JotCast | 2019 Opening Day Very Long Chat

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Lawrence Peter

3:38

Since Ohtani has just started taking on-field BP and could DH by May, couldn’t Yanks do same with Didi by June?

Craig Edwards

3:38

I don't think McCann is anything close to an everyday player.

Dan Szymborski

3:38

Yeah, but Didi's not interesting as a DH

eno sarris

3:38

what if you brought a loaf of bread to a knife fight?

Dan Szymborski

3:38

Ohtani is because he hit better than anyone had any right to expect

Andy

3:39

hey Dan what's your favorite John Fogerty song

Dan Szymborski

3:39

the little known track "Opener"

"Let me start coach...I'm ready to face....one batter."

Juiced Balls

3:39

Look out 2019 here I come!

Craig Edwards

3:39

Domes and decent weather help, too.

Ryan Brasier

3:39

I'm a good closer!

Meg Rowley

3:39

Add Barraclough to the list of dudes I had forgotten had switched teams.

Billy Beane

3:39

Do you think of Frank Thomas swinging rebar as a sort of DriveLine-style innovator because he was more or less using weighted bats in the 90's?

Brodie

3:40

Suzuki is on the Nationals. Does he mean Tyler Flowers?

Craig Edwards

3:40

I'm guessing, yes.

Wes

3:40

Better hair from a former SEC standout: Dansby Swanson or Aaron Nola?

Craig Edwards

3:40

Swanson

Jay Jaffe

3:40

Re Didi as DH... it comes down to whether Tulowitki can outhit Gardner. Odds are that the Yankees need the DH spot to clear up their OF logjam (Judge, Stanton, Hicks, Gardner) moreso than to keep Tulowitzki and Gregorius in the same lineup

Dan Szymborski

3:40

Barraclough is pronounced bear-claw which is food!

Orioles

3:41

David Hess has thrown 39 pitches. This is gonna be a fun year.

Jay Jaffe

3:41

I have something on McCann/Flowers and Russell Martin/Austin Barnes in the works, in light of our new pitch framing stats

Matt W

3:41

Also, mayo the outside of your grilled cheese before you grill it. It turns out perfectly every time.

Dan Szymborski

3:41

In an unrelated note, how do we ban people FOREVER?

Johnny5Alive

3:41

So it seems that today's Mets game is going to live and die by BVW's big offseason deal.

FiveToolNerd

3:41

As a Sox fan, I'm bummed that they start at 7 on OD and a LONG West Coast trip to start the year. The defending champions should always start at home, on primetime, versus either a rival or a playoff rematch like the NFL does.

Mike

3:42

Do we feel like MLB schedulers are silly boys and girls who repeatedly put cold weather teams against other cold weather teams instead of warmer/domes? For instance, Cleveland plays in Minnesota, then Cleveland, then Detroit until mid-April.

Adam

3:42

Eff yeah mayo on exterior of Grilled cheese. You don't taste it, it just crisps the exterior perfectly.

Dan Szymborski

3:42

that's why the apostles gave us butter

Craig Edwards

3:42

not to mention the added confidence that made sure deGrom pitched like a winner.

Meg Rowley

3:42

No one wants to give up mid-summer home games is the thing

London Yank

3:42

The announcing combo of David Cone and Paul O'Neill is interesting. Cone takes the job very seriously and is very forward thinking. O'Neill is just a goofball.

Jay Jaffe

3:42

Cone does his homework and is an exemplary player-turned-analyst. I feel like O'Neill's version of research is showing up with a working pen.

Kiemaier’s Ankylosing Sondylitis

3:42

How did we win 90 games last year and will we do it this year? What will Mr. Honeywell contribute this year?

Dan Szymborski

3:43

I always root for screwballers

I don't think they're a 90-win team without some good luck though

Dave

3:43

Isn't really that no one wants to give up Opening Day. Even bad teams sell a bunch of tickets on OD

Meg Rowley

3:44

I meant more generally.

Billy Beane

3:44

Do you think Matt W is Matt Wieters and is it fair to attribute 100% of his decline to using Mayo on grilled cheese?

Meg Rowley

3:44

And sure, teams want a home opener but they really want games in June, July, and August when kids are out of school

Craig Edwards

3:45

everybody does well opening day generally, the few days after can see a big drop in the cold-weather areas. Those teams would much rather have games in the summer when people are on vacation and school is out and the weather is good.

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