HAPPY OPENING DAY!!

I look around the law school and see half the students are wearing red so it must be opening day. Is there a greater day in the year? No.

This year, the two teams I pull for, the Cardinals and the Tigers, have opening day outlooks that are complete opposites of each other. Many of the the so-called experts have the Tigers in the World Series and the Cards in the cellar. I agree with the predictions when it comes to the Tigers but not with the Cardinals.

The Cardinals will take the field today understanding their underdog status and will play the season with a chip on their shoulder. Last year they had just won the World Series and were blindsided by health issues and the unfortunate death of Josh Hancock. The spent the whole year trying to stay afloat while they waited for their staff to get healthy, which never happened.

This year the Cardinals are coming off a losing season for the first time this century. The expectations seem to be low but the team is going to aim high. They have some fresh faces that will fight to stay in the bigs and some pop in the bat with Pujols, Glaus, Ankiel, and great arms in Wainwright, Lohse, Isringhausen, and soon Clement, Mulder, and Carpenter.

I know I may be dreaming but it is opening day at that is what it is all about today.

Gates open at 1:15 P.M.; Clydesdales at 2:30 P.M.; First Pitch at 3:15 P.M.