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🗓️ 1 April 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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After a strange and abbreviated 60-game season in 2020, it’s finally time for Major League Baseball’s 2021 Opening Day — which is happening right on time. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli to look at some of the story lines that will define the 2021 season, including the Yankees borrowing a page from the NBA to manage their injury problems, huge expectations for Shohei Ohtani, and a Dodgers-Padres rivalry that is already getting heated.
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0:46.0 | Well Tiffany, baseball opening day is here. Do you remember what you were doing this time last year? |
0:57.0 | Yeah, we made up our own opening day celebrations and dressed in our meds gear. |
1:04.0 | And since my kids school was closed, I just had them color some baseball because what else are you going to do? |
1:12.0 | I feel like that's sort of a perfect metaphor for this entire last year. |
1:16.0 | Like you can't watch baseball, so you just do baseball arts and crafts with your kids. Also, keep them busy. |
1:22.0 | Yep, that's definitely true. |
1:27.0 | Well today there will actually be an on time opening day. |
1:31.0 | And we're joined by the athletics brick for Oli to discuss some of the storylines that will define the 2021 season, |
1:37.0 | including the Yankees borrowing a basketball solution for their injury problems, the return of showtime to Southern California |
1:44.0 | and a Dodgers Padres rivalry that is already getting heated. |
1:48.0 | Certainly with these two teams, there's going to be a lot of talent, a lot of emotion, a lot of fire, |
1:53.0 | and probably a lot of bench is clearing balls, just knowing some of the personalities on both sides. |
2:01.0 | From wondering in the athletic, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. |
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