Opening Day Starter is….

[Vanimal46]

Is he the least experienced opening day starter (5 career starts) in Twins history? 

[wsnydes]

7 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Is he the least experienced opening day starter (5 career starts) in Twins history? 

Interesting.  I guess in a season where they're largely rolling the dice anyway, may as well start on day 1!

[Wizard11]

Is there an injury news on Sonny Gray?

[snyder]

While they have had some luck winning the opener the last couple years, over the last decade it has been a losing affair. Winning game 1 with a youngster would make it pretty sweet over the disappointment of the club ace losing the first game.

[Vanimal46]

15 minutes ago, Wizard11 said:

Is there an injury news on Sonny Gray?

No, he’s not ramped up yet endurance wise. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

48 minutes ago, Wizard11 said:

Is there an injury news on Sonny Gray?

Pretty sure it’s not injury, he’s just not up to game speed yet and can’t throw enough pitches to start. 

[Mike Sixel]

I'm good with this. Let's get the future started. 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Joe Ryan is “Mr Prepared”. Go get ‘em Joe! And don’t let go

https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/joe-ryan-opening-day-2022-starter

[howeda7]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Pretty sure it’s not injury, he’s just not up to game speed yet and can’t throw enough pitches to start. 

He threw exactly 100 pitches once last year. Zero times over 100. Rocco's kind of guy.

[The Mad King]

I'm good with it

[nicksaviking]

Hope it’s his first opening day start of many. 
 

Im really excited to see how he responds to this unique pressure. 

[Nine of twelve]

4 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

 

Is he the least experienced opening day starter (5 career starts) in Twins history? 

Yes. Per Phil Miller in the Strib, Tom Hall currently has the fewest major league innings pitched of any Twins opening day starter, 29.2, in 1969. When Ryan makes his start he will be doing so with 26.2 major league innings pitched.

[TopTwinsFan]

Good luck to Joe Ryan, an exciting, "winning pitcher" type with great mound presence.

Wish the Twins had a couple studs in front of him but may this be the first of a dozen Opening Day starts for Ryan. Win Twins!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

16 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Yes. Per Phil Miller in the Strib, Tom Hall currently has the fewest major league innings pitched of any Twins opening day starter, 29.2, in 1969. When Ryan makes his start he will be doing so with 26.2 major league innings pitched.

And per Do-Hyoung Park, “He will become the third pitcher in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to make an Opening Day start within his first six career games, joining José Guzman of the '86 Rangers and Steve Busby of the '73 Royals.”

[roger]

Hey, the kid hasn’t been around long enough to be anxious about getting the call for opening day.  Give us 5 and a win!

[SwainZag]

Great confidence builder for the kid.  Hopefully the first Opening Day start of many!

[Otto von Ballpark]

Vanimal is an authority on this subject:

March 27, 2013: Twins to roll with Vance Worley for Opener

[AlwaysinModeration]

I think this may the first opening day of one for Joe Ryan, but not in a bad way.  I think he’ll be good…but there may be better options next year and beyond.

[ashbury]

1 hour ago, Sconnie said:

José Guzman of the '86 Rangers and Steve Busby of the '73 Royals.

Hall of Famers, neither one.  But if Joe Ryan has an above-average career, as both of these two did, one hardly could be disappointed at this omen.

[Squirrel]

I'm looking forward to it ... except I wish he still had the long hair

[Jham]

What are the chances he develops a wipe out slider or change to go with the FB? He'd be a potential ace at that point...

[Trov]

To me people make too big of a deal on opening day starters.  I understand the point is having your top pitcher and we would number our starters in order of talent, but after the first week or two the match ups with teams really get mixed up anyways.  It is rare throughout the season teams will match up their number 1 guy every time.  

[dex8425]

12 hours ago, ashbury said:

Hall of Famers, neither one.  But if Joe Ryan has an above-average career, as both of these two did, one hardly could be disappointed at this omen.

Yeah I was going to say at least I've heard of both of those guys and I remember Busby was pretty good. Looked him up- two back to back 6 WAR seasons. 

[ashbury]

13 hours ago, Squirrel said:

I'm looking forward to it ... except I wish he still had the long hair

You're still pining over memories of the glories of Brian Dozier's hair.

[wsnydes]

24 minutes ago, ashbury said:

You're still pining over memories of the glories of Brian Dozier's hair.

I can't unsee this...

[Squirrel]

28 minutes ago, ashbury said:

You're still pining over memories of the glories of Brian Dozier's hair.

Ugh ... just so not funny

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Ugh ... just so not funny

April Fool!  That wasn't really Brian Dozier, just some fan in the stands.

[USAFChief]

33 minutes ago, ashbury said:

You're still pining over memories of the glories of Brian Dozier's hair.

Been meaning to ask...who are you shaving your back into THIS year?

[wabene]

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

Ugh ... just so not funny

Easy for someone with a hairless back to say, just sayin.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 hours ago, wsnydes said:

I can't unsee this...

Apparently neither can Ash…