JotCast | 2017 Opening Day Live Blog Extravaganza

2017 Opening Day Live Blog Extravaganza

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TJB

3:15

A real rocket for Arenado's first hit of the year.

Paul Swydan

3:16

(Translation: It was a blooper that barely got over second base.)

3:16

Speaking of those Odor type "perks," how are they handled from a luxury tax perspective? Do they have to assign a dollar value to them? If not, what's to stop a team from just buying mansions for players instead of paying them salaries?

Dave Cameron

3:16

Yeah, they have to get a quantified value and taxed the same as cash.

Though it would have been great if TEX was over the luxury tax threshold and had to send a pony to MLB to pay the 50% tax.

Jim

3:16

Get the rock pile seats, then go eat in the restaurant down the 1st base line. It's like having a box seat for $5.

Paul Swydan

3:17

Yup. Or even cheaper, just go get a normal hot dog and stand behind home plate. Unless you don't like standing, I guess.

Jack

3:17

But couldn't teams undervalue what they are giving the players?

Dave Cameron

3:17

Teams don't get to be the ones to put the value on it.

3:18

Adam Lind

Welcome to Washington

Lorcan

3:18

holy bad goatee Lind

anonymous

3:18

ADAM LIND let's go

Shirtless George Brett

3:18

Adam Lind. Now way

Jack

3:19

So some administrator at the MLB headquarters had to take the time to figure out how much a pony costs

Dave Cameron

3:19

MLB's econ department is huge.

Kristen

3:19

Darvish v. Kluber has to be the best OD matchup, right?

TJB

3:19

Since I will probably only be able to say this about seven times this year: Gerardo Parra got on base!

Lorcan

3:20

Did the rangers not have to buy the horses? Wouldn't it be as simple as just the amount on the horse receipt?

Dave Cameron

3:20

Yeah, my guess is they just said "these horses cost X, so we want X added to your last offer."

I doubt the Rangers actually bought them and transferred ownership.

Josh R

3:20

Junior Guerra out of game in Milwaukee. Anyone hear why?

3:21

Strained quad for Guerra according to the announcers

Dabo Dabo Sweeney

3:21

Tried bunting - got hurt.

Sonny

3:21

I'm picturing Patrick Bateman looking down at a business card 'MLB Econ Dept. Livestock Div' and just going to pieces

Dave Cameron

3:21

If you strain your quad trying to bunt, I think you're doing it wrong.

John

3:22

It's a good thing they have Tommy Milone to fill in for him!

Toasty

3:22

why is "horse receipt" so funny to me

Dave Cameron

3:22

Tommy Milone is pitching on Opening Day is a sure sign you're not a winner.

Rigoletto

3:22

JD Drew thinks that is a perfectly reasonable injury.

Paul Swydan

3:22

Rigoletto wins.

Seattle206

3:22

God damn....Of Course Adam Lind hits a home run the first moment he is NOT a Mariner.

Paul Swydan

3:23

JBJ double + error / triple.

Dave Cameron

3:23

Not a very good turn on the DP opportunity at second for Villar.

Paul Swydan

3:23

McCutchen had a hard time picking it up off the ground.

Dave Cameron

3:23

He's an interesting hitter, but he's not very good defensively.

JTT

3:24

If there were an "All Cistulli team". They'd be pretty good right? I can only think of Charlie Blackmon, jose Ramirez, corey kluber and mookie betts but I'm sure there are more. Could he have a playoff caliber team?

Dave Cameron

3:24

Joc Pederson. Garrett Richards.

Paul Swydan

3:24

Yes, it would. Fringe Five successes was his THT Annual piece this past year, btw.

The Hamburglar

3:24

Are you doing a split screen Dave, or switching between games?

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