1.   Just a few hundred yards away and at first, oblivious to the crash, were dozens of visitors to the farms lambing open day.

2.   Opening day was one of the smoothest yet, managed by, all promoted to their positions from other CCG locations.

3.   Although he went hitless in the game, he was a big hit at the box office, helping the Astros draw their largest weekday crowd since opening day.

4.   Already I am in training for opening day -- fondling my old baseball cards, dusting off my old bat and glove, stocking up on Kleenex.

5.   And he loves opening day, he said.

6.   And finding an excuse to throw a party, H-E-B officials did just that before opening day.

7.   Another great moment came years ago, when Sheppard was testing a new sound system at Yankee Stadium, a day or two before opening day.

8.   Before he got sick, he was in line to start opening day.

9.   Before opening day, the Astros manager lost his best outfielder, Moises Alou, for the season.