Ha-ha-ha! As if we couldn't see
this coming!
Frankie Mount-ass will have to settle for mounting…ahem, as he won't mount a mound until at least Jackie Robinson Day, and won't be ready until "Mid-May, likely June."
Shut down for 6-8 weeks with a lat strain, and will need the full Port St. Lucie experience after that.
It's not Spring Training without starters falling by the wayside, is it?
($17,000,000 per season for Frankie the Lesser, let's remember.)
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On a happier note, look what I found! (Okay, it's been up for 2 years already, but still.)
Opening Day, 1986, Philadelphia at Cincinnati! Live and in color from Riverfront, courtesy of WLWT-TV, Channel 5!
Your traditional National League opener (should be MLB-wide, but Detroit tried to sneak in their game with Boston first), with Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall on the call (Nuxie does radio mostly, but he'll be here for the middle innings) and Steve Physioc on the field. No Mets in sight, but given how nicely the season ends for us, it's a pleasure to watch the opening chapter.
(Final Opening Day assignment for Steve Carlton, who will be a White Sock by season's end. Avoid flinching at the sight of Future Met Juan Samuel, and enjoy!)