Today will be my 15th Opening Day for the White Sox, and my 12th in a row.  The first was in 1985, a blowout win against the Red Sox in rookie shortstop Ozzie Guillen’s first game in Chicago.  Other highlights include the 2005 1-0 victory against the Indians and the raising of the championship banner on Sunday Night Baseball in 2006.

Joining me for today’s game will be my niece and nephews.  A certain mascot should be stopping by sometime during the game to wish Michael a happy birthday.  Hopefully the weather holds out and the White Sox uphold their end of the bargain.

Here’s the results of the previous 14 openers (11-3 record) I’ve attended:

1985 – 8-1 victory vs Red Sox
1997 – 8-7 loss vs Tigers
1998 – 5-4 victory vs Rangers
2001 – 10-9 loss vs Tigers
2002 – 5-2 victory vs Orioles
2003 – 5-2 victory vs Tigers
2004 – 12-5 victory vs Royals
2005 – 1-0 victory vs Indians
2006 – 10-4 victory vs Indians
2007 – 12-5 loss vs Indians
2008 – 7-4 victory vs Twins
2009 – 4-2 victory vs Royals
2010 – 6-0 victory vs Indians
2011 – 5-1 victory vs Rays