Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: FS-A, SportsNet LA, ESPN
Zack Greinke will make his third consecutive Opening Day start for the D-Backs. He says he’s the healthiest he’s been in years. If that’s true the league may be in trouble because Zack is 32-18 over the past two seasons. Hyun-Jin Ryu starts for the Dodgers. As we all know, he’s the first pitcher other than Kershaw to start an opener for the Dodgers since Vicente Padilla in 2010. He’s earned it, though. Last year he was 7-3 with a 1.97 ERA in 81 innings and a 2.2 WAR.
On this date in Dodgers’ history:
Unsurprisingly the Dodgers have recorded no meaningful events on March 28 since the baseball season has only begun starting in March within the last decade or so.
Lineup:
Today’s #OpeningDayLA lineup vs. D-backs:
Pederson LF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Pollock CF
Bellinger RF
Hernández 2B
Barnes C
Ryu P#Dodgers | @Biofreeze pic.twitter.com/h9U0VSw4pp— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 28, 2019
Nothing to do with baseball, but yes with California. https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1111372503971057665
NTRT8NG
Meanwhile, in Brazil, it’s time for the Fall Classic. https://twitter.com/casadobeisebol/status/1111652882854658049
I finally saw the footage of BadGums getting picked off first. He was just sorta sleepwalking off the base, and I think Lauer could have walked over from the mound and tagged him. Hilarious.
https://twitter.com/MedievalMss/status/1111390407181529088
Ryu faltering a bit here.
Day game blues for Zack. Ball flying out of there.
Dodgers ryuning his day.
Nice!
Bellinger whipped that ball into CF.
Trivial fact:
I”m worried about Muncy’s strength. The other home runs went 400 feet, but Max’s only went 399.
So we lead the major leagues in home runs! A good win!
Good day for me. The Dodgers won and Ron Fairly’s memoir arrived in my mailbox.
Fairly was an hilarious Gnatcaster (“Ron Davis is from Minnesota. He loves the outdoors. He still lives there in fact.”) I would listen for the laughs alone.,
I’ve been watching the Mutts and the Nats (gnot the Gnats), but I’m ready to switch feeds.
Just before game time, I’ll request a pisco sour.
They are showing Yanks-Os here. Hope they switch over.
Direct TV also has game on 738
In Mexico with MEX ESPN2, but occurred to me that I can use my mlb.tv, I think.
Certainly a better start than last year. That was something.
Woo-HOO!
now it’s official 🙂
A win, a win!
but is it actually official without the …. (you know)
Dodgers win!
Let’s close this thing out Brock Brock.
Pads beat Gnats.
Ah, the national pastime. https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-ecstatic-beauty-of-baseball
Feel good about the team they are putting out there (though no Yasiel will sting for a while, if not forever!). Things can happen, but they have depth and flexibility to pick up players if need be. Division seems weaker this year overall, though the Pads should improve. Beyond the West, Fillies probably did the best during the off season, but the Nats with their three formidable starters could make a post season run.
Will throw 93-69 out there.
I’m going with 11 wins.
I’ll predict 95-67
Hopefully we will score a run tomorrow. It will be Turner and Pollock’s time tomorrow.
This line up seems kinda deep today.
8 HOME RUNS!!!
Opening day record in MLB.
With at least one inning left to try for the overall MLB record of 10 in one game.
Belli blast!
Who is Harper?
Dodgers on pace for 810 HRs.
Make that 1134.
Make that 1296!
Muncy Mash
Funky Muncy!
Ball is flying out there today.
Joc hit a dinger opening day in 2017, but didn’t hit another until May 21. (So, he is ahead of that)
He seems to have a much better swing to start this year. It seemed like he was just trying to make contact to start last year.
Seager drives it to the warning track.
Joc Part 2!!
Joc unloads again!
I hope he remembers that compact swing and what he can do with it.
While watching highlights and clips from other games today – I’m seeing empty seats in several stadiums.
Cold cities don’t show up in April much less march. Hopefully those were the cities you saw.
Baez warming up.
Man – Dodger Stadium is beautiful. And it looks like a gorgeous day there.
How are things in Manitoba?
It’s a balmy -1 C today. Large snow banks are turning into puddles on the streets and sidewalks. Spring is in the air.
Sounds like Stockholm.
That sounds like it could be an apt comparison.
Ryu gives up a blast.
I wonder when the last time a pitcher gave up 4 HR on opening day?
wow, just tuned in to a very nice start to the season
G’day John.
hello, well this is certainly a great start the season
Dodgers’ Rule 5 castoff Connor Joe is Gnats’ starting LF, batting sixth.
Sweet looking Newk 36 patch on the Dodger uniforms.
New batting coach must be pissed.
Probably sticking pins into a Turner doll.
Seager joins the party!!
For Grienke it’s getting late early.
Time for Ryu to finally go deep?
A little BP at this point.
Barnes!!
Meanwhile, in a close game in SD, BadGums singles and then gets picked off first.
I have to admit to liking that.
Unfortunately, there’s no video highlight yet.
Quique lowers the boom!
Kiké!!
Turner with the rare put out from behind second!
That was a good play.
Ryu has looked sharp through 3 innings.
One infield single is the only runner through 4.
Gameday says the second strike to Seager was a 64.9mph eephus.
Prior to that PA, Seager in 23 PA against Zack had 6 hits and 8 BB.
I missed Ryu’s bunt and thought for a moment he’d hit the HR.
Orel just said someone predicted Ryu would hit one this year.
I heard part of that.
JOC POP!!
That would be Stu.
Future people?
Jocular!
Pads just took lead over Gnats, as Wil Myers dingers off BadGums.
That’s delightful news.
Just got my pisco sour.
Okay, so Corey’s fielding and throwing seems to be good so far, despite very few innings at short during spring training.
Seager muffs then makes the play.
Two routine throws over to first by Seager.
Have to settle for 1 run and 30 pitches
All those pitches but only the one run.
Pretty much the way that Greinke pitches.
I doubt he’ll be around for 270 pitches.
Picks his spots. Will nibble all day with men on base and heart of the order up.
Are you at the game RBI?
I wish. I was working. What a game!
26 pitches.
Ex-teammates going at it. I’m pulling for Pollock
Fair enough.
Productive outs at least.
Joc and Cory made Greinke work. Joc gets a two strike opposite field double.
My feed’s a bit blurry so far.
Hay or oats?
Earliest mound visit of the year!
They are not on the same page at all.
Finally managed to get logged in again.
Peter Gammons at The Athletic:
The only thing I don’t like about all that is “They maintain Kershaw feels good, he thinks the rest will do him good, he’ll be fine.”
It’s spring training, for cryin’ out loud. He had all winter to get the rest he needed!
I like the Dodgers to finish the season somewhere around 96-66 or 98-64. Should be another rather fun regular season.
Strikes out the side!
Can’t get this to work on laptop, so I’m on the phone.
And here we go!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KwFuGtGU6c
Yippee!
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