John Antonoff/Sun-Times
Each baseball game equals less than 1% of the regular-season games to be played. So does Opening Day really matter? Does opening a peanut shell with three nuts in it really matter? Does putting on a spring jacket for the first time in a year and finding $20 in the pocket really matter? Does taking nine guesses and going 9-for-9 on the weekly quiz matter? YES! Opening Day does matter. The hoopla (my word of the day), the ballyhoo (my word of the week) and the ceremony mean something special.