Rob Neyer: Best Opening Day Player Ever ...

He Is Mighty, And Shall Prevail

Oddly enough, the answers to these questions ...

Who is the greatest baseball player ever?

and

Who is the greatest Opening Day baseball player ever?

are exactly the same: Babe Ruth, and Babe Ruth.

As Craig Wright observes in his (subscription-only) newsletter, Ruth slugged .859 in his 18 Opening Day gamesand went 3-0 as a starting pitcher, giving up just three runs in 26⅓ innings.

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by Rob Neyer • Apr 6, 2012 11:04 AM PDT