About this episode

Jeff and Mark discuss strange opening day oddities in MLB history while sharing quirky stories and items related to baseball.

Jeff and Mark kick off their opening day episode of Two Strike Noise by mocking the Giants’ version of the viral 9-9-9 challenge (mini hot dogs and one beer split into flight glasses) and complaining about MLB games being scattered across too many streaming platforms. They share quirky baseball items and stories, including a Royals rookie oversleeping, an MLB/Mountain Dew promo tied to 420-foot homers, Rays jerseys containing pieces of Tropicana Field’s hurricane-damaged roof, and a collector seeking ticket stubs from all 2,499 Carlton Fisk catching games. They then run through notable opening day history: Ruth homering at the first Yankee Stadium game (1923), Walter Johnson’s 15-inning shutout (1926), Bob Feller’s opening day no-hitter (1940), painted-stand suit stains in Boston (1946), Jackie Robinson’s debut (1947), the Seattle Pilots’ makeshift stadium (1969), Hank Aaron tying Ruth (1974), and umpire John McSherry’s fatal on-field heart attack and Marge Schott’s reaction (1996). And an episode wouldn't be complete without ripping some old baseball cards and playing Wax Pack Heroes. 00:00 Show Intro and Banter 01:15 Opening Day Vibes 01:37 Giants Botch 999 05:35 Baseball…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff, Mark

Topics covered

• opening day
• baseball history
• quirky baseball stories
• MLB promotions
• notable baseball events

Keywords

• opening day
• baseball oddities
• MLB history
• Carlton Fisk
• Jackie Robinson
• Mountain Dew promo
• Yankee Stadium
• Walter Johnson
• Bob Feller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Giants, MLB, Mountain Dew

Places: Tropicana Field

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