2014 World Series Game Four Live Blog

7:58	Neil Weinberg: Hey everyone! I’ll be handling the live blog duties this evening. If you don’t know who I am, we have like four hours to get acquainted. First time chatting along with a game since joining FG, so we’ll see how it goes!

7:59	Neil Weinberg: Mo’Ne is awesome.

7:59	Comment From David Why no Library update this week?

8:00	Neil Weinberg: There was! Sorry, the IG post just didn’t run. Pitch F/X resources were updated to include Savant, etc.

8:00	Comment From Ruki Got a rooting interest tonight?

8:00	Neil Weinberg: I’m a Tigers fan, so the Tigers have inflicted pain, and seeing the Royals do well is confusing. So just hoping for good baseball

8:02	Comment From Pale Hose This expect this live blog to be the best part of my day. No pressure.

8:02	Neil Weinberg: That seems like a lot of pressure!

8:02	Comment From Cave Dameron Is starting Vogelsong the right decision (over MadBum on shrot rest or Petit)?

8:03

Neil Weinberg: I think Vogey is fine here because he and Petit are going to split the game, I would imagine. Order doesn’t matter too much, probably. I think full rest for Madison tomorrow and relief in Game 7 is a slightly better move. But some of that depends on his physical condition, which I dont know

8:03	Comment From Helber I have calculus finals two days from now… I should be studying, instead I’m watching WS Game 4… What can I do? I love baseball too much

8:04	Neil Weinberg: Important to integrate your hobbies. Zing.

8:04	Comment From yostin and tostin whatever you derive enjoyment from, do that

8:04	Neil Weinberg: Calculus jokes FTW

8:05	Neil Weinberg: Appears as if Jeff Z. is joining us, although I cannot confirm these reports.

8:05	Jeff Zimmerman: Hi everyone, I will jump in and help Neil while rooting for the Royals. If I disappear when Yost does something stupid, I probably went for another beer.

8:06	Jeff Zimmerman: I may be a bit slow, I spent the after watching K-State shut out Texas in the sun

8:07	Comment From Gary How big a factor was the first letter of his last name in the determination of starting Vogelsong tonight?

8:08	Neil Weinberg: Seems pretty important! Two V’s

8:08	Jeff Zimmerman: Still worst graphic ever.

8:09	Comment From Chris Seems like a waste of resources to spray paint the positions on the field like that.

8:09	Comment From Gary What happens if you both select the same comment to publish at the same time? Chaos I assume.

8:09	Jeff Zimmerman: Especially with all the shifting

8:09	Comment From David Would it have been advisable for Bochy to start Bumgarner and limit him 70 pitchers for 5 innings (two times through the order) and bring him back in Game 7. Better than starting Vogelsong right?

8:10	Neil Weinberg: I’m not so sure. He’ll pitch in game 5 for sure and game 7 if they get there. Not sure tired Bumgarner is better than the alternative.

8:10	Comment From yostin and tostin two Vs makes a W … now it all makes sense

8:11	Comment From The Big Dipper Are you related to Max Weinberg?

8:11	Neil Weinberg: No, but I tell people he’s my uncle as a joke.

8:11	Comment From The Big Dipper Haha I would too

8:11	Neil Weinberg: Nice receiving from Posey.

8:12	Comment From Yosted That entire area around 1st looks soggy as can be, wonder if the story is true.

8:12	Neil Weinberg: Beat guys said they watered heavily.

8:13	Comment From Cave Dameron Jeff, did you go to get a beer already?

8:13	Neil Weinberg: I think it’s pretty funny that they rotated a guy to the replay booth. He flew to another city even though dozens of umpires are at home

8:13	Comment From Dan Looking at the Giants bench, I think the second pinch hitter after Morse should be Bumgarner

8:13	Neil Weinberg: At least it isn’t the Tigers bench.

8:13	Jeff Zimmerman: I started with one, but I am used to the team not hitting.

8:15	Comment From Fish For those interested: Ted Barrett calls basically a perfect zone against righties, and a little low against lefties (with the lefty strike)

8:15	Comment From Fish That’s using jeff’s site!

8:15	Jeff Zimmerman: Thanks

8:16	Comment From BDF Are you related to this guy Josh Weinberg I new in 7th grade? This was in Miami.

8:16	Neil Weinberg: I am not, but we can play this game long enough and find a relative.

