Fans of the long ball are going to love how Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ got the 2018 Major League Baseball season started for us on Thursday, but one person who covers the team may be staring hypothermia in the face before the day is over.
Happ, who was playing on an Opening Day roster for the first time in his young career, hit the first pitch he saw against Miami Marlins hurler Jose Urena into the upper deck in right field.
First pitch of the MLB Season, @ihapp_1 starts 2018 with a bang! pic.twitter.com/Vkuf3ZugQE
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) March 29, 2018
As luck would have it, Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation said before the game that he would jump into Lake Michigan if Happ kicked off the season with a homer.
If Ian Happ leads off today's game with a home run, I will jump in Lake Michigan later today.
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) March 29, 2018
Not-so-cryptic update: I'm a man of my word. Stay tuned.
— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) March 29, 2018
The water temperature in Lake Michigan is somewhere around 40 degrees this time of year, so that should be a lot of fun for Cerami. Of course, Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson made an infamous promise about jumping in one of the Great Lakes last season, and fans are still waiting for him to follow through. Something tells us Cerami will beat him to it.
