Opening day Gamethread

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Oh, I hadn't thought of that. He's like 0-41 in his career counting the playoffs. Over under on his first hit? Before the end of April?

I would bet the after.
 
Lester wearing 34 looks just as weird as him wearing the Cubs uniform

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

 
Napoli has been pretty good for the Sox. Besides, they can always bring him back, Hanley-style.

I guess the answer is "never because Cherington saved the team after Theo left it in ruins"?

 

[Kilgore A. Trout]

Blacked out on MLB.tv. Nuts.

Use zenmate, set it to any other country and its works just fine.  

 

[Darnell's Son]

I thought I would hate the constant K-zone, but it's not that bad.
 
Lester sucks, so glad we got rid of him.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

So looks like Lester is going to have an ERA this year.

 

[johnnydrama]

Time for Joe to do a double switch

 

[FenwayFrenzy]

Sorry if this is basic, but does anyone know which horizontal plane across home plate does k-zone (or Brooks baseball if jnai is reading) capture the location of the pitch?

Edit - meaning front, middle, or back of home plate?

 

[stp130]

Is Kruk wearing a purse?

 
It's European!

 

[Darnell's Son]

Sorry if this is basic, but does anyone know which horizontal plane across home plate does k-zone (or Brooks baseball if jnai is reading) capture the location of the pitch?

Edit - meaning front, middle, or back of home plate?

I'm not positive but I think it's 3-D and the 2-D ball you see is where it enters the 3-D zone.

 

[theapportioner]

I count 21 SOSH members with "Lester" in their name. Including someone called "OldManMolester".

 

[soxhop411]

Why do I hear the bat crack twice?

 

[Darnell's Son]

I count 21 SOSH members with "Lester" in their name. Including someone called "OldManMolester".

Someone changed EV's handle?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I count 21 SOSH members with "Lester" in their name. Including someone called "OldManMolester".

We've always had lots of Cubs fans here

 

[Pilgrim]

How much money are the Cubs going to lose this year from the lack of bleachers?

Thousands in tickets, billions in beer sales

 

[Don Bradman]

Sorry if this is basic, but does anyone know which horizontal plane across home plate does k-zone (or Brooks baseball if jnai is reading) capture the location of the pitch?

Edit - meaning front, middle, or back of home plate?

I've also been curious about the vertical part of the K zone. Does it adjust with each batter? I've never paid enough attention to it to notice.

 

[theapportioner]

Someone changed EV's handle?

 
Almost choked on my whisky, thanks

 

[soxhop411]

Seriously something is broken.

 

[soxhop411]

I keep hearing it twice

 

[soxhop411]

Umps. Lol

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I've also been curious about the vertical part of the K zone. Does it adjust with each batter? I've never paid enough attention to it to notice.

I think it's marked manually by a dude watching on the center field camera, or at least how that's how pitchfx worked at one point. Not sure what k zone uses.

 

[mikeford]

Rooting against Lester feels bad but goddamn I hate the Cubs

 

[Darnell's Son]

I think it's marked manually by a dude watching on the center field camera, or at least how that's how pitchfx worked at one point. Not sure what k zone uses.

Sportsvision runs both systems, so I assume they are one in the same?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Rooting against Lester feels bad but goddamn I hate the Cubs

I'm actually finding it remarkably easy

 

[Merkle's Boner]

That K of Rizzo seemed to be a perfect example of a Catcher stealing strikes. IF Vazquez is anything like Yadier, I really hope that surgery is successful.

 

[Darnell's Son]

That K of Rizzo seemed to be a perfect example of a Catcher stealing strikes. IF Vazquez is anything like Yadier, I really hope that surgery is successful.

That's what the Red Sox are hoping. Vaz trains with the Flying Molina Bros. in the offseason.

 

[staz]

DONT GET PICKED OFF, WONG

 

[BigEazy]

Choking at those pickoff attempts.

 

[Lowrielicious]

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

DONT GET PICKED OFF, WONG

Immovable force v unstoppable object

 

[soxhop411]

Hits

 

[DJnVa]

Lester doesn't stop letting guys on base he'll only have one shot to get that first hit tonight.

 

[DJnVa]

I count 21 SOSH members with "Lester" in their name. Including someone called "OldManMolester".

 
That's just Ricardo.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I knew that Lester doesn't throw over that much, but I didn't know he never does. Is that a thing everyone knows? I feel let down by Don and Jerry.

 

[BornToRun]

Holy shit, the umpiring is already in mid season form.

 

[DJnVa]

I knew that Lester doesn't throw over that much, but I didn't know he never does. Is that a thing everyone knows? I feel let down by Don and Jerry.

 
Not sure how much they said it, but it's pretty well known.

 

[soxhop411]

Yikes.

 

[Don Bradman]

I knew that Lester doesn't throw over that much, but I didn't know he never does. Is that a thing everyone knows? I feel let down by Don and Jerry.

Its almost incomprehensible that he didn't make one PO throw all last year.

 

[BigEazy]

I knew that Lester doesn't throw over that much, but I didn't know he never does. Is that a thing everyone knows? I feel let down by Don and Jerry.

I knew his throw overs were sloppy as shit. I just assumed I'd seen it more. Maybe it was just burned into the memory every time he did it.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Money well spent, Theo.

 

[Don Bradman]

Rossy still got the gun

 

[DJnVa]

Why run there? Good lord.
 
Heyward ripped one last time, he's your #2 guy, and you run on a lefty?
 
NL teams are dumb.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Lester doesn't stop letting guys on base he'll only have one shot to get that first hit tonight.

Well, the Genius has him hitting eighth to hopefully get in that extra attempt.

 

[theapportioner]

I knew his throw overs were sloppy as shit. I just assumed I'd seen it more. Maybe it was just burned into the memory every time he did it.

 
Would be more instructive to know the SB% against him, compared to other lefties.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

The Bartman corner seems to have a gravitational pull on Cubs' batted balls through the first two innings' leadoff batters. Maybe it is their year.

 

[theapportioner]

That's just Ricardo.

 
Do the female prisoners he's writing to know this?

 

[staz]

Bennett is awesome:

 

[staz]

 

[mauidano]

This still makes me happy. However after spending some time with Kolten Wong in the offseason, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. But...it is what it is!!! Epic.

 

[soxhop411]

Umps are soo bad

 

[DJnVa]

And now Lester comes up with a man on and 2 outs. LOL