Taking my cue from Ken Davidoff, here are the Opening Days that I have attended.
April 9, 1985: Mets 6, Cardinals 5, at Shea Stadium.
I was 6, so I don't remember much. I believe it was cold and rainy, and I recall going to the bathrooms because there was heat there. We left early, but the weather cleared up and we returned to the stadium and they let us back in. Different world then.
April 5, 1993: Mets 3, Rockies 0, at Shea Stadium
The Rockies' first game ever. My parents took us out of school to witness history. I remember sitting in the leftfield upper deck watching David Nied face Dwight Gooden. Retrosheet tells me Yankee manager Joe Girardi played for the Rockies that day.
April 3, 2005: Yankees 9, Red Sox 2, at Yankee Stadium.
What I remember from this game is that Randy Johnson pitched well, and we all thought that was the start of what would be three dominating years from Johnson. Whoops.
April 3, 2006: Yankees 15, Athletics 2, at McAfee Stadium
What an outburst of scoring - I believe there was even a grand slam by Alex Rodriguez. Then the Yankees went kaput for the rest of the cruel season-opening West Coast trip.
April 2, 2007: Yankees 9, Devil Rays 5, at Yankee Stadium
The day of A-Rod: he screwed up a pop in the first, left runners on base, was booed. Then he hit a big home run late, setting the stage for his big year. But what I remember most was Steve Swindal, who was being divorced out of the family, showed up. After the game he spoke with me and three other reporters. I asked where he watched the game. "Up in the suites," he said. Doubt it was GMS's suite. We haven't heard from him since.