8:17	Comment From David Jeff; your site seems so great, but it’s extremely hard to use, IMO. Can you do a piece explaining how everything works? Thanks.

8:18	Jeff Zimmerman: I usually the info is at the bottom or an original article, but I agree. I have a ton to do like get out the 2014 DL data.

8:18	Comment From Gary It’s not actually against the rules to do something like pack the dirt looser to slow down the opponent’s running game is it?

8:18	Neil Weinberg: No, I don’t think so.

8:19	Neil Weinberg: Teams often cut the grass to help their style of play

8:19	Jeff Zimmerman: No, teams will not cut the grass with groundball pitchers

8:21	Comment From David Apologies if this has been asked before but what in the world is that bunting-covered section in the left field corner? Something for press?

8:21	Neil Weinberg: I think there’s an aux press box out there. Anyone confirm?

8:22	Comment From David yep, indeed it is.

8:22	Comment From Dan Confirm

8:22	Comment From The Big Dipper The Royals love bunting so much they had one put up in San Francisco

8:22	Comment From David They had to remove every second row to put the tables in for the press

8:23	Jeff Zimmerman: Not good.

8:23	Neil Weinberg: That was almost a disaster twice.

8:24	Comment From The Big Dipper Wow look at that hang time

8:25	Comment From Chris Director: Zoom in on that dirt! Enhance! I want more dirt shots, dammit!

8:25	Neil Weinberg: Good reminder about hard baseball is: The swing Posey took on that first pitch against an average pitcher.

8:27	Comment From Dan Might as well steal home now

8:27	Comment From nick How much could we raise if we began a Kickstarter to put MGL in the FOX booth for one game.

8:27	Neil Weinberg: I would watch that, but I think it would end in a fist fight pretty quickly.

8:27	Jeff Zimmerman: Not sure, but I would love to have different audio feeds, especially the home and away radio feeds

8:28	Comment From Fish MGL and Curt Schilling

8:28	Neil Weinberg: Runs will be difficult to score against both #4 pitchers, based on the first innings, per announcers.

8:29	Jeff Zimmerman: Jeez, I am pretty ready for beer two now

8:29	Comment From WC MGL, Tom Tango, and any of you guys for broadcasters please.

8:30	Jeff Zimmerman: I would not be good, too many uuhhhh’s between words

8:30	Neil Weinberg: Would be a lot of dead air, though

8:30	Neil Weinberg: No one wants to hear my voice.

8:30	Comment From Confused Sorry but who is MGL?

8:30	Neil Weinberg: Mitchell Lichtman

8:30	Comment From WC better than what HR has to offer!!

8:31	Comment From nick No it doesn’t work unless they keep HR

8:31	Neil Weinberg: Sabermetric researcher, co-author of The Book

8:31	Neil Weinberg: That was a weird play.

8:31	Neil Weinberg: I’m not sure anyone did anything wrong, is Pence just blazing fast?

8:32	Neil Weinberg: Moose froze the runner, but that half second cost him.

8:32	Comment From The Big Dipper Looked like infante had to reach a little bit too

8:32	Comment From Skore Pence almost never gets doubled up, quite fast out of the box

8:32	Neil Weinberg: Biggio, 1997. Go look at his stat line. No GIDP.

8:32	Jeff Zimmerman: Pence has decent speed. I would love to know Pence to 1B on that hit.

8:32	Comment From Pale Hose Pence isn’t that fast. He just does this weird thing where he slows everyone else down.

8:33	Neil Weinberg: I bet we get StatCast on that

8:33	Comment From Fish https://twitter.com/sammill…

8:33	Neil Weinberg: I was about to link this!

8:34	Comment From The Big Dipper When will statcast make it’s way into the broadcasts?

8:34	Neil Weinberg: Yeah, MLB will make sure it does even if the broadcasters don’t love it

8:34	Comment From Gary The people I usually text my snarky remarks about games aren’t watching anymore so you guys are going to have to put up with me.

8:34	Neil Weinberg: Fair.

8:37	Neil Weinberg: Shift works. Feel obligated to point it out because broadcasters only say when it fails

8:38	Comment From Pale Hose Eno has been talking about Vogelsong’s increased velocity in the postseason. Is it fair to raise his baseline expectation based on the increased velo?

8:38	Neil Weinberg: Probably a bit.

8:39	Neil Weinberg: On that replay, Infante’s throwing hand needs to be closer to the glove when receiving

8:39	Comment From WC Wish broadcasters would use defensive metrics more accurately and often too. When will DRS/UZR incorporate shifts?

