2014 World Series Game Three Live Blog

7:54	Brad Johnson: I have official enlivened this thing, so you may offer comments for me to ignore. David Temple will supposedly join us this evening.

7:54	Brad Johnson: The anthem seems like a swell time to wander off to find a beer. Cheers.

7:55	Jeff Zimmerman: And I have decided to join with a completely biased opinion on who should win the game.

7:57	Brad Johnson: Well this wasn’t apparent on the broadcast – https://twitter.com/Dwade/s…

7:57	David G Temple: Oh, hello.

7:59	Comment From Sgt. Pepper Worlds biggest pair of pants

8:00	Brad Johnson: Shall we admit that Rays news happened today while Joe Buck drones?

8:00	Jeff Zimmerman: Decided to go with New Belgium Rampant IPA. It’s OK

8:00	Comment From Guest Which team would be most improved with Maddon but has no chance of it actually happening? Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves, other?

8:01	Brad Johnson: I had one beer, it was a Guinness. Not the swankiest, but it works.

8:01	Jeff Zimmerman: The entire AL East

8:01	Jeff Zimmerman: Guthrie’s pitching, I figure I will need to make a few trips to the fridge.

8:02	David G Temple: I bet the Astros are kicking themselves for pulling the trigger so early. Don’t know if they could get him, but he’d match with their process.

8:02	Brad Johnson: I don’t know what Maddon has in mind for next season. I’m guessing he’ll be a special assistant for the Dodgers

8:02	Comment From David Maddon -> Nats would fix all of their ills. Won’t happen tho. 0% chance

8:03	Comment From Guest Polls and predictions for tonights game?

8:03	Jeff Zimmerman: I will knock out a few polls

8:03	Brad Johnson: Nats have a very Rays style roster too, or at least they did this year. Lot’s of overlap and depth.

8:04	Brad Johnson: I’m still trying to figure out why my comment timeline won’t update automatically today…

8:04	Brad Johnson: Royals

8:04	Comment From Ryan Is it possible that Maddon is actually overrated?

8:05	Brad Johnson: Yes. Yes it is.

8:05	David G Temple: I think the position of manager can certainly be overrated.

8:05	David G Temple: 2 or less

8:05	Brad Johnson: What makes Maddon attractive is that he’s open minded and good at managing a deep roster.

8:06	David G Temple: There is certainly personality things that go into it as well. Which he is supposed to be good at.

8:06	Brad Johnson: I say Guthrie records four outs before yielding to Holland for a 23 out save.

8:06	Brad Johnson: Panda

8:07	Comment From BDF Speaking of the Nats, been wanting to hear an FG perspective on shutting down Strasburg in 2012. Seemed unbelievably stupid to me at the time. Nothing guaranteed, it’s delayed a gratification that may never come and that was already (potentially) right there.

8:07	Comment From Zen Madman Dyson is in the starting lineup; Perez is not. Does this mean Jeff won?

8:08	Brad Johnson: I’m sure we wrote about it. I covered it for THT. I was on board with the idea, but they should have limited his work early so he could pitch into the postseason.

8:08	Brad Johnson: Also, that was a long time ago…

8:08	Jeff Zimmerman: On Strasburg, they just mis-managed the regular season, plain and simple. They should have skipped some starts.

8:09	Brad Johnson: I do love these 8:00 starts.

8:09	Jeff Zimmerman: Escobar is not on the SS spot.

8:09	David G Temple: I have a curling tournament in the morning, so I’m hoping for a quick one tonight.

8:10	Comment From Guest Wainwright surgery a reason to worry excessively?

8:10	David G Temple: I’ve never heard of a pitcher getting a ligament trimmed. That’s the most worrisome part.

8:10	Brad Johnson: I’m going to a state fair! Not in Minnesota though, which is the only state fair worth notice.

8:10	Jeff Zimmerman: That was good

8:11	Jeff Zimmerman: Bunt time

8:11	David G Temple: Oh, hi Royals.

8:11	Comment From Max Fisher Players its always bunt time

8:11	Comment From Barry Wouldn’t getting a ligament trimmed weaken said ligament?

8:11	David G Temple: That is my thinking, but I am not a doctor.

8:11	Comment From Ryan “Productive out.”

8:11	David G Temple: PRODUCTIVE OUT

8:12	Comment From sweg do you think the royals planned to be aggressive?

8:13	Jeff Zimmerman: Maybe, I have not looked at how many first pitch strikes Hudson throws.

8:13	Comment From Guest Who said he had a ligament trimmed? http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/…

8:13	David G Temple: My mistake. I must have read it wrong. Or the story changed…

8:13	Brad Johnson: That’s still weird.

8:14	Brad Johnson: that was…not a strike

8:14	Jeff Zimmerman: He is in the sweet spot for the 2nd TJS at 600 IP

8:14	Jeff Zimmerman: Horrible call.

8:15	David G Temple: Final note: It was reported wrong on Twitter. That’s what I read. Serves me right. Sorry about that.

8:15	Brad Johnson: And we have scoring.

8:15	Jeff Zimmerman: In play, run(s)

8:15	Brad Johnson: And Harold Reynolds is talking over people already.

8:15	Comment From David That’s just producing a run!

8:15	David G Temple: “That’s some great hitting.”

8:15	Jeff Zimmerman: The Royals way

8:16	Brad Johnson: Excellent weak ground out. Among the best of the season.

8:16	Comment From TH apparently its not a hit in the book! i had no idea! thanks harold

8:16	Jeff Zimmerman: Brad, you have not watch many Royals games, not even in the top half.

8:16	Brad Johnson: I write the ChampWPA article for THT which is basically WPA scaled to shares of a championship. That might end up being the most valuable out of the season.

8:18	Comment From Ryan Baseball folks like sacrifices, bunts, and productive outs!

8:19	Comment From Turk Lown please, continue repeating all of HR’s stupid comments in this chat

8:19	David G Temple: Just so you guys know, I’m watching the Avengers 2 trailer during every commercial break.

8:19	Jeff Zimmerman: I can’t write everything he says

8:19	Brad Johnson: Why thank you, we will.

8:20	Brad Johnson: Did Jeremy Guthrie finally fulfill his promise this season? I was not under that impression.

8:20	David G Temple: Depends on what he promised.

8:20	Brad Johnson: His virginity?

8:21	Jeff Zimmerman: Calm down Buck, it was just a fly ball

8:21	Comment From Guest Marlins man in 2nd row.

8:21	Brad Johnson: Downgraded

8:21	Comment From Ellis Can Harry Doyle please replace Harold Reynolds?

8:21	David G Temple: This is actually a good point. There are so many great announcers who’s teams don’t play in the WS. Why can’t they come together like Voltron and make a kick-ass team?

8:21	Comment From Barry Buck was way too excited for a routine fly there.

8:22	David G Temple: It’s not like they need to be “TV guys.” They are on camera for like 120 seconds total.

