My favorite Opening Day memory of all time is from a full decade ago.
On Monday, March 31, 2008, I left school a little early to make it to Safeco for the 3:45pm start time between the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. A year after an 88-74 season (Pythagorean record be damned!), the Mariners were going for it after trading a passel of prospects for Opening Day starter Erik Bedard. And three hours later, after Bedard threw five innings and allowed just one run to lead the M’s to a 5-2 win, I felt damn good about the season to come.