And yes, I do know that the official opening of the season takes place next Wednesday night between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, but that is just a gimmick. It is indeed next Thursday, March 26th when most of the teams start play, including my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, who will be opening the season at 1:10 against the Brewers in Milwaukee. Their North Side rivals, the Chicago Cubs, will have their home opener at 1:20 that same day against the Washington Nationals. Meanwhile, my adopted hometown team, the Colorado Rockies, who now actually have people who know something about baseball in charge, will be waiting until Friday at 7:10 Florida time to begin their season against the Marlins in Miami. Last season the Rockies lost 119 games, 2 short of the record for worst team in the history of baseball - which is of course held by the 2024 White Sox - and so I suspect there is no great rush by the Rockies to start the season. They will definitely return to contention over time with new management, but definitely not this year. Or the year after. Or perhaps even the year after that. But it doesn't matter right now. Every team is starting out undefeated next week, and hope springs eternal. We should all enjoy it while we can. And yes, that is indeed the view of Coors Field from the press box, which I took at the Colorado Rockies Fan Fest this past January. A great view of the field, although last season I imagine many of the reporters did not want to look.
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