MLB Opening Day Debacle: What Went Wrong and Why?

Baseball has been America’s pastime for over a century, but you wouldn’t know it with the way MLB orchestrated this year’s Opening Day.
Today
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Watch: Carson Kelly Hits First Home Run as Cub
The Cubs have already hit back-to-back home runs tonight in the 1st inning.
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Watch: Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson go Back-to-Back in Sacramento
Well, that was fast. The Cubs just went yard on back-to-back at-bats in Sacramento.
Mon, Mar 31
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Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/31/25): Brown Pitching, Shaw at Third, Kelly Catching
The only good thing about yet another late start for the Cubs is that it’s not a day off.
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The Rundown: Repugnant Bullpen Costs Cubs Another Win, Boyd Impressive in First Start, Yanks Blast 15 Dingers in Weekend Onslaught
“Plop, plop, fizz, fizz…” – Alka-Seltzer commercial, 1976 If I started with an actual song based on yesterday’s bullpen implosion, I probably would have chosen “Same Old Song and Dance” by Aerosmith.
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3 Up, 3 Down – Searching for Diamonds in the Rough
My kids have been on spring break all week, so I am happy to report I didn’t miss an inning of baseball thanks to late starts and strategic dadding around the Sunday game.
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Chicago Cubs @ Athletics – Series Preview (March 31-April 2): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4
The Cubs (2–4) split their four-game set with the Diamondbacks after a bullpen meltdown in Sunday’s finale cost them a series victory.