Opening Weekend TWiB Notes -- April 1 - 4

[MFS62]

And , there was the cat on the field at Coors Field.

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Later

[Chad ochoseis]

dinosaur jesus wrote: To this point, pitching against each other, Corbin Burnes and Jose Berrios have combined to pitch 11 hitless innings, with 21 strikeouts. That's got to be at least as rare as a no-hitter. But in a few innings it's almost certainly going to be just another game.

Berrios was pulled after six, still with a no-hitter. There was a time when that would have been unthinkable.

[MFS62]

dinosaur jesus wrote: To this point, pitching against each other, Corbin Burnes and Jose Berrios have combined to pitch 11 hitless innings, with 21 strikeouts. That's got to be at least as rare as a no-hitter. But in a few innings it's almost certainly going to be just another game.

When Koufax pitched one of his no-hitters, the opposing pitcher (Bob Hendley) gave up just one hit.

https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-hendley-one-hitter-loses-to-sandy-koufax/c-148255150https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-hendley-one-hitter-loses-to-sandy-koufax/c-148255150



Later

[bmfc1]

https://twitter.com/dougherty_jesse/status/1378701212967665666https://twitter.com/dougherty_jesse/status/1378701212967665666

If true, then ATL reaps the benefit of WSH's catching and failure to contain the virus while the Mets get doubleheaders and/or lost off-days, 4 days to sit in a hotel, only play an intrasquad game, and lose any momentum from ST. Brilliant plan MLB and as always, F the F'in Nationals.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Philly is 1 out away from sweeping the Braves

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Freeman and Ozuna walk and it's all up to Travis dArnaud

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Travis flies out. I didn't know what to root for

[Frayed Knot]

I'm wary of the Braves more so than the Phils, so a 3-0 sweep this way is better than the reverse in my mind.

Braves scored 3 runs in three games: a 2R HR by Panda on Thursday and a Solo by d'Arnaud today.

[Edgy MD]

I know he's only 34, but I sure didn't expect to see Pablo Sandoval on anybody's opening day roster.

[Fman99]

Already hearing rumors that Monday's Nats/Braves tilt is going to be scratched and they're hoping to start Tuesday.

[Edgy MD]

So there you go, MLB teams. If you're up against the wall and you've got a red-hot All-Star pitcher going against you, report a couple of Covid-19 cases and you can dodge the game.

[Edgy MD]

in addition to becoming the first starting pitcher since 1903 to bat second, Shohei Ohtani topped 100 mph and hit a 451-foot homer in the same game.



That's almost as good as Kingman.