03/26/2026 4:10pm EDT Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres

[casimir]

Let's get it on!

[Tiger337]

McGonigle has a good face for a ballplayer.  

[IdahoBert]

God bless you, my brother! I was worried I would have to do this, which I didn’t particularly want to do. But if you need to take a vacation sometime and it’s hard for you to work this in, message me, and I’ll do whatever I can to pick up the slack.

The game thread has been one of those constants in the various iterations of our family, and I’m glad that you’re holding up your end of this tradition.

[gehringer_2]

50 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

McGonigle has a good face for a ballplayer.  

I guess. Looks like the guy she left for George Clooney.

[monkeytargets39]

MUST WIN

MUST WIN

MUST WIN

[Tiger337]

27 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

I guess. Looks like the guy she left for George Clooney.

George Cooney is not a ball player!

[gehringer_2]

4 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

George Cooney is not a ball player!

The long ball only gets you so far.....

[Sports_Freak]

Happy Skubday 

[Tigermojo]

[Tenacious D]

Is this really happening?!?!

Must win, amirite?

[IdahoBert]

I am absurdly excited about this first game. I sure don’t want to get swept like in the first series of last year.

I want it to be like getting a Red Ryder Carbine-Action BB gun for Christmas and not shooting my eye. So for me splitting this series 1 – 1 would be the equivalent of not shooting my eye out.

[IdahoBert]

PER A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET- 

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Jason is scheduled to call the prime-time matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Because of this national assignment, Dan Dickerson is expected to handle the play-by-play for the Tigers' season opener against the San Diego Padres earlier that afternoon. 

[Tenacious D]

37 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I am absurdly excited about this first game. I sure don’t want to get swept like in the first series of last year.

I want it to be like getting a Red Ryder Carbine-Action BB gun for Christmas and not shooting my eye. So for me splitting this series 1 – 1 would be the equivalent of not shooting my eye out.

Bert—will call you in a few so we can stay up for hours speculating about how the game will go. No sleep for us!

[Sports_Freak]

5 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Bert—will call you in a few so we can stay up for hours speculating about how the game will go. No sleep for us!

Wait til game 2....a 9:40 PM time start here in the east. We'll be up late...but happy for the pitch clock that makes for shorter games.

[diaspora04]

Even the Scots seem to be pulling for the Tigers on opening day.

[oblong]

I like opening out west.  Get a game on after I'm done working, then some later games on the weekend.  And my wife is going out of town.  

[guy incognito]

The most splendid time in sport. And, yes, obviously a must-win.