Buckets of Rain

Here is a mind bender:
Five Major League Baseball schedulers walk into a conference room. They eat hot dogs and sip Starbucks. After much deliberation, it is decided the Tampa Bay Rays will oppose the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day. It will be a stunning rematch of the 2008 ALCS. Great. The Rays home is located in a warm, southern climate with a weatherproof, indoor venue. The Red Sox play in a northern city where spring weather is unpredictable, rain or snow is likely, and the average temperature on April 6th is 45 degrees. Where should the game be played?

Answer on Page 67.

Opening Day -- Take 2 -- Tuesday, 4:05 pm!

BTW - For fans of Phish (including my hubby), the band will be playing Fenway Park on May 31st, 2009. There is even a fun little Fenway video on the Phish website.

(Title borrowed from Bob Dylan without his permission.)

Opening Day 2007: Red Sox (0-0) vs Royals (0-0)

Photo by Flickr user catastrophy

So...there's less than an hour 'till game time. Let's hope you've had your "I have to leave work early on Monday April 2nd" excuse in place for a while--late afternoon dentist appointments are always highly effective--and you're on your way to watch the first pitch of the 2007 season. Here's the Opening Day lineup:

• Julio Lugo, SS
  
• Kevin Youkilis, 1B
  
• David Ortiz, DH
  
• Manny Ramirez, LF
  
• J.D. Drew, RF
  
• Mike Lowell, 3B
• Jason Varitek, C
  
• Coco Crisp, CF
  
• Dustin Pedroia, 2B
  
• Curt Schilling, P
  

Go Sox!

PS. In case you missed it, A-Rod already botched an easy little foul popup in the Yankees opener.
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