Opening Day is a holiday to be kept sacred no matter your team. The difference between the typical fan base and those of the Yankees and Red Sox, however, is that everything is doubled. Angels fans look forward to the start of their new season, their new players, and their new storylines. But fans of either the Yanks or Sox have the seasons, players and stories from both sides thrust upon them with just about equal fervor. Why? It's Opening Day, and the rivalry has been renewed!
Know your enemy, indeed.
Baseball is resurrected (pun sadly intended...) on Easter Sunday this season, and Opening Day arrives with more pomp and circumstance than last year. This season, the defending champion Yankees roll into Boston, meaning I'll waste no time in making enemies all over again from Day One.
It's the only way I know how to honor this holy day.
With the Yanks and Sox playing right out of the gate, both fan bases need to ratchet up the intensity earlier than ever. Here are some other ways you can prepare for Opening Day:
- Follow the ESPN Spring Training Blog.
- Opening Day signals more than just the start of baseball season -- it's grilling season. Buy one!
- Sign up for fantasy baseball. You'll be more invested in the season and know almost every starter, bench guy, over-hyped prospect and September call-up.
Around the Rivalry -- Monday's Rivalry Rundown:
- There's plenty of talk about Joe Mauer's future. Could he soon be the catcher for the Red Sox?
- Sports Illustrated ranks baseball's best cores, and the Yanks beat out the Sox...by three spots.
- Boston has stolen away a former member of the Yankees: Ronan Tynan!
- On a more somber note, the top prospect in Boston's system will undergo brain surgery.
- Bud Selig's brain trust has offered their take on parity in baseball (division realignment). Some are now calling for the Sox and Yanks to be separated, however -- a move that would crush CYF and all rivalry fanatics!
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