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Chapter 1: What are the initial predictions for the Pirates' season opener?
All right. Getting ready for the Pirates' season opener. Paul Skeens is going to walk out to that mound. And I think win a game, and I think hold the Mets to one run. Five innings, one run.
Seven strikeouts. I say six innings, no runs.
Well, let's hope they give him at least one run.
And that's the thing. It'll be 0-0. They need to get some runs right off the bat. Make it a little easier for him. And then, you know, he'll make it tough on New York hitters.
Listen to the Pomp and Joe show on demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. Limits, are you ready with the time capsule? We're opening it. Let's open up the vault, Joe. Let's do it. Save the whole show limits. Don't let it get lost like you did with our football show.
Oh, there's not a chance that it gets lost.
It goes right into my Google Drive. Because I promised listeners, if their predictions are correct, that we're going to play them in September or October. Okay? Sounds good to me. And we got a wide variety of predictions. And we do. And our first prediction. The vault has been opened.
I like that, Bob. Was that what that was?
Yeah, I know. It was bad. This is Geraldo. I thought it was a hey, Bob moment there. So did I. Geraldo Rivera opening the vault here, Bob. Who is your Pirates breakout player? Your breakout player. Bob, who you got?
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Chapter 2: Who are the breakout players expected for the Pirates this season?
I'll go Braxton Ashcraft.
Great pick.
Thank you, Limits. As a bust-out player, Bob, do you like that pick?
Yeah, I do, because he's been here. We've seen a little bit of him, not a lot. So if he breaks out and breaks through, maybe we should call it the breakthrough player of the year. That's a good pick.
Thank you. Who was our Pirates' biggest surprise?
Henry Davis. That's a surprise for me.
It could be something off the field, on the field. I think the biggest surprise for the Pirates this year is that they are, in fact, going to win 86 games, eclipsing their over-under by about seven. And I think most expectations, I think that's going to be the biggest surprise of the year. City dweller?
The password is Jostinson Garcia comes up midseason and helps a lineup that has one big injury in it to its outfield. I think Jostinson Garcia, who had over 500 in spring training, is somebody who needs the extra at-bats in AAA. But when he comes up, he's going to prove he's going to be an outfielder for the Bucs for a couple of years moving forward, hopefully for a while moving forward.
I got a surprise for you, Bob, in terms of a play. Are you ready for this one? Yes. Grab your seatbelt. Endy Rodriguez is going to play well in AAA and through injury or some other form, he's going to get to the majors. And I can see myself cringing in October when we play this, but he's going to get to the majors and finally make an impact. Good old Endy. You like that one, Bob?
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Chapter 3: What could be the biggest surprise for the Pirates this year?
OPS and homers.
It's a tough one, ain't it, Bob?
I'm going to say Brian Hayes. Wow. So am I in Cincinnati.
Wow.
That's a me I think. No, I think in Cincinnati. That could be a 680 OPS and 11 homers. Yeah, I know. I'm going with Gonzalez. And I respect you for that. Henry Davis over under nine and a half homers. Well, he's my surprise, so I'm going to go over.
Yeah, I've already picked the over.
Yeah, I'm going to pick the over there. Alexander Canario, wherever he might be. Where is he? Over, under, 13 and a half home runs, whatever league he's playing in, Bob. I'm going to say under. Where did he go? I don't know. Where is he, Lennox?
well yeah where is he i don't know i think he's playing for the cubs it's a wonderful question no he's not playing for the cubs brian where he is brian reynolds in a bounce back year maybe over under 22 and a half homers i'm gonna say over limits what was the number again 22 and a half go over i'm gonna go over as well against my better judgment um
Do you guys have any you want to throw out there? I've got a couple more here.
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