by Harry Doyle
MINNEAPOLIS -- It's time, folks! Baseball fans the world-over are taut with anticipation for the start of the 1997 season! Tomorrow night it all begins! Sunday Night Baseball will feature a mid-western battle: the Minnesota Twins will play host to the Detroit Tigers in game #001.
There will be much pomp and fanfare for tomorrow's game. Twins officials are expecting a packed house despite heavy snowfalls outside the park. Decorations are festooned in the stands for tomorrow night's extended introductions.
Can the Tigers take Game #1?
Pitching Matchup:
W- L ERA WHIP IP H BB K
Justin Thompson (R) 15-11 3.02 1.14 223.1 188 66 151
Brad Radke (R) 20-10 3.87 1.19 239.2 238 48 174
Go Tigers! Take Game 1!