News You Can't Use: Colorado Rockies Home Opener Could Be Coldest In Franchise History

Today's important news item combines two all-time favorites: American Cricket and days when the amount of heat (or "cold" if you want to be wrong) is low. In fact, you could argue that it's barely even a story at all, but with the ruins of that Chinese space station having crashed back to Earth, there isn't a lot of compelling things to talk about, so let's humor the meteorologist and pretend that winter hanging around, as it often does, is completely fascinating.

Remember opening day for the Rockies last year? 

To be total honest with you, no I don't. Sorry.

It was mostly sunny with a high of 76°F!

The weather is warm and the sun is out!!! Wow!!!

This year’s home opener will be a stark contrast. In fact, it could end up being the coldest home opener in franchise history.

In all 23 years of the amazing and storied history of this for-profit baseball concern, this will be the lowest temperature. Just fascinating.

Friday’s forecast calls for a chance of rain and snow with a high somewhere around 40°F.

Hey, it wasn't my idea! Don't shoot the messenger!

Right now it looks like the rain and snow would start late Thursday and end late Friday morning which would be excellent timing since first pitch isn’t until 2:10 pm.

The freezing rain should stop in time for the "pitching," don't you worry your pretty little head.

It's a beautiful day for the old ball game.

Our fingers are crossed that nothing changes with the current timeline for precipitation! 

We've sacrificed 40 heifers to Zeus, now we can only hope.

Here is a list of high and low temperatures for opening day in Denver…

Seriously, that's what you get. Here's a selected portion, full of amazing information.

April 5, 2013 – High 72, Low 44 (beat Padres)
April 4, 2014 – High 52, Low 22 (beat Diamondbacks)
April 10, 2015 – High 64, Low 32 (beat Cubs)
April 8, 2016 – High 66, Low 34 (lost to Padres)
April 7, 2017 – High 76, Low 47 (beat Dodgers)

They beat the Dodgers, a loss I'm pretty sure that team never recovered from.

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Aaron Zehner is the author of "The Foolchild Invention" available in paperback and e-book format. Read free excerpts here and here.