team? Can someone finally unseat the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox in the AL East?
Let the games begin.
Reach the columnist at justin.janssen@asu.edu
