March 24, 2011A'S PAGEA'S VIDEO
CSNBayArea.com staff
A's manager Bob Geren announced Thursday that Trevor Cahill will be his Opening Night starter.
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The right-hander will be opposed by Seattle ace Felix Hernandez on April 1.
"Trevor was, in my mind, going to start Opening Day -- if everything went well physically -- for the entire offseason," Geren told the A's official Web site.
"I liked what he did last year. I liked his demeanor on the mound -- the mental side of the game that he takes out there each time makes him ideal to start any game of the year. If there's a little extra hoopla and flyovers and fireworks on Opening Night, he's the perfect guy to handle that."
Cahill went 18-8 with a 2.97 ERA in 2010.
The 23-year-old is 1-3 in five career starts against Seattle.