JotCast | FanGraphs 2023 Opening Day Chat

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MilwaukeeBeerJays

2:14

If you guys could change 1 RULE, what would it be? Mine would be reintroducing the collisions at the plate are okay, but the fielding team could block home plate with as many players as they want. Like rugby.

Davy Andrews

2:15

Boring answer, but I'd just finally fix the instant replay tag thing.

Orioles2024

2:14

Man, I can't miss Orioles opening day, but would love to see where Cole's performance ends up.

Dan Szymborski

2:15

HOME RUN GLOBUS

Jay Jaffe

2:15

Happy Gleyber Day to those observing

Storming the Mountcastle

2:15

HR Adley

Jay Jaffe

2:15

and one for the Orioles fans too

Dan Szymborski

2:15

You know what's annoying? Because fo the players on Yankees/Mets, it's actually hard to root against those teams

Davy Andrews

2:15

Adley! Man, it is so exciting to have some hope for the O's.

Dan Szymborski

2:15

Even t hough every fiber of my Orioles fandom wants me to hate the Yankees!

Alex Eisert

2:15

GLEYBER DAY

Derek

2:16

ADLEY!!!!!

Dan

2:16

ADLEY

5 Run Homer

2:16

Very pleased with how unobtrusive the pitch clock has been. The game is moving noticeably faster but without anything taking me out of it

Alex Eisert

2:16

Really glad it's not in view anymore.

Davy Andrews

2:16

MASN shows it when it gets down to 12 seconds, I think. But it's also pretty small and unobtrusive. I think they're doing a good job with it.

Jay Jaffe

2:17

It's zipping along — we're in the bottom of the fourth inning already — but honestly it's a little hard to keep following and chatting at the same time. LOL

Alex Eisert

2:19

I think the clock is a net positive for the game, but I used to enjoy multitasking with a game on in the background more than I do now!

5 Run Homer

2:17

Adley Rutschman is good

Kwah

2:17

Goneber ToHRHRes

Mikey

2:17

I'm late to the party having just joined this chat so this has probably already been said but man does Cole look FILTHY today

Davy Andrews

2:17

Yeah, turns out he's good.

Davy Andrews

2:18

Albies guiding one through the 5.5 hole. Man do I love that when it's not against my team.

Guest

2:18

Christian

2:19

Which Opening Day pitching matchup are you looking forward to the most?

Davy Andrews

2:19

Kyle Kishimoto vs. opening day pitching matchups. Kyle wins every time.

Dev

2:19

So, every run so far has been scored via HR?

Jay Jaffe

2:19

Everybody has a 100% Guillen Number

Mikey

2:20

This is already an appreciably better product than last year because of the faster pace. I wasn't able to watch a ton of ST and it's really pleasing to see the clock having a positive effect

5 Run Homer

2:21

These Orioles goatees are giving real late 90s bullpen vibes

Jay Jaffe

2:21

ADLEY RUTSCHMAN JUST HOMERED ON HIS FIRST OPENING DAY!!!

Knuckleball

2:21

When do we expect to see our first game where the pitch clock actually becomes an issue in the regular season. obviously their were some yips in the preseason, but that didn't matter too much.

Outside of two mistakes by Webb over the plate, Webb is dueling Cole quite well.

Davy Andrews

2:21

Just saw the MLB the Show commercial. More Rakim & Eric B.

Dan Szymborski

2:21

True, but the two mistakes were homers, so it's a bit of "except for that brief interruption, Our American Cousin is going well!"

Davy Andrews

2:22

You sockdologizing old man-trap.

Dan

2:22

Forget where I heard this but tend to agree: Why do you get an RBI for making 1 out but not when you make 2? I get that you made an extra out but...

Dan Szymborski

2:22

I've long given up trying to make RBI better!

Mat

2:22

I <3 baserball

Mike

2:22

Anyone else celebrating opening day by going to the dentist for the first time in too long? Sigh.

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