Terry Francona’s first opening day as manager of the Cincinnati Reds started in a dentist’s chair. About 12 hours later, Francona was experiencing baseball’s equivalent of a root canal.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said on Wednesday that he's made greater efforts later in his career to try to savor and enjoy Opening Day. That probably wasn't as easy to achieve this year ...

Francona and the Reds should respond to Thursday's Opening Day debacle the right way, the same way Tito's Red Sox teams did in 2004 and 2007. Both of those Red Sox teams won over 95 games and the World Series after losing on Opening Day. Not to mention, Francona's 2016 Cleveland Indians team lost on Opening Day before playing in the World Series.