8:22	Comment From David I remember fondly, the days when KC Was one of my go-to matchups for streaming fantasy pitchers. They’re so … so … so all grown up now! sniff

8:22	Comment From Chris “I’m going to show you something beautiful, everyone screaming for mercy. You want to protect the world, but you don’t want it to change. You’re all puppets tangled in strings.” – Harold Reynolds (this joke was surprisingly difficult to pull off on CIL)

8:22	Brad Johnson: I think they should just play Bob Uecker lines from Major League

8:23	Brad Johnson: Who needs live commentary

8:23	Comment From Tom So happy I can mute the game and listen to college hockey

8:23	Comment From Bob I hate the “as long as he is consistent, its ok to have a bad strike zone” argument. That means if he calls strikes on balls that are rolled to the plate its ok as long as he does so for both teams.

8:24	Brad Johnson: Look, in my men’s league, yea just be consistent. These are supposed to be the best 6 umps in the world.

8:24	Jeff Zimmerman: Just another oh hum play by Cain. He is just not Gold Glove caliber.

8:25	Comment From hscer Cain in right field as part of an optimal outfield is unfair.

8:25	Comment From Sgt. Pepper Men’s rec legaues will have robot umps before the MLB does

8:25	Brad Johnson: Yea, there are at least 10 umps who won’t work our league games anymore…we won’t have anyone but robots soon.

8:26	Comment From Turk Lown if someone’s a very good centerfielder, are they automatically a great right fielder? or is the skill set different enough that it might not be true?

8:27	Brad Johnson: Yes and no. There is a mild learning curve, different spin patterns, etc. But it shouldn’t take long for a good CF to be a very good RF. Arm strength matters.

8:28	Brad Johnson: What is Harold rambling about second baseman arm strength? I missed something.

8:28	Comment From Zen Madman Speaking of Voltron, baseball announcers, and Avengers 2, can we get James Spader to call a World Series game? I’m sure ratings would improve.

8:29	Brad Johnson: Classic Boston Legal rants every inning.

8:29	Comment From Phil Spader and Scully would be a dream team.

8:29	Comment From Neil Is fielding from the shift really that hard?

8:30	Comment From Chris Spader and Scully sounds like a cop show

8:30	Brad Johnson: I’m sure you have to practice it. Some. So, to answer your question, no.

8:30	Jeff Zimmerman: I agree, these guys are supposed to be the best.

8:31	Comment From Ben Is Harold trying to argue that playing closer to 1st base is a longer throw than playing a normal 2nd base?

8:31	Brad Johnson: That’s kinda of what I was gathering. That shallow RF position still isn’t THAT far.

8:32	Comment From Adam Joe Buck just listed every team Lonnie Smith played for except the 1985 Royals

8:32	Comment From The Big Dipper Where’s my main man Eno?

8:32	Jeff Zimmerman: At the game

8:32	David G Temple: Ugh. He would.

8:32	Comment From Phil HR specifically said “If he takes a few steps to his right”

8:32	Brad Johnson: No, he said ONE step. One.

8:34	Jeff Zimmerman: At the first two games, I was never sitting in Kauffman with 2 strikes. I bet I stood for 3/4 of the game

8:34	Brad Johnson: “I think they tried to get a little too smart right there” HR on the walk.

8:34	Comment From Tom The real question, HR or TM?

8:34	Brad Johnson: Reynolds, all day, every day.

8:35	Jeff Zimmerman: Perez laid off that pitch. Shocked

8:35	Jeff Zimmerman: There is the Perez I know.

8:35	Comment From Ben swung at ball two tho…

8:35	Brad Johnson: Bochy appears to be saying grace after Perez laid off a ball. Then he swung at a ball.

8:35	Comment From Ellis Perez might need Wild Thing glasses.

8:36	Comment From Ben swung at ball three…

8:36	Brad Johnson: Wow, Ishi almost parlayed that into a disaster. Good play though.

8:36	Comment From Joe That is not a nice play.

8:37	Comment From Barry Stat cast optimal route 5%

8:37	Brad Johnson: +1

8:37	Jeff Zimmerman: I am surprise it is so high

8:37	Comment From Bob That is where poor range makes you look like you made a nice play.

8:38	Brad Johnson: New inning.

8:38	Brad Johnson: ahem, half inning.

8:38	Jeff Zimmerman: Yep and Guthrie gets to swing away. Can’t wait to see that happen.

8:39	Comment From divcoman Is KC going to swing at EVERY ball out of the zone?

8:39	Comment From Chris Whatever happened to trying to break up a double play?

8:39	Jeff Zimmerman: Pretty much the case besides Butler and Gordon.

8:39	Brad Johnson: The league started enforcing old rules.

8:39	Brad Johnson: i.e. you can’t just slide into somebody nowhere near the bag after they’ve already thrown the ball.

8:40	Comment From Robert How do fangraphs writers survive the offseason?

8:40	Jeff Zimmerman: 2015 previews

8:40	Brad Johnson: Microsoft Excel and SQL Server.

8:41	David G Temple: Hockey season.

8:41	Comment From Sgt. Pepper Isn’t there a facility where you’re stored?

8:41	Comment From Phil Is Cain better in RF than Heyward?

8:41	Brad Johnson: Dave Appelman’s basement.

8:42	Jeff Zimmerman: With Mountain Dew, Pop Tarts and Hot Pockets.

8:42	Brad Johnson: crystallized focus.

8:43	Comment From Brad A Fangraphs mention by Gary Thorne on the MLB International feed!

8:43	Comment From Eric G Add a N64 and it’d be high school all over again

8:43	Brad Johnson: I have one of those. It’s my only system plugged in currently.

8:43	Brad Johnson: I play a lot of Mario Kart with the lady.

8:43	Comment From Sgt. Pepper Appelman makes them play Goldeneye for food

8:44	David G Temple: Sort of on topic: Shadow of Mordor is a pretty fantastic video game.

8:44	David G Temple: Just an FYI

8:44	Jeff Zimmerman: It is awesome, but Carson hasn’t eaten in weeks.

8:44	Brad Johnson: PC? Haven’t heard of it.

8:44	Comment From personae gratis not sure its been asked yet, but is joe maddon a lock to go to the LAD now that he’s opted out of contract?

8:45	David G Temple: PS4 for sure. Xbox One too I think.

8:45	Brad Johnson: They’re talking about it, so I’ll post this.

8:45	Brad Johnson: And no, not a lock.

8:45	Comment From Danny Last year game 3 ended with an obstruction call at third base. How does this year’s game 3 end?

8:46	Brad Johnson: Pablo Sandoval swings at a pitch outside of the strike zone. Whether for good or ill is why we’ll keep watching.

8:46	Comment From Bob with dumb interviews

8:46	Jeff Zimmerman: Great Hunter Pence fact: He played summer college ball for the Liberal Bee Jays.

