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“Scenes from Opening Day” Photo Gallery
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Max Carey with Burt Shotton on Opening Day (1932-33)

Gabby Hartnett, Opening Day 1930. Umpire is Ernie Quigley.

Players from the Federal League’s Chicago Whales on Opening Day

Flag raising on Opening Day, April 10, 1915 at Brooklyn

Early photo of Weegham Park, probably from Opening Day

Opening Day in Boston, Frank Chance shakes hands with Miller Huggins

Opening Day Ebbets Field, Jackie Robinson’s first game, 1947: Johnny “Spider” Jorgenson, PeeWee Reese, Eddie Stanky, Jackie Robinson

Opening Day 1911 (Colorization by Don Stokes)

Babe Ruth shakes hands with President Harding on Opening Day, 1923

Clark Griffith and Walter Johnson, Opening Day in Washington, 1929

Players line up for the Opening Day festivities, April 13, 1962

Our New Opening Day: How Do You Feel About Baseball Starting Up?

It’s been a long drought…

There’s talk right now about baseball starting up around the July 4th weekend. There’s also different proposals about the length of the new season and the format. I get dizzy just thinking about what it all will look like, especially with no fans. I’m calling it “Ghost Baseball.” Then throw in the DH in the National League and the new three batter minimum rule for relievers, and things are really going to be out of joint.

It just seems like the thrill and excitement of a traditional Opening Day is gone. Let’s find out what our readers think about all this. I confess that I’m not real excited about the forthcoming season and I voted for Answer 2 below. I was tempted to vote for number 5 in my own poll. But then again, I guess any baseball is better than none. Do you agree?

Please vote in the poll and add any responses in the comments section below:

There's talk of baseball starting up on or about the July 4th weekend. If so, what will your reaction be? (You can vote up to two times)
1. I’ll be watching for sure, can’t wait for the start up.
2. I’ll probably be watching, but I’m not very excited about it.
3. I won’t be watching.
4. Any proposed season less that 81 games would not be legit and shouldn’t be played.
5. The season should be canceled at this stage regardless.
Other
86 votes · 95 answers
Vote Results

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2 thoughts on “How Do You Feel About Baseball Starting Up?”

Gary,
The opening of the season, if it happens at all, feels like we’re being held hostage by bank robbers pointing a gun at our head at the bank safe, yelling, “Open it, open it”.

They may not get all that was in there if it gets opened; but we will feel like old Brooklyn Dodgers fans and will proclaim, “ We wuz robbed”