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And so it begins.

Are we going to break down every day of baseball?

No, we're not going to break down every day of baseball, but it's opening day of baseball.

You break down opening day of baseball.

That is the rule.

You can't break the rule.

Welcome in, the beginning of the Ben Mallor show.

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And not a full slate of games because the rain got in the way of a couple of games,

but we had a array of things going on in baseball,

which concluded with the Seattle Mariners beating Cory Klobber and the Cleveland Indians.

The Mariners, not a lot of offense in that game.

Kind of the game I was at.

It was the Dodger Giants game.

A game that was lacking offensive mojo.

One game that was not lacking offensive mojo,

at least for the long ball.

No, I'm not going to the White Sox Royals game.

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