It is, to reveal some of the FreepSports magic, an occasional debate in our office, our emails, and even our instant-messaging system, in late March and early April when the high holy holiday of baseball season rolls around: What, exactly, qualifies as Big-O, Big-D, “Opening Day?”
Should we reserve the term Opening Day solely for the first day of the season, as MLB generally does? Considering you’re reading this newsletter, you probably know that milestone came and went last week in St. Petersburg, Florida. (It didn’t go very well, but if you’d like to relive it, the Freep’s Carlos Monarrez answered some of the more important questions raised by the 4-0 loss here.