8:47	Brad Johnson: Oh god, that name…

8:47	Jeff Zimmerman: I covered them for BA this year. The name just cracks me up everytime.

8:48	Brad Johnson: Joe Buck, I recommend you avoid speculating about what ball players think.

8:48	David G Temple: Safe.

8:48	David G Temple: Nope. NM.

8:48	David G Temple: Bad angle.

8:49	Comment From Ellis Liberal Bee Jays: The Bill Clinton Story

8:49	Jeff Zimmerman: http://www.highplainsmall.c…

8:50	Jeff Zimmerman: Tequila

8:50	David G Temple: DAMMIT JEFF

8:50	Brad Johnson: I need to save that link. it’s just too good.

8:50	David G Temple: I was just about to post that

8:50	Brad Johnson: Scotch.

8:51	Jeff Zimmerman: Sadly, I follow their twitter feed

8:51	Jeff Zimmerman: Cain, not a Gold Glover

8:51	Brad Johnson: Who’s waiting for the Mo’ne Davis age scandal? She’s really a 17 year old Dominican.

8:53	Comment From Ellis She’ll be recalled. Just like every car made by Chevrolet.

8:53	Brad Johnson: recalled to the majors?

8:53	Brad Johnson: MLB: the only place where it’s good to be recalled.

8:54	Brad Johnson: Sleepy Hollow made a second season. Firefly did not. Why Fox? Why?

8:56	Brad Johnson: Nasty movement on that pitch. Some games he spins those all night.

8:56	Brad Johnson: The two-seamer to start him off.

8:57	Comment From Guest Dammit Brad, I haven’t been pissed about Firefly getting canceled for months.

8:57	David G Temple: I still haven’t seen that show.

8:57	Brad Johnson: I live every day angry.

8:57	Brad Johnson: Also my TV just crashed. Friggin TWC.

8:58	Brad Johnson: Do not get Time Warner Cable. Their shit crashes incessantly and they charge you more than they say they will then shrug their shoulders.

8:59	David G Temple: All cable and satellite companies are terrible. And cell phone companies. And everything.

8:59	Comment From Jill Um, Sleepy Hollow is great! Be angry at Glee or Family Guy if you must be angry

8:59	Brad Johnson: I had Comcast for about 25 years of my life. The only problem I had with them was billing.

8:59	Jeff Zimmerman: I lost my internet for bit there, looks like no one died

8:59	Comment From Yosted Long live Tmobile. Just don’t travel more than 1 mile outside city limits or off the interstate.

8:59	David G Temple: Word.

9:00	Comment From Elixx Tmobile is good, but only in the neighborhood

9:01	David G Temple: At least TMobile gives you voice coverage almost everywhere. So if you are really effed, you can still call someone.

9:01	Comment From Sadwick Brad, I now have this image of you clasping your hands menacingly and muttering “good…..” every time you make someone mad.

9:01	Brad Johnson: I prefer to wring my hands

9:01	Brad Johnson: But yea, you have the gist.

9:01	David G Temple: I have them because work pays for my phone, and I can break out the device payments on the bill and they pay for it.

9:02	David G Temple: Speaking of, have you guys heard of TechGraphs? 🙂

9:02	Comment From Dan No.

9:02	Comment From Bob Woohoo average range! With the Giants recent history at 2b they’ll take it!

9:02	David G Temple: Common, this.

9:03	Comment From Ellis Did it rain in San Francisco today or did they intentionally water down the dirt?

9:03	Comment From Cave Dameron Banknotes Industries is the best news of the month. Thanks, David (and whoever else is involved)!

9:03	Jeff Zimmerman: I am guessing there was some watering down

9:03	Brad Johnson: Standard practice. The dirt is actually a hard clay, cleats don’t penetrate it well if it’s baked dry.

9:04	Comment From Phil It rain a little over night but it is watered down.

9:04	Comment From Sadwick I’ll need some time to mourn Notgraphs before I can adopt a new graphs related site.

9:04	David G Temple: It’s not totally dead!

9:04	David G Temple: http://www.fangraphs.com/no…

9:05	Comment From David NotGraphs will always live on in our hearts. Right next to the heart disease.

9:05	Comment From Ellis There is excessive caking on the cleats. I was suggesting more that the Giants watered it down in order to help slow down the Royals.

9:05	Brad Johnson: That would be a creative idea.

9:06	Comment From Elixx Those are actually Justin Verlander’s absorbed tears that you see

9:06	Brad Johnson: Speaking of Dyson, I drafted him in my modded copy of MVP 2013. You care.

9:07	Jeff Zimmerman: Now I can sleep

9:08	Comment From Robert What is everybody’s favorite baseball video game not named RBI baseball? Mine is all star baseball 2003.

9:09	Jeff Zimmerman: I finally finished my first beer with Guthrie pitching. I would have taken the under.

9:09	Brad Johnson: I had that one but didn’t care for it.

9:09	Brad Johnson: Definitely MVP ’05 because it’s still updated every year.

9:09	Comment From hats Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball

9:09	Brad Johnson: Is that the SNES or N64 one?

9:10	Brad Johnson: they were both awesome. Still have them.

9:10	Jeff Zimmerman: OOTP, but can’t play anymore if I want to do anything else, when I retire, I will get it again and waste a few months of my life.

9:10	David G Temple: What was the MLB game where you could like slide into dudes and launch them into the stands or whatever?

9:11	Comment From thinking THE BIGS

9:11	David G Temple: YES

9:11	Brad Johnson: Oh, does Wii Sports count?

9:11	Comment From Larry Bernandez Slugfest

9:12	David G Temple: Wait, that’s the one. I just Googled it.

9:12	David G Temple: It was like the NHL Hitz of baseball.

9:12	Comment From bucs_lose_again Hunter Pence in slow motion….

9:12	Comment From Ellis I didn’t know Marv from Home Alone was such a good RF.

9:12	Comment From David That play was 1000000000x better than Ishikawa’s “nice play”

9:13	Comment From hats National Broadcasts: If I can’t see 4 consecutive replays, it didn’t happen.

9:13	Brad Johnson: Even on foul tips

9:13	David G Temple: Unless Bryce Harper hits a homer.

9:14	Comment From Larry Bernandez have you guys played 2K vs. the show in recent years? Which did you prefer?

9:14	David G Temple: The 2K series is dead now. 🙁

9:14	Brad Johnson: I got free copies of both and found them unplayable.

9:15	Jeff Zimmerman: Come on Moose, take one for the team

9:15	Brad Johnson: I don’t actually mind the cacophony of replays. The incessant display of anything statistical is what bothers me most.

9:15	David G Temple: I hate this kid.

9:15	Jeff Zimmerman: Classic Moose there, he should have just taken that pitch the other way or not swing at a ball.

9:16	Comment From hats Can you guys recommend an album for me to put on now that I’ve muted the broadcast commentary? Maybe you guys should stream live audio …

9:16	David G Temple: 36 Chambers. Always 36 Chambers.

