Jeff and Mark kick off their opening day episode of Two Strike Noise by mocking the Giants’ version of the viral 9-9-9 challenge (mini hot dogs and one beer split into flight glasses) and complaining about MLB games being scattered across too many streaming platforms. They share quirky baseball items and stories, including a Royals rookie oversleeping, an MLB/Mountain Dew promo tied to 420-foot homers, Rays jerseys containing pieces of Tropicana Field’s hurricane-damaged roof, and a collector seeking ticket stubs from all 2,499 Carlton Fisk catching games. They then run through notable opening day history: Ruth homering at the first Yankee Stadium game (1923), Walter Johnson’s 15-inning shutout (1926), Bob Feller’s opening day no-hitter (1940), painted-stand suit stains in Boston (1946), Jackie Robinson’s debut (1947), the Seattle Pilots’ makeshift stadium (1969), Hank Aaron tying Ruth (1974), and umpire John McSherry’s fatal on-field heart attack and Marge Schott’s reaction (1996). And an episode wouldn't be complete without ripping some old baseball cards and playing Wax Pack Heroes.

00:00 Show Intro and Banter

01:15 Opening Day Vibes

01:37 Giants Botch 999

05:35 Baseball Streaming Chaos

09:00 MLB Seinfeld Style Oversleep

10:08 Mountain Dew 420 Promo

11:20 Rays Roof Jersey Patch

12:28 Carlton Fisk Ticket Hunt

13:50 First Pitch Record Story

17:26 Rolling Out Opening Day History

17:38 Yankee Stadium Ruth Homer

18:40 Walter Johnson 15 Innings

20:05 Feller Opening Day No No

22:44 Braves Green Paint Disaster

24:24 Jackie Robinson Debut

25:10 Seattle Pilots First Game

25:43 Stadium Chaos Opener

26:33 Hank Aaron Ties Ruth

28:13 Umpire Tragedy 1996

33:45 Wax Pack Heroes

47:40 Outro And Plugs

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