Game preview - home opener

I'm pumped for the Nats' home opener tomorrow, excited to take the trip through the concourse out to the brilliant green of a sundrenched diamond, thrilled to listen to that thump of pitches hitting a mitt, the crack of the bat, the sounds of cheers and jeers. I can't wait to taste that first hot dog (the one I ate at the exhibition game was an exhibition hot dog.) I'll be the baseball schizo wearing the Reds shirt and the Nats hat like I did all of last year.

The Forecast:

Weather: Mostly sunny, high 73 degrees. Sweeeeeet.

Pitching: Ortiz will pitch four sucky innings, giving up five runs and eight hits.

Hitting: Guillen will hit one out, the only homer in the series for the Nats. David Wright will take Ortiz deep.

Tickets: Section 305, Row 13, Seats 3-6.

Hot: Jose Vidro, Nick Johnson, Fonzie, Guillen's temper, Frank not warning his players

Not: B-Dub, Stankton, All-Star Clayton, half of the Marlons, the Chief, the MASN announcers, Dippin' Dots, cell phones in ballparks, Dick Cheney

When the "Where's our owner?" chant will be heard: In the middle of the fourth inning.

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