9:16	Brad Johnson: Start with Pink Floyd’s The Trial. Actually, hold on…

9:17	Jeff Zimmerman: I have a couple of crying kids …. it’s better than HR.

9:17	Brad Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watc…

9:17	Brad Johnson: Watch that next break.

9:17	David G Temple: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

9:17	David G Temple: That’s always a go-to.

9:19	Comment From David Unpopular opinion, but I don’t think Joe Buck is that awful. It’s the guys he’s paired with. First McCarver, now HR

9:19	Brad Johnson: Yes, I’m aware The Trial isn’t an album. Just put the damned thing on loop.

9:19	Brad Johnson: I agree Buck isn’t awful, he’s just not a baseball guy.

9:19	Jeff Zimmerman: This ump is rough

9:20	Comment From Elixx As a Phillies fan, how far do you see them going next year? Tell me an honest answer, then one that will make me feel good.

9:20	Brad Johnson: 71 wins. 82 wins.

9:21	Comment From baseball why do they always feel the need to interview manager’s? They never say anything interesting.

9:21	Brad Johnson: “Our players are out there playing now.”

9:21	Comment From Elixx I said “make me feel good” not “not as bad”

9:21	Comment From Tungin Dadumper Joe Buck could make a game 7 walkoff sound less exciting than paint drying.

9:21	Brad Johnson: You didn’t see the first lazy fly ball of the game did you?

9:21	Comment From Tom Run the Jewels 2 was leaked today

9:23	Comment From Ryan And Harold with the insight that Yost knows his players. Seems like every manager would know his players…

9:23	Brad Johnson: Pretty sure Jack McKeon had no idea who was on his team.

9:24	Jeff Zimmerman: Snack time.

9:24	Comment From Goblin Seaman I’m not even convinced Dusty knew what the sport was

9:25	Brad Johnson: He knew he wasn’t getting sun burned though. I enjoyed everyone not being sure if he was being racist with those comments/

9:25	Comment From Zack Jack knew who was on his team…He just couldnt pronounce anyone’s name or come even close to it

9:25	Comment From David Political ads, political ads everywhere

9:26	Brad Johnson: Mine was against Thom Tillis, a real Republican scumbag.

9:26	David G Temple: I guess Pandora is getting hammered with political ads.

9:26	Brad Johnson: I’m not a democrat, it’s just worth pointing out he’s the worst type of conservative scum.

9:26	Comment From Crusty Kuntz I’m waiting for a vote on retroactive abortions for all politicians

9:27	Brad Johnson: I’m Pro Choice.

9:27	Comment From Sgt. Pepper I’m Canadian so we get ads about how you can get free kettle chips at Tim Hortons

9:27	Brad Johnson: Voters choice that is.

9:27	David G Temple: I’m a felon so I can’t vote 🙁

9:27	Comment From Sgt. Pepper AbortionGraphs

9:28	David G Temple: (No, I’m not really a felon, since people seem to be asking.)

9:28	Comment From Larry Bernandez you have the same name as a felon

9:28	David G Temple: I DO

9:29	David G Temple: Famous wife murderer David Temple

9:32	Comment From hats Horrible Bosses gets a sequel, but not Serenity?

9:32	Brad Johnson: But…Charlie Day.

9:33	Jeff Zimmerman: Bad movie the first time

9:34	Comment From Sgt. Pepper TV dive

9:34	Jeff Zimmerman: Whoa, nice grab

9:34	Comment From Married maybe it will regress back to being good with multiple viewings ..?

9:34	David G Temple: So many old starters in this series.

9:35	Brad Johnson: Where’s Jamie Moyer?

9:35	David G Temple: Baseball old, that is.

9:35	Jeff Zimmerman: Jermey “Cy” Guthrie

9:35	David G Temple: Guthrie, Peavy, Hudson, Vogelsong

9:35	Comment From personae gratis jeremy guthrie. WHAT IS HAPPENING?????

9:35	Brad Johnson: Guthritizing fasciitis

9:35	Comment From Danny How lucky are the Royals given that Guthrie has no strikeouts but has given up only two hits?

9:35	Brad Johnson: extremely is a word I would consider using here. Hell, let’s use it. extremely.

9:36	Comment From Guest Giants have one more inning to score or game over.

9:36	Comment From Ruki I believe you mean JereCY Guthrie

9:36	Jeff Zimmerman: I stand corrected

9:37	David G Temple: You ever want to unfollow someone on Twitter, but they follow you so you feel bad and don’t do it.

9:37	Brad Johnson: No, but I have noticed that I tend to lose followers when I tweet more than 5 times in a day.

9:38	Jeff Zimmerman: I just don’t follow anyone, besides the Liberal Bee Jays, so everyone is mad at me

9:38	Comment From jocephus quit twitter, its the worst

9:39	Brad Johnson: I wish I could. But I write for MLBTR too.

9:40	Comment From KK-Swizzle @Brad Johnson…how exactly do you go about updating rosters for MVP Baseball ’05? I NEED TO KNOW.

9:40	Jeff Zimmerman: No reason for Guthrie to be hitting now, none

9:41	Brad Johnson: There is a site called mvpmods.com. Enjoy.

9:41	Comment From Paulie Don’t question the great mind that is Ned Yost Jeff.

9:41	Comment From Terrible Ted nerds.

9:41	Brad Johnson: if you care about minor leaguers, I recommend MVP13. If not, you can do 14. There are also historical mods.

9:43	Comment From jocephus neds real name is Edgar Frederick

9:43	Jeff Zimmerman: or Frank at Starbucks

9:44	Brad Johnson: Oh hey, offense. I forgot what that looked like.

9:44	Jeff Zimmerman: In Play, Run(s)

9:45	Brad Johnson: Wish I took Escobar in DFS today.

9:46	Comment From Sadwick Offense? What is this “offense” of which you speak?

9:46	Brad Johnson: It’s when you go to the plate too early and Hunter Strickland yells at you

9:46	Comment From Elixx Harold Reynolds is the guy who talks so much at parties you eventually just tune him out.

9:46	Comment From Terrible Ted Temple do you prefer the in-turn or the out-turn?

9:46	David G Temple: Out and it’s not even close. I worked on in turns for an hour exclusively last night.

9:46	Comment From Frank at Starbucks Go to the pen!

9:47	Comment From Sgt. Pepper I’m still not sure I believe that the Royals are in the world series

9:47	David G Temple: How do we know anything is real, man?

9:47	Jeff Zimmerman: No one does

9:47	Jeff Zimmerman: Ned is mad he didn’t bunt there

9:47	Comment From Dan @ Pepper: The constant barrage of fireworks that go off in my KC neighborhood after every playoff game really let me know that YES, WE ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

9:48	David G Temple: Who had Guthrie lasting longer than Hudson?

