Welcome to Opening Day, home edition. The Home Opener is my favorite day of the year. There are two things you can usually count at the Home Opener–the weather will be lousy and the Phillies will lose.
Today should be no different, weather-wise. Although it will be sunny, high temperatures will be in the upper 40s with winds out of the west-northwest at up to 25 mph, making it feel like it's in the upper 30s. At least there won't be any rain or snow. Today. So we'll be bundling up and probably wearing the knit ski caps the Phillies are giving away.
Today is the 39th consecutive year I've attended the Home Opener. Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com, I was able to compile the Phillies record in Home Openers I've attended. It isn't pretty. Some fun facts:
Last Home Opener win - 2018
Home Opener record Current Century - 6-12
My overall Home Opener record - 14-25
Here's the tale of the tape. Click the score for a link to the box score at baseball-reference.com.
04-11-1980 Phillies 6, Expos 3
04-13-1981 Phillies 5, Pirates 1
04-08-1982 Mets 7, Phillies 2
04-12-1983 Phillies 4, Mets 3
04-10-1984 Phillies 3, Astros 1
04-09-1985 Braves 6, Phillies 0
04-11-1986 Mets 9, Phillies 7
04-10-1987 Cubs 4, Phillies 3
04-05-1988 Pirates 5, Phillies 3
04-08-1989 Phillies 5, Cardinals 4 (11)
04-13-1990 Cardinals 11, Phillies 0
04-12-1991 Phillies 11, Cardinals 4
04-07-1992 Cubs 4, Phillies 3
04-09-1993 Cubs 11, Phillies 7
04-11-1994 Rockies 8, Phillies 7
04-28-1995 Phillies 5, Pirates 2
04-02-1996 Rockies 5, Phillies 3
04-11-1997 Padres 8, Phillies 3
04-07-1998 Phillies 9, Marlins 8 (10)
04-12-1999 Braves 8, Phillies 6
04-10-2000 Phillies 9, Mets 7
04-06-2001 Cubs 3, Phillies 2
04-05-2002 Phillies 6, Marlins 2
04-04-2003 Pirates 9, Phillies 1
04-12-2004 Reds 4, Phillies 1
04-04-2005 Phillies 8, Nationals 4
04-03-2006 Cardinals 13, Phillies 5
04-02-2007 Braves 5, Phillies 3 (10)
03-31-2008 Nationals 11, Phillies 6
04-05-2009 Braves 4, Phillies 1
04-12-2010 Phillies 7, Nationals 4
04-01-2011 Phillies 5, Astros 4
04-09-2012 Marlins 6, Phillies 2
04-05-2013 Royals 13, Phillies 4
04-08-2014 Brewers 10, Phillies 4
04-06-2015 Red Sox 8, Phillies 0
04-11-2016 Padres 4, Phillies 3
04-07-2017 Nationals 7, Phillies 6
04-05-2018 Phillies 5, Marlins 0
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