It’s kinda lousy for opening day weather wise in most of the USA. Cubs/Brewers got their game in, I wouldn’t want to be watching baseball in the weather today at Wrigley. Nationals/Mets in a rain delay, they might get this one in.
But, it’s baseball. It’s not the same as 2021 opening day and the hopes of a return to normal life, but starting slow (opening against the Masters) is fine, fairly soon the season will be in full swing, temperatures will rise and all will be good.
Yanks host Redsox tomorrow at 1pm.
As opening day was postponed by rain.
As a Cardinals fan, I’m quite happy with this year’s Opening Day.
Dbacks have the roof open. Gorgeous night.
Ruined by the forced NL DH.
The only opening day I’ve ever been to was ten years ago yesterday for the Diamondbacks. Afternoon game, roof open, Goldschmidt playing for the D-Backs.
Those were the days.
Instead we get for an opening day starter a guy that is at 60 pitches and counting in the third inning and walked three in the inning, bases loaded full count.
Is curling on?
eta walked in a run. Woot madbum!
And the the Dbacks defy all expectations with a walk off home run that was one wild pitch away from being a walk off grand slam.
Not much to cheer about for the Nationals today. 5-1 loss to the Mets on opening night.
here’s an interesting take on the upcoming season
The Mets had 12 hits.
That’s like four games’ worth last year.
Bobby Witt Jr. had a great debut game, hitting a go-ahead RBI double in the 8th. I’m excited to watch his career, he seems like the real deal.
My step-brother had the hardest job in baseball yesterday. He’s the Royals’ field announcer, and had the job of being the first person to announce the Cleveland Guardians lineup. I know I’d definitely slip up with an “Indians” in there. I like the name, but it sure is hard to get used to.
Hell of an opener so far for the Jays; they were losing 6-0 to Texas after two innings, with Jose Berrios getting only one man out before being yanked. It was 7-0 soon after. Now it’s 8-8. Both teams have made any number of weird mistakes.
Yanks won a fun one in 11 innings over the Red Sox. Tied it back up 3 times before finally winning.
I hate the extra innings ghost runner for the record.
I hate it too.
Toronto ended up winning - breaking a streak of ten straight Opening Day losses.
i do love the first few days of baseball everyone’s ties in winning and losing …
I’ve known since the 70s that the DH in the NL was inevitable. I’m still baffled how the ghost runner survived for at least one more year. I assume it’s because of the late start and wanting to avoid the rare 17 inning game when there’s not much room in the schedule for make up games
The Nats hit their fourth batter in two games, probably accidentally because of the new baseballs, and it triggered a bench-clearing brawl between them and the Mets.
So at least one thing they do right with this silliness. The ghost runner is an inherited run as far as ERA goes.
No, it’s unearned.
Right, it doesn’t affect ERA. That is what I was saying.