Opening Day IGT, 2026-03-26

[metirish]

I've been able to watch on Peacock at work , good stuff so far

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Just seeing some of the videos. OMG Cruz. Do they not have the sun in Pittsburgh? 

[seawolf17]

No runs in the second? THIS TEAM SUCKS TRADE EVERYONE

[Edgy MD]

Polanco has the come-off-the-bag-and-swipe-down-a-tag maneuver down.

[ashie62]

Peralta wins the challenge!

 

[Benjamin Grimm]

Good thing that Ball Four was reversed 

[ashie62]

Dang, way over Benge's head HR

[Edgy MD]

You'd think that 5.000 OPS would be hard to sustain, but Brandon Lowe is hanging in there.

[metirish]

Neil Walker should be on the Golf channel 

[Frayed Knot]

Peralta has done a good job of crawling from the wreckage after his second time getting nicked by Lowe.

[Frayed Knot]

2 minutes ago, metirish said:

Neil Walker should be on the Golf channel 

Yeah, he either doesn't have the voice for this work or lacks the confidence to use it.

[ashie62]

Carson Benge looks very very nervous in the field and at bat

It's only the biggest day of his life 

[Frayed Knot]

OK, I don't even remember this Yohan Ramírez guy from 2024 (all five games from him), but he came up with Seattle in '20 & '21, then played for:

- 3 teams in '22: SEA, CLE, PIT

- 2 teams in '23: PIT, CHW

- 4 teams in '24: NYM (3 games), BAL (5 games), NYM (2 games), LAD, BOS (1 game)

Then spent all of '25 on his second go-around with the Pirates

Talk about: Have gun will travel

[Frayed Knot]

3 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

Carson Benge looks very very nervous in the field and at bat

It's only the biggest day of his life 

And he's still only halfway to Judge's K total from last night.

[Lefty Specialist]

Need more runs, boys.

[Lefty Specialist]

And there we go.

 

[Lefty Specialist]

This game has become a slog.

[Frayed Knot]

Bases loaded for Soto w/one out. This AB can turn a game quickly.

[Frayed Knot]

24 minutes ago, Lefty Specialist said:

This game has become a slog.

Y'mean just because it's north of two hours just to get through five frames?

[Lefty Specialist]

Mets playing doinkball, but it's working, I guess.

[ashie62]

The Pirates look like they hit the hotel bar last night

Peralta did enough to get the presumptive win

[Frayed Knot]

Ok Carson, you can stay another day.

[ashie62]

Carson Benge gets a curtain call. Love it!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Benge's homer has me missing BIGPURPLE. 

[Lefty Specialist]

Alvarez es muy macho!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Alvarez's homer has me missing BIGPURPLE. 

[seawolf17]

This feels good. I like this feeling.

[Lefty Specialist]

Imagine how much fun this would have been with Gary, Keith and Ron.

[Lefty Specialist]

BOOX!!!

[Edgy MD]

So that's what 2026 looks like.