2016 World Series Game 3 Live Blog

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October 28, 2016
4:52
Eno Sarris: oh it’s just a

7:31
Ryan Pollack: Properly this time:
7:32
Ryan Pollack: That’s my musical contribution for the evening. Let’s get this party started!
8:01
Harambe: Eno, this music is terrible.
8:01
Eno Sarris: Oh I know. I’m sorry. It was a funny.
8:02
Chris: hey eno, i’m in bells and founders land but stone from San Diego or whatever just recently started being carried by several places here. what should i look for?

8:02
Eno Sarris: Eh. Enjoy By is my favorite from them.
8:02
Harambe: I can’t stop listening to it.
8:02
Eno Sarris: POP
8:02
Kyle: Slugfest tonight? C.Santana in LF?
8:03
Eno Sarris: ttps://

I started filming Carlos Santana shagging fly balls during BP. This was the first thing I saw:
28 Oct 2016
8:03
Ryan Pollack: Whoops.
8:05
BOBBBY: O/U a game time of 3.5 hours?
8:05
Ryan Pollack: I seriously hope it’s under. Been up since 4 AM.
8:06
Ryan Pollack: I’d cross my fingers for a 1-0 nailbiter but I’m sure that’d just mean more pitching changes.
8:06
Tom: My body is ready for the ludes
8:06
Bork: THE POOPS ARE BACK
8:07
Eno Sarris:

who you rooting for
The Wind (19.8% | 30 votes)
 
The Cubs (44.3% | 67 votes)
 
The Indians (25.1% | 38 votes)
 
The Meteor (10.5% | 16 votes)
 
Total Votes: 151
8:08
2-D: What’s the beer choice at first pitch?
8:08
Joe: Why doesn’t everybody hate Joe Buck so much?
8:08
Eno Sarris: Melvin MPA so bright
8:08
Ryan Pollack: My wife, who doesn’t watch baseball at all, is sitting next to me and cursing Joe Buck. I have taught her well!
8:09
Eno Sarris: Front door sinker for strike one?
8:09
Scott: Joe Buck said “Typically, when the series shifts, both teams lose their DHs. That’s also the case here, but…”
8:10
kevinthecomic: I got a question. Who the hell is Ryan Pollack?
8:10
Ryan Pollack: I’ll get back to you when I know for sure!
8:11
anonymous: BABIPnis
8:11
Bork: Wait what there’s a meteor
8:11
Bork: I have so much to do in life
8:11
Bork: Like live vicariously through Bork Jr
8:11
anonymous: How many dongs tonight? ( ?° ?? ?°)
8:11
Eno Sarris: approx 40k?
8:13
Bork: Anyone else forget how fast Kipnis is?
8:13
Eno Sarris: You should see the ankle he’s running on.
8:13
Eno Sarris: oooooooooooooooh
8:13
5 Run Homer: Out? Looks out
8:13
Bork: They just showed the ankle on the international stream. Looked like a grapefruit under his skin.
8:13
Ryan Pollack: Ooh, he’s out
8:16
Scott: This strike zone is bigger than Carson’s vocabularly
8:16
Ryan Pollack: I lol’d
8:18
Pat: this strikezone is a joke so far
8:19
Danny: Nice zone for Hendricks tonight…

8:21
Ryan Pollack: Joe Buck gets excