Grant Taylor the opener...

7 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Grant Taylor the opener...

Used to do this with just the lefty specialists.

Now they're going after Toronto's RH hitters like Guerrero Okamoto etc.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by caulfield12

Not sure I understand the point of a RHP opening for a different RHP. Unless Kay is the one starting.

Don't understand why the guy who lead the team in homers and RBIs last year doesn't play ...

37 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Grant Taylor the opener...

Don't mind it at all. If you're starters suck, openers are the way to go.

f*** Benitendi.

Embarrassing crowd. Will they even get 20K today in actual seats occupied?

2 hours ago, nrockway said:

Not sure I understand the point of a RHP opening for a different RHP. Unless Kay is the one starting.

That would be bad since Kay is a LHP

2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Embarrassing crowd. Will they even get 20K today in actual seats occupied?

I always think this is a league scheduling blame. They can make sure domes and warm weather states host for like the first couple weeks of April and I think the fans would get it. Every year we see the same damn thing when the season starts in Chicago during April

2 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

That would be bad since Kay is a LHP

That's the idea of an opener, right? So that you can face the hitters with the same-handedness and get a matchup advantage. There's no matchup advantage if both pitchers are the same handedness. The point was made that the 'opener' is generally a lefty.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by nrockway

10 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Embarrassing crowd. Will they even get 20K today in actual seats occupied?

Right now, less than 1hr from first pitch.

2 hours ago, JoshPR said:

Don't understand why the guy who lead the team in homers and RBIs last year doesn't play ...

Thank you for saying this. Get Sosa’s bat in the lineup.

40 minutes ago, nrockway said:

That's the idea of an opener, right? So that you can face the hitters with the same-handedness and get a matchup advantage. There's no matchup advantage if both pitchers are the same handedness. The point was made that the 'opener' is generally a lefty.

I think the point here is to have a better pitcher face the first 3-6 hitters and give the "starter" a softer launch against the bottom of the order.

44 minutes ago, nrockway said:

That's the idea of an opener, right? So that you can face the hitters with the same-handedness and get a matchup advantage. There's no matchup advantage if both pitchers are the same handedness. The point was made that the 'opener' is generally a lefty.

You use an opener to limit the amount of times the top of the order sees the starting pitcher. That is the general purpose, but there are other examples that enhance that possibly as you note.

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46 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

I always think this is a league scheduling blame. They can make sure domes and warm weather states host for like the first couple weeks of April and I think the fans would get it. Every year we see the same damn thing when the season starts in Chicago during April

If I remember right this was being done in the early 90's and then those teams that were in warm weather and or dome sites started complaining about all these April home games while school was still in session so MLB stopped it.

My response was "that's too bad" pay those teams x millions of dollars for the "inconvenience." It's better for the game, the athletes and most of all the fans who are paying the freight. Baseball shouldn't be played in 30-40 degree weather.

That's insane.

54 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Embarrassing crowd. Will they even get 20K today in actual seats occupied?

Can't blame the fans given the state of the franchise.

Raise volume first thing I hear is John talking up Sean Burke and then Stone doing his song and dance routine about a crap pitcher. I hate it here.

lol, "those six are behind us". Thanks Steve.

Worst camera work ever, holy s%*# this is brutal.

Great pitch, 99 on the inside corner.

Bro taylor looks amazing.

Great inning kid, made vladdy like silly there.

Stretch out Taylor you dumb monkeys.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by DirtySox