WEBVTT 00:00:00.810 --> 00:00:17.460 Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, the week is 00:00:17.460 --> 00:00:21.379 finally here. Thursday, March 27th is opening 00:00:21.379 --> 00:00:24.019 day. Kenji and I in this episode are going to 00:00:24.019 --> 00:00:26.839 break down all of the matchups for opening day. 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:28.820 So all the pitching matchups, what it means for 00:00:28.820 --> 00:00:30.920 each team to get off to a hot start besides. 00:00:31.629 --> 00:00:33.770 getting off to a hot start. So we're going to 00:00:33.770 --> 00:00:35.770 go match up as they happen throughout the day. 00:00:35.829 --> 00:00:37.090 So we're going to start with the earliest games 00:00:37.090 --> 00:00:38.509 and we're going to finish with the latest games 00:00:38.509 --> 00:00:40.750 and just briefly touch on what we're looking 00:00:40.750 --> 00:00:44.609 forward to most, what matchups you're most excited 00:00:44.609 --> 00:00:46.329 for, the pitchers that are going to be on the 00:00:46.329 --> 00:00:49.270 line. We're so excited. It's opening day week. 00:00:49.329 --> 00:00:50.810 It's opening day week. Kenji's going to be in 00:00:50.810 --> 00:00:53.950 Kansas City. I'm going to be in Toronto. Amazing 00:00:53.950 --> 00:00:56.130 baseball is about to kick off. So Kenji, first 00:00:56.130 --> 00:00:58.950 of all, how are you doing on this fine Saturday 00:00:58.950 --> 00:01:02.030 we're recording, Sunday we're releasing? I'm 00:01:02.030 --> 00:01:07.790 doing pretty good. Just watching Royals Rangers 00:01:07.790 --> 00:01:09.909 play right now. It's been a couple days since 00:01:09.909 --> 00:01:13.109 I've gotten to just sit down, just be a degenerate 00:01:13.109 --> 00:01:15.170 and watch a Royals game. Mainly because they're 00:01:15.170 --> 00:01:18.989 never streamed. And I never have time to just 00:01:18.989 --> 00:01:21.650 sit in the middle of the day. So it's been quite 00:01:21.650 --> 00:01:25.709 nice. My sister walked in and she said, are you 00:01:25.709 --> 00:01:27.890 okay? I'm like, yeah, I'm fine. She goes, you 00:01:27.890 --> 00:01:30.829 look dead. I'm like, no, I just finally get to 00:01:30.829 --> 00:01:34.269 relax. I just get to just sit back and relax, 00:01:34.629 --> 00:01:38.269 which I don't know. I don't feel like I've had 00:01:38.269 --> 00:01:41.810 the opportunity to in a while. Besides when we 00:01:41.810 --> 00:01:43.209 were in St. George, but no, it's been great. 00:01:43.609 --> 00:01:46.670 I think Jonathan India just went yard. Nevermind. 00:01:46.730 --> 00:01:49.549 He flied out. It's a good day. I'm excited to 00:01:49.549 --> 00:01:52.489 talk about opening day. We we've been waiting 00:01:52.489 --> 00:01:57.230 for this day for. Since game five of the world 00:01:57.230 --> 00:02:01.129 series. That too, and also since fantasy baseball 00:02:01.129 --> 00:02:03.590 ended, which is the end of regular season baseball. 00:02:03.849 --> 00:02:07.890 So we're excited for today's show. I cannot express 00:02:07.890 --> 00:02:10.669 how much I love opening day. It is, I was talking 00:02:10.669 --> 00:02:13.509 to my wife about it. She wasn't very thrilled 00:02:13.509 --> 00:02:16.270 that I made this comparison, but I said, my favorite 00:02:16.270 --> 00:02:18.129 day of the year is our anniversary, without a 00:02:18.129 --> 00:02:20.030 doubt. Second favorite day of the year is opening 00:02:20.030 --> 00:02:22.840 day. And she was like, really? really it's your 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:24.900 face second favorite and i was like yeah it is 00:02:24.900 --> 00:02:27.780 i think i think you could say it's your favorite 00:02:27.780 --> 00:02:30.699 day because you haven't celebrated your anniversary 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:34.300 so technically you have no idea what your anniversary 00:02:34.300 --> 00:02:36.759 is like which means it's impossible to rank it 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:40.840 above oh man baseball i'm gonna get you killed 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:45.599 yeah you are um but opening day we had the first 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:48.939 day of spring the Calendar -wise last week, but 00:02:48.939 --> 00:02:51.139 opening day in my mind is the official start 00:02:51.139 --> 00:02:53.539 of spring because we have baseball starting. 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:55.580 That means warm weather is on its way. It's a 00:02:55.580 --> 00:02:59.099 symbolic end of the winter. It's glorious. It's 00:02:59.099 --> 00:03:00.719 glorious, even though we're going to have teams 00:03:00.719 --> 00:03:04.400 in the Midwest playing in the cold. I'm curious, 00:03:04.479 --> 00:03:06.860 though. Yeah, go ahead. Before we go into the 00:03:06.860 --> 00:03:11.180 schedule, you've been to how many opening day 00:03:11.180 --> 00:03:13.680 games, would you say? Just one. Just last year. 00:03:13.919 --> 00:03:16.360 Just last year. And what was that experience 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:19.740 like compared to another game or just watching 00:03:19.740 --> 00:03:23.460 opening day on TV for you? It's just, there's 00:03:23.460 --> 00:03:26.340 just a different buzz to it. I mean, and part 00:03:26.340 --> 00:03:28.300 of it was a cathartic experience for me because 00:03:28.300 --> 00:03:29.400 that was the first time I've been able to go 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:32.439 back to Baltimore since I moved, you know, eight 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:36.099 years ago. And so on top of being able to go 00:03:36.099 --> 00:03:39.099 see my old home, but also being able to watch 00:03:39.099 --> 00:03:41.159 the O's play, I'm a diehard fan. I follow every 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:44.650 game. It was just incredible. The environment, 00:03:44.750 --> 00:03:46.729 even though it was cloudy, it was overcast, a 00:03:46.729 --> 00:03:48.949 little cool that day. But getting to see old 00:03:48.949 --> 00:03:51.530 friends at the stadium, getting to go, like I 00:03:51.530 --> 00:03:53.469 stay at the hotel right next to Pickles Pub, 00:03:53.590 --> 00:03:57.509 which is like the bar that's right across the 00:03:57.509 --> 00:03:58.849 street from the stadium that everybody hangs 00:03:58.849 --> 00:04:01.650 out at. So to be walking around in that environment. 00:04:02.330 --> 00:04:05.949 And see the excitement on the fans, watch all 00:04:05.949 --> 00:04:08.490 the players get introduced and run down the orange 00:04:08.490 --> 00:04:11.909 carpet that they do in Baltimore and the national 00:04:11.909 --> 00:04:14.210 anthem, screaming the O. And it's just kind of 00:04:14.210 --> 00:04:16.069 like I said, it's the symbolic end of the winter. 00:04:16.149 --> 00:04:19.029 It was an experience unlike any other. And that's 00:04:19.029 --> 00:04:21.089 why I decided to go to Toronto this year is because 00:04:21.089 --> 00:04:24.730 as long as I can do it before I have kids, whatever 00:04:24.730 --> 00:04:27.889 the logic may be, I'm always going to try to 00:04:27.889 --> 00:04:30.810 do opening day because it's that cool. It's that 00:04:30.810 --> 00:04:33.720 cool. I've been to playoff baseball games. I've 00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:35.399 been to college games. I've been to regular season 00:04:35.399 --> 00:04:38.839 MLB games. And playoff games are their own beast, 00:04:38.980 --> 00:04:40.839 but opening day is incredible. It's incredible. 00:04:41.079 --> 00:04:43.339 So I'm excited for you to get to experience it 00:04:43.339 --> 00:04:44.579 yourself because I think you're going to feel 00:04:44.579 --> 00:04:49.160 similarly. It's just a blast. Exciting stuff, 00:04:49.300 --> 00:04:53.800 but let's dig into the schedule. Okay, so first 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:58.050 matchup of the day, 3 -0 -5 Eastern. In the Bronx, 00:04:58.370 --> 00:05:00.810 we have Brewers at Yankees. We have Freddy Peralta 00:05:00.810 --> 00:05:04.670 against Carlos Rodon. No Max Freed in this game 00:05:04.670 --> 00:05:06.310 because they're trying to line up everybody's 00:05:06.310 --> 00:05:09.509 schedule. What stands out to you about this game, 00:05:09.629 --> 00:05:12.389 and where's your early lean on opening day, Freddy 00:05:12.389 --> 00:05:15.449 Peralta, Rodon? It'll be cold in the Bronx from 00:05:15.449 --> 00:05:18.050 everything I can find. What are you thinking 00:05:18.050 --> 00:05:24.310 about this one? I mean, initial thought, you're 00:05:24.310 --> 00:05:27.089 like, oh, my gosh. Carlos Rodon is starting. 