chitownsportsfan

LETS GET ELOY UP IN THE 1ST BOYS!

not anymore!

Man it is a post card perfect day here in Seattle for the Mariner's opener. Low 60s, gentle breeze and bright late march afternoon sun. If the Michigan game wasn't on later I'd consider scalping some tickets and hitting up Saf, er, T-Mobile park. This is the nicest weather they've had for an opener probably since I moved here 7 years ago.

nice, took me about 30 seconds to find a perfect free stream.

This is "strained hamstring" weather if there ever was.

you'd think they'd fucking pump some of the water off the tarp so you know, it doesn't flood the OF when they roll it up.

Things were going to work out perfectly if the game started at 4. Now not so much.

Everything sucks.

Royals just announced another delay. I'm so sick of this shit man. We haven't had a good opening day in what feels like 10 years.

Was hoping for less than that but OK.

that's not lightning that's the plasma field around a baseball at light speed.

oh man, now I'm hungry.

Grab some popcorn and a beer all indications are the game will be played, and it will have delays.

If nothing else on days Rodon and Lopez pitch it might be worth tuning in. I figure I'll watch most of their starts and punt on the rest unless the team catches fire or something. Going to be relying on free streams this year hopefully it works because I do not want to pay for this shit.

They saved it by getting Eloy up. I'm excited.

Right, that's the gist of what the weather woman was saying.

This woman seems fairly optimistic there will be a window. That said, it's too bad they didn't move the game up an hour.

Long day of sports ahead come on get this game in it's the perfect lead up to the UM game.

Rotation will be historically awful without a massive improvement from the starters and team defense. I can see the Sox scoring about 750 runs and giving up 850 or so. I'm going with 75-87.

Figures. Looking at the hourly forecast tho Flavum is def correct they should try and move it up. Most of the rain is predicted for later in the afternoon after 3 or so. I think they'll get the game in although it might get delayed for a passing shower.

I thought as part of a good will campaign everybody registered here got free diamond club tix on the White Sox and this was the party thread. FML.

What's his spray chart like? He could be a guy that analytics on batted ball tendencies will hurt big time.

I think we have some common ground here as it's intuitive to think that most low minors hitters are benefiting more from the typical hard throwing no control A ball pitcher than any great command of the strike zone. For college hitters using metal bats completely screws up the data imo. I'd be looking carefully at how how any college hitter performed in wooden bat summer league ball. I'm curious as all hell to see how Madrigal fairs in AA this year once guys that can find the zone start pounding him and he has to prove he won't get the bat knocked out of his hand.