So I'm sure you noticed all the baseball shirts and jerseys walking around campus. Well, at least I hope there was since I was at the Collegian's office for most of the day and let's face it, most of my staff was in baseball apparel. OK, OK...I'm guilty too. I couldn't help but pull out my old school Tino Martinez Yankee shirt.
What's the deal, you ask?? It's Opening Day!
For some reason, Opening Day means a lot more to people than any other day in baseball except the playoffs. For some reason, people hang their teams' season on the very first game of the season. Well that's just silly. And I'm not just sayin that since my beloved Yankees lost to the Orioles. No. It's just funny to see people so down in the dumps with one loss. Just a FYI, there are more than 100 games left in the season. Plenty of time to pull themselves up from the cellar of their respective divisions. There are, after all, 218 days until the scheduled Game 7 of World Series.
Although I must say it was entertaining to see all the Phillies fans to be reminded of what appeared to be a Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park.
So if your ball team didn't come out firing on Opening Day, don't fret. It may seem depressing when you're all decked out in your team's colors and they don't pull through. BUT just remember there's a long season ahead. And if that doesn't work out, there are those two words that keep sports fans constantly invested...."Next year"
Oh, and if you're not a baseball fan, my North Carolina Tar Heels are national champions. Now that's something to celebrate.
