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FanGraphs 2022 Opening Day Chat

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Guest

3:16

TMobile gives a free MLB.TV subscription to their customers. Not a one-time signup deal. It's every year.

Morbo

3:17

Per Marc Topkin on Twitter, the Rays have sold out their opener. Did they limit it to 15k or tickets?

David Laurila

3:17

Following up on Topkin's tweet, he said the Rays have announced that it is a sellout. Exactly what that means, I don't know.

Dan Szymborski

3:17

I was unaware. I'm tmobile!

Gerald

3:17

Funny thing is I went to a Mets game last summer (the one where they went out ahead and then blew the lead gradually) and Charlie was there to watch his son, and he dropped a wad of 100s waiting behind me in line. Not that that matters, just funny when I think of Charlie.

That guy

3:17

Is a cashless concession stand an affront to baseball?

Jay Jaffe

3:17

gotta throw in cash considerations

Dan Szymborski

3:17

I hate having cash

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

3:17

@Dan...use the T-Mobile Tuesdays app...that's where it was offered

Dan Szymborski

3:17

Wait, do I have to use my phone?

I'd rather pay the money!

Greg Rowley

3:17

For the mlb.tv discount code guy, find someone whose a college student or military member. My wife “bought” mlb.tv for me with a 35% discount! ID.me is the offer I believe. Or sign up with T-Mobile

Dan Szymborski

3:18

I don't like using those because it encourages companies to not offer those

Smiling Politely

3:18

As a Dodger fan, I feel silly complaining, but how are they not playing on Opening Day?

Jay Jaffe

3:19

Remember, this is not a schedule engineered for Opening Day. This is a 2nd-week schedule that got an emergency field promotion to Opening Day status due to the lockout.

Dan Szymborski

3:18

It's hard to find cheaper productivity software in third-world countries these days because wealthy people in wealthy countries gamed it

HappyFunBall

3:18

You do not have to use your phone. You just have to pay your phone bill

The Ghost of Bobby Thigpen

3:18

@Dan - To sign up, yes...but then you use your existing MLB.TV login

Morbo

3:18

Dan download the T-Mobile Tuesdays app click the link for MLB tv then signin to your mlbtv account and it's activated. Works on all devices. It's a full subscription

Dan Szymborski

3:19

oh shoot, I'll have to check that out!

Rutherford Ke’ Hayes

3:19

Eric has been conducting an appropriately-hyped hype train on Diego Castillo since his approach/swing changes last year. You all buying him as a league avg 2B after he gets his sealegs in the bigs?

Dan Szymborski

3:19

I'm not rooting for him unless he changes his name slightly. Don't need another ambiguous name for our player tagger tool!

Greg Rowley

3:20

Do you guys not get a free subscription because of your job?

Dan Szymborski

3:20

MLB doens't give them out like candy

Jay Jaffe

3:20

I don't but my wife's job pays for ours

Dan Szymborski

3:20

or maybe they are and I didn't ask

bosoxforlife

3:20

Charlie Hayes made over $14 million during his career. It may not be a billion dollars but I don't think he is going to be worrying about his food and shelter anytime soon.

Jay Jaffe

3:20

no but that doesn't mean his son has to take a discount.

Dan Szymborski

3:20

Yeah, but like $7 millino after taxes and I bet he spent plenty. It's certainly not something his grown son is going to give up a reasonable deal for

Ben

3:21

Any idea why the Cubs depth chart currently listing Suzuki with a -1.1 WAR projection for this year?

Dan Szymborski

3:21

Wait, STILL?

We fixed that I thought!

Another Ben

3:21

Speaking of multisport athletes, why should a kid who's equally likely to make the pros in baseball and another sport pick baseball with all of the service time manipulation and other salary shenanigans? Could this become a major issue?

Jay Jaffe

3:23

It's been a major issue for decades, see the declining participation rates of urban Black men. That said, football has higher injury risks and shorter careers. Basketball has far fewer jobs available due to roster sizes. Baseball's biggest problem with respect to those two is the longer time before getting to the good money.

Dan Szymborski

3:22

The site is loading weird for me

Say Yeah Kid

3:22

Burnes vs Madrigal is like Will Smith vs Chris Rock. He’s being a bully

Dan Szymborski

3:22

I've got a GIF for that too!