Hunt and Peck: Five hours until Opening Day at Busch Stadium!

I have never been to an Opening Day at Busch Stadium, but I have heard good things. The Clydesdales, the Hall of Famers, the player introductions, the inevitable rainfall are all a cherished part of the Home Opener experience. Here is a quick timeline events for those of you able to witness it all in person!

• 11:00 a.m. - Pre-game pep rally begins
• 1:15 p.m. - Gates open
• 2:30 p.m.- Pre-game ceremonies begin
  Willie McGee to throw out the first pitch to Ozzie Smith, a tribute to the late Oscar Taveras, and a moment of silence for Taveras as well as Bryan Burwell of the St. Louis Post Dispatch
• 3:15 p.m. - Adam Wainwright takes the mound in his fourth home-opener start; play ball!

what else is going on in baseball...

• Hey! Beyond the Box Score has some writing staff openings! - Beyond the Box Score
• The Game of Thrones Season Five premiere was last night. Here is the MLB as Game of Thrones houses. - Sports on Earth
• But, just so we know who had the idea first...
  

  The MLB/Game of Thrones comps are all the rage now, but @vivaelbirdos made the original with the incredibly @DugoutThrones installments!

  — Scooter Simon (@lil_scooter93) April 11, 2015

• Here is a discussion of insurance in baseball. - Fangraphs
• Fun with beginning of the season small sample sizes, Clayton Kershaw has a 5.84 ERA. - Hardball Talk

• Adrian Gonzalez's heat map ... zoiks! pic.twitter.com/BEy40z4lwb

  — Mark Simon (@msimonespn) April 12, 2015

• Bartolo Colon hits an RBI single. - MLB
• John Axford poor little boy was bitten by a rattlesnake in Arizona during spring training. He has been placed on the family medical emergency list. Here is Jameson Axford trying out his new wheel chair and it is adorable. - Instagram
• Did the Angels hire a private investigator to follow C.J. Wilson after signing him in 2011? - Hardball Talk
• Pedro Martinez, the broadcaster, is just getting started. - New York Mag
• Barry Bonds is rooting for Alex Rodriguez. - SBNation; Deadspin
• The 30 is back! - Grantland

• Pitchers who induced the most swings and misses Sunday: C. Sale (20) M. Scherzer (15) T. Ross (13) C. Martinez (12) C. Lewis (11)

  — Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) April 13, 2015

what the cardinals are up to...

KNOW THINE ENEMY...

the milwaukee brewers...

• Check out Brew Crew Ball for all things Brewers! - Brew Crew Ball

the nl central...

• Could Billy Hamilton steal 100 bases? - Hardball Talk

• Jason Marquis career pitching WAR: 5.5. career hitting WAR: 3.9.

  — Dan Szymborski (@DSzymborski) April 11, 2015

• Joey Votto channels Chris Carpenter, says he's a "Bad mother !@#$%^." - Hardball Talk
• Standings:
  

weekend scoreboard...

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Shoutout to my little brother (who is now, and has been for awhile, bigger than me) on his birthday! Happy 20th!