9:48	Comment From Hardonius Bigdongleberg I got a concussion curling 🙁

9:48	David G Temple: Dang. Ice is slippery.

9:48	Brad Johnson: I still think they should have gone to Holland innings ago.

9:48	Comment From Ryan Guthrie still has to get three more outs to last longer than Hudson!

9:48	David G Temple: Truth.

9:49	Comment From Guest SP has to get 5 IP so Holland will get the save and not the win.

9:49	Brad Johnson: Really, that’s where you get hung up on that comment? 🙂

9:49	Comment From Yosted @Dan: Sorry, does the sound of America bother you?

9:49	Comment From Sadwick It’s actually the A’s in disguises. They swapped jerseys in the wildcard and they’re trolling us all.

9:50	Comment From Ponder So during the break, can you explain why Adeiny Hechavarria is a GG finalist? DRS and UZR hate him (though FRAA thinks he’s quite good)

9:50	Brad Johnson: Because other teams want the Marlins to keep playing him?

9:51	Comment From baseball Think Yost pulls Gutherie from the game even if he has a shutout going?

9:52	Brad Johnson: He absolutely should with his bullpen.

9:52	Comment From Jesper are you doing sports viewing wrong when there are tons of cialis ads?

9:52	David G Temple: I actually watch a lot of golf. It could be worse.

9:52	David G Temple: Yes, I’m very white.

9:52	Jeff Zimmerman: I hope so

9:52	Comment From baseball Ya I agree, somehow I don’t think he will

9:52	Comment From Joe Ride the hot hand with 0 K’s!

9:53	Comment From Ruki “Hmmm, 0 K’s…it must mean he’ll give up 0 R’s! Keep him in!”

9:53	Comment From Frank at Starbucks Strikeouts waste take too many pitches!

9:54	Comment From Ryan He’s getting the defense involved!

9:54	Comment From The Big Dipper 43/67 strikes and no walks. Cut the guy some slack!

9:55	Brad Johnson: Cameron has a different theory to live chatting the games.

9:55	Comment From Terrible Ted This is the exact opposite of the Sullivan/Cameron chat where no one was allowed to comment.

9:55	David G Temple: Cameron has a different theory on a lot of things.

9:56	Jeff Zimmerman: yea, one game I did, I think i made only 10 comments and let you all go after each other.

9:56	Comment From David Cameron and Temple have the exact same theory on comments in chats. One per blink!

9:56	Comment From David Cameron

9:57	Comment From Guest That’s an amazing AB

9:57	Brad Johnson: Lots of yost comments, just a reply in general: I don’t actually think he’s bad.

9:57	Brad Johnson: It’s just fun to joke about bunts.

9:58	Comment From Sadwick For those of you who think Yost is really a bad manager I have two words for you: Freddie Gonzalez.

9:58	Jeff Zimmerman: Keep mouth shut Brad, he is horrible. Too many flashbacks

9:58	Comment From Ruki Perhaps Yost would be more well liked if his name wasn’t so close to Lost.

9:58	Brad Johnson: Mmm, that man is frustrating.

9:58	Comment From Dan Late game analysis: Still got speed on bench + a hot Butler

9:58	Comment From divcoman Royals WE at 87.6%

9:59	Comment From Sgt. Pepper In fairness it’s also very close to toast

9:59	Brad Johnson: Donnie Most

9:59	Brad Johnson: Who I only know of through an obscure Arrested Development reference.

9:59	Comment From joe is twitter down??

9:59	Comment From Mike Is everyone else’s twitter now broken?

10:00

Comment From The Big Dipper
Yea it’s down

10:00

Comment From Evan
Slightly off topic, but I wanted to note that same Mets fans who complain about the overuse of statistical analysis in running the front office and on field strategy want the Mets to hire Joe Maddon to manage.

10:00

Brad Johnson: Yes

10:00

David G Temple: This has been tonight’s installment of “Is Twitter Down?”

10:00

Comment From Guest
Twitter broken? Good, get away while you can!

10:01

Comment From David
Am I the only one who thinks that all Rob Lowes are the Super Creepy Rob Lowe?

10:01

David G Temple: All the Rob Lowes should show up at Lowes.

10:01

Brad Johnson: Rob Lowe was in a Lifetime movie where he played a super creeper. I know this due to commercials. I think his line was “I own you bitch”

10:02

Jeff Zimmerman: I can tell Twitter is down, comments rolling in.

10:02

Comment From Guest
But does Rob Lowe use Cialis?

10:02

Comment From divcoman
It’s odd that stats folks contend (correctly, I’d say) that managers make only a very small contribution to success on the field and yet we seem to spend a lot of the night talking about whether the manager is doing a good job.

10:02

Brad Johnson: Creepy Rob Lowe prefers Viagra Brits

10:02

Comment From Chris
Rob Lowe should ROB a Lowes

10:03

Comment From Guest
It was “I’m untouchable, bitch”: http://www.youtube.com/watc…

10:03

Brad Johnson: THANK YOU

10:03

Jeff Zimmerman: Guthrie strikes out the side

10:03

Brad Johnson: aww but that bleeps the goofy way he said “bitch.”

10:03

Brad Johnson: Royals lose.

10:04

Jeff Zimmerman: oops

10:04

Comment From The Big Dipper
Should have already been warming

10:04

Comment From The Big Dipper
pls respond to my maddon quesetion

10:04

Brad Johnson: Ask again, we actually did get flooded when Twitter went down.

10:05

Jeff Zimmerman: I totally agree.

10:06

Brad Johnson: hammered, crushed, also quite foul.

10:06

Jeff Zimmerman: This is bad, now I am going through the beer.

10:06

Comment From Ryan
More with home run swing. And foul.

10:06

Comment From Ruki
Home Foul

10:06

Comment From Chris
How do people control themselves when the opposing bullpen is right in front of your seats on the field? I understand Giants fans may be “classy” or whatever, but every group has their jerks. How has someone not thrown popcorn or a beer at a relief pitcher who’s warming up?

10:07

Comment From Hank
Tried to fool him with the 0-2 fastball down the middle?

10:07

Brad Johnson: We used to harass the bullpens at the Metrodome. It’s a little more personal when there isn’t a crowd at the game.

10:07

Brad Johnson: The players wives used to sit around the Twins pen, had a friend who liked to try befriending them. Did not succeed.

10:08

Comment From Dan
You from MN Brad? Kato?!

10:08

Brad Johnson: Went to college at Macalester. From NJ

10:08

Comment From The Big Dipper
Do you think Maddon will manage in 2015 and if so, where?

10:08

Brad Johnson: No. Nowhere.

10:09

Comment From bucs_lose_again
ehem…bullpen?

10:09

Comment From The Big Dipper
Is that just because of a lack of available jobs?

10:10

Brad Johnson: Yes. Exactly. I think he’ll be a special assistant, maybe get a September job offer.

10:10

David G Temple: Astros 2016!

