If you’re a baseball fan like me, Opening Day 2010 has been a long time coming. I am sooooo glad baseball season has begun.

 

In tribute to this exciting day, I thought I’d have a look at the pitching match-ups and choose my favorite name. A bit of frivolous fun, perhaps. But frivolous fun is always welcome in my world. Enjoy!

 

Jump in and let me know if you’d choose differently!

 

 

2010 MLB Opening Day Pitching Matchups - Monday, April 5, 2010

 

Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay v. Washington Nationals John Lannan

I’m going to go with JOHN. It’s a classic.

 

 

Florida Marlins Josh Johnson v. New York Mets Johan Santana          

JOHAN, definitely. Unique. Plus, Santana is a cool last name.

 

 

St. Louis Cardinals Chris Carpenter v. Cincinnati Reds Aaron Harang

CHRIS. I like the alliteration of Chris Carpenter.

 

 

Los Angeles Dodgers Vicente Padilla v. Pittsburgh Pirates Zach Duke

Tough call. I’m going to give the slight edge to VINCENTE.

 

 

Cleveland Indians Jake Westbrook v. Chicago White Sox Mark Buehrle 

I like MARK here. It’s close though.

 

 

Toronto Blue Jays Shaun Marcum v. Texas Rangers Scott Feldman

SCOTT. Scott is one of those names everyone knows, but isn’t overused.

 

 

Colorado Rockies Ubaldo Jimenez v. Milwaukee Brewers Yovani Gallardo 

Toughest match-up hands down. I’m going to pick UBALDO because it’s very fun to say. Try it.

 

 

Chicago Cubs Carlos Zambrano v. Atlanta Braves Derek Lowe

CARLOS. Carlos Zambrano is a great baseball name.

 

 

Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander v. Kansas City Royals Zack Greinke

I’m choosing ZACK. It’s a favorite name of mine. There was a “Zach” above, but I held off because I like the “Zack” spelling a little more.

 

 

San Diego Padres Jon Garland v. Arizona Diamondbacks Dan Haren 

DAN.

 

 

San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum v. Houston Astros Roy Oswalt

I have to go with TIM here. I am a San Francisco Giants fan, after all.

 

 

Minnesota Twins Scott Baker v. Los Angeles Angels Jered Weaver

I’m going with SCOTT again.

 

 

Seattle Mariners Felix Hernandez v. Oakland Athletics Ben Sheets

I love FELIX. Such a cool name.

 

 

There you have it, my Opening Day name picks. I hope you enjoy the first day of baseball season as much as I do.

 

 

Go Giants!

 

 

I got the opening day pitching schedule here:

http://www.thespread.com/mlb-baseball-top-stories-500/opening-day-mlb-odds-pitching-matchups-for-april-5-2010.html

 

 

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