Opening Day 2007: Sox at Royals 4 PM EST

Boston (0-0) at. Kansas City (0-0)
Curt Schilling (0-0, 0.00) vs. Gil Meche (0-0, 0.00)

This is where it all starts-opening day, when every team in the league thinks it has a chance to go all the way and before the inevitable steroid scandal has seeped into the fan's consciousness.

Curt Schilling will take the mound for the Sox as they begin their quest for another ring in appropriately the Show Me state against the young & perennially rebuilding Royals. Although KC did go out and splurge (i.e. overspend) on today's mediocre starter Gil Meche, the core of the team is still youth and development.

In that department young 3B Alex Gordon could be the cream of a crowded rookie crop. He is already being compared to his idol, former Royals icon George Brett, and is believed to be one of the most baseball-ready prospect in the major leagues.

Here are the projected lineups:
BOSTON:
1-SS Julio Lugo
2-1B Kevin Youkilis
3-DH David Ortiz
4-LF Manny Ramirez
5-RF J.D. Drew
6-3B Mike Lowell
7-C Jason Varitek
8-CF Coco Crisp
9-2B Dustin Pedroia
P- Curt Schilling

KANSAS CITY:
1-CF David DeJesus
2-2B Mark Grudzielanek
3-RF Mark Teahen
4-DH Mark Sweeney
5-3B Alex Gordon
6-1B Ryan Shealy
7-LF Ross Gload
8-C John Buck
9- Tony Pena
P- Gil Meche

Boston will look for plenty of offense today and a solid 6-7 innings from Schill before giving way to Donnelly, Pineiro and Papelbon for the first win of the 2007 campaign.

Let the run to the title begin!