JotCast | 2018 Opening Day Very Long Chat

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Craig Edwards

1:48

Saddest story: Just in terms of baseball, it could be Albert Pujols costing his team a playoff spot if he doesn't improve over last season.

Meg Rowley

1:48

I mean, we've already had a bunch of preseason TJ's. That is awful, and I hope it is the worst thing that happens. The things worse than that usually involve real life tragedy.

Mo Vaughn

1:48

How many OF look more awkward tracking a baseball than Kyle Schwarber?

Craig Edwards

1:49

Yeah, he doesn't look great, but Matt Adams played some outfield last year.

Meg Rowley

1:49

At Bat informs me that Ohtani will debut at DH tonight.

Craig Edwards

1:50

thank goodness we can watch Molina and Martinez exchange unusual sign language for 15 seconds instead of a mound visit.

Well-Beered Englishman

1:51

The Marlins announcer just said "a transitional change" and I cannot get over this.

Craig Edwards

1:51

Was he talking about a pitcher working on a new pitch in spring training?

BillWallace

1:52

This is a masterclass on content-free interviewing. Going on two full innings now.

LioneeR

1:52

4-3 cubs in 3rd inning. why play your infield in? Who cares if the run scores with so much game left?

Craig Edwards

1:52

I very much dislike playing the infield in. I just like to get outs.

Meg Rowley

1:52

*whispers* mute and put on the radio

Mike

1:53

The Cubs have the most overrated staff in baseball

Craig Edwards

1:53

Think you might be going a bit too far on this one. They are good.

Alex

1:54

Lester is probably the actual #4 on that staff with his velocity decline

Meg Rowley

1:55

Lots of this sentiment!

Craig Edwards

1:55

Quintana, Darvish, Hendricks/Lester, then Chatwood. Seems about right.

Ben

1:55

Is there a more lopsided outfield at the corners than Schwarber and Heyward?

Craig Edwards

1:55

I'm going to guess no.

Meg Rowley

1:55

Yeah, I think there are arguments to be made around Hendricks and Lester but yeah.

Jim

1:56

Re: Lester being a number 4: How frequently do you think a team's best starter actually gets the ball on opening day? Seems quite often that an aging vet gets the nod instead.

Meg Rowley

1:56

/Prepares to watch Felix start at Safeco tonight

No idea what you mean

Jeremy

1:56

Would Madden go all Kapler and have Heyward & Schwarber switch depending on the handedness of the batter?

Meg Rowley

1:57

I think you're right. Managing those career transition points is a delicate operation, and I think a lot of teams punt.

Craig Edwards

1:57

I would not have Schwarber run that much.

Tears for Fears

1:58

Heyward has walked, doubled and caught an out in foul territory through three innings. Is this the Heyward the Cubs envisioned signing before the 2016 season?

Craig Edwards

1:58

I think they would take that for the next six years.

BillWallace

1:59

Both broadcasts are now showing pitch speed. Guess the radars needed to warm up!

Meg Rowley

1:59

Well look at that.

Ryan

1:59

UZR actually pegs Schwarber as a well-above-average Left Fielder

Craig Edwards

1:59

that's only about 1000 innings, though. and DRS says the opposite.

Christian

2:00

I'm stuck in the office and can't watch the games. Can someone please explain the "unusual sign language" between Molina and Martinez?

Craig Edwards

2:00

Molina didn't want to waste a mound visit, so they just used some hand signals to go over things.

Bort

2:02

How long do the Cubs continue with the Schwarber experiment before they pull the plug and trade him to the AL? They have tons of depth in the OF/IF.

Craig Edwards

2:03

If he had the type of trade value, people thought he had, it already would have happened. Needs to get past his bad year at the plate first.

Henry

2:04

CarMart already at 54 pitches, can they get Holland on a plane and get him to New York by the 9th inning?

Craig Edwards

2:04

What will the score be then?

Erik

2:04

Rizzo is so close to the plate that he moves out of the way on a pitch right over the heart of the plate. I love it.

Craig Edwards

2:04

I do not love it.

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