10 Reasons You Should Already Be Especially Psyched for Opening Day

The smell of freshly laid sod, ballpark hot dogs and seven-dollar beer is in the air (or on the ground). Baseball season is quickly approaching, and fans everywhere — well, perhaps except for Houston, Pittsburgh and Seattle — are champing at the bit to find out how the 2011 MLB season will unfold. Opening Day features a slate of games involving some of the sport’s most compelling teams. The Brewers, Cardinals, Giants, Yankees, Tigers, Dodger and Braves, along with a few other headliners, provide several reasons for fans to be even more psyched for the return of baseball. Here are several storylines you must follow:

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