On April 1, Opening Day finally arrived in Major League Baseball. It was as close to a normal day of baseball as we’ve seen in quite some time. The Pirates were in Chicago to take on a Cubs team which doesn’t seem quite as daunting as it once did. Baseball being the “romantic” sport it is, on Opening Day, I often find myself reminiscing about past Opening Days.
Once I started this train of thought, there was a day which immediately stood out to me, and it was a fitting one, given the opponent: On March 31, 2014, the Pirates opened up the regular season against the Cubs.