I know baseball's a long season, but how you start your season can play a big role in your team's fortunes.
2007- HD, your Indians thumped the White Sox 12-5 on Opening Day, including Grady Sizemore hitting a homer ON THE FIRST PITCH OF THEIR SEASON! That should have been an omen of the greatness that team would achieve.
2008- Detroit took the Royals too lightly, and it cost them dearly. Slow starts can be what derails a team.
And they beat KC in '06 on opening day, but LOST on OD in Detroit that year..
Opening Day win or lose means NOTHING for the outcome of the year....
Yes you would like to win OD and continue to win, if you can ..... doesn't EVERYONE want to win ?