MLB Opening Day Thread

[geniusMoment 0]

Fat Rodge is eating the reds alive down in Houston. 4 innings pitched, only one baserunner.

[geniusMoment 0]

Nevermind, Joe Randa continues his hot streak with a home run.

[Mik 0]

7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER for Dontrelle in Miami.

 

We could be looking at a complete game shutout. The problem with Willis is that for everyone of these games he'll trot out an 8 ER in 2 and 2/3 performance.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Its 10-4 now...

 

and Steve Reed is in.

 

I think someone should tell him he doesn't have to pitch in Coors Field anymore..

[mike546 0]

I don't know why, but A-Rod irratates me so much.

 

For once I'd wish he'd contine a somewhat rally, and not kill it.

[KingPK 0]

I agree with Treble; those video scoreboards along the wall at SkyDome just look odd. Pretty good start from Arroyo, though it seems like Toronto fans would rather throw paper airplanes around than watch the game.

[Guest Smues]

Atlanta just turned their 11th double play in 3 games (if I'm counting correctly). I'll enjoy the good defense now before they revert to error ball.

[Mik 0]

2 HR for Cabrera tonight, the 2nd being an upper deck shot. Will go nice with the first complete game shutout in the majors (I think?).

 

Got a bit dicey at the end, but Cristian Guzman earned his money by grounding into a second double play to complete the CG shutout.

[treble 0]

I hate situations like this. The Jays have the winning run at the plate with no outs in the 9th and have already put a run in, but I'm more worried about Foulke's stats for my fantasy team.

[JHawk 0]

Can someone explain this to me?

 

Situation: Bottom of the eighth, one run lead, bases loaded, two outs, lefty up

 

Who do you bring in to pitch a.) Billy Wagner or b.) "lefty specialist" Aaron Fultz? If you answered B, you must be Charlie Manuel so please explain that rational.

 

And another thing, top of the ninth with a righty closer up. He is not willing to play the left-right matchup by pinch hitting Utley for Bell but he is willing to pinch hit Kenny Lofton for Jason Michaels who was having the best day at the plate of anyone?

 

I am really not encouraged about Manuel so far this year.

Now you know what we dealt with in Cleveland. My condolences.

[mike546 0]

Damnit.

 

So close to being able to make the "WHOS STRUGGLING NOW?" comment.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

I hate situations like this. The Jays have the winning run at the plate with no outs in the 9th and have already put a run in, but I'm more worried about Foulke's stats for my fantasy team.

Don't worry, I had the same torn feelings.

 

And I know I've said it before, but I really hate the Astros.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

I love the rare times when the Os can go into Yankee stadium and knock the snot out of the Yankees.

 

It sorta/kinda/maybe makes up for all the times they've knocked the snot out of us there and at Camden.

[strummer 0]

and the Mets are 0-4, this is really getting to absurd levels now. Such is the life of a Met fan

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Roberts is a double short of the cycle.

 

Come on and bat around so he can get a chance at it.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

and the Mets are 0-4, this is really getting to absurd levels now. Such is the life of a Met fan

Well, you didn't really think one starter and a centerfielder was going to make things all better, did you?

[strummer 0]

and the Mets are 0-4, this is really getting to absurd levels now.  Such is the life of a Met fan

Well, you didn't really think one starter and a centerfielder was going to make things all better, did you?

no, but I never imagined they would be this bad. They have a healthy Reyes, promising young players in Wright and Beltran. Pedro is still an upper tier pitcher They should be better than this.

 

Like I said at the NMB board last night, the plate discipline on this team is so so poor, and they dont have enough power to compensate. When a pitcher gets hot against the Mets, he STAYS hot, the Mets NEVER make the pitcher work and try to tire him

[mike546 0]

Thank god RJ pitches tomorrow. This game is like 04 all over again.

 

Horrible starting pitching, a sucky non Mo/Gordon bullpen, and A-Rod ruining every single rally the Yankees have.

[Fuzzy Dunlop 0]

Freezing cold twelve innings that end in depression and outrage. That was how I spent my afternoon.

[DMann2003 0]

If we can hold Houston this inning we've got Dunn, Randa and LaRue due up again, so it all depends on how the bottom of the 8th goes.

[DMann2003 0]

Look at that play by Randa....so far he's the smartest acquestion the Reds got during the off-season.

[DMann2003 0]

Held 'em in the 8th, very well done too, just 1 run, though lets get a few so we can end it.

[DMann2003 0]

Oh Dunn was lucky there

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Thank god RJ pitches tomorrow. This game is like 04 all over again.

 

Horrible starting pitching, a sucky non Mo/Gordon bullpen, and A-Rod ruining every single rally the Yankees have.

Useless stats:

 

Randy Johnson career vs Orioles:

 

5-7 w/ 4.36 ERA

 

That 4.36 ERA is his 2nd highest (Atlanta #1 with a 5.03 ERA) vs any single team .

[DMann2003 0]

Ah 3-2 loss to the Astros, it's okay though, Clemmens was just on tonight, they didn't squash us though so maybe tomorrow we can take 'em.

[DMann2003 0]

where's GeniusMoment to reassure me that we'll take it tomorrow

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Can someone explain this to me?

 

Situation: Bottom of the eighth, one run lead, bases loaded, two outs, lefty up

 

Who do you bring in to pitch a.) Billy Wagner or b.) "lefty specialist" Aaron Fultz? If you answered B, you must be Charlie Manuel so please explain that rational.

 

And another thing, top of the ninth with a righty closer up. He is not willing to play the left-right matchup by pinch hitting Utley for Bell but he is willing to pinch hit Kenny Lofton for Jason Michaels who was having the best day at the plate of anyone?

 

I am really not encouraged about Manuel so far this year.

I can see bringing in Fultz to pitch to Walker. But leaving him in to pitch to Pujols was inexcusable. Tie game, bases loaded, eighth inning, and the second best hitter in baseball at the plate. The Phillies chose to use the worst pitcher in their bullpen. Charlie Manuel has been a joke when it comes to in game management.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Hey all...

 

there's only one undefeated team in MLB as of right now...

 

and it's the Milwaukee Brewers...my team...3-0...

 

 

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[the pinjockey 0]

An interesting note of managerial idiocy, stolen from a Phillies board, that I did not even realize watching the game:

 

Think about this guys.

 

He replaced Burrell with Perez, an IF.

 

Then he pinch hit for Michaels with Lofton.

 

That means if Lofton had got a hit, the bottom of the inning would have seen Abreu in RF, Lofton in CF and............... in LF. He had no other OFs since he blew through Burrell and Michaels.

 

So either Offerman or Perez or even Polanco might have been in RF.

 

So not only is he braindead in the dugout, he was braindead when he decided to carry only 4 OFs.

[Big McLargeHuge 0]

So Noah Lowry pitches 6 shutout innings for the Gents tonight, and gives way to the bullpen with two men on, and a six run lead. 3 outs later and it's an 8-6 Rockie lead. Unreal. I'm officially declaring this the WORST BULLPEN EVER~!

 

I really hope the fans get on Brian Sabean's ass about the bullpen he's put together and the hacks he's got filling in for Alou and Bonds. Hell, for the entire team in general.