Opening Day Starters

[Frayed Knot]

Only a handful seem to be not yet publicly announced.

Sunday, April 5
[table:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Cards[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]???[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Cubs[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Jon Lester[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][/table:14fo5iqk]

Monday, April 6
[table:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Jays[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk][/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Yanx[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Masahiro Tanaka[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Twins[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Phil Hughes[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Tigers[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]David Price[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Rockies[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Kyle Kendrick[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Brewers[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Kyle Lohse[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Red Sox[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Clay Buchholz[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Phillies[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Cole Hamels[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Orioles[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk][/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Rays[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Chris Archer[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Mets[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Bartolo Colon[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Nationals[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Max Scherzer[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Braves[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Julio Teheran[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Marlins[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Henderson Alvarez[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]White Sox[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Jeff Samardzija[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Royals[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Yordano Ventura[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Angels[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk][/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Mariners[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Felix Hernandez[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Pirates[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Francisco Liriano[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Reds[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Padres[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]James Shields[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Dodgers[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Clayton Kershaw[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Indians[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Corey Kluber[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Astros[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Dallas Keuchel[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Rangers[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Yovani Gallardo[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Athletics[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Sonny Gray[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][tr:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Giants[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]Madison Bumgarner[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]@[/td:14fo5iqk][td:14fo5iqk]DBacks[/td:14fo5iqk][/tr:14fo5iqk][/table:14fo5iqk]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Things are pretty bad in Colorado.

[Frayed Knot]

I wonder why they've abandoned the practice of having the defending champ getting to host the Sunday Night stand-alone opener.
Not that I'm crying in my soup over the fact that they've seemingly dumped this 'tradition' (however short-lived it was) but ...
a) it was a small token of honor and a growing recent tradition so why not keep it?
tossing on an extra night game in Wrigley in early April is just asking for weather trouble

But, of course, television rules and so the opening weeks of Sunday Night Baseball will take place in such warm weather sites as: Chicago, Bronx, St Louis, Bronx, and Boston, with those first five weeks featuring a wide variety of teams such as: the Cardinals twice, the Red Sox twice, and the Yanquis three times (I'm not sure if the folks at ESPN can NAME many other teams) ... with 'Guest Star' token appearances by the Cubs, Reds, and Mets (week 4).

[Ceetar]

Frayed Knot wrote: I wonder why they've abandoned the practice of having the defending champ getting to host the Sunday Night stand-alone opener. Not that I'm crying in my soup over the fact that they've seemingly dumped this 'tradition' (however short-lived it was) but ... a) it was a small token of honor and a growing recent tradition so why not keep it? tossing on an extra night game in Wrigley in early April is just asking for weather trouble But, of course, television rules and so the opening weeks of Sunday Night Baseball will take place in such warm weather sites as: Chicago, Bronx, St Louis, Bronx, and Boston, with those first five weeks featuring a wide variety of teams such as: the Cardinals twice, the Red Sox twice, and the Yanquis three times (I'm not sure if the folks at ESPN can NAME many other teams) ... with 'Guest Star' token appearances by the Cubs, Reds, and Mets (week 4).

The repeated A-Rod/Mays/Steroids talk is going to be thrilling I'm sure. I imagine that's the primary thing they'll talk about. Well that and how Didi struck out where Jeter would've done something gritty .

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: tossing on an extra night game in Wrigley in early April is just asking for weather trouble

Have you read any articles about the current disastrous condition of Wrigley?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frayed Knot wrote: Only a handful seem to be not yet publicly announced. Sunday, April 5 Cards ??? @ Cubs Jon Lester Monday, April 6 Jays @ Yanx Masahiro Tanaka Twins Phil Hughes @ Tigers David Price Rockies Kyle Kendrick @ Brewers Kyle Lohse Red Sox Clay Buchholz @ Phillies Cole Hamels Orioles @ Rays Chris Archer Mets Bartolo Colon @ Nationals Max Scherzer Braves Julio Teheran @ Marlins Henderson Alvarez White Sox Jeff Samardzija @ Royals Yordano Ventura Angels @ Mariners Felix Hernandez Pirates Francisco Liriano @ Reds Padres James Shields @ Dodgers Clayton Kershaw Indians Corey Kluber @ Astros Dallas Keuchel Rangers Yovani Gallardo @ Athletics Sonny Gray Giants Madison Bumgarner @ DBacks

What? No team logos?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Sunday, April 5

Cards

???

@

Cubs

Jon Lester

Monday, April 6

Jays		@	Yanx	Masahiro Tanaka
	Phil Hughes	@	Tigers	David Price
Rockies	Kyle Kendrick	@		Kyle Lohse
	Clay Buchholz	@	Phillies	Cole Hamels
		@	Rays	Chris Archer
	Bartolo Colon	@	Nationals	Max Scherzer
	Julio Teheran	@		Henderson Alvarez
White Sox	Jeff Samardzija	@		Yordano Ventura
		@	Mariners	Felix Hernandez
Pirates	Francisco Liriano	@	Reds
Padres	James Shields	@		Clayton Kershaw
Indians	Corey Kluber	@	Astros	Dallas Keuchel
Rangers	Yovani Gallardo	@	Athletics	Sonny Gray
Giants	Madison Bumgarner	@

[Guest d'Kong76]

Perfect size and proportion for just such endeavors! :*)

[Frayed Knot]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What? No team logos?

If only there were a source where one could find small, handy team logos that could be easily inserted into such a project.
But where does one turn for all their mini-logo needs?

[Frayed Knot]

Sunday, April 5

Adam Wainwright

@

Jon Lester

Monday, April 6

	Drew Hutchison	@		Masahiro Tanaka
	Phil Hughes	@		David Price
	Kyle Kendrick	@		Kyle Lohse
	Clay Buchholz	@		Cole Hamels
	Chris Tillman	@		Chris Archer
	Bartolo Colon	@		Max Scherzer
	Julio Teheran	@		Henderson Alvarez
	Jeff Samardzija	@		Yordano Ventura
	Jered Weaver	@		Felix Hernandez
	Francisco Liriano	@		Johnny Cueto
	James Shields	@		Clayton Kershaw
	Corey Kluber	@		Dallas Keuchel
	Yovani Gallardo	@		Sonny Gray
	Madison Bumgarner	@		Josh Collmenter

[Edgy MD]

Liking the Dodgers logo against the tan background.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the Milwakuee-Colorado is the first opener in history where two Kyles faced one another.

The TB-BAL Chris vs. Chris maybe also.