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Last year's experiment of using Bobby Knight as an analyst for ESPN has expanded into a role in the broadcast booth.

Coach Knight will be paired with Brent Musburger on Thursday night games and will do some games with Dan Shulman on various other nights. His first gig will be next week at the 2k Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs Cancer in New York.

I echo what AA says about the prospects of Knight in the booth:

I'm still split on Bob Knight as a College Basketball analyst. On one hand, his knowledge and X's and O's are unrivaled. On the other, he still comes across like getting him to talk about the game is a chore. The negative could have been because Dickie V was hanging all over him on set, but whatever side you fall on, you're going to have to deal with him for another year on the "Leader".

What is the betting line on him slipping up with an expletive on air this season? Or on him saying something so controversial that ESPN removes him from the booth?

Of all the opening day happenings, Kosuke Fukudome's debut for the Cubs perhaps shined the brightest of all. Just watch the above video. Cubs trailing by three, bottom of the ninth, Fukudome already 2-2 on the day with a walk, and bam, home run -- Cubs tie it up. And Brent Musburger says something about the teeth of Lake Michigan. I'm still not sure what that was all about.

The Cubs lost in extra innings, but hey, welcome to the North Side Kosuke.

Video via AA.