00:05:27.310 --> 00:05:29.790 This is going to be terrible. He's terrible. 00:05:30.610 --> 00:05:33.149 He's a terrible pitcher. I said terrible three 00:05:33.149 --> 00:05:36.269 times in a row. Yeah, you did. He honestly, last 00:05:36.269 --> 00:05:39.730 year, looked pretty good. He got a lot of crap 00:05:39.730 --> 00:05:43.610 for a couple of the games that he had. But overall, 00:05:43.870 --> 00:05:45.870 I would say last year was a really successful 00:05:45.870 --> 00:05:49.750 year for Rodon. I remember he pitched a pretty 00:05:49.750 --> 00:05:51.990 good playoff game as well. I can't remember which 00:05:51.990 --> 00:05:56.529 one it was. I mean, I honestly would have the 00:05:56.529 --> 00:06:01.029 Yanks winning the game. I expressed to you and 00:06:01.029 --> 00:06:04.889 to our fantasy group that I'm not the biggest 00:06:04.889 --> 00:06:07.430 Freddy Peralta fan. I think he's pretty overrated. 00:06:08.170 --> 00:06:10.629 Whenever I watch him pitch, I don't get it. I 00:06:10.629 --> 00:06:14.430 mean, he has a wicked, I think, curveball. But 00:06:14.430 --> 00:06:16.990 I've never been impressed watching him pitch. 00:06:17.649 --> 00:06:22.790 I think he's overhyped. And so I have a lot more 00:06:22.790 --> 00:06:27.279 to throw it on. I think Yankees. Do we have, 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:30.139 like, score projections? No. I mean, I could 00:06:30.139 --> 00:06:32.860 try to find a spread. I just have the matchups, 00:06:32.860 --> 00:06:35.240 though. I mean, while we're talking, I can find 00:06:35.240 --> 00:06:37.180 it. Keep spitballing about how much you hate 00:06:37.180 --> 00:06:39.860 Freddy Peralta while I find this. Yeah, I'm not 00:06:39.860 --> 00:06:43.240 a big Freddy Peralta, guys. But I'm a big fan 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:45.779 of the Brewers' lineup, at least the top of their 00:06:45.779 --> 00:06:48.939 lineup. You got Churio, Yelich, Contreras, Garrett 00:06:48.939 --> 00:06:50.899 Mitchell, who I've heard a lot of good things 00:06:50.899 --> 00:06:54.079 about. We're just waiting to... to see him put 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:56.259 it all together. Reese Hoskins, I think, has 00:06:56.259 --> 00:06:57.980 like six home runs this spring. So, you know, 00:06:58.019 --> 00:07:00.040 if you're buying this spring training hype, the, 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:05.860 what, 35, six -year -old first baseman, maybe 00:07:05.860 --> 00:07:07.779 he's going to be good. Bryce Turing steals a 00:07:07.779 --> 00:07:10.319 lot of bases. Jory Ortiz, who knows? Sal Frelick's 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:12.980 fun. And Oliver Dunn, I've never heard of him. 00:07:13.060 --> 00:07:17.639 So, we'll see. I got the money lines. Yankees 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:20.100 minus 164. So none of them are going to be that 00:07:20.100 --> 00:07:22.899 wild of a spread just because like it's opening 00:07:22.899 --> 00:07:25.720 day, it's baseball. Meaning you bet a hundred 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:28.259 dollars, you win 64 in return. I believe is what 00:07:28.259 --> 00:07:31.740 that is. I can try it really fast. If I wager 00:07:31.740 --> 00:07:36.660 a hundred dollars on this, I'll win $61. So you 00:07:36.660 --> 00:07:39.149 wager a hundred bucks, you win 61. If you bet 00:07:39.149 --> 00:07:41.610 on the Yankees, Brewers are plus 138. So essentially 00:07:41.610 --> 00:07:43.529 all you need to know, fans that are listening, 00:07:43.649 --> 00:07:46.709 is Brewers are underdogs in this game and the 00:07:46.709 --> 00:07:48.629 Yankees are favorites. I think that's pretty 00:07:48.629 --> 00:07:52.129 good. There's no spread out for the game. But 00:07:52.129 --> 00:07:55.050 Yankees in the Bronx, opening day, first game 00:07:55.050 --> 00:07:58.310 of the season in the United States, I like Yankees 00:07:58.310 --> 00:08:01.769 to win that ballgame. Oh, yeah. I think a better 00:08:01.769 --> 00:08:04.180 lineup too. Yeah, it'll be fun to watch Judge 00:08:04.180 --> 00:08:07.220 play and Cody and Goldschmidt. But I am stoked 00:08:07.220 --> 00:08:09.000 to see Chirio. Chirio gets his matchup against 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:10.759 the lefty. It'll be fun to watch Jackson go to 00:08:10.759 --> 00:08:13.060 work. Oh, yeah. And Jelich will be back, right? 00:08:13.860 --> 00:08:16.560 Yes, he's going to be starting. Sweet. He'll 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:19.459 be all okay now. Moving right down the list, 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:22.259 the next team, the one that I will be at is Orioles 00:08:22.259 --> 00:08:25.180 at Blue Jays. Zach Eflin against Jose Barrios. 00:08:25.740 --> 00:08:28.060 O's are slight favorites, not as big of favorites 00:08:28.060 --> 00:08:29.980 as the Yankees were against the Brewers, but 00:08:29.980 --> 00:08:33.700 O's are slight favorites. Blue Jays just barely 00:08:33.700 --> 00:08:36.720 an underdog. I mean, you know where I'm going 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:39.500 to line up on this one. Give me your opinion 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:42.259 on this game, what it means for both squads, 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:43.779 what you're excited to watch about this one. 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:51.399 I'm a little worried that Gunner's not there, 00:08:51.500 --> 00:08:56.759 probably, on opening day. Because I don't know 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:00.139 who leads off for you guys. And I don't know 00:09:00.139 --> 00:09:04.600 who's a reliable bat, besides Adley, at the moment. 00:09:06.899 --> 00:09:09.980 It's all kind of up in the air. I mean, Gunner 00:09:09.980 --> 00:09:12.779 is the guy, and I would say Adley is the next 00:09:12.779 --> 00:09:15.480 guy. And you can put Jordan Westberg, Cowzer 00:09:15.480 --> 00:09:18.429 had a good year, O 'Neal's good. O 'Hearn's solid. 00:09:19.090 --> 00:09:21.190 But I don't know. Without Gunner, I've never 00:09:21.190 --> 00:09:23.350 seen the O's play before. I don't think you really 00:09:23.350 --> 00:09:26.470 have in the last couple years. So I'm a little 00:09:26.470 --> 00:09:29.990 curious on how it's going to go. Yeah, I don't 00:09:29.990 --> 00:09:31.049 know how they're going to structure the lineup. 00:09:31.129 --> 00:09:34.269 Gunner is hitting live BP today as we're recording 00:09:34.269 --> 00:09:37.610 this. He still says he wants to be ready for 00:09:37.610 --> 00:09:39.129 opening day, but he is running out of time because 00:09:39.129 --> 00:09:41.909 I think there are only two or three exhibition 00:09:41.909 --> 00:09:45.169 games left. until opening day so they got to 00:09:45.169 --> 00:09:50.049 get him live abs soon if not now um because you 00:09:50.049 --> 00:09:51.289 can't just throw him in the fire you have to 00:09:51.289 --> 00:09:53.409 have him see live pitching before you put him 00:09:53.409 --> 00:09:56.049 in that opening day lineup i would love to see 00:09:56.049 --> 00:09:57.970 him there i mean if i'll be if i'm there at the 00:09:57.970 --> 00:09:59.529 game i would love to watch gunner play he's the 00:09:59.529 --> 00:10:02.639 best player on the team but i think there's If 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:04.220 he can't play, I think they'll put Holiday at 00:10:04.220 --> 00:10:05.759 short. I think they'll put Westberg at second, 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:08.120 Urias at third. I don't know how those structures 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:10.320 