You hear a lot about the preparation baseball players make for Opening Day. The rigorous strengthening routines, the winter ball in Venezuela, the off-season Lasix surgery. But always overlooked is that fans prepare as well. They spend hours digging through closets and dusty garages unearthing their own gear for the special day. After all, Tribe fans aren’t born looking this good.
There seem to be two rules to Opening Day fan fashion. Follow them and foul balls will part the sea of hands straight to the left-handed glove perched on your right hand, and Casey Blake will wink at you as he takes his place in the field: …
This article appears in Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2008.