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 Streaming Chaos
09:00 MLB Seinfeld Style Oversleep
10:08 Mountain Dew 420 Promo
11:20 Rays Roof Jersey Patch
12:28 Carlton Fisk Ticket Hunt
13:50 First Pitch Record Story
17:26 Rolling Out Opening Day History
17:38 Yankee Stadium Ruth Homer
18:40 Walter Johnson 15 Innings
20:05 Feller Opening Day No No
22:44 Braves Green Paint Disaster
24:24 Jackie Robinson Debut
25:10 Seattle Pilots First Game
25:43 Stadium Chaos Opener
26:33 Hank Aaron Ties Ruth
28:13 Umpire Tragedy 1996
33:45 Wax Pack Heroes
47:40 Outro And Plugs
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