will line up. Maybe they do, like, Holiday leadoff 00:10:10.320 --> 00:10:13.559 or Mullens leadoff or Couser leadoff. What would 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:16.039 you want? I don't know if you want Holiday leading 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:18.179 off. I think I would prefer Couser leading off. 00:10:18.220 --> 00:10:19.980 I think you just swap kind of where Couser and 00:10:19.980 --> 00:10:22.720 Henderson were before. I think you would do Couser, 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:26.200 Rutschman, O 'Neal, O 'Hearn, something like 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.240 that, I think is what they would do. But Rios 00:10:28.240 --> 00:10:30.460 has... Typically pitched well against the O's. 00:10:31.620 --> 00:10:34.679 Why is he starting over Gosman? I think they 00:10:34.679 --> 00:10:36.519 like Berrios. I don't know. He started for them 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:38.440 last year on opening day, too. I just think they 00:10:38.440 --> 00:10:41.419 like him. I don't know. Interesting. But, I mean, 00:10:41.419 --> 00:10:43.059 the Blue Jays, listen, I'm not going to spend 00:10:43.059 --> 00:10:46.539 too much time on this matchup, but the Blue Jays 00:10:46.539 --> 00:10:48.019 feel like they can win the division, and they 00:10:48.019 --> 00:10:49.460 feel like they have to make a statement early 00:10:49.460 --> 00:10:51.379 to keep flat and to get them to re -sign with 00:10:51.379 --> 00:10:55.389 the team. The O's have four in Toronto to start 00:10:55.389 --> 00:10:58.090 the season. It's tough because Toronto's going 00:10:58.090 --> 00:11:00.309 to come out and try to put a whooping on them, 00:11:00.370 --> 00:11:02.309 and the O's will be shorthanded without Rodriguez, 00:11:02.570 --> 00:11:05.009 potentially without Henderson. Who knows what 00:11:05.009 --> 00:11:06.809 Bautista's status is, if he's going to be able 00:11:06.809 --> 00:11:08.549 to pitch. He won't be able to pitch back -to 00:11:08.549 --> 00:11:11.549 -backs. Who knows if he'll be even ready to go 00:11:11.549 --> 00:11:13.990 for those games. So O's need to come out and 00:11:13.990 --> 00:11:16.809 make a statement because not to look ahead in 00:11:16.809 --> 00:11:18.850 the schedule. But to actually look ahead in the 00:11:18.850 --> 00:11:21.210 schedule, O's are at the Blue Jays for four, 00:11:21.250 --> 00:11:22.450 and then they come home, and then they get the 00:11:22.450 --> 00:11:24.570 Red Sox for three. So you get seven important 00:11:24.570 --> 00:11:26.690 divisional matchups in the first seven games. 00:11:26.750 --> 00:11:31.309 So they've got to make a statement early. I agree. 00:11:31.649 --> 00:11:36.070 Speaking of the Red Sox, Thursday, 3 -0 -8 Eastern. 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:39.259 Hold on. 406 Eastern. Excuse me. The O's game 00:11:39.259 --> 00:11:42.980 is at 308 Eastern. 406 Eastern, Red Sox at the 00:11:42.980 --> 00:11:46.059 Rangers. Garrett Crochet against Nathan Evaldi. 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:50.940 Rangers are slight favorites. Crochet, they are. 00:11:51.039 --> 00:11:53.580 The Rangers are barely a favorite over the Red 00:11:53.580 --> 00:11:56.759 Sox. They're both in the minus money, which means 00:11:56.759 --> 00:12:01.360 that you don't make $100 back if you bet $100. 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:03.600 You just make more money if you bet on the Red 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:07.370 Sox to win, and they actually win. But what do 00:12:07.370 --> 00:12:08.490 you think about this matchup? You get to see 00:12:08.490 --> 00:12:10.250 Crochet in the Red Sox uniform for the first 00:12:10.250 --> 00:12:12.429 time in a regular season game, and the Rangers, 00:12:12.669 --> 00:12:15.649 hopefully all healthy, come out and make a statement. 00:12:17.129 --> 00:12:19.110 I think it's probably one of the more exciting 00:12:19.110 --> 00:12:21.730 games you could watch. I'm stoked for this one. 00:12:21.730 --> 00:12:22.710 I wish I would be able to watch it. I'm sad I 00:12:22.710 --> 00:12:24.970 can't watch this game. Because these are the 00:12:24.970 --> 00:12:26.750 two teams I think you and I have talked about 00:12:26.750 --> 00:12:30.269 all offseason that really have a really good 00:12:30.269 --> 00:12:34.309 chance to make it to the World Series. That aren't 00:12:34.309 --> 00:12:38.840 the top -named... These are two very good squads. 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:41.440 They're stacked. They are so stacked. I mean, 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:44.700 their lineups are great. I think it's a really 00:12:44.700 --> 00:12:47.059 good test for Crochet. Because last year, I think 00:12:47.059 --> 00:12:50.320 his first start was against the Braves. And he 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:52.940 just shut him out completely. And everyone's 00:12:52.940 --> 00:12:56.480 like, whoa. And this year, everyone kind of knows 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:59.220 who Crochet is. They got four years of tape on 00:12:59.220 --> 00:13:01.799 him. And it would be a good test, you know, to 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:04.690 really show if he, A, is worth the price. If 00:13:04.690 --> 00:13:07.870 the hype is real, which it definitely is because 00:13:07.870 --> 00:13:09.549 he's throwing 100 miles an hour from the left 00:13:09.549 --> 00:13:13.330 side. But I think I'm so excited. It'll be a 00:13:13.330 --> 00:13:14.970 good matchup. I'm stoked to watch this one. I 00:13:14.970 --> 00:13:17.970 don't know why the Rangers are favorites. Maybe 00:13:17.970 --> 00:13:20.850 just because they're at home. I would honestly 00:13:20.850 --> 00:13:22.750 lean Red Sox on this one just because of crochet. 00:13:23.009 --> 00:13:25.009 But I think if the Rangers can still line up 00:13:25.009 --> 00:13:27.870 all their guys over the next couple days, I like 00:13:27.870 --> 00:13:29.809 the Rangers to win the series, Red Sox to win 00:13:29.809 --> 00:13:32.789 the opener. That's what I would say. Okay. All 00:13:32.789 --> 00:13:36.210 right. Interesting. We've got next. Yeah, same 00:13:36.210 --> 00:13:40.409 time, Thursday, 4 .06 Eastern, Phillies at Nationals. 00:13:40.409 --> 00:13:43.190 Zach Wheeler against Mackenzie Gore. This one 00:13:43.190 --> 00:13:47.190 is in D .C. Phillies are heavy favorites. They're 00:13:47.190 --> 00:13:50.690 the biggest favorites so far at minus 172, and 00:13:50.690 --> 00:13:54.990 the Nats are at plus 144. Phillies trying to 00:13:54.990 --> 00:13:57.269 come out and get back to the playoffs and make 00:13:57.269 --> 00:13:59.350 a statement after getting ousted by the Mets 00:13:59.350 --> 00:14:01.970 last year in the division series. This feels 00:14:01.970 --> 00:14:04.840 like a... The season for the Phillies, you've 00:14:04.840 --> 00:14:06.820 got some of their stars that are aging out. They've 00:14:06.820 --> 00:14:08.480 got to make it happen now. Zach Wheeler's getting 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:12.159 older. Harper's getting older. I think they have 00:14:12.159 --> 00:14:14.320 two guys in their lineup that are under 30. I 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:16.080 think that's Marsh and Boehm. Everybody else 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:19.519 is on the wrong side of 30. Serious? Yeah, everybody 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:21.379 else is on the wrong side of 30. But the Phillies 00:14:21.379 --> 00:14:23.220 are still one of the favorites to win the World 00:14:23.220 --> 00:14:26.799 Series. They start their quest in D .C. What 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:28.019 does this game mean to you? What do you think? 