8:39	Neil Weinberg: I think they want to fix that this offseason, but I don’t know if it’s for sure

8:40	Jeff Zimmerman: They wont’ without doing it first during the season.

8:41	Neil Weinberg: I thought he broke that on his back but the ball did it

8:41	Comment From harold while everyone on campus is out in Halloween costumes, ive decided to remain in and watch baseball. dedication right there.

8:41	Neil Weinberg: #Hero

8:42	Comment From Chris Maybe it’s too much to expect Bumgarner to pitch on short rest, but then again, this IS the World Series.

8:42	Neil Weinberg: It’s about who will be most effective.

8:42	Neil Weinberg: You don’t hold him back to protect him, you do it because pitchers do worse on short rest

8:43	Jeff Zimmerman: I have no problem with it.

8:43	Comment From Douggy What is the classification of short rest? 3 days? Because Bumgarner has pitched a ton on 4 days rest and has been good http://www.baseball-referen…

8:43	Neil Weinberg: 3 days.

8:44	Comment From The Big Dipper should have pinch hit herrera there

8:44	Neil Weinberg: Raining? This could get interesting.

8:45	Comment From Fish If this goes into a delay I’m going to be kinda bummed

8:45	Neil Weinberg: If there is a two hour rain delay this chat will continue.

8:46	Comment From Evan Rain in the forecast was an additional risk to starting Bumgarner on short rest.

8:46	Comment From The Real Dan What’s your favorite kind of soup?

8:47	Jeff Zimmerman: French Onion

8:47	Neil Weinberg: I like this sausage/potato/kale thing. Or chicken noodle

8:47	Neil Weinberg: SoupGraphs

8:47	Comment From Gary I would read soupgraphs. Get it going.

8:48	Neil Weinberg: Why do you think we’ve removing NotGraphs? Room for soup!

8:48	Comment From The Big Dipper If you start analyzing desserts you could call it pie graphs

8:48	Jeff Zimmerman: Pozole

8:49	Neil Weinberg: /remembers there is baseball on TV, stops thinking about soup

8:50	Jeff Zimmerman: My eyes !!!!!!!!!!!! That shirt

8:50	Neil Weinberg: That ball was too easy to catch. Wanted Dyson to do something crazy

8:50	Comment From Douggy Neil, do you read any Bless You Boys?

8:51	Jeff Zimmerman: Marlins man with a twisted hat

8:51	Comment From Gary My wife said the same thing Jeff. You have an excellent sense of feminine fashionability.

8:51	Comment From Lawdog Who advised Erin Andrews that “homely” was the best look?

8:51	Neil Weinberg: For sure. They are my favorite Tigers blog that I don’t own.

8:51	Comment From Hart dont look at the shirt, jeff

8:52	Neil Weinberg: I would love MLB to institute the double base at first like in softball, just for the hot takes.

8:52	Comment From Douggy “favorite Tigers blog that I don’t own”… I picture you as a blog mogul now Neil.

8:52	Jeff Zimmerman: Agree

8:52	Comment From a eskpert it takes real passion to wear a grandmother sweater on National TV

8:52	Comment From Nile Weengrab Yeah – eyes up top, JEFF!

8:52	Comment From Gary That’s my number one currently desired rule change. The basepath is defined as outside the foul line from home to first so why should you have to run back into play to touch the base!

8:53	Neil Weinberg: The base line at first is so weird.

8:54	Comment From BDF Empire going to be great or terrible? Really can’t tell.

8:54	Neil Weinberg: I think terrible?

8:54	Comment From Sgt. Pepper Is Gotham actually good

8:54	Neil Weinberg: Watched one ep, will watch another. TVGraphs

8:55	Neil Weinberg: AL Pitcher Hitting TM

8:55	Comment From a eskpert What about a blog for the artistic appreciation of statistical estimators: GraphGraphs

8:56	Comment From The Real Dan This has been a productive few innings. We’ve created SoupGraphs, TVGraphs, GraphGraphs, and PieGraphs.

8:56	Neil Weinberg: Can’t tell if sarcasm or genuine happiness

8:57	Jeff Zimmerman: Super at bat by Vargas

8:57	Neil Weinberg: I retract my joke about Vargas hitting

8:58	Neil Weinberg: Second time through the order starts now. Gotta be ready to get Petit up if things get dicey

8:58	Comment From a eskpert Vargas to an NL team?

