Sunday, April 4, 2010

april 4, 2010

A young fan poses in front of a vintage sign at Fenway Park.

Today is Easter Sunday. It's also the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. And tonight the 2010 baseball season gets its start with a game between the Yankees and the Red Sox, in Boston. Last year I went to the Sunday night game that opened the season, between the Phillies and Braves, in Philadelphia. I remember that it felt strange for the first game of the season to start at 8:00p.m., but that's what ESPN dictates. We all got 2008 banners and the Phillies lost, as they often do on opening day. What I remember the most is feeling cheated the next day, the real Opening Day.