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Within 5 years, half of the teams in baseball are going to use the opener.

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Jul 19 '19, 17:18

I’m at the Yankees game, first time through the order, the Rockies pitcher gives up 1 hit. Then they realized he couldn’t throw a strike, walks the bases loaded, gives up a grand slam.

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Good example! Yep, when a pitcher is struggling, an opener can get through the top of the order, or once through the order...makes it so much easier -- (edited) - Flavorize Jul 19, 20:36 1
- That's exactly who started. -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 21:24
Also it is 92 degrees here at a quarter to 9 and not many places in Yankee Stadium have a breeze. Send help. -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 17:45 13
- And it's an open stadium unlike the old one. Normally it's very breezy in the stands but it's a terrible day out there. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 18:01 4
  - I’ve always found it has poor air circulation. -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 18:03 3
    - I've had a different experience. I don't think I could sit out there and watch a game in this weather. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 18:05 2
      - The view and the food are better at Citi. :) -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 18:06 1
        
        The food, yes. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 18:10
- You should feel like you are in Hell if you are a Yankees fan because that is where you are going soon anyway. -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 17:46 7
  - I am not. But my dad (a Red Sox fan) bought the tickets. We alternate Mets and Yankees but were rained out last year. -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 17:47 6
    - I appreciate Mets fans for not taking the easy way out. Yankee fans are just horrible people -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 17:48 5
      - And if anyone is taking me seriously. - Bacon Jul 19, 17:53 4
        
        And also, how do you not know I’m a Mets fan? -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 17:53 3
        
        I don't pay much attention to fandoms. I know you are a pharmacist, so there is that. -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 17:55 2
        
        Wrong again -- nm - Amoxy Jul 19, 17:57 1
        
        Go Giants!!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 18:17
Do you remember Chuck James? - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 19, 17:27
The only issue is that you can't do it all that often or you'd burn out the bullpen. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 17:25 6
- I can see teams having 2-3 dedicated starters and the rest guys that can do a couple innings each, and eschewing a closer entirely. -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 17:40 1
  - I feel like teams need a minimum of three starters. The load on the pen would be too much if they were being used for whole games 3 out of 5 times. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 19, 18:03
- Tampa does it 80% of the time. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 19, 17:27 3
  - They have three or four starters right now. They do use it often but let's see a team do it and win in the playoffs. - Krusty Jul 19, 18:00 2
    - But what if a team fully committed? Instead of a traditional SP rotation, swap out for rubber armed; what are currently long relief pitchers? - JD Jul 19, 19:03 1
      - I don't think it can work for long. Guys are in the bullpen for a reason and it's usually because they're either not good enough to start or lack -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 19, 20:24

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