Following yesterday’s announcement that the Giants would be deploying Nick Vincent to pitch the first inning of tonight’s game, my inbox was flooded with a bunch of angry dads who’ve watched baseball all their lives and couldn’t believe that the Giants were resorting to the latest sabermetric “fad” that has somehow ruined the game of baseball.
The Giants have allowed 42 runs in the first inning this season. They’ve scored all of 3 5 runs themselves. The intent of an Opener or The Opener is to give the team using the strategy a fighting chance to win a baseball game.