8:58	Neil Weinberg: Royals think they are an NL team, so it’s cool. Zing!

8:59	Comment From Douggy We’re possibly 26 or so hours away from the death of NotGraphs 🙁

8:59	Neil Weinberg: It’s getting a non-FG home!

8:59	Comment From Evan “Good bullpen session” is the in-season equivalent of “best shape of my life” and “added a new pitch.”

8:59	Comment From Hank When was the last time someone had a BAD bullpen session? It’s like saying the “surgery went well”

8:59	Jeff Zimmerman: Marlins man covers up

9:00	Neil Weinberg: Fun fact, I would argue Miguel Cabrera turns 3-6-3 better than anyone

9:00	Comment From Douggy ” It’s getting a non-FG home!” For real? Did I miss this? Where’s it going or TBA?

9:00	Comment From Hart bank notes harpa!

9:01	Comment From Outer Space banknotesindustries.com

9:01	Comment From WC Freeman and Simmons turn a mean DP I would argue as well 🙂

9:02	Neil Weinberg: I almost thought FOX was showing us a direct shot of the sun

9:03	Neil Weinberg: I think you might have to PH for Vogey to start the 3rd, but odds of that are really low.

9:03	Jeff Zimmerman: My kids are headed to bed, they will no longer cover up HR and JB. Time to get annoyed

9:03	Comment From JZ Can we switch Lavar Burton for Harold Reynolds?

9:03	Neil Weinberg: My niece met him last week! Was adorable

9:03	Jeff Zimmerman: Good throw? It was off by 3-4 feet

9:04	Neil Weinberg: It was the proper height!

9:04	Comment From Hart not good throw!

9:04	Comment From BDF Reynolds couldn’t be wronger, that was a bad throw by Posey.

9:04	Comment From WC Horrible throw! Disaster averted by an inch.

9:05	Jeff Zimmerman: Agree Neil.

9:05	Comment From 34 he threw it to the correct base, therefore gold star, good throw

9:06	Neil Weinberg: I would double switch in Petit right here, but I am not “allowed to make lineup changes” because I’m a blogger

9:06	Jeff Zimmerman: In Play, Run(s)

9:06	Comment From Gary ugly play by vogelsong there. Have to know where the base is.

9:06	Comment From Chris VOGELSONG WHAT’RE YOU DOING?!? COVER

9:06	Neil Weinberg: Well then

9:07	Comment From Gary That’s why they need the safety bag right there!

9:07	Neil Weinberg: Vogey needs to look to the base, then Belt, then back to the base. Just had no idea where he was

9:08	Comment From Guest I don’t understand why the running lane to first is completely in foul territory, but the base is completely in fair territory.

9:09	Comment From Douggy Vogy has been bad since Marlins guy poncho’d up

9:09	Neil Weinberg: For real, Petit should have pitched to the lefties.

9:10	Comment From Nick Neil, its the third inning. You really want to go to the pen this early?

9:10	Neil Weinberg: Yeah. He’s also due up first next inning

9:10	Jeff Zimmerman: I think the Giants wanted to PH for Volgy. I would bring in another RP and then PH for them

9:11	Jeff Zimmerman: good move with Machi

9:11	Neil Weinberg: Yeah, that works too. Either way, he needs to come out before he bats

9:12	Comment From Chris Did Bruce Bochy shave? When did this happen?

9:12	Comment From JZ are those sliding sounds real or pumped in by some sound tech?

9:12	Neil Weinberg: mics on the base

9:13	Neil Weinberg: https://twitter.com/jonahke…

9:13	Jeff Zimmerman: In Play, Run(s)

9:13	Neil Weinberg: You don’t often see Bochy get caught like that.

9:14	Comment From Gary I wonder if America is ready for Infante, World Series MVP.

9:14	Comment From The Big Dipper He’s an inspiration for little infants everywhere

9:14	Neil Weinberg: Wow he really doesn’t want to burn a reliever.

9:15	Jeff Zimmerman: Not good when Perez can’t find 1 of 3 pitches to swing at

9:16	Comment From Hank How many 3-0 counts you think Perez has had this year?

9:16	Neil Weinberg: 15 I think?

9:16	Comment From Fish Bochy: best manager ev – woops

9:16	Comment From The Real Dan SALVY

9:16	Comment From The Big Dipper Bruce Yostchy

9:17	Comment From 34 none of this is happening if Josh Willingham’s 9th inning bloop goes foul in the wildcard game

9:18	Neil Weinberg: WE is 81.8% for Royals.

