Happy Opening Day! What is your Opening Day ritual?

[the14thjoey]

Opening Day has always been a can't-miss day for me and my family, but unfortunately I'm the last one upholding the tradition. My dad got old and grumpy and my brother isn't anywhere close to Sothern California.

 

I know many of you have me beat, but I've been to every Opening Day since 1997 except for 4 years I was living in New York. The past few years I've gone to any of the local bars before the game and made a day of it. This year I'll be at JT Schmid's, then I'll walk over to the stadium with some friends. 

 

Opening Day is also new hat buying day. I'll head over to the store and see if there is anything worth buying. It's also the day to spend a little extra on that expensive food. 

 

I'm excited and I can't wait!!!

[Redondo]

It's finally here.

 

Now let's get that first win Angels!

[Stradling]

I'm not sure if I was going to opening days every year before my sons were born or not, but neither of my boys have missed an opening day. So today I will be attending at least my 21st consecutive opening day. My 15 year old was born on March 29th, so his first opening day he was literally days old. My older son's first opening day he was about 6 months old, and I'm pretty sure his first game was the year Bo Jackson played with us. My boys aren't in love with baseball like I am, but they do like going to opening day with me. We usually tailgate, starting around 3:30.

Happy Opening Day!!!

[Blarg]

My ritual is usually it is a 12 hour work day but today I think I will be closer to 14.

[Diaz15]

Something I always try to do on opening day is watch the first episode of Ken Burns's Baseball documentary. It's so good and that first episode just sets the mood for the day.

[jsnpritchett]

My ritual is usually it is a 12 hour work day but today I think I will be closer to 14.

 

We have something in common.  Ah, the pleasures of working in the entertainment industry.

[arch stanton]

I'm 11 hours ahead so I'll make an egg and cheese bagel, pour some coffee and watch alone in my boxer shorts. 

[Stradling]

Shit, I am jealous of Arch, how did the first inning go?

[nando714]

Working till 330. Get to the stadium around 430ish and crackin' a cold beer

[Spirit]

[Spirit]

My ritual is to get overly excited, drink too much too early and then fight to stay awake for the entire game. 

[Jim]

The only thing I can think of that I have done every opening day since the Angels have moved here is brush my teeth. 

 

A minty fresh Go Angels!!! to you all.  

[Blarg]

Fresh breath is a number 1 priority.

[stormngt]

Go to work, and watch the game on TV. 

[Chuck]

Cough Cough. I'm sick today, I'd appreciate your best wishes and prayers.

THIS IS TRULY OPENING DAY!!! Not last night, not in Australia.

Go Angels!!

[Brian Ilten]

Mixing it up this year.  For the last 10yrs + I have been at the National/OCSports Grill... Today we go to Heroes in Fullerton and make our way down to Anaheim around 5:30.

 

THANK GOD BASEBALL IS BACK!!!!

Edited March 31, 2014 by Brian Ilten

[vlad27]

Living in AZ it's been a ritual that my daughter and I make hot dogs wear our angels gear and watch the game on TV ( I have the extra innings direct tv thing ) a new tradition has been added - nachos in a helmet - inspired by the "super nachos " at ST this year - Go Angels !!!!!

[tomsred]

This is my 12th straight opening night.  My wife and I are leaving early (around 4:00 pm) as I understand there is a Ducks game also.  I hate the traffic, so we will go out to dinner in the stadium area before catching the game.

[Diaz15]

Opening day oftentimes falls during spring break for me as a teacher.  It's pretty awesome. 

 

Watching baseball all day today and napping.  

 

The same usually happens for me, but this year our spring break is in the middle of April. 

[Spencer]

Going to the Ducks game tonight.  It was a tough call, but I wanted to see one more game before the playoffs start.

 

Common courtesy, a-holes!

[Homebrewer]

Break out the red batting practice jersey.

Put the battery charger on the tractor mower and ready it for it's first start of the year.

 

One thing I won't make a tradition is listening to Cutch's mom sing the Nat Anthem.

That was brutal.

[Lhalo]

I'm sitting at my desk at the office right now and I'm not getting sh*t done. MLB Network is on the tv and MLB Gameday is on the computer. I may be the most unproductive employee in OC today.

[DW711]

The A's losing on every opening night I guess is a ritual. Maybe I'll hope for a rain out this time around.

[Storts]

Well it's a 3:05am start for me, so probably go to sleep for a few hours beforehand, wake up, watch the Halos and then go to work 

[Stradling]

Going to the Ducks game tonight. It was a tough call, but I wanted to see one more game before the playoffs start.

Common courtesy, a-holes!

You choose poorly.