March 29, 20188 yr Hold yer hats, fellow baseball fans. First pitch of the baseball season just went over the fence. Watching the Cubs v Marlins. Good way to test MLB TV.I'll be interested to find out if that's ever happened before... Once someone else digs up that info.
March 29, 20188 yr First Pitch of the MLB Season was a HR. Portent of things to come?Fun with numbers: We're on pace for 10,986* HRs this season! *This number is completely made up.
March 29, 20188 yr Jose Urena hit the most batters in the majors last year. He has now hit three batters in the first inning. On a pace for... 162 x 3... 486 hit batters in 2018. If he doesn't hit anybody else today. Also walked in 2 batters and allowed a home run. Yeah, early season stats can be a bit deceptive. ;-)
March 29, 20188 yr This may be the warmest day for the next few weeks. Snowed in the Dakota's last night. Temps in single digits with wind chills below zero for weekend. Opening day next week at Target field rain and cold. I expect at least 5 canceled games in April. With a bullpen that gets used and abused due to the weather. Not smart to schedule all these games in Minnesota for April. Not to mention 4 games in NY. Merry Christmas, I got to go shovel snow before game time.
March 29, 20188 yr Jose Urena hit the most batters in the majors last year. He has now hit three batters in the first inning. On a pace for... 162 x 3... 486 hit batters in 2018. If he doesn't hit anybody else today. Also walked in 2 batters and allowed a home run. Yeah, early season stats can be a bit deceptive. ;-)Are you saying that Ian Happ won't be batting 1.000 this season? Blasphemy! I want to believe!!
March 29, 20188 yr I don't normally do the game thread... But I wanted everyone to know that it is today opening day, but it is also my birthday. So yeah, today is awesome! I know you're all jealous.
March 29, 20188 yr It's not a shameless plug ... it's a plug of necessity! That sounded weird. Anyway ... here are the available dates left for April. Get your game thread on! 4/8 Sea4/13 CWS4/15 CWS4/18 CLE at Puerto Rico4/25 @ NYY (And a few quick how tos and what nots found here. Just PM Chief and Carole.)This has been your C&C Remaining Monthly Available Game Thread Intro Update. Rmagtiu... rolls off the tongue, no? Alas, it is hard to roll it back on. I have a feeling this will not catch on... Mmmm... Game Threads!
March 29, 20188 yr Is it funny that I'm more excited about Opening Day than Christmas? I started toe tapping and couldn't sit still last night and it hasn't stopped yet. Seriously... I think I may be more excited about this than my kid's birthdays (Ok, I'm kidding about that one a little bit ). Wow, I'm really a terrible human being In looking at the responses to the game thread, you're not alone.
March 29, 20188 yr I believe the word is 'Finna' instead of 'Imma' if you're trying to be hip, now, with it, and wow. Imma is so 2012, bruh.
March 29, 20188 yr Jose Urena hit the most batters in the majors last year. He has now hit three batters in the first inning. On a pace for... 162 x 3... 486 hit batters in 2018. If he doesn't hit anybody else today. Also walked in 2 batters and allowed a home run. Yeah, early season stats can be a bit deceptive. ;-) DickBert would say he is struggling slightly with his control. May I point out that few pitchers in the modern era have ever appeared in all 162 games. And no pitcher has ever hit even close to 486 hitters in a season..............and lived to tell about it!
March 29, 20188 yr DickBert would say he is struggling slightly with his control. But he's got that good downward plane.
March 29, 20188 yr I'll be interested to find out if that's ever happened before... Once someone else digs up that info."Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox homered on the first pitch of the 1986 season, connecting off new Hall of Famer Jack Morris at Tiger Stadium." -- ESPN
March 29, 20188 yr "Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox homered on the first pitch of the 1986 season, connecting off new Hall of Famer Jack Morris at Tiger Stadium." -- ESPN How does that not directly correlate to Dwight Evans himself getting into the HOF? Sheesh, BBWA I tell ya.
March 29, 20188 yr How does that not directly correlate to Dwight Evans himself getting into the HOF? Sheesh, BBWA I tell ya.Correlation != causation.
March 29, 20188 yr DickBert would say he is struggling slightly with his control. May I point out that few pitchers in the modern era have ever appeared in all 162 games. And no pitcher has ever hit even close to 486 hitters in a season..............and lived to tell about it! That's clearly an inning projection. 162 innings times 3 hit batters an inning is 486.
March 29, 20188 yr I wish Gardy was still our manager - we'd be calling our starting pitcher Odorizzizie.
March 29, 20188 yr That was a ridiculously showboaty rendition of the National Anthem. Where's my Dislike This button?
March 29, 20188 yr Sano's a super husky dude. Anyone else remember when he was still skinny? Very athletic, though (drink).
March 29, 20188 yr Anyone else's MLB Gameday Audio not working?I clicked the little headphone icon and audio is coming through. VIdeo is also working for me
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