PLAY BALL!

[Auggie]

Baseball starts today, Texas vs. Houston, 8:00 pm EST. 12 games set for Monday.

Here's to a great season:

[madinmaryland]

1. I'm ready!

[Auggie]

2. Tough start for your Pirates ...

after the Cubs you got the Dodgers and D-Backs on the road, then Reds, Cards and Braves at home.

[madinmaryland]

4. It sucks that we don't have 18 games against the Astros this year.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. !!

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[Kingofalldems]

5. Been waiting all winter

Good luck to everyone's team.

[Drum]

6. Hells yes!!!

Spring is here!

[joeybee12]

7. I ain't expecting much...

Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

[TZ]

8. I'm at the opposite end

Huge expectations for the Nats. I'm terrified they won't live up to billing...

[joeybee12]

9. Well, maybe I'll pay attention since I don't care who wins the NCAA now

that Duke is gone...praise Jebus!

[Berlum]

10. Key factual nugget for the Eternal All-Time DU Sports Archive in the Clouds

On opening day April 1, 2013, the Red Sox slammed the Yankees 8-2 in Yankee Stadium.

No Joke?

[Berlum]

15. Key Factual Nugget #2 - a vicious chill

Red Sox beat Yankees 7-4 in game 2

"...the team (Yankees) was already being pummeled, there were more than a few empty seats, and one of the pitching staff’s most reliable starters had taken a line drive off his middle finger. In other words, things were pretty glum..."

As the DU Sports Archive will henceforth record for All of Eternity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/sports/baseball/hiroki-kuroda-is-hurt-along-with-yankees-pride-in-loss-to-red-sox.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130404

[RockaFowler]

11. And Heath Bell has an ERA of 81.00

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/03/thanks-to-heath-bell-some-couple-is-probably-breaking-up-tonight/

Glad he's out of Miami. The only good trade of the offseason!!

[TZ]

12. LOL

I'm hoping the Miami closer tonight does just as well as Bell. Look for me near the Nats bullpen. I'll be wearing the purple parka. Stupid cold weather.

[RockaFowler]

13. I'll be watching

[Kingofalldems]

14. Did you see the Post's opening day panoramic picture?

You can zero in on anyone in the stadium.