“An opener is not like any other game.

There's that little extra excitement, a faster beating of the heart.

You have that anxiety to get off to a good start, for yourself and for the team.

You know that when you win the first one, you can't lose 'em all”

- Early Wynn

Hall of Famer, 9-time All Star, AL Cy Young and 300 Win Club.

“Any time you have an opportunity to make

a difference in this world and you don't,

then you are wasting your time on Earth.”

- Roberto Clemente

Hall of Famer, 2-time World Series Champion. NL and WS MVP, 15-time All-Star, 4 Batting Titles, and 12 Gold Gloves.

“The good thing about Opening Day,

at the end of the day, it counts.

It's in the record”

- Jimmy Rollins

NL MVP, 3-time All-Star, World Series Champion, 4-time Gold Glove, and 20-20-20-20 Club.

“There's nothing like Opening Day.

There's nothing like the start of a new season.

I started playing baseball when I was seven years old and

quit playing when I was 40, so it's kind of in my blood”

- George Brett

Hall of Famer, World Series Champion, AL MVP, 13-time All-Star, and 3,000 Hit Club.

“Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa”

- Casey Stengel

Hall of Famer, Manager-Player, 8-time World Series Champion, and 1,905 Wins (MLB Rank #11). 

“Every day is a new opportunity.

You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again.

That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is”

- Bob Feller

Hall of Famer, World Series Champion, 8-time All Star, Triple Crown, 6-time leader in Wins and 7-time in Strikeouts, 3 No-hitters. 

“I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning.

I think about it all day and I dream about it at night.

The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it”

- Carl Yastrzemski

Hall of Famer, AL MVP, Triple Crown, 18-time All-Star and AS MVP, 7-time Gold Glove, and 3,000 Hit Club.

“Players have two things to do.

Play and keep their mouths shut.”

- Sparky Anderson

Hall of Famer, 3-time Manager World Series Champion (both Leagues), 2-time AL Manager of the Year and 2,194 career Wins (MLB Rank #6).