10:10

Comment From baseball
I herd Gabe Kapler has a chance to be the Rays new Manager, think that’s a good move?

10:10

Comment From Ponder
Maddon will hold out until the trade deadline and sign after another manager goes down with an injury.

10:10

Brad Johnson: He’s a smart and personable guy from what I know. Seems to smell fine.

10:11

Comment From Danny
NOW he brings in herrera. Why are SO many managers reactive rather than proactive?

10:11

Brad Johnson: They have to defend their moves against baseball dogma.

10:11

David G Temple: Sometimes when they are proactive, and the move backfires, they catch hell too

10:11

Jeff Zimmerman: I don’t get it. I think they would be horrible gamblers.

10:12

Comment From Chris
@ Danny, it’s funny. That comment can apply to many industries, not just baseball

10:12

Comment From Freaky Pete
Because they listen to the broadcasters

10:12

Brad Johnson: Yep, anytime you have to justify yourself to superiors who don’t understand your job.

10:13

Comment From Ruki
How often do you smell potential managers?

10:13

Brad Johnson: A nice parfum is essential.

10:13

Comment From Sadwick
Probably because pulling guys early could upset them but after something goes wrong it’s easier to accept.

10:14

Brad Johnson: Conversely, leaving on a high note is a lot better for self confidence. Manager’s job t get pitchers to buy into the idea of leaving BEFORE something goes sideways.

10:14

Jeff Zimmerman: but you are trying to win the World Series

10:15

Comment From Sadwick
I would think passing a basic smell test would be a small but essential part of every managerial interview.

10:15

Brad Johnson: Standards are pretty low in baseball too.

10:16

Brad Johnson: HR has the opposite viewpoint of us. “High lever situations”

10:16

Comment From hats
“critical half inning for the royals” … thanks. I didn’t get that.

10:17

Comment From Matt Williams
How can you use Hererra in the sixth? HE’S A SEVENTH INNING GUY!

10:17

Comment From jocephus
is airing a game with no in booth commentators, just park noise possible?

10:18

Brad Johnson: yea it’s called postseason.tv. You get 4 fixed angles.

10:18

Jeff Zimmerman: Buy a ticket?

10:18

David G Temple: Interesting. With the advancement in graphics and replay and such, how necessary are commentators now? In general, not just this crew.

10:18

Comment From Guest
How come there is no younger version of Vin Scully anywhere?

10:18

David G Temple: That’s unfair.

10:19

Brad Johnson: Short answer? Networks. They think there’s a formula they have to follow and they want to use untrained parts.

10:19

Comment From Compton
I have the television muted and am listening to Zepplin. It’s a much better experience, with this crew.

10:20

Jeff Zimmerman: It ended.

10:20

Brad Johnson: I hear that if you take LSD, the game is perfectly timed with Dark Side of the Moon.

10:21

Comment From divcoman
The average fan is simply not going to watch a game with no announcers. It’s all about the narrative. People want a story. Whether the story is accurate is secondary.

10:21

Brad Johnson: I know a lot of “average fans.” They think announcers are retarded too.

10:21

Comment From hat
But they don’t tell a story. They talk about what a player might have done after you just watched what actually happened.

10:22

Comment From jocephus
well why not on these multiple networks have a no broadcast stream. fox should make a network called like, i dont know, fox sports 1

10:22

Comment From The Big Dipper
I feel like the “average fan” doesn’t sit through a whole game anyway.

10:22

Brad Johnson: This is also true.

10:23

Brad Johnson: Yea I deserve this one. My internal editor kicked in as I clicked post.

10:24

Comment From Evan
If anyone turns it off early the average has to be less than the whole game.

10:24

Brad Johnson: Math

10:24

Jeff Zimmerman: So what is a cut fastball?

10:25

Comment From David
How does Perez NOT swing at that one?

10:25

Jeff Zimmerman: It was not far enough outside

10:26

Brad Johnson: Like flying under the radar?

10:26

Comment From The Big Dipper
This is Joe Buck to a tee: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

10:28

Comment From That Guy
I will never forgive Joe Buck for ruining the Tyree catch.

10:28

Brad Johnson: That catch was too awesome to notice what joe buck was saying.

10:28

Comment From The Big Dipper
Herrera hitting

10:28

Jeff Zimmerman: This is just plain stupid

10:28

Brad Johnson: Why….

10:28

David G Temple: This is odd.

10:28

Comment From The Big Dipper
When is the last time he even touched a bat

10:28

Comment From Scott
Oh my god.

10:28

Brad Johnson: There’s an ENTIRE bullpen out there.

10:28

Comment From Dan
CALLIN IT KELVIN HOMER

10:28

Comment From Barry
#yosted

10:29

Comment From Nick
HERRERA IS THE SEVENTH INNING GUY!

10:29

Comment From David
NED YOST IS BEING PROACTIVE!!!

10:29

Comment From Ponder
I knew Yost had money on the game.

10:29

Brad Johnson: Maybe he’s using proactive…

10:29

Jeff Zimmerman: Contact!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:30

Comment From Guest
Joe Buck correcting Harold on game strategy

10:30

Brad Johnson: Kelvim Herrera: better at swinging than Bartolo Colon.

10:30

David G Temple: We aren’t anti-swearing, but I feel like if I posted everything you are saying in the comments, it would be overkill.

10:31

David G Temple: Poor guy

10:31

Comment From Paulie
Okay… this has to bite Ned Yost in the butt. He can’t keep getting away with yosting. C’mon universe…

10:32

David G Temple: Sound guy had one job.

10:32

Comment From Married
Be proactive, sound guy!

10:32

Brad Johnson: I know, I feel bad for that guy.

10:32

Brad Johnson: Also, I hate that song.

10:32

David G Temple: I mean, this part is a little silly, but it’s important to him.

10:33

Comment From Joe Buck
I feel like all my comments are getting ignored.

10:33

David G Temple: Negated.

10:33

Brad Johnson: We’ve learned to tone out your specific pitch of voice after these last 15 years.

10:34

Brad Johnson: Ok, I’m so done with this dog.

10:34

Comment From Compton
You heard it here first: Brad Johnson is pro drunk driving.

10:35

Comment From Guest
Temple since you are the TechGraphs guy, what phone do you use? the Nexus 6 is too big and I am lost. in picking one. I like the Xperia Z3 and smaller iPhone 6. I’M PLUGGING TECHGRAPHS. GIVE ME SOMETHING

10:35

Brad Johnson: For legal purposes, I am required to state you should not drive drunk.

10:35

David G Temple: HTC One M8

10:35

David G Temple: Good phone. Good size. HTC Android skinning isn’t terribly obtrusive.

10:36

Brad Johnson: Hunter Pence is the leading hitter on fastballs 95+

10:36

Brad Johnson: He can hit anything, even over his hands.

10:36

Brad Johnson: That’s not HR too.