9:18	Comment From Zen Madman “Neil, its the third inning. You really want to go to the pen this early?” Maybe that would’ve been a good idea.

9:19	Comment From GS1 “none of this is happening if Josh Willingham’s 9th inning bloop goes foul in the wildcard game” – Post Hoc Fallacy

9:19	Neil Weinberg: Not really, because the Royals would have been eliminated right?

9:19	Neil Weinberg: Or was there one out?

9:20	Neil Weinberg: Oh right, foul/fair, not caught/lands

9:20	Comment From Jimbo No Strickland here?

9:21	Neil Weinberg: Royals fan ^^^

9:21	Jeff Zimmerman: Throw fire at a fire

9:22	Comment From David It’s Dyson. Even Strickland could keep that in the park

9:22	Neil Weinberg: Famous last words 🙂

9:22	Comment From 34 This series needs to feature a Dyson splash hit to complete the weirdness.

9:23	Jeff Zimmerman: Or a Vargas slam

9:23	Comment From Fish Or a Vargas one

9:23	Comment From Smartish Pace either way: fair/foul, caught/lands, it’s Post Hoc fallacy

9:24	Neil Weinberg: Yeah, I was misremembering the situation.

9:24	Comment From GS1 Pitchers Dyson has homered off of: Kevin Slowey, Dan Haren, Phil Hughes, Dylan Axelrod

9:24	Neil Weinberg: So many comments about Vargas HR

9:25	Comment From Ryan The Royals should pinch hit here, right?

9:25	Neil Weinberg: I think, technically, yes.

9:26	Comment From neddy Pinch hit who? The mighty Aoki?

9:26	Neil Weinberg: That was fun.

9:27	Comment From Ruki XD Vargas freezing = I WANT THAT GIF/PIC

9:27	Jeff Zimmerman: I think we all do

9:27	Neil Weinberg: Might need Sullivan to do a Vargas hitting post.

9:29	Neil Weinberg: Wife opened bag of pretzels. Dog woke up immediately.

9:29	Comment From Jack If the Royals win tonight, what are the odds of getting to Game 6? Game 7?

9:29	Neil Weinberg: 50/50, then like 25/75

9:30	Comment From Guest I can accurately measure the current leverage index by whether or not my dog decides he needs to go outside.

9:30	Neil Weinberg: this is so true

9:32	Jeff Zimmerman: See, keeping Volgy in was so worth it.

9:33	Neil Weinberg: Royals in same spot. Get Duffy/Finnegan up now.

9:33	Comment From Gary Should have brought in Danny Duffy so we get to hear the analysts talk about the first ever Duffy v Duffy in the world series.

9:34	Neil Weinberg: Dog has moved on top of me. Confirms importance of moment in the game.

9:35	Comment From Ryan I think Bochy stuck with Vogelsong because he saw today’s FG article about Vogelson’s velocity– this is what paying attention to the statheads does!

9:35	Neil Weinberg: Our bad.

9:35	Jeff Zimmerman: #blameEno

9:36	Comment From Matt Completely unrealistic for Twins fans to hope for Maddon as the next manager?

9:36	Neil Weinberg: Not crazy.

9:36	Neil Weinberg: Not likely, but not crazy.

9:36	Jeff Zimmerman: I think so, but hope away

9:37	Comment From Martin Do the Royals have a long relief guy available? It would probably be preferable to Herrera throwing 30 pitches again, right?

9:37	Jeff Zimmerman: Duffy

9:38	Comment From Hank You go Wade Davis for 2 innings tonight if needed no?

9:38	Neil Weinberg: Yes.

9:38	Comment From David S. Dog is asleep. Nothing exciting will happen. Expect a bathroom break if Buster singles

9:38	Neil Weinberg: Get the leash.

9:39	Neil Weinberg: Pence is gonna tie it.

9:39	Neil Weinberg: That’s how Pence works.

9:39	Comment From 34 is it just me or is it weird that Yost turns to Herrara for over 1 inning more than Davis? Seems Davis would be the obvious choice for longer relief outings.

9:40	Neil Weinberg: Supposedly Davis likes the idea of one inning only, but that might not be true

9:40	Jeff Zimmerman: Herrera recovers faster according to the pitchers and Yost

9:40	Neil Weinberg: So, I don’t want to be that guy, but I recommended they have someone warming this inning.

