COMMENTARY
Today is a day to celebrate.
It is a simple, straightforward idea at a time when we could use the chance to not think for a few hours. The 111th season of baseball at Fenway Park is scheduled to begin this afternoon, and if only for a day, anything beyond that is gravy.
Cincinnati’s staged a parade on Opening Day for more than a century, which really feels like an idea Boston would’ve tried to swipe by now. The April average temperature here being south of 50 degrees probably plays a part in not.