"It's an opportunity for a fresh start," said Larry Bloomer, 60, of Catonsville. "Obviously, we suffered through a lot of difficult seasons until recent history, when we've actually been a lot more competitive. But during the seasons when we weren't, it was just looking forward to teams starting even. For Opening Day, everybody has a chance and everybody has an opportunity to get to the World Series. As the season progresses, maybe that wore off a little bit. But you have that sense of excitement and anticipation that, 'Hey, this might be the season that we actually get back to the playoffs.'"