"The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals, who were in a fierce battle for the National League pennant in October, opened the 2007 season Sunday night.
Ho, hum.
You'd think this grudge match — the Cardinals went on to win the World Series — would demand national headlines. Instead, except for the two cities involved, this opener had about as much hoopla as any other April game.
This is a perfect example of how Major League Baseball has sold out to ESPN and tarnished one of its most sacred rituals: opening day.
The traditional opener was always in Cincinnati. There was a parade, kids hooked school and the first pitch helped melt away the winter. Baseball was back."
The mayor took the locomotive to the game so he could threw out the first ball. A fat mayor. Wearing suspenders and a monacle.
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