00:14:29.539 --> 00:14:31.559 I think the Nationals are going to win this game. 00:14:32.350 --> 00:14:35.409 You do? Yeah, the Phillies are terrible at starting 00:14:35.409 --> 00:14:38.470 the season right. The last two years, they've 00:14:38.470 --> 00:14:40.610 just gone to horrible starts, and then they make 00:14:40.610 --> 00:14:43.629 this crazy push at the second half of the season 00:14:43.629 --> 00:14:46.990 and dominate the playoffs. But I don't know. 00:14:47.210 --> 00:14:49.129 I'm kind of high on Mackenzie Gore this year. 00:14:49.230 --> 00:14:51.769 I think he's really going to take another big 00:14:51.769 --> 00:14:54.610 step. 26, yeah. That's a really good – he has 00:14:54.610 --> 00:14:56.990 all the talent in all the – what, the talent? 00:14:57.879 --> 00:15:00.100 All the talent and all the talent. All the talent 00:15:00.100 --> 00:15:01.379 and all the talent in the world. I was trying 00:15:01.379 --> 00:15:04.100 to think of what the word was. It's okay. I mean, 00:15:04.139 --> 00:15:06.100 he has like the physique that you want in a pitcher. 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:07.940 Kenji, you're a big physique guy, aren't you? 00:15:08.059 --> 00:15:10.419 I'm a big physique guy. Kenji's been checking 00:15:10.419 --> 00:15:13.000 out Mackenzie Gore's physique. Give me them big 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:16.299 tall lefties, you know? That's why you like me. 00:15:16.600 --> 00:15:18.620 That's why I like all my friends who are all 00:15:18.620 --> 00:15:22.679 lefties and tall. It's stupid. Okay, so you like 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:25.000 the Nats to win this game. Okay, that's a good 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:27.289 bet. Okay. I have the Nats winning the game. 00:15:27.789 --> 00:15:29.429 All right, this will be fun to watch for a lot 00:15:29.429 --> 00:15:30.870 of – I mean, the Nats have a lot of really good 00:15:30.870 --> 00:15:33.990 young talent. Dylan Cruz, James Wood, C .J. Abrams, 00:15:34.049 --> 00:15:36.629 Mackenzie Gore. So it'll be interesting to watch 00:15:36.629 --> 00:15:39.429 them, how they take on this Phillies team. But 00:15:39.429 --> 00:15:41.629 I'm leaning Phillies just because it's Zach Wheeler 00:15:41.629 --> 00:15:45.919 on opening day. So good. However. uh the next 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:48.720 matchup the one that you'll be at kenji uh guardians 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:53.059 at the royals uh thursday at 4 11 eastern time 00:15:53.059 --> 00:15:56.080 uh this is tanner bybee against cole reagan's 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:59.480 uh royals are a favorite and the guardians are 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:01.980 an underdog bybee speaking of tanner bybee just 00:16:01.980 --> 00:16:04.600 got his extension today four years 56 million 00:16:04.600 --> 00:16:07.500 something like that added on to arbitration is 00:16:07.500 --> 00:16:09.559 what it is yep and i think it bought out another 00:16:09.559 --> 00:16:11.539 year or two as free agency which is nice for 00:16:11.539 --> 00:16:14.070 uh for bybee so Reagan's got his extension as 00:16:14.070 --> 00:16:17.190 well as arbitration years earlier this offseason. 00:16:17.330 --> 00:16:21.169 But this is big for both teams, both AL Central 00:16:21.169 --> 00:16:22.809 teams. You feel like the division's kind of up 00:16:22.809 --> 00:16:25.529 in the air, unless you're a White Sox fan, which 00:16:25.529 --> 00:16:29.549 it's not. So this is a big game, you know, divisional 00:16:29.549 --> 00:16:31.730 matchup right out of the gate, two aces going 00:16:31.730 --> 00:16:34.129 at it. You'll get to see what both squads have. 00:16:34.269 --> 00:16:35.970 So I'm stoked to watch Bobby Witt play. I know 00:16:35.970 --> 00:16:38.700 you are. Good thing my ace is better than their 00:16:38.700 --> 00:16:42.600 ace. Cole Reagan's when he's on is very, very 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:44.460 good. What's your thoughts on this game? What 00:16:44.460 --> 00:16:47.679 are you most excited to see in person and at 00:16:47.679 --> 00:16:52.299 the stadium? I mean, of course, I think they're 00:16:52.299 --> 00:16:54.059 going to win. The Royals are going to win. I 00:16:54.059 --> 00:16:56.659 think they're going to dominate. But what I'm 00:16:56.659 --> 00:16:58.480 really excited about is just being at the field. 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:01.899 I've been to one Major League Baseball game, 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:04.380 and it was a Braves -Marlins game in August. 00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:08.480 Ugh. Yeah. And the Braves lost against the Marlins. 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:11.240 What a disappointment that was to watch, you 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:16.339 know, Albies. The Marlins? Austin Riley and Ozuna 00:17:16.339 --> 00:17:20.359 all score one run in the game. That's tough. 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:23.740 Yeah, that's tough. But, no, I'm really excited 00:17:23.740 --> 00:17:26.980 to just be there to experience it because I know 00:17:26.980 --> 00:17:28.980 the fans are going to be really hyped up. They 00:17:28.980 --> 00:17:32.400 will be. They're going to be rowdy. Yep. Kansas 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:35.720 City is a phenomenal baseball city. phenomenal 00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:39.140 baseball city apparently eric used to play with 00:17:39.140 --> 00:17:42.680 the cleveland guardians manager and so like vote 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:45.619 yeah yeah apparently they're just like family 00:17:45.619 --> 00:17:48.099 friends they used to go to like disneyland together 00:17:48.099 --> 00:17:52.720 that makes sense because we're both a's i remember 00:17:52.720 --> 00:17:55.660 that yeah and so they're just like best buds 00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:59.720 i guess Just a weird thing that I learned about. 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:02.660 For those who may not be aware of what Kenji's 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:04.880 talking about, Eric Sogard, Kenji's potential 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.460 future brother -in -law, used to play for the 00:18:08.460 --> 00:18:11.059 Oakland A's and had a long -storied successful 00:18:11.059 --> 00:18:14.460 big league career. And so it's pretty cool that 00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:15.960 he has all these connections to big leaguers. 00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:18.160 I love Steven Vogt as a manager. I think he's 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:20.460 a phenomenal fit. He had a great year last year. 00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:23.680 I don't know if the Guardians got better. I think 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:27.519 they took a step back. I do. What were you going 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:29.059 to say? You were leaning up to the mic for a 00:18:29.059 --> 00:18:31.420 second. Oh, they didn't get better. That's the 00:18:31.420 --> 00:18:33.519 thing. Yeah, I don't think they got any better. 00:18:33.640 --> 00:18:36.980 I like the Royals. They secured the back end 00:18:36.980 --> 00:18:38.319 of the bullpen a little bit, and that was the 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:41.660 big problem last year. I still like them. Bobby 00:18:41.660 --> 00:18:44.259 Wood Jr. It's going to be a great game. I'm so 00:18:44.259 --> 00:18:46.420 excited for you to go watch in person at the 00:18:46.420 --> 00:18:48.640 K and take in that environment. I'll be there 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:50.900 a week after you are. I'll be there on the 4th. 