Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Yankees 1-0 as they beat up on the San Francisco Giants out in San Francisco. 7-0, get five runs in the second inning, and that's really all Max Fried and the bullpen needed. They just needed one run as they shut out the Giants. I'm not one of these guys that goes to all the opening days, and I respect the people who that's their tradition. They go to all opening days.
But the one I always bring up that I remember was that one in 2003 where it was freezing. And it was the – I want to say it was the Mets and the Cardinals, and Tom Glavin was on the mound, and I was up in the mezzanine reserve. Did you go with your mom to that game? Of course. Yes. Yes, of course.
Went to my mom with almost every baseball game that I went to around that time all those years ago. And – and up at mezzanine reserve like where we were out of the sun because the sun was out so we're covered and even though it was like 42 and windy that was the coldest i coldest ever was in my life and it's a raw day and that was the first because i i was 21
But that was the first game ever that I had left early because I was one of those nutcases that would stay at the end.
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Chapter 2: What are the highlights of the Mets Opening Day?
Now I'm just like, oh, beat the traffic. Let's go. But that was the first game I ever left early. 15-2 opening day. But you got a beautiful day. You got two great pitchers on the mound today. The Mets traditionally are awesome on opening days. Their record is one of the best in Major League Baseball. It's the beginning of the Howie Rose farewell tour.
He'll be out there, I'm sure, announcing the guys and everything else. So this is going to be a good one. You just kind of wake up, you had a good feeling about it, especially after the positivity that the Yankees brought their fan base last night. You know, scratch across a couple against Skeens, you know? Yeah. Scratch a couple across. Yeah.
You know, and then have the smiles be on Jerry Seinfeld's face and not Libby Dunn's face. That's what I'm looking for today. So you think Libby Dunn will be at the game? I'm sure, yeah. She has to be, right? I mean, it's opening day. She was all over the WBC, unless she's having to film Baywatch or something or doing a commercial shoot. But it's opening day in New York. In New York, nonetheless.
Come on! And it's on Peacock. Yes! Where is Baywatch being shown? I don't know. Mets game is also on NBC locally.
Oh, it is on NBC locally, too.
Oh, Bruce Beck's got me all over this. Bruce Beck's all over this. We should get Bruce on today. Isn't today like the one day that you have Bruce Beck on would be today?
I reached out. He said, I'm not going to know these jerks.
Oh, my God. Bruce is the best. I mean, think about it. The sun shines, the rainbows, the hope springs eternal, the positivity. It's on NBC. This is right up his alley. This is right up his alley. I mean, I could see a live sports report with Bruce Beck, big smile. Oh, my God. And that hair is going to be flowing. Oh, my God. He's going to look great.
I mean, I would argue, unless there was a Game 7 of a World Series on NBC, which would not happen, at least right now, that this might be the most perfect landing spot for Bruce Beck. This is it. This is the spot. This is the wheelhouse. This is the sweet spot right here. Do you have his number? I think I do. Yeah, send him a text. Get him going. All right. Well, you know what?
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Chapter 3: How did the Yankees perform in their recent game?
I did not call him. I just, you know, I checked the thing I did for some reason. There's like just random people that are missing. From the swapping of phones. Not good? No, not good at all. Very frustrating. Yeah, for sure. It turns out to be all the people that you talk to all the time. Which is crazy. Like, you don't need Gina's number. You don't need Alan Hahn's number. You need my number.
I'm Alan Hahn every now and then if I need somebody to break down the Knicks for me. Yeah, or like, do you tell us what's going on with Wally behind the scenes? Exactly. See if he's keeping his nose clean. You know? One of those deals. And if Alan Hahn's actually calling the game, you could bug him and text him while he's calling the game. Exactly. Because you love doing that. Yes. All right.
Let's get some of these calls in. Yankees win. Mets start their season today. Opening day at Citi Field. Let's go to Adam in Sayville. What's going on, Adam?
Chapter 4: What are Barry Bonds' inconsistent stories about George Steinbrenner?
Hey, good morning to you.
What's going on, Adam?
Good morning. How we doing, fellas? Good. What's up?
Before I get to my point, I'm riding with Team Boomer again this year for the bike tour. Nice job, Adam. Thanks.
Yes, we got Team Angels for Addison. We got nine riders this year. Nice. It's going to be a pretty awesome site for that. We're having our fundraiser this Saturday at the Sable Athletic Club.
Oh, nice, Adam. So I know yours is next April. Yeah, so I'll be this weekend.
Very good, man. I'd love to hear that. I've seen you guys before around town. Obviously, I made it to one of your fundraisers. So what time on Saturday?
We're three to six on Saturday. All right. The Sable Athletic Club.
All right. All right. Very good, Adam. What else you got today? Pretty sure.
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Chapter 5: What frustrations did callers express about the ABS system?
I mean, that would be awesome, and that would be very baseball-like that he didn't have any power in spring, and here he hits a home run. Yeah, just look like a professional ball player. Maybe get your first hit, get that ball thrown into the dugout. I'm not going to predict a home run for Carson Bench. I'm excited to see him, though.