10:36

David G Temple: https://www.google.com/url?…

10:37

Comment From personae gratis
brad johnson hasn’t publicly come out against cancer. is brad johnson PRO cancer? the public deserves to know!

10:37

Comment From The Big Dipper
I’m a windows phone guy. Should I upgrade to the One M8 for windows or should I wait for Windows 10?

10:37

David G Temple: Hard to say without seeing much from Windows 10 on the phone side yet. The M8 is very nice feeling phone. I can say that.

10:37

Comment From Married
Broadcasters: squinters are scary. who know if Herrera isn’t legally blind?

10:38

Brad Johnson: Wild Thing in the house.

10:38

Comment From Greg on bass
All of Harold Reynolds’ comments should end with “…I’m sorry.”

10:38

Brad Johnson: I’m imagining him in an anime now…

10:38

Comment From Ryan
That walk’s okay; they really carry Herrera for his bat

10:39

Comment From Chris
Everytime Reynolds says something, one of those giant sweat drops appears on Joe Buck’s head.

10:39

Brad Johnson: We need the random guy who yells about everything as the third person in the booth.

10:40

Comment From Guest
Do you find San Francisco as one of he more boring teams in baseball or is it just me?

10:40

Brad Johnson: Officially I do not have a position, but I did publish this comment…

10:40

David G Temple: Herrera is kinda adorable.

10:40

Brad Johnson: Jesus

10:41

Brad Johnson: Colome

10:41

Comment From Robert
I don’t think any team with Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval as boring.

10:42

Comment From Guest
Also Bumgarner and Posey are quietly awesome.

10:42

Brad Johnson: Quiet is a word that does not further your position.

10:43

Jeff Zimmerman: Ned is useless, he can manage the lineup and the bullpen. Too many things going on.

10:43

Comment From Fish
For as many interesting players as SF has, they really are terrible to watch.

10:44

Brad Johnson: I blame their jersey’s. Too restful. Makes me want to eat Thanksgiving dinner and go to sleep.

10:44

Jeff Zimmerman: ummmm….. pumpkin pie

10:45

Comment From Obama
It’s incredible how a team from the United States has won every single World Series to date. WE OWN THE WORLD

10:45

Brad Johnson: WRONG.

10:46

Comment From Guest
Sociologists talk about power structures perpetuating themselves. How much of that is going on with incompetent ex-player managers continuing to be given jobs despite most front-offices understanding that they will be sub-optimal?

10:47

Brad Johnson: A very smart way of asking: our ex-players stupid or something? No comment.

10:47

Brad Johnson: ahem are*

10:47

Comment From Matt
Unrelated but important! Is everyone abandoning ship on the Rays? Hunsicker,Friedman,Maddon…etc Are they all getting out before the awful awful farm system catches up? I mean Zobrist and Joyce are not long for the team and after…..yeah.

10:48

Brad Johnson: Seems obvious that nobody wants to be left holding the bag.

10:48

Comment From Ken
Have we given up discussing actual baseball?

10:48

Brad Johnson: There’s always one. Tonight it’s Ken.

10:48

Jeff Zimmerman: I am pretty much chewing off my nails at this point.

10:48

Comment From Zack
AMAZING time for my cable to go out…

10:48

David G Temple: I’m mostly yawning.

10:49

Brad Johnson: strikeout

10:49

Brad Johnson: inning over.

10:50

Comment From Guest
There is no reason to assume a manager is sub optimal because you disagree with a decision. And in-game decision making is just one aspect of the job.

10:51

Comment From Guest
Do you think Gabe Kapler would be a good manager option considering he has bought into analytics and likely has credibility with players?

10:51

Brad Johnson: He seems like a guy who could get consideration, but I haven’t seen him linked anywhere concretely yet.

10:52

Brad Johnson: That didn’t hit him?

10:52

Comment From Compton
In-game decision making is the one aspect of the job that any idiot with a computer could do better than most MLB managers. That’s why people get so riled up about it.

10:53

Brad Johnson: Harold Reynolds, talking like he’s just discovered the National League.

10:53

Comment From Re: Gabe Kapler Manager
Is Joey Votto a future manager/Front Office type? He has MVP qualification that demand respect from players but seems like the guy who is probably smarter than all of us.

10:54

Brad Johnson: Eno has related some of his conversations, I think he could work as a manager. He decided to stop stealing bases after seeing the math.

10:54

Comment From The Big Dipper
I can think of $251.5 million reasons why Votto won’t be a manager.

10:55

Brad Johnson: Based on comments, don’t google Gabe Kapler.

10:56

Comment From Guest
Has anyone actually done the math of chance of winning when the Royals have the lead by a run and the Big 3 available in the bullpen after the 6th?

10:56

Brad Johnson: It’s not going to affect it THAT much, and it’ll be exactly as you expect.

10:58

Comment From Zack
where did that miss?

10:58

Comment From JZ
If you were a manager would you take an ipad into the dugout and check fangraphs probability charts all the time?

10:58

Brad Johnson: No. If you don’t know the gist, you shouldn’t be managing.

10:58

Jeff Zimmerman: Affeldt lost a coin flip to be the opening day starter to who?

10:59

Comment From David
I’m pretty sure MLB does not allow computers in the dugout. Else someone would have done it already

10:59

Comment From Guest
I bet a creative person who is following this chat could write a very interesting Flowers for Algernon-type screenplay involving Ruben Amaro.

10:59

Comment From Evan
Runelvys?

10:59

Jeff Zimmerman: Correct

10:59

Comment From Black Jesus
I just got $300 bucks deposited via Pay Pal for winning my Yahoo Pro League. Thanks Brad, you helped. Anyone else just get paid?

11:00

Brad Johnson: huzzah!

11:01

Comment From Compton
Black Jesus speaks the truth. Brad’s daily column taught me how to fish.

11:01

Brad Johnson: I learned that page hits go down when you do that…

11:01

Brad Johnson: Next year I’m giving away the damned fish…

11:02

Comment From hats
Did David fall asleep?

11:02

Brad Johnson: And Jeff is cleaning crap out of his pants from last inning.

11:02

Jeff Zimmerman: Maybe and maybe

11:03

Brad Johnson: Journey: Reynold’s favorite part of AT&T Park

11:04

Jeff Zimmerman: Looks like Marlins man switched with the God Bless America Guy

11:04

Comment From The Big Dipper
I’m going to send Reynolds an IPod full of Journey’s greatest hits. We’ll never hear him again.

11:05

Comment From Gary
are we going to see a mechanics analysis of Herrera’s swing? It was a thing of beauty.

11:06

Jeff Zimmerman: I hope so, NotGraphs needs go out strong

11:06

Comment From Guest
Did you know former borderline MVP candidate Andres Torres was on the Red Sox AAA team this year?

11:06

Brad Johnson: Yes I did. Why?

11:06

Brad Johnson: What is Harold talking about now.

11:06

Comment From Davod
Is the slide into first a good idea?

