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5 Run Homer
6:58
Maybe it’s just the fun game today, but am I crazy for thinking the Cards might be pretty frisky this year? Pitching is uninspiring but if wouldn’t take much to make this a pretty interesting lineup
Ben Clemens
6:59
I mean, the pitching's bad. The hitting could be good. I think the floor is higher than people are giving them credit for
Oaktown Blues
6:59
Eric, any chance you have a scoop on why Yunior Tur didn't pitch at all this spring? Is he hurt?
Eric A Longenhagen
6:59
Saw him twice on the backfields, looked fine. Ideal build, big velo, big vertical mvmt, below average breaking stuff.
7:01
Don't know why they decided not to do him in a big league game at all
Ben Clemens
7:02
Alright guys, it's been fun watching this batch of games with everyone, but I'm gonna head out. We've got baseball news to cover, and I also need to eat a little food before I sit back down for another three hours on the couch
Eric A Longenhagen
7:02
By Ben!
Ben Clemens
7:02
hope you had as much fun watching opening day as I did. Gonna be a great year
cya Eric
Eric A Longenhagen
7:02
I am hearing from HQ that we should end the chat at the conclusion of Cardinals/Rays
Lew Ford Mustang
7:03
Even though i'm properly excited for the Major League season, as a Twins fan who lives in St Paul I am VERY excited about watching the prospects in AAA. This is probably a mailbag question for the prospect guys, but would love a top 10ish ranking of most exciting minor league rosters to watch this season (at least to start, obviously there will be movement).
Eric A Longenhagen
7:04
Fresno, Biloxi, Arkansas...
7:05
Josuar and Luis Hernandez might both be on the same roster in short order. Josuar had a hammy tweak last week
Guest
7:05
Do we now have to admit that Trevor Rogers is just a legitimately great pitcher at this point?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:05
I think it's fascinating that Miami has semed good at developing arms but couldn't coax this out of him.
Like this is a huge gap in where he was at
Phil
7:07
I just got home from work--have been people been having as much trouble keeping track of the rules all day as Gomez is having right now?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:08
Coasting here.
Cameron Kear
7:08
I have Mariners over Dodgers in the WS. I don’t have my Rangers making it unfortunately.
Eric A Longenhagen
7:09
I just went bac to the start of the chat and saw people reacting to Oneil
Gust
7:09
Just for what it's worth as someone who watched a lot of the Marlins...his first year he had a bereavement leave and after that he became something of a headcase, not in a like bad dude way but the body language was often notably poor. Anecdotally it seemed like he just always was due for a total meltdown inning specifically, not that he was like completely lost. There was a profile in Baltimore about improving not just lower half but also mental state/confidence. I think he needed a change of scenery
Eric A Longenhagen
7:10
Makes sense, I remember talk about this kind of thing right after he was drafted, struggled fitting in with teammates, missed the gf, stuff like that.
Pretty natural progression for some of us. The best was Jhoan Duran asking to be demoted from the northwest league to see his gf.
Fangraph's Lurker
7:11
You are offered the ability to watch all games for the rest of your life BUT the commentators for all the games consist of a 3 person panel of only Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, and whoever is your oldest relative who doesn't watch baseball. Do you take it?
Eric A Longenhagen
7:11
Nah, I'm already packing in basically all the games I can handle.
7:13
I'd be more open to the reverse, which is capping what I can watch but ensuring I don't hear Smoltz. That Smoltz's voice runs through an AI filter that makes him sound like Whitey Ashburn or something
Key Jangler
7:13
Ryen Stanek with the first save opportunity for St. Louis this year
5 Run Homer
7:14
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone blend their eye black into their beard like Yandy does
Eric A Longenhagen
7:15
Mascara as a beard darkener is a great hack for certain halloween costumes
Gust
7:15
See that spring training homer gave Simpson a taste for the launch angle revolution. Uh oh
Eric A Longenhagen
7:16
enormous walk allowing cami to hit
7:17
Gotta handle him with care, I'm going first pitch split
Gust
7:18
Crazy how the spot on deck here is Palacios (Williamson starting). Like jeez
Key Jangler
7:19
Caminero has seen 30 pitches and counting this game
Eric A Longenhagen
7:20
Zero fastballs
What is Webull? Is it a propaganda company?
Key Jangler
7:21
Former Cardinals legend Richie Palacios up to bat
Eric A Longenhagen
7:21
And Stanek an ex Ray
the original Opener, right?
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