The Mets Amazing Opening Day Record

The Mets are 30-17 all-time in Opening Day games.

This is pretty amazing considering they lost their first 8 opening day games in a row.

That's right, the Mets did not win an opening day game until 1970, they just skipped the 1960s altogether as far as opening wins were concerned.

After losing those first 8 games, they won their next 4 in a row, lost 1, and then went on to win an astounding 9 in a row.

Since those first 8 losses, they've gone 30-9.

All told the Mets have a .638 winning percentage on Opening Day--yes, that is the best record in the game.

So good morning my friends, let's have one heck of a season!

Score	Starter
2008. Mon, Mar 31 at FLA W (7-2)	Santana
2007. Sun, Apr 1 at STL W (6-1)	Glavine
2006. Mon, Apr 3 vs WSN W (3-2)	Glavine
2005. Mon, Apr 4 at CIN L (6-7)	Martinez
2004. Tue, Apr 6 at ATL W (7-2)	Glavine
2003. Mon, Mar 31 vs CHC L (2-15)	Glavine
2002. Mon, Apr 1 vs PIT W (6-2)	Leiter
2001. Tue, Apr 3 at ATL W (6-4)	Leiter
2000. Wed, Mar 29 vs CHC L (3-5)	Hampton
1999. Mon, Apr 5 at FLA L (2-6)	Leiter
1998. Tue, Mar 31 vs PHI W (1-0)	Jones
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at SDP L (5-12)	Harnisch
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs STL W (7-6)	Jones
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at COL L (9-11)	Jones
1994. Mon, Apr 4 at CHC W (12-8)	Gooden
1993. Mon, Apr 5 vs COL W (3-0)	Gooden
1992. Mon, Apr 6 at STL W (4-2)	Cone
1991. Mon, Apr 8 vs PHI W (2-1)	Gooden
1990. Mon, Apr 9 vs PIT L (3-12)	Gooden
1989. Mon, Apr 3 vs STL W (8-4)	Gooden
1988. Mon, Apr 4 at MON W (10-6)	Gooden
1987. Tue, Apr 7 vs PIT W (3-2)	Ojeda
1986. Tue, Apr 8 at PIT W (4-2)	Gooden
1985. Tue, Apr 9 vs STL W (6-5)	Gooden
1984. Mon, Apr 2 at CIN L (1-8)	Torrez
1983. Tue, Apr 5 vs PHI W (2-0)	Seaver
1982. Thu, Apr 8 at PHI W (7-2)	Jones
1981. Thu, Apr 9 at CHC W (2-0)	Zachry
1980. Thu, Apr 10 vs CHC W (5-2)	Swan
1979. Thu, Apr 5 at CHC W (10-6)	Swan
1978. Fri, Apr 7 vs MON W (3-1)	Koosman
1977. Thu, Apr 7 at CHC W (5-3)	Seaver
1976. Fri, Apr 9 vs MON W (3-2)	Seaver
1975. Tue, Apr 8 vs PHI W (2-1)	Seaver
1974. Sat, Apr 6 at PHI L (4-5)	Seaver
1973. Fri, Apr 6 vs PHI W (3-0)	Seaver
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs PIT W (4-0)	Seaver
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs MON W (4-2)	Seaver
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at PIT W (5-3)	Seaver
1969. Tue, Apr 8 vs MON L (10-11)	Seaver
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at SFG L (4-5)	Seaver
1967. Tue, Apr 11 vs PIT L (3-6)	Cardwell
1966. Fri, Apr 15 vs ATL L (2-3)	Fisher
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs LAD L (1-6)	Jackson
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at PHI L (3-5)	Jackson
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs STL L (0-7)	Craig
1962. Wed, Apr 11 at STL L (4-11)	Craig