11:06

Comment From Fish
DONT DIVE INTO FIRST

11:07

Brad Johnson: I think that was a good guess. Assuming you’re not on the “no dives” band wagon.

11:07

Brad Johnson: The first base dive is basically a guess that the first baseman will need to swipe tag.

11:07

Jeff Zimmerman: Test

11:08

Jeff Zimmerman: Coverlite went crazy on me

11:08

Comment From Dano
That was dominant.

11:09

Comment From Compton
Per the rules of the MLB, if the Pittsburgh Pirates were to, at some point during the World Series, sail into McCovey cove, plunder the deck and the right field stands, and commandeer the Giants position in the home dugout, would they officially usurp the Giants as the National League’s representative? I heard this is true.

11:09

Comment From Andrew WK
PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY

11:09

Comment From hats
That’s what it sounds like when the life goes out of 30k people simultaneously

11:09

Brad Johnson: You’ve been waiting all day, haven’t you Andrew WK

11:10

Comment From Guest
Jeff, since you are the injury master, are you surprised by the Miggy news that things were worse than thought in the ankle? Seems to example his struggles after an MVP season.

11:10

Comment From JMcD
Need to take away the check swing call from the home plate ump. He should be watching the ball only and leave the swing to the line umps.

11:10

Brad Johnson: Funny, somebody had the opposite comment earlier.

11:10

Comment From The Big Dipper
Davis or Betances who you taking?

11:10

Jeff Zimmerman: Not one bit, I think injuries will be an issue from now on.

11:11

Brad Johnson: Davis. Both filthy.

11:11

Jeff Zimmerman: Davis

11:11

Comment From Dan
Davis

11:11

Comment From The Big Dipper
Betances has the ability to dominate for more than an inning at a time

11:11

Jeff Zimmerman: So could Davis, but Yost is his manager

11:12

Brad Johnson: I assume Davis doesn’t become mortal if he throws a second inning. Just if he’s asked to throw 5.

11:12

Comment From The Big Dipper
Davis does not have that ability. Harold Reynolds said so.

11:12

Comment From Compton
Do either Davis or Betances have futures back in the rotation?

11:12

Comment From baltic wolf
It is absurd to think that Davis could move back, at some point in the future, to being a starter? The way he changed speeds there was a thing of beauty and that’s what you’re looking for in a starter: a pitcher,not merely a thrower.

11:13

Jeff Zimmerman: He really kicks up the speed for one inning, he wasn’t able to as a starter

11:13

Brad Johnson: Sweetness.

11:13

Comment From Fish
Panda is pretty good over there

11:13

Comment From Phil
The Sun-Times is reporting that Maddon has told his friends he wants the Cubs job.

11:13

Brad Johnson: That’s the one spot that makes sense to me.

11:14

Comment From sampson
MORE REPLAYS

11:14

Brad Johnson: Ooh a billiards reference from HR.

11:14

Comment From Phil
Panda has to be the most interesting FA this year, right?

11:14

Brad Johnson: him or Yasmany Tomas.

11:15

Brad Johnson: if we agree interesting has nothing to do with talent.

11:15

Comment From Guest
Neshek?

11:15

Jeff Zimmerman: Delmon Young

11:15

Comment From JayT
If Maddon goes to the Cubs I keep thinking that it will be as some kind of new “super manager” position, kind of like how they made Epstein President instead of GM.

11:16

Comment From Compton
Scherzer’s heterochromia makes him pretty interesting!

11:16

Brad Johnson: He’s probably an up and coming wizard.

11:18

Brad Johnson: As someone who hasn’t changed razor blades in 2 years, I’m not impressed by that ad

11:18

Comment From Phil
Chances someone goes 5/100 for Panda?

11:18

Comment From Freaky Pete
strike my butt

11:18

Brad Johnson: Zero?

11:18

Comment From Compton
Where would Casilla pitch if you threw him into the KC bullpen?

11:18

Jeff Zimmerman: Not with his build

11:18

Brad Johnson: the third.

11:19

Comment From Not an expert
It’s hard to come up with a goofier name than “Flex-ball Technology”. It comes off as parody.

11:19

Comment From KK-Swizzle
Anybody else feel like Panda has some of the best hand-eye coordination in the world? He’s just so smooth at the plate and in the field, and apparently he’s ambidextrous!

11:19

Comment From Gary
Greg Holland best closer ever whose last name is also a country?

11:20

Brad Johnson: Greg The Netherlands

11:20

Jeff Zimmerman: He can then feed his face with two hands

11:20

Brad Johnson: Or Greg Nederlunds

11:20

Comment From Guest
Or as Mickey Rivers once said, “Amphibious”.

11:20

Jeff Zimmerman: Head over to RoyalsReview.com. About this point you should be seeing some nice images of some Dutch ladies.

11:22

Brad Johnson: Davis is a more impressive pitcher than Holland. Just saying.

11:22

David G Temple: This is fun, yes?

11:22

Jeff Zimmerman: I agree, but Holland had the job first and hasn’t hiccuped yet.

11:22

Brad Johnson: In case you want to know what my beard looks like, it’s identical to Holland’s plus 10 days.

11:23

Brad Johnson: Yea Holland is a top 4 closer, no need to change.

11:23

Comment From Guest
Panda HR to tie. Game goes 17 innings.

11:23

Brad Johnson: I will leave.

11:23

Brad Johnson: I’m not doing that again.

11:24

Comment From Guest
Kimbrel, Chapman, Holland, Jansen?

11:24

Brad Johnson: yes

11:24

Jeff Zimmerman: Same here, I am up at 6 to go to a football game

11:24

Comment From Dano
Pence is too crazy to be nervous!

11:24

Brad Johnson: I’m up at 7:00 ET which is 6:00 for you.

11:25

Comment From The Big Dipper
Where does DRob rank?

11:25

Brad Johnson: Somewhere in the 5-10 range of named closers

11:25

Jeff Zimmerman: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

11:26

David G Temple: Well that was fun. Thanks, everyone.

11:26

Comment From The Big Dipper
Damn I was hoping for 17

11:27

Comment From The Big Dipper
Bochy got Yosted

11:27

David G Temple: I’m out. Have a good night, y’all.

11:27

Comment From Guest
Where’s these Dutch women I was promised?

11:27

Brad Johnson: I’m also out. Good luck finding those dutch women

11:28

Comment From Guest
Hosmer would make a good analyst.. they’re winning because they’re getting RISP hits

11:28

Brad Johnson: barrels

11:28

Brad Johnson: Ok, adios. Some other people will be by tomorrow. I’ll be manning MLBTR (not that you care)

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BOS	CLE	OAK
NYY	DET	SEA
TBR	KCR	TEX
TOR	MIN	HOU

ATL	CHC*	ARI
MIA	CIN	COL
WSN	MIL	LAD
NYM*	PIT	SDP*
PHI	STL	SFG