GDT: 4/3/'17 - Bravos (J.Teheran) @ Mutts (Syndergaard), OPENING DAY! 1PM EST

[The Chosen One]

Will update when Lineups are released. MMMMMMMMMMMM. Opening Day. Should be like a National Holiday. I still have never been a fan of playing Game 1 then having the day off. That second day with no game is always torture. I still don't know what the hell MLB was thinking making our first home game at the new park two weeks into the season. The last few years anyone that opened a new stadium opened up on Sunday Opening Night (Schafer helped us burn the Nats on their christening of Nationals Park, Marlins got beat up in their new stadium) but I guess the Johns requested we get an extra 2 weeks to prepare for the Padres.

Magic Number: 162


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My side opening day story: 2002 when we had Sheffield and Castilla ready to go, I had my brother pick me up from school early. Was in 6th grade and had been anticipating that series for god knows how long. That was the dream lineup:
Furcal
Giles
C.Jones
Sheffield
A.Jones
Castilla
Lopez
Surhoff/Julio

Still remember that game was on TBS + ESPN. Would change the channel back and forth to see which feed was behind. Remember Vinicio pulling an inside fastball for a homer that barely made it past the fence and inside the flagpole. Then Sheffield destroyed a 3-run homer later on in the game.

That was also the offseason the Mutts loaded up and traded for everyone. Alomar, Vaughn, Burnitz, D'Amico. Then Suspenders countered by acquiring Sheff and the gauntlet was thrown down. Boy did they not live up to the hype. Thought for sure we'd be battling with them all year for the division. Didn't think our biggest challenge in the East would be the Expos.



2003: Same thing, asked my brother to pick me up early so I can make it on time. Boy did that opening day suck. I think we got killed by the Fish or Expos.

2010: Called in sick from restaurant to see Heyward welcomed to the show.

Since then, if we've had an opening day in the afternoon slot I've made sure I don't have any clients booked for the few hours so I can watch in isolation in my room and chat with people here I don't know in real life.

[thethe]

Today will be my first opening day ever attending a ballpark. Chipper is going to be in the stadium so I'm going to go hunt and see if I can say hello and shake his hand.

GO Braves!

[msstate7]

Vs syndergaard (my expected lineup)...

Inciarte -- .500 (1/2)
Swanson -- 1.000 (2/2)
FF -- .500 (3/6)
Kemp -- .091 (1/11)
Markakis -- .500 (3/6)
Phillips -- .300 (3/10)
Garcia -- .000 (0/3)
Flowers -- .000 (0/1)
Totals -- .317 (13/41)

We win easily. FF and Phillips go deep

[bravesfanMatt]

Good to have you back baseball

[thewupk]

Been a long winter. Glad spring is finally here.

[Managuarantano's Volunteers]

Pretty excited about today.

[cajunrevenge]

BRAVES ARE UNDEFEATED AND I am 2 for 2 in beat in the streak!

[Hulavol]

Hello Old Friends!

Welcome Back baseball! ----To quote Willie Nelson: "You were always on my mind."

Now, let's go win the division.

[cajunrevenge]

Hello Old Friends!

Welcome Back baseball! ----To quote Willie Nelson: "You were always on my mind."

Now, let's go win the division.

Sorry, the seasons already been played on paper, it doesnt end well.

[NYCBrave]

Today will be my first opening day ever attending a ballpark. Chipper is going to be in the stadium so I'm going to go hunt and see if I can say hello and shake his hand.

GO Braves!

He's also doing a speaking event in the city tomorrow about his new book at AOL Build. I'll be there.

[Chico]

I stopped doing cable about 6 months ago, but was not thinking about baseball season. What's the best app/stream service for a local fan? Is Sling the way to go?

[Julio3000]

That day off after the opener just kills me.

This is the opening sentence on MLB.com's preview:

"Julio Teheran aims to revitalize his career, starting this afternoon against the Mets on MLB.TV."

[thewupk]

That day off after the opener just kills me.

This is the opening sentence on MLB.com's preview:

"Julio Teheran aims to revitalize his career, starting this afternoon against the Mets on MLB.TV."

lol wut

[nsacpi]

That day off after the opener just kills me.

This is the opening sentence on MLB.com's preview:

"Julio Teheran aims to revitalize his career, starting this afternoon against the Mets on MLB.TV."

is there reason to believe this was written by the bodacious one

[thewupk]

is there reason to believe this was written by the bodacious one

Or someone who thinks W/L's is the defining stat for a pitcher. Because 11-8 with a 4.04 ERA is a lot better than 7-10 with 3.26 ERA.

[Julio3000]

is there reason to believe this was written by the bodacious one

I wondered the same thing, but it's just a teaser sentence that links to lineups, etc., not an article. So, given that it doesn't contain any, er, distinctive and telltale phrasing, I don't think we can blame the big fella.

[Julio3000]

Or someone who thinks W/L's is the defining stat for a pitcher. Because 11-8 with a 4.04 ERA is a lot better than 7-10 with 3.26 ERA.

Using the Jeff Francoeur scoreboard standard, that's pretty turrible.

[nsacpi]

expecting a yuge game from flowers

[mossy]

Lets do this!!!!!!!!!

[UNCBlue012]

Go Braves!!

This is the best day of my year so far -- Braves baseball and a shot a title for my Heels!!!