Something not right about “Opening Day”
In case anyone missed it, the Red Sox beat the A’s 6-5 in Japan yesterday to kick off the 2008 MLB season. Manny Ramirez hit a two-out, two-run double in the 10th to essentially win the game for Boston.
Does anyone else have a problem with Japan getting our Opening Day? I realize it’s not actually “Opening Day”, but shouldn’t the first game of every season be played on United States soil? Isn’t baseball “America’s Pastime?” At least MLB got national exposure and Bud the Slug can line his pockets with more money. Because hey, that’s what really matters. I have no problem with the game expanding overseas, but leave Opening Day in the States.
Bud the Dud is at it again ………………… brutal.
Hey…the league has to do something. The union has driven contracts so high, they need a worldwide revenue stream to support them.
With that said, Opening day should be a Monday day game in Cincinnati. Whatever happened to tradition?