Rawlings Official 2010 Opening Day Major League Baseball Released

Rawlings 2010 Opening Day Baseball Released

By BLB Admin on March 10th, 2010

Another Opening Day is upon us in Major League Baseball. And another chance to break the annual recycling of the same commemorative opening day logo. If you’ve seen the Rawlings 2006 Official Opening Day Baseball:

Then you’ve seen the Rawlings 2007 Official Opening Day Baseball:

And the Rawlings 2008 Official Opening Day Baseball:

2009:

Presenting the Rawlings Official 2010 Opening Day Baseball:

2010 Rawlings Official Opening Day Baseball

Ta-da! Again? Another reiteration of the this MLB Opening Day Logo? I blame Selig. Thanks Bud, you are now solely responsible for the lamest news post on Big League Baseballs. On this site, product begets content; don’t blame the messenger.

Honestly, the first time around it was a nice commemorative logo. The banner is great, very patriotic. It could be reused in several different ways too, even minor alterations beyond the last digit (or last two digits this year) would probably be enough to satisfy me. I’ve got to get a few regardless, but the casual autograph and memorabilia collector might be more interested in purchasing a few with just a little more creative effort.

One final note on this special event baseball: the rumor is this will only be a Ceremonial First Pitch ball. We don’t have anything official to back that up yet, but we were hoping that would allow for a bit more creativity. Maybe even multi-color laces – red and blue we figured, if any. Regardless, some folks will be disappointed if this is the case. Some won’t consider it an official gamer, understandably, and nobody will be able to snag one during batting practice or actual game play. Hopefully as we discussed in previous posts, this is not the start of a trend for special event baseballs. The only advantage is it might allow Major League Baseball to offer more commemorative balls throughout each season, and that’s just a guess.

Lastly, please don’t hate us for the slightly negative review, Mr. Rawlings! We’re still your biggest fans!