It's Opening Day in Cincinnati and in this city, there is no better day. Major League Baseball has done what it can to destroy the day (playing in Japan, Sunday Night Baseball), but the day is still all about tradition.  The Findlay Market Parade kicks things off to start the day. There is the all-morning, all-afternoon tailgating and bar parties, and of course there is the game.

This year though there is something a bit different. For the first time in my memory, the day does not fall on the same day as the college basketball championship game. To me it has always been like Christmas, the ballgame in the afternoon and the the title game at night. With March ending on Monday and April's first day being Tuesday, things fell differently this year.

The men's title game will be played next Monday on April 7th.  Though I am bit disappointment to have this much aniticipated day split up, at least I have something to look forward to next year and at least this year I won't pass out during the title game.