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:56.170 Yes. Yeah. Okay. Moving right along, same time 00:18:56.170 --> 00:18:59.509 that the Royals game tips off, kicks off? No, 00:18:59.609 --> 00:19:04.170 it's first pitches. First pitch of the next game 00:19:04.170 --> 00:19:08.710 is Mets at the Astros. Clay Holmes against Framber 00:19:08.710 --> 00:19:12.309 Valdez at 4 .11 Eastern time. Astros are a slight 00:19:12.309 --> 00:19:15.069 favorite. Clay Holmes and the Mets just barely, 00:19:15.069 --> 00:19:18.569 barely an underdog. This is going to be fun. 00:19:18.670 --> 00:19:20.809 Juan Soto makes his debut with the New York Mets 00:19:20.809 --> 00:19:23.089 in Houston, where he also made his big league 00:19:23.089 --> 00:19:26.470 debut with the New York Yankees last year. They 00:19:26.470 --> 00:19:28.710 also played in Houston to start the year. That 00:19:28.710 --> 00:19:31.269 was a crazy series. That was a good series. It's 00:19:31.269 --> 00:19:32.950 going to be a blast. I mean, Juan Soto, Pete 00:19:32.950 --> 00:19:35.490 Alonso, Francisco Lindor against Houston, who's 00:19:35.490 --> 00:19:37.670 kind of retooled this offseason. Christian Walker, 00:19:38.009 --> 00:19:41.029 Isak Paredes, still Jordan, Altuve's out on the 00:19:41.029 --> 00:19:43.789 left. He looks like a deer in headlights out 00:19:43.789 --> 00:19:46.099 there on the left sometimes. This is going to 00:19:46.099 --> 00:19:47.799 be a great game. This is another one of the ones 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:50.920 that I will regret not being able to watch most 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:53.799 of because I think these are two contenders in 00:19:53.799 --> 00:20:00.700 their respective leagues. I think this is an 00:20:00.700 --> 00:20:03.460 awesome, awesome matchup. This is a great game. 00:20:03.740 --> 00:20:07.920 What a way for Clay Holmes to start off his starting 00:20:07.920 --> 00:20:10.559 pitching career again. He used to be a starter, 00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:12.799 right, if I remember correctly? Yes, I believe 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:16.210 with the Pirates he was. And he gets to go to 00:20:16.210 --> 00:20:19.490 a ballpark that you could just hit a little tiny 00:20:19.490 --> 00:20:21.829 fly ball to left field, and it's a home run. 00:20:22.009 --> 00:20:24.650 Yep. Got to be careful throwing to Christian 00:20:24.650 --> 00:20:27.849 Walker, Isak Paredes, and Jose Altuve, and Jainer 00:20:27.849 --> 00:20:31.430 Diaz. But besides that, I'm pumped. This is going 00:20:31.430 --> 00:20:34.049 to be fun. I know we're not so high on them, 00:20:34.109 --> 00:20:36.930 but they still got players that you just love 00:20:36.930 --> 00:20:39.150 watching. Like, Jordan Alvarez is just a fun 00:20:39.150 --> 00:20:42.990 at -bat to watch. And the Mets have, like, four 00:20:42.990 --> 00:20:45.220 different guys that you're just, Can't wait to 00:20:45.220 --> 00:20:48.339 watch it. So it's going to be great. This is 00:20:48.339 --> 00:20:51.559 one of my favorite games of the day because you 00:20:51.559 --> 00:20:56.700 see two teams that had success. The Astros, it's 00:20:56.700 --> 00:20:59.160 been well documented their success, not last 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:00.900 year, but in all like the eight years before. 00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:03.160 The Mets obviously made the championship series 00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:05.559 last year and fell to the eventual champion Dodgers. 00:21:05.700 --> 00:21:09.000 But both have added. in different ways this off 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:11.039 season. So it'll be fun to watch the new look 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:13.160 Mets against the new look Astros. I think that's 00:21:13.160 --> 00:21:17.440 what I'm most excited to see again. Oh, who do 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:22.579 I have winning? I'm going to take the Mets to 00:21:22.579 --> 00:21:25.880 win just for fun. Okay. Once it gets a big time 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:28.920 hit, Lindor does his thing. Mets win. Clay Holmes 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:32.319 goes four and two thirds, two earned runs or 00:21:32.319 --> 00:21:36.210 something like that. Give me 10 Ks, Clay Holmes. 00:21:36.450 --> 00:21:38.910 Oh, boy. Kenji has Clay Holmes in fantasy, so 00:21:38.910 --> 00:21:42.589 he's all biased now. At the same time, first 00:21:42.589 --> 00:21:46.509 pitch is in Cincinnati at Great American Ballpark. 00:21:46.549 --> 00:21:48.890 We have the Giants at the Reds. Logan Welby against 00:21:48.890 --> 00:21:53.430 Hunter Green. Two really good pitchers. Unfortunately, 00:21:53.609 --> 00:21:57.029 this is like – I'm going to disrespect the Giants 00:21:57.029 --> 00:21:58.690 and the Reds right away. This is a bad look. 00:21:58.910 --> 00:22:01.430 This is just not on my highest tier of I need 00:22:01.430 --> 00:22:04.779 to watch these teams play. I'm sorry. The Giants, 00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:08.519 you have to prove me wrong. Giants make me excited. 00:22:08.779 --> 00:22:11.220 The Reds have a lot of exciting talent, but there's 00:22:11.220 --> 00:22:13.160 just also a lot that's going on in that window. 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:18.099 The Reds are a slight favorite. Giants are essentially 00:22:18.099 --> 00:22:22.440 a pick -em. It's 50 -50. Who do you like in this 00:22:22.440 --> 00:22:27.339 ballgame? I'm going Giants. Hogan Webb is just 00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:30.500 so reliable. He's so reliable. I think the team 00:22:30.500 --> 00:22:33.480 is A, better. I think they have more experience. 00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:39.539 Cincinnati is still super young. And I don't 00:22:39.539 --> 00:22:43.599 know. Cincinnati, it's fun to believe in them. 00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:47.019 But until they actually put it together, it's 00:22:47.019 --> 00:22:49.640 hard to root for them. Not root for them, but 00:22:49.640 --> 00:22:53.819 believe it. So I'm going to have the – I'm picking 00:22:53.819 --> 00:22:56.220 the Giants. But I think it will be a pitcher's 00:22:56.220 --> 00:22:58.380 duel for sure. Yeah. I mean, I like Hunter Green. 00:22:58.460 --> 00:23:00.059 I think if he can stay healthy, he's one of the 00:23:00.059 --> 00:23:02.039 better young pitchers in the game. His problem 00:23:02.039 --> 00:23:05.559 has just been health. But, yeah, this is going 00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:07.019 to be a good ball game. I think it'll be like 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:10.599 a – this feels like a 4 -2, like 5 -3 kind of 00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:13.000 ball game. It'll be fun. I'll watch the highlights 00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:15.700 at the end of the night. And now this, again, 00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:18.160 this is a matchup of the wild card round last 00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:20.700 year. Again, the same time. So we have, what 00:23:20.700 --> 00:23:23.579 is that, four games tipping off? Holy cow, I'm 00:23:23.579 --> 00:23:27.599 in March Madness mode still. You like just the 00:23:27.599 --> 00:23:32.690 tip. We have four games. First pitching at 4 00:23:32.690 --> 00:23:34.849 -11 Eastern time. This one I'm really excited 00:23:34.849 --> 00:23:37.910 for. Braves -Padres. Chris Sale against Michael 00:23:37.910 --> 00:23:41.230 King in San Diego. This is going to be beautiful. 00:23:41.369 --> 00:23:43.789 I thought about going out to this game. It's 00:23:43.789 --> 00:23:45.390 going to be a beautiful afternoon in sunny San 00:23:45.390 --> 00:23:47.910 Diego. You get the reigning NL Cy Young Award 00:23:47.910 --> 00:23:51.569 winner against a team in the Padres that were 00:23:51.569 --> 00:23:55.910 one game away from going to the NLCS. They were 00:23:55.910 --> 00:23:57.789 called the best team in the playoffs. They were. 00:23:57.849 --> 00:24:01.039 The Dodgers, the world champs. were most scared 00:24:01.039 --> 00:24:03.519 of the Padres last year. And Padres actually 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:05.779 come into this game a slight underdog because 00:24:05.779 --> 00:24:08.220 they're facing Chris Sale, even though they're 00:24:08.220 --> 00:24:12.819 at home. Padres plus 104, Braves minus 122. I 00:24:12.819 --> 00:24:14.700 do like the Braves to win this one just because 00:24:14.700 --> 00:24:18.779 it's Chris Sale, and I love their lineup still. 