It felt amazing to be back in the ballpark. Sure, there were only 8800 of us in the building, but it felt like a real game, as opposed to the cardboard cutouts and fake cheering from last season.
It was cold. Really cold. We were lucky because we were sitting in Section 430 down the LF line, so the wind was blocked behind us. But anytime we got up, it was frosty. The only thing worse than the cold was the food poisoning I got Wednesday night. I felt like absolute garbage, but there was no way I was going to miss Opening Day.
Aaron Nola looked fantastic, except for one bad pitch. He deserved the win.
The defense was surprisingly good. Alec Bohm made a leaping grab of a line drive, Roman Quinn made a perfect throw to cut down a runner at the plate, and Didi Gregorius made an over-the-shoulder catch while sprinting into the outfield.
But the best performance of the day came from the Phillies bullpen. Archie Bradley, Jose Alvarado, Hector Neris, and Connor Brogdon shut the Braves out over the last 3.1 innings, allowing just one hit, two walks, and four strikeouts. A complete 180 from last year's crew.
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