9:41	Comment From Gary It’s a good thing the Dodgers didn’t make it to play the royals. There would be dozens of bench clearing brawls between Mattingly’s hypersensitivity and the Royals tendency to pitch up and in.

9:41	Neil Weinberg: Collins?!

9:41	Jeff Zimmerman: Timmah !!!!

9:42	Jeff Zimmerman: Panda has been watching too many Perez at bats

9:42	Neil Weinberg: Not exactly a good at bat. Or an okay one.

9:43	Comment From Matt At some point you’d think Panda would be better off just facing lefties from the left side?

9:43	Comment From The Real Dan Who likes golf ball pitches more–Panda or Vlad?

9:43	Comment From tom So during the break, what do you think of Ray owner Stuart Sternberg’s comments about moving the team to Montreal?

9:44	Neil Weinberg: Probably just trying to get a new stadium in TB

9:44	Comment From easywhencheesy. What comes first, Rays move or expansion?

9:45	Neil Weinberg: Expansion, Rays will get a new park but stay in TB, if I’m betting

9:45	Comment From Gary it just seems clear that TB area isn’t capable of supporting a team. I wish they would move.

9:45	Neil Weinberg: Aren’t their TV ratings good?

9:45	Comment From B Only 3 innings complete and almost 2 hours in? Hope those AFL rules get implemented.

9:45	Neil Weinberg: Park is lame and not in agood location, right?

9:46	Comment From The Big Dipper Most likely destination for an expansion team? Charlotte? Brooklyn? North Dakota?

9:46	Neil Weinberg: Portland. Maybe San Antonio/Austin?

9:46	Jeff Zimmerman: Des Moines, no one in Iowa gets to watch baseball right now with the blackout rules already

9:47	Comment From B Des Moines is seeing better baseball than Chicago!

9:48	Comment From WillieBloomquistButtCyst Austin is too small to support an MLB team.

9:48	Neil Weinberg: Austin is the biggest city without a pro team, right?

9:49	Neil Weinberg: (all four sports)

9:49	Neil Weinberg: It is hard to hit HR in SF, news at 11

9:49	Jeff Zimmerman: Is Tucson close?

9:50	Jeff Zimmerman: Nope, but Vegas is close

9:50	Comment From Ruki Austin does have a professional sports team: The Texas Longhorns. 😉

9:51	Neil Weinberg: Soup and Geography.

9:51	Comment From B A quick Wiki search…Austin is the most populous city in the United States without a club in a major professional sports league.

9:51	Jeff Zimmerman: Not today,

9:51	Comment From Tim it’s a crime that Petit has only pitched 9 innings this post season

9:52	Jeff Zimmerman: He is stud, one the good finds I have had in my quick takes

9:52	Comment From easywhencheesy. Do you guys believe the mlb should have designated fence lengths? ( I don’t but just want to see everyone’s opinion)

9:52	Neil Weinberg: I prefer weird parks

9:53	Comment From Chris The higher the aLI, the more exciting the game, yes? Is that also true for aWE, or is that an inverse relationship?

9:53	Jeff Zimmerman: I love unique ones, especially with some climate variations

9:53	Neil Weinberg: You want a WE of close to 50% for excitement

9:53	Comment From Ryan Do the Astros still have the weird CF hill? That can go.

9:53	Neil Weinberg: yes

9:53	Jeff Zimmerman: Yes

9:53	Neil Weinberg: There is a dog in the cove!

9:54	Jeff Zimmerman: with a fire

9:55	Comment From Tim why are they even discussing pinch hitting for Petit!

9:55	Jeff Zimmerman: I don’t think they know how good he is

9:55	Neil Weinberg: If there are men on base you probably have to…

9:56	Comment From JZ I pretty much just want to watch Vargas bat now that I know his BA was higher than Tulo’s in college when they were on the same team.

9:57	Neil Weinberg: Vargas has four more batters max, but probably fewer.

9:58	Comment From GS1 Jeff have you pitched against anybody in this series?

9:58	Jeff Zimmerman: Wrong Jeff Zimmerman

9:59	Jeff Zimmerman: I never got the $10M contract from the Rangers, but would gladly take some of it

9:59	Comment From Jimbo How would this Jeff Zimmerman have done if he did pitch against them?

9:59	Jeff Zimmerman: Ugly, my arm is one of my worst tools