{"id":3539,"date":"2024-02-13T11:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:48:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:48:06","slug":"let-edwin-diaz-start-opening-day-you-cowards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2024\/02\/13\/let-edwin-diaz-start-opening-day-you-cowards\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Edwin D\u00edaz Start Opening Day You Cowards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let\u2019s get wild, let\u2019s start Edwin D\u00edaz on Opening Day. Kodai Senga of course deserves it, but this is only his second year, and there\u2019s no chance he\u2019s pitching deep into the first game of the year anyway. There\u2019s not some long-tenured Ace cemented in that role, so why not pump up the fans and start the season with some fanfare?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s no reason we can\u2019t cheer just as loud in the second inning for Kodai Senga. There\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t refer to him as the \u201cstarting\u201d pitcher after the Opener. There\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t announce D\u00edaz as the Opener and Senga as the Starter in the pre-game lineups and graphics. HYPE IT UP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u00edaz and his trumpets, entrance music and dominating performance might have been the highlight of 2022, and it was sorely missed in 2023. So why not remind us all and get that Timmy Trumpet blaring to start the year\u2013nothing else would get the blood pumping as much as that. Getting an inning of D\u00edaz regardless of the score is good strategy anyway, there\u2019s a day off after that so it\u2019s not like you\u2019re worried about wearing him out early, he hasn\u2019t pitched since late 2022 so why wait to get his return started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a reasonable chance the Mets bullpen, as a unit, might be pretty good this year, perhaps even the best part of the team. So highlighting that strength to start the year is only fitting. Come out throwing gas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This also potentially sets up something that so rarely happens\u2013The first and last pitch of the season could be thrown by the same player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s get wild, let\u2019s start Edwin D\u00edaz on Opening Day. Kodai Senga of course deserves it, but this is only his second year, and there\u2019s no chance he\u2019s pitching deep into the first game of the year anyway. There\u2019s not some long-tenured Ace cemented in that role, so why not pump up the fans and … <\/p>\n

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