Hour 2: Opening Day Excitement, ABS Debate & Yankees/Mets Questions

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Opening Day is here, and the excitement is at a full 10—but not without some real questions about where the game is headed. Evan and Tiki dive into the new ABS challenge system and whether fixing calls is worth potentially disrupting the biggest, most emotional moments in baseball. From concerns about how games could end to Yankees and Mets storylines, they cover it all—including Giancarlo Stanton’s impact, breakout opportunities, lineup decisions, and early season expectations. Plus, there’s betting advice, NFL draft talk, Opening Day traditions, and a mix of predictions, debates, and classic back-and-forth that capture the full feel of the show.

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0:00.0	Now the rules count, and that's ABS.
0:01.9	And for those that are not aware, each team gets two challenges on balls and strikes.
0:06.9	It can only be issued by the batter, the catcher, or the pitcher.
0:09.7	It's unlimited if you get it right, you get it back.
0:13.3	So technically, if you get it right 57 times, you could challenge 57 times.
0:18.2	Not saying that's going to happen, but I want you to understand that it's not,
0:21.5	you only get two.
0:22.7	As long as you get it right,
0:24.2	it keeps going.
0:25.4	Now, a couple of weeks ago,
0:26.4	we made predictions on who would issue
0:27.8	the first challenge in the history
0:29.3	of regular season Major League Baseball.
0:30.9	So we'll hear those results tomorrow after the game.
0:32.9	But what I ask you is,
0:34.3	in the limited time you've consumed it,
0:36.2	because it's limited. It's spring training.
0:37.8	Do you think you're going to like it?
0:41.3	I think it's going to depend on timing because if they challenge at the end of
0:47.6	innings, it just breaks up the feel of that's a strikeout or innings over.
0:53.9	Because the first one i think i saw
0:55.6	it was edwin dyes and i forget what happened but he threw a strike and it was and he
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