00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:20.700 I think that they're going to – they just were 00:24:20.700 --> 00:24:22.859 so wrecked by injuries last year. I like the 00:24:22.859 --> 00:24:25.240 Braves to have a really good season. I like the 00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:26.640 Padres to have a really good season too. I just 00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:28.799 don't know what they're going to bring on opening 00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:30.769 day. It should be a fun game. I'm really excited 00:24:30.769 --> 00:24:34.690 for this one. Me too. It's a really good matchup. 00:24:34.849 --> 00:24:37.549 I'm a little shocked that it's not Dylan Cease 00:24:37.549 --> 00:24:43.109 starting. I kind of expected him to be the 1A 00:24:43.109 --> 00:24:47.910 pitcher. Yeah. Either way, I definitely do see 00:24:47.910 --> 00:24:50.349 the Braves taking this game as well. Chris Sale 00:24:50.349 --> 00:24:52.430 is just... It's just Chris Sale, man. He's so 00:24:52.430 --> 00:24:55.289 good. Yeah, he's nasty. He's so good. And they 00:24:55.289 --> 00:24:56.829 got all those righties. He's just going to bury 00:24:56.829 --> 00:24:59.529 sliders down and into those righties. You can't 00:24:59.529 --> 00:25:01.970 see the ball. You can't see the ball. You can't. 00:25:02.130 --> 00:25:04.960 Nope. Well, moving right along, we're going to 00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:07.660 be even faster with this one. Also, first pitching 00:25:07.660 --> 00:25:11.220 at 411, Angels at the White Sox. I wonder if 00:25:11.220 --> 00:25:14.200 the White Sox will even sell out this one. Yusei 00:25:14.200 --> 00:25:16.759 Kikuchi against Sean Burke. Sean Burke making, 00:25:16.980 --> 00:25:20.119 I believe, his sixth career MLB start. It will 00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:23.599 be his opening day game. Was he on the Rangers? 00:25:23.940 --> 00:25:28.299 I don't know, dude. I have no clue. I don't know 00:25:28.299 --> 00:25:30.160 much about Sean Burke. I wish him the best of 00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:32.720 luck. The line isn't that crazy. The White Sox 00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:35.339 are an underdog, but only plus 126, which isn't 00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:38.480 that wild. You say Kikuchi. I got him in fantasy. 00:25:38.700 --> 00:25:41.299 I like him to have a good day. I'm going to take 00:25:41.299 --> 00:25:43.220 the Angels to win this one. I'm going to get 00:25:43.220 --> 00:25:46.799 a healthy trout. Yeah, let's see my trout. Yeah, 00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:48.400 I would like to see a healthy trout. I would 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:50.740 love to see Christian Moore break camp with the 00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:52.200 big league club. I don't know if he's going to, 00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:54.259 but maybe during the year we'll see him up. I 00:25:54.259 --> 00:25:55.480 like the Angels to win this one. He might. I 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:57.900 don't think he will. From what I'm hearing. Okay. 00:25:58.200 --> 00:26:01.380 Oh, so Sean Burke, I apologize. He's a 25 -year 00:26:01.380 --> 00:26:03.539 -old, not a 45 -year -old pitcher that was on 00:26:03.539 --> 00:26:05.400 the road. 25 -year -old, yep. He is getting his 00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:07.339 chance. He's a third -round pick from the White 00:26:07.339 --> 00:26:10.440 Sox, so wish you the best of luck because they 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:13.799 need it. Go get it, Sean Burke. Make your stamp 00:26:13.799 --> 00:26:16.599 on the season, dude. No better time to show people 00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:18.359 what you got than opening day when all the lights 00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:22.440 are on. Mm -hmm. Also, first pitching Thursday 00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:25.420 for 11 Eastern time, Paul Skeens and the Pittsburgh 00:26:25.420 --> 00:26:28.960 Pirates at the Miami Marlins against Sandy Alcantara. 00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:32.359 Two really, really good pitchers going at it 00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:36.720 in this one. The Pirates are a steady and strong 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:39.740 favorite on the road, minus 158. I think that's 00:26:39.740 --> 00:26:42.079 the Paul Skeens effect and the Miami Marlins 00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:46.099 plus 134. I don't know how this could go either 00:26:46.099 --> 00:26:48.059 way for me. I think the Pirates have a slightly 00:26:48.059 --> 00:26:52.230 better roster. But on Sandy Alcantara Day, the 00:26:52.230 --> 00:26:53.769 Marlins still have some young talent. Connor 00:26:53.769 --> 00:26:56.829 Norby, Xavier Edwards. This could go either way 00:26:56.829 --> 00:27:01.109 for me. This is a 50 -50 ballgame. I don't know 00:27:01.109 --> 00:27:03.529 if I would agree with that. The Marlins suck. 00:27:04.450 --> 00:27:06.769 Against Skeens, I do worry they might not get 00:27:06.769 --> 00:27:09.769 a single hit. They're so bad. At least the Pirates, 00:27:09.769 --> 00:27:13.509 you have Ryan Reynolds. O 'Neal Cruz. O 'Neal 00:27:13.509 --> 00:27:16.970 Cruz. What, Nick Gonzalez? I mean, you got some 00:27:16.970 --> 00:27:19.509 brighter stars. You're right. You're right. The 00:27:19.509 --> 00:27:22.950 Marlins, I just, I mean, I don't know what they're 00:27:22.950 --> 00:27:28.210 doing. But I'm excited to watch Alcantara pitch, 00:27:28.329 --> 00:27:31.250 and that is literally the only thing that I care 00:27:31.250 --> 00:27:33.170 about. I am excited to watch Alcantara pitch. 00:27:33.230 --> 00:27:35.250 I got him in fantasy. Kenji has skiing, so that'll 00:27:35.250 --> 00:27:40.049 be a fun day. 4 -16 Eastern time on Thursday. 00:27:40.109 --> 00:27:43.289 We have Twins at the Cardinals. Pablo Lopez at 00:27:43.289 --> 00:27:47.400 Sonny Gray. Both teams are in the minus money, 00:27:47.619 --> 00:27:50.319 which means that you don't really win. You don't 00:27:50.319 --> 00:27:52.839 win $100 if you bet $100, essentially. The Cardinals 00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:55.680 are a – I guess the Twins are a slight favor 00:27:55.680 --> 00:27:58.680 over the Cardinals. On the road, the Twins are. 00:27:58.859 --> 00:28:00.980 Pablo Lopez, Sonny Gray should be a good matchup. 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:03.220 Two older arms, but two guys that are looking 00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:06.579 to kind of bounce back from last year. I like 00:28:06.579 --> 00:28:07.859 the Twins in this one. I just think they have 00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:10.299 a better roster. The Cardinals scare me in a 00:28:10.299 --> 00:28:12.420 couple different ways. I mean, if the Cardinals 00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:14.539 have a lead up late and they bring Helsley in 00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:16.000 the game, I think the Cardinals could still pull 00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:18.140 it out. What do you think about this one? I think 00:28:18.140 --> 00:28:22.660 the Twins dominate this game. I think the wheels 00:28:22.660 --> 00:28:24.579 are going to fall off on Sonny Gray this year, 00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:28.900 like big time. He's just getting older, and I 00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:30.359 don't know. I just don't know if his stuff is 00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:33.480 really there. I'm a big Pablo guy. And the Twins 00:28:33.480 --> 00:28:35.940 team, their roster is just stacked. The Twins 00:28:35.940 --> 00:28:38.480 got a good squad. Realistically, if you look 00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:42.559 at their roster from top to bottom, It's stacked. 