"Opening Day" Leading Off: The All-Welsh and All-Pisapia Teams (Ep. 1189)
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Connerly Early roster role and service‑time concerns
Chris and Joe analyze Connerly Early making the rotation and potential up‑and‑down service‑time usage.
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Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
Is Today Really Opening Day? - 0:01:03
MLB News and Notes - 0:02:59
Welsh's All 2026 MLB Team - 0:07:43
Trophysmack Championship Belt Giveaway - 0:14:37
Joe's ALL 2026 MLB Team - 0:15:45
Connerly Early - 0:21:42
Questions from the Chat - 0:23:46
Leading Off Schedule - 0:25:50
Shohei Ohtani 11 K's - 0:26:37
Will Tyler O'Neill Hit a HR on Opening Day...AGAIN? - 0:29:51
HR Calls - 0:32:14
FantasyPros Discord Promo - 0:33:42
Welsh's HR Call - 0:34:04
Hard Rock Bet Best Bets of the Day - 0:35:51
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