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=roger_that post_id=186741 time=1741372009 user_id=128] =Gwreck post_id=186737 time=1741364938 user_id=56] =roger_that post_id=186717 time=1741347982 user_id=128] I think that they may be intending to give Baty a shot as their full-time DH for the first six weeks of the season.
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=roger_that post_id=186717 time=1741347982 user_id=128] I think that they may be intending to give Baty a shot as their full-time DH for the first six weeks of the season.
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Edgy MD wrote: (Who is the short, bearded guy in that photo, standing between Quintana and Manaea?) Eddy Alvarez, I think. I think the photo is probably from the September 11 solo homer in Toronto to break up the no-hitter/tie the game in the 9th inning.
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Problem was that the uncovered gem infielder on that roster was Justin Turner.
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Nice. That's all the correct answers.
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=roger_that post_id=186170 time=1740689986 user_id=128]Gaspar got off to a hot start
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Edgardo made his ML debut on opening day 1995, but as a pinch hitter. Howard first played as a September callup in 1981. Hint: the remaining correct answers are in the 1960s.
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An excellent guess but Ron did not debut until 7 games into the 1963 season.
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Two. Just a typo earlier. Spehr had a long career as a catcher before his unlikely appearance in the legendary 1998 opening day game.
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Ordonez correct. Seaver's debut was in game #2 in 1967. Two correct answers remain on the board. Pete Alonso, 1B, 2019 Brad Emaus, 2B, 2011 Kaz Matsui, SS, 2004 Rey Ordonez, SS, 1996 Kelvin Chapman, 2B, 1979
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Shinjo pinch-ran on opening day in 2001 (and scored on both of Ventura's two homers that game) but wasn't in the starting lineup. Matsui is correct. Pete Alonso, 1B, 2019 Brad Emaus, 2B, 2011 Kaz Matsui, SS, 2004 Kelvin Chapman, 2B, 1979
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2002 doesn't quite fare as badly in this metric, because while Alomar was a bust, Alfonzo and Payton had big bounceback years compared to 2001. 1992 was pretty bad though. Starting lineup that year produced 8.0 WAR (5.2 of it for David Cone) versus a collective 22.1 the year prior. 2001, 2009, 2016, 2023 are also (no surprise) years of significant underperformance.
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Both correct. Pete Alonso, 1B, 2019 Brad Emaus, 2B, 2011 Kelvin Chapman, 2B, 1979
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Correct. They get a fair bit harder from there.
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Because it can't get here soon enough. 7 players have made their major league debut in an opening day starting lineup for the Mets. Who are they?
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Benjamin Grimm wrote: All I remember about Karim Garcia is that he was caught urinating in public somewhere. Him and somebody else. They were then called "The Whiz Kids". Shane Spencer. My recollection is that they got into an altercation with someone at the business Garcia (?) was urinating in front of.
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Edgy MD wrote: It doesn't matter what the manager had available to him. What matters is who had the best or worst lineup by some objective measure. Preliminary results are that 2004 is a leading contender for worst opening day lineup in the last 40 seasons. The 9 players in that lineup had a net 5.6 WAR in 2004 (4.0 of which belonged to Glavine); and only had 12.3 WAR collectively in the prior year.
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Edgy MD wrote: That's a good project, though — measuring the quality of Opening Day lineups as they stood in the moment. I was thinking about that as well. Maybe some calculation of WAR — an even weighting of the prior season's WAR and the WAR achieved during that season? Open to suggestions though.
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Edgy MD wrote: Dude was an Opening Day starter! How do you sit out Opening Day?! In fairness, that was the worst opening day lineup the Mets had trotted out since…the early 1980s?
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I think I once wrote a CPF song parody about not being able to remember Doc Edwards, bench coach in 1990-1991.
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Jose Iglesias anxiously waits by the phone.
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Moving a game in Houston to Friday sets up the very odd situation of a scheduled Sunday off day during the regular season. Not sure the last time that's happened but it's been quite a while I believe.
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Frayed Knot wrote: (remember that Manfred also us that fans overwhelmingly wanted the ghost runner). I actually am unaware of any such statement. I know Manfred has said the fans are in favor of shorter games/faster pace of play — but I'm not aware of him claiming that fans overwhelmingly want the ghost runner. (For the record, I agree that not believing a word out of Manfred's mouth is a good practice).
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Frayed Knot wrote: preferred by players, managers/coaches, and (supposedly) fans over the one using robo-ump only. I certainly think the challenge system is better. What makes you unsure of the data saying fans prefer it?
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The end of the partnership comes down to one and only one thing: money