00:28:43.220 --> 00:28:45.539 And if Royce Lewis is somehow healthy, which 00:28:45.539 --> 00:28:48.380 he probably isn't going to be until July, and 00:28:48.380 --> 00:28:50.339 then comes back for three games and pulls his 00:28:50.339 --> 00:28:54.880 hamstring again, or whatever he does. But I have 00:28:54.880 --> 00:28:57.140 the Twins winning by a pretty comfortable amount, 00:28:57.180 --> 00:28:59.900 I think. Okay, great. I like the Twins in this 00:28:59.900 --> 00:29:04.420 one as well. Now, this one I'm extremely excited 00:29:04.420 --> 00:29:08.660 for. This one's going to be on ESPN. Tigers -Dodgers. 00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:11.759 Derek Scooble against reportedly, it's not official, 00:29:11.859 --> 00:29:14.220 but reportedly Blake Snell is going to go for 00:29:14.220 --> 00:29:17.119 the reigning champs. Dodgers are favored, minus 00:29:17.119 --> 00:29:22.539 152. Tigers plus 128. This is a really fun one. 00:29:22.720 --> 00:29:25.059 I mean, this is going to be, I'll be done. Both 00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:27.059 of our games should hopefully be finished or 00:29:27.059 --> 00:29:30.119 wrapping up by the time this one kicks off. I 00:29:30.119 --> 00:29:32.450 can't wait to watch. I can't wait to watch these 00:29:32.450 --> 00:29:34.569 guys play. I mean, Scooble against the defending 00:29:34.569 --> 00:29:37.470 champs, Snell against the really young Detroit 00:29:37.470 --> 00:29:41.549 lineup. This is going to be a blast. I think 00:29:41.549 --> 00:29:43.289 I told you this before, but I have the Dodgers 00:29:43.289 --> 00:29:46.230 losing this game. You do. You said that multiple 00:29:46.230 --> 00:29:50.049 times. I think Scooble is just going to dominate. 00:29:50.450 --> 00:29:53.470 I don't think Mookie's going to play because 00:29:53.470 --> 00:29:55.069 I don't know how, again, you come back from losing 00:29:55.069 --> 00:29:59.099 15 pounds. Yeah. Scooble is just so good. If 00:29:59.099 --> 00:30:02.200 I'm Shohei, I'm terrified of Tarek Scooble. Him 00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:04.420 and Tanner Scott are probably the two pitchers 00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:08.660 I fear the most from Otani. Scooble's throwing 00:30:08.660 --> 00:30:13.440 motion and his velo, his stuff is just... I'd 00:30:13.440 --> 00:30:16.279 be horrified. Tigers win this game. I think it'd 00:30:16.279 --> 00:30:18.559 be a low -scoring game. I think it'd be a pitching 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:22.579 duel. I don't see Blake Snell going too deep 00:30:22.579 --> 00:30:24.119 into the game because he throws a lot of balls. 00:30:24.420 --> 00:30:27.359 I see Tarek going six. shut them down, and then 00:30:27.359 --> 00:30:30.700 Devolpin just does the rest. But you're right. 00:30:30.819 --> 00:30:32.640 I'm really excited for this game. This is going 00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:34.720 to be so fun. It'll be on ESPN nationally broadcast. 00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:38.819 It's going to be so much fun. This is like – 00:30:38.819 --> 00:30:42.880 if I could put on like a tier list of matchups 00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:44.460 I'm most excited for, this is like the S tier 00:30:44.460 --> 00:30:48.380 game for me. This is at the very top. Detroit 00:30:48.380 --> 00:30:51.539 kind of made an entrance. They made the playoffs 00:30:51.539 --> 00:30:52.980 last year. They kind of made it for themselves. 00:30:53.099 --> 00:30:55.609 And now they're – They're really going to get 00:30:55.609 --> 00:30:57.710 to show if they're real or not. Yep, you got 00:30:57.710 --> 00:31:00.190 to put up or shut up at this point. Yep, yep. 00:31:01.869 --> 00:31:04.430 A's Mariners is your next one. This one is going 00:31:04.430 --> 00:31:08.849 to come. So the Tigers -Dodgers pitches at 7 00:31:08.849 --> 00:31:11.890 -11 Eastern time. A's Mariners pitches at 10 00:31:11.890 --> 00:31:14.490 -11 Eastern time. So three hours after Tigers 00:31:14.490 --> 00:31:17.369 -Dodgers gets underway. We have A's Mariners 00:31:17.369 --> 00:31:19.430 in Seattle. Mariners are a slight favorite. This 00:31:19.430 --> 00:31:23.450 is Severino against Gilbert. I like the Mariners 00:31:23.450 --> 00:31:25.960 in this one. You heard my earlier prediction 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:28.279 that the Mariners are going to be the third wildcard 00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:30.279 team, which is still kind of crazy for me to 00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:32.960 say out loud. But I like the Mariners in this 00:31:32.960 --> 00:31:35.599 one. I like Gilbert to continue his success from 00:31:35.599 --> 00:31:38.299 last year. I think this is pretty standard in 00:31:38.299 --> 00:31:40.720 my mind. The A's are going to be competitive, 00:31:40.799 --> 00:31:43.259 but not against Logan Gilbert on opening night 00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:46.359 in Seattle. No, give me Oakland or give me the 00:31:46.359 --> 00:31:51.460 A's, baby. Give me the A's. I mean, Las Vegas, 00:31:51.700 --> 00:31:53.680 athletics. I could see. I mean, Rooker could 00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:55.160 have a homer. I wouldn't be shocked at that. 00:31:55.279 --> 00:31:56.640 I just don't know what the rest of that line 00:31:56.640 --> 00:31:59.660 -up is going to do. I don't know either, but 00:31:59.660 --> 00:32:04.839 I believe in – no, I don't believe in Seattle. 00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:06.680 It's not that I believe in the A's. It's that 00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:08.220 I don't believe in Seattle. I know. You're so 00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:10.240 out on the Mariners. It's hilarious. It's just 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:14.680 so disappointing. It's just annoying. So, they're 00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:17.039 going to lose. Okay. Yep, they're going to lose. 00:32:17.369 --> 00:32:20.130 Okay. And then the final matchup of Thursday, 00:32:20.269 --> 00:32:22.509 I guess we should put this caveat in there. The 00:32:22.509 --> 00:32:24.970 Rockies and the Rays don't play Thursday. They 00:32:24.970 --> 00:32:27.470 play on Friday. And pray for Shane McClanahan's 00:32:27.470 --> 00:32:29.069 health. Do they play each other? They play each 00:32:29.069 --> 00:32:32.150 other on Friday. They'll be in Tampa, I believe. 00:32:33.829 --> 00:32:35.950 And that'll still be fun. McClanahan, hopefully 00:32:35.950 --> 00:32:38.730 he's healthy. He got pulled in today's game for 00:32:38.730 --> 00:32:40.450 some triceps tightness. He'll get more testing. 00:32:40.509 --> 00:32:44.700 But Rockies, Rays. Doesn't start until that Friday, 00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:47.539 the 28th. The last game of Thursday is Cubs at 00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:51.839 Diamondbacks. This is going to be fun. We have 00:32:51.839 --> 00:32:54.700 TBD for the Cubs. I wouldn't be shocked. This 00:32:54.700 --> 00:32:57.140 could be Imanaga. This could be Steele. I'm seeing 00:32:57.140 --> 00:32:59.420 Steele on LB right now. Okay, perfect. Then it's 00:32:59.420 --> 00:33:02.279 Steele at Gallon. I'm kind of surprised it's 00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:05.400 not Corbin Burns for the Diamondbacks. But Gallon 00:33:05.400 --> 00:33:07.940 in a contract year. I mean, they're going to 00:33:07.940 --> 00:33:09.359 give him his chance. Diamondbacks are favored. 