Kickstart My Heart: Phillies at Braves Game Thread, April 1, 2013

It was dicey there for awhile, folks, but we made it to Opening Day. We finally get to watch the Phillies play games that count.

A mustache-less Cole Hamels (WHY, COLE, WHY!?) takes the mound in his first Opening Day start. He'll face Tim Hudson of the Braves, about which I can only say "BOOOOOO." Leading off for the Phillies tonight is Ben "Not Jimmy Rollins" Revere. Jimmy Rollins is hitting second. To put that in context:

The last time Jimmy Rollins hit second (May 29, 2004), he hit between Doug Glanville and Bobby Abreu. Vicente Padilla started that day.

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) April 1, 2013

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Cole Hamels

#35 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

Height: 6-3

Weight: 195

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Dec 27, 1983

Tim Hudson

#15 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 14, 1975