And Ronnie said yesterday when he was on, it's really cool when you get an opportunity to see one of your guys start a season like this. It's like every at-bat, you don't know what to expect, and the potential is tantalizing. And we've had a number of those guys. Greg Beatty, Vientos, Francisco Alvarez. Remember when Francisco first came up? We're like, man, this guy's the Energizer bunny.
Hopefully he finds that energy again. Yeah. He's kind of a big question mark. I know. He was at one point the number one prospect at all of baseball, and he has not lived up to that at all.
This could be a huge breakout season for him or another disappointing one, but if he somehow turns the corner and turns into the player that we expect, that adds a whole other layer to how good this team could be.
I just go back to the whole thing that David Stern saw last year, did not like the way that it ended, did not like the way that it looked and felt internally, and he had to do something this offseason. You don't realize it until you really start looking at all the changes he made. There are a ton of changes simply because, you know, we obviously know McClain's here. We have Lindor here.
We have Soto here, Brady, Beatty, Vientos. They're all here. But there's so many other changes with this team. And I just I don't want to hear it's going to take a while for this team to come together. I think that David Stern saw that that team was tearing apart. and wanted to bring in guys that he thought were going to be really good influences in that locker room.
And I think that's one of the reasons why guys like Bo Bichette, Marcus Simeon, and Jorge Polanco are here. Here he is on opening day, Paul in the Yonkers. What's up, Paul? Good morning.
Good morning, guys. Thank you very much. First, before I look like the bad guy, good luck to the Mets today.
Oh, look at that. Good luck message. Yes.
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Chapter 6: How does Steve Cohen's attendance impact Mets fans?
Oh, God.
Paul will go for a run for the first time in 30 years.
Oh, Paul and Young. But in fairness, if that happens, that's the bet you've made. Like, as the Mets, that's, you know, by doing what they did. And now here's Skeens. Now, he's with Livvy Dunn, as we know. I mean, Mr. Excitement. People say, I have no personality. This guy. Jerry, you have a personality. I didn't say I don't feel that way.
I said people tell me I don't have a personality.
You know, unique personality. Skeens was asked if he's excited to get the start in New York to open the season.
Um... Maybe a little bit. It's kind of chilly.
How about facing this Mets lineup?
What do you think? They're a good team. It'll be exciting to face them.
Yeah, this is my take on Polskins and Libby Dunn is Polskins is the only man on earth that Libby Dunn couldn't impress. So she wanted to change him and did everything to get him. You know, she's dancing around, you know, doing her, you know, getting on the pommel horse naked. What do you think of this? She lathers herself up in oil and grabs the reins. Look at my butt!
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Chapter 7: What predictions are being made for player performances this season?
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Good morning, Boomer, Gio. Thank you for taking the call. Yes, sir. I love how the Yankees started yesterday. Great win for them. Great win for them. The thing I got out of that game, which is the most important thing, that they could win games without the long ball.
Even though Judge started the season wearing a golden sombrero, I love how that was putting contact on the ball, hustling out of the batter's box, turning singles into doubles, doubles into triples. If they could stay like that through the whole entire year... These guys are going to be fantastic because the long ball is going to come anyway. They need to be baseball players.
Yeah, and this is exactly what I mentioned, Neal, early on in the show, that for a Yankee fan that has complained about the way that they have won and lost games the last number of years, this was a welcome sight. But you need to see more of it. It needs to be more consistent. But yeah, if you could score without Aaron Judge...
and you don't need a home run, and you shut out the opponent, well, hell, let's go. Why haven't you played the rest of the games? Ryan McMahon, light hitting. Trent Grisham gets a double. He's the guy that everybody was ticked off that he was given the ability to accept the option. to stay here, and everybody thought that this was going to be a huge factor in a negative way for the Yankees.
He got off to a good start, and I had two RBIs last night, he and McMahon. So like I said earlier, I'm happy for guys like that. Eventually, Judge and Bellinger and all those guys will come through, but to have guys like this, and don't ever forget that guys like this do have a very important part and role in this season, came through. Keith Hernandez scheduled at 8 o'clock.
We are keeping tabs on that. The over-under of him calling us is 804.30. He is calling us. We are not calling him because we've had many issues calling him in the past. I don't believe Keith Hernandez has ever been on time. He's calling right now. Oh, he is. Wow. Maybe he's just checking in. Al predicted this right a second ago.
He said he's going to call early, then ask to call back on time, and then we're not going to get through to him. Yeah. At least we know he's awake. All right, we'll get an update from this phone call as Al's on the phone with Keith right now, right after we talk to Brian in Northport. What's going on, Brian? Hey, good morning, guys. How you doing? Great, Brian. What's up?
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of the Yankees' win for their season?
You know, and Keith's like, Jesus. Al just went with it, you know, and said there's no news. All right, so let's take a break here. Let's get Keith on the horn on this opening day, and hopefully all works out.