00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:13.569 Minus 148. Cubs plus 126. This is a fun one. 00:33:13.670 --> 00:33:15.549 I mean, I have Kyle Tucker and Fantasy. These 00:33:15.549 --> 00:33:17.990 are also two teams that are supposed to be playoff 00:33:17.990 --> 00:33:20.170 teams. This is kind of like the nightcap that 00:33:20.170 --> 00:33:21.950 I'll be excited to tune into. You know, after 00:33:21.950 --> 00:33:24.769 Tigers -Dodgers is over, we'll get Cubs -Diamondbacks, 00:33:24.829 --> 00:33:26.569 and this will be like two teams duking it out 00:33:26.569 --> 00:33:29.369 that need to get off to good starts because the 00:33:29.369 --> 00:33:32.490 Cubs are in the competitive NL Central, and the 00:33:32.490 --> 00:33:33.950 Diamondbacks, of course, play in the division 00:33:33.950 --> 00:33:35.529 with the Dodgers and the Padres, so they got 00:33:35.529 --> 00:33:38.470 to get going too. This will be a fun one. After 00:33:38.470 --> 00:33:41.269 watching the Cubs – oops, sorry. After watching 00:33:41.269 --> 00:33:45.609 the Cubs in Tokyo and watching Michael Bush just 00:33:45.609 --> 00:33:49.670 hit cleanup, I realized that's probably the problem. 00:33:50.549 --> 00:33:52.089 That they need a cleanup hitter? They need a 00:33:52.089 --> 00:33:54.569 better cleanup hitter. They got Kyle Tucker now, 00:33:54.650 --> 00:33:56.369 but he's not a cleanup hitter. He hits higher 00:33:56.369 --> 00:34:00.549 in the lineup. I don't know if he's what you 00:34:00.549 --> 00:34:03.589 want as your official cleanup hitter. They need 00:34:03.589 --> 00:34:07.849 a bona fide power hitter in that lineup, I think. 00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:11.579 And until they get that figured out, I don't 00:34:11.579 --> 00:34:13.920 know. The Cubs, I'm worried after I've kind of 00:34:13.920 --> 00:34:16.719 taken a step back and evaluated them. But, yeah, 00:34:16.739 --> 00:34:19.460 I have Arizona winning this game. I have Arizona 00:34:19.460 --> 00:34:21.539 winning this one too. The Cubs. Not comfortably, 00:34:21.639 --> 00:34:25.199 but a good few runs. I mean, that's kind of the 00:34:25.199 --> 00:34:27.980 downside of the Tokyo series is the Cubs are 00:34:27.980 --> 00:34:30.340 0 -2, but it doesn't feel like they're 0 -2 because 00:34:30.340 --> 00:34:33.159 it was like you were across the world. But you 00:34:33.159 --> 00:34:35.559 go home – or they go on the road to Arizona. 00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:37.239 I think they have four in Arizona to start the 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:40.139 year. You lose like three of those, and then 00:34:40.139 --> 00:34:42.420 you're looking, and you're like, crap, we're 00:34:42.420 --> 00:34:45.460 one and five? What kind of start to the year 00:34:45.460 --> 00:34:48.900 is that? So you've got to get going here if you're 00:34:48.900 --> 00:34:51.059 Chicago. You want to win – I think a split here 00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:54.619 would be fantastic for them. They've got to start 00:34:54.619 --> 00:34:56.159 making something happen if you're the Cubs. Because, 00:34:56.219 --> 00:34:58.920 I mean, not that I think the NL Central is strong, 00:34:59.059 --> 00:35:00.900 just – You don't want to let the Brewers get 00:35:00.900 --> 00:35:04.420 hot. The Pirates have talent if they could figure 00:35:04.420 --> 00:35:07.340 it out in their lineup. The Cubs are the favorite 00:35:07.340 --> 00:35:12.659 for a reason. But that's opening day. Those are 00:35:12.659 --> 00:35:15.539 the matchups on opening day. So I got my question 00:35:15.539 --> 00:35:18.119 for you as usual. Please. Who's going to take 00:35:18.119 --> 00:35:20.139 over opening day? What player is going to take 00:35:20.139 --> 00:35:22.219 over opening day? What player is going to take 00:35:22.219 --> 00:35:25.840 over? Who's going to have the crazy statistic 00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:29.510 line on opening day? and everyone's just going 00:35:29.510 --> 00:35:35.849 to go crazy for it. That's a really fun question. 00:35:36.530 --> 00:35:42.909 I think Garrett Crochet is going to arrive. Okay. 00:35:43.050 --> 00:35:46.969 Give me his projections. I think he gives you 00:35:46.969 --> 00:35:50.690 five innings. I think he throws 80 pitches, one 00:35:50.690 --> 00:35:54.900 earned run, like nine punch outs. And then everybody's 00:35:54.900 --> 00:35:56.099 going to, at the end of the night, it's like, 00:35:56.159 --> 00:35:59.079 oh, yeah, Red Sox got their guy. I also think 00:35:59.079 --> 00:36:01.059 the same is going to apply for the Tigers and 00:36:01.059 --> 00:36:02.559 Skubal. I think Skubal's going to come out and 00:36:02.559 --> 00:36:04.500 make a statement and say, hey, I'm the Cy Young 00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:06.199 guy, and I'm still the best in the world. I'm 00:36:06.199 --> 00:36:10.420 still the guy you want to beat. Yeah, I could 00:36:10.420 --> 00:36:14.539 see those two. That's top of mind, I guess, is 00:36:14.539 --> 00:36:16.099 what I'm seeing. I don't know about lineups. 00:36:17.340 --> 00:36:19.000 Adley Rutschman had a big opening day a couple 00:36:19.000 --> 00:36:20.340 years ago. I don't know if he'll do the same 00:36:20.340 --> 00:36:23.320 thing. Ryan Mountcastle always smashes Toronto 00:36:23.320 --> 00:36:25.519 pitching, so we'll see if he has a good series. 00:36:25.699 --> 00:36:28.119 But those two arms are the ones that I'm looking 00:36:28.119 --> 00:36:30.719 at. Those guys are going to have good days. Yourself? 00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:35.199 Give me Mike Trout. Three for four with two home 00:36:35.199 --> 00:36:38.000 runs against Burke. Oh, boy. Against Sean Burke. 00:36:38.780 --> 00:36:41.199 Yeah, give me Mike Trout, two homers, opening 00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:43.639 day. It's going to hurt me because Brady took 00:36:43.639 --> 00:36:47.440 him in fantasy pretty early. I didn't even know 00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:49.480 he wanted him because I really wanted Mike Trout 00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:52.929 this year. But, yeah, give me double homers from 00:36:52.929 --> 00:36:55.789 Mike Trout. I like it. Michael Trout. Michael 00:36:55.789 --> 00:36:58.250 Trout. One last question. Do you think Tyler 00:36:58.250 --> 00:37:00.670 O 'Neal hits his sixth straight opening day home 00:37:00.670 --> 00:37:05.050 run? He's done that? Yeah. Oh, he has to. He 00:37:05.050 --> 00:37:08.889 has to. He has to? There's no way you're not 00:37:08.889 --> 00:37:12.190 going up there. You're doing a couple extra push 00:37:12.190 --> 00:37:15.380 -ups right before you take a bat. You can get 00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:17.519 your biceps popping out and you're, you're, you're 00:37:17.519 --> 00:37:19.219 swinging for the fence only. It doesn't matter. 00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:21.840 It's opening day. You got paid by Baltimore. 00:37:22.099 --> 00:37:24.860 They, they need you. They need your power. Who 00:37:24.860 --> 00:37:28.019 cares if you go over four, four strikeouts, because 00:37:28.019 --> 00:37:30.739 all you need to do is make, make contact to one, 00:37:30.780 --> 00:37:33.239 one ball and your record continues. So yeah, 00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:36.039 let's, let's see. Let's see a six straight by 00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:38.980 Tyler O 'Neill. This is going to be fun, man. 00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:40.820 I can't believe it's finally here. The week is 00:37:40.820 --> 00:37:43.349 here. Opening day, everybody. Keep an eye out. 00:37:43.389 --> 00:37:44.650 We're going to come out with two more episodes 00:37:44.650 --> 00:37:47.150 before the games actually start. One more, we're 00:37:47.150 --> 00:37:48.730 going to touch up on some league news, and then 00:37:48.730 --> 00:37:51.489 just one fun episode that will drop on opening 00:37:51.489 --> 00:37:54.130 day morning to get everybody ready to go. But 00:37:54.130 --> 00:37:56.090 that's all I have, Ken. What do you got? Anything 00:37:56.090 --> 00:38:00.309 else? It's the most wonderful time of the year. 00:38:00.590 --> 00:38:03.829 It is, man. It is. Better than Christmas. Merry 00:38:03.829 --> 00:38:05.829 baseball. Merry baseball. That's what we say, 00:38:05.969 --> 00:38:08.670 everybody. That's how we are. That's how we are. 00:38:26.869 --> 00:38:26.929 Thank you.