Opening Day Quick Quiz

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With Opening Day of the 2011 baseball season upon us, it's time for a pair of Opening Day Trivia questions to get things warmed up.

- . . . For the Yankees, No. 2, Derek Jeter, Jeter, Jeter . . . will be making his 15th Opening Day start at shortstop on Thursday, further distancing himself from the franchise's previous record for the position (11, by Phil Rizzuto). Who was the last shortstop to play as many or more games at SS for his team?

Answer: Barry Larkin, 17 seasons with Cincinnati.

- The San Francisco Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers rivalry gets an early start as the defending World Series champion Giants visit Dodger Stadium on Thursday night. Interestingly, this is how the teams kicked things off 53 years ago after each franchise moved from New York. At what stadium was that first L.A.-S.F. regular-season game played (April 15, 1958)?

Answer: Seals Stadium in San Francisco