Basketball & Baseball Worlds Collide April 6th: How Will St. Louis Swing It?

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Mizzou made it to the "Sweet Sixteen" for the NCAA men's basketball after yesterday's nail-biter against Marquette. Tiger fans are keeping the faith and hoping that make it all the way to the championship game on April 6 and take it, of course. But hold the phone, April 6 is the final game? That means St. Louis is going to have to do some fancy footwork because Opening Day for our beloved "Boys of Summer" is also on April 6.

Tip off for the basketball finals is at 8:21pm and the Cardinals' first pitch flies at 3:15pm. That leaves St. Louis with only about one hour between the end of the baseball game and the beginning of the basketball game; good news for those who plan to watch them both from the comforts of home, but what about all those tailgates and after-parties that are Opening Day traditions? Looking at this from an optimist's standpoint (i.e. Mizzou will be playing) it is going to be all out sports mayhem in St. Louis April 6th, how are you going to cope?

It will be a tough one for sports fans all over our city, maybe we should just declare the 6th and the 7th state-wide holidays if Mizzou makes it all they way and put all this picking and choosing to rest.