183 | Obligatory Early Overreactions

#Brewers sweep #WhiteSox on Opening Weekend on their way to the best record in baseball (again).Sox end early skid with unlikely sweep of defending AL champion #BlueJays.Pete went to Sox home opener and lived to tell the tale.Ozzie Guillen gets well-deserved number retirement by Sox. Munetaka Murakami vs. Kevin McGonigle: historic debuts by both AL Rookie of the Year candidates made everyone want to get in on the nickname game (for better or worse). Justin Verlander missed his first #Tigers home start since 2017 after a bad left hip sent him to an early-season IL stint. Automated Ball-Strike challenge system debuts with rave reviews from everyone but the umpires themselves. #Cubs are already putting starting pitching depth to the test with Matthew Boyd and, more disturbingly, Cade Horton's injuries.Nico Hoerner's extension shows that "intelligent spending" is alive and well, while the "Cubs are cheap" narrative is dead (for now).https://enemyball.com/