Predictions on baseball’s opening day
Today is opening day in baseball and the season has already begun with a Yankees loss to the Red Sox last night. Nation sports editor Dave Zirin previews the season. He says the stats are all pointing to a predictable “chalk year,” but, he doubts it will be. We get Dave’s take on the baseball year ahead and why he has high hopes for the Atlanta Braves.
Dave Zirin is author of “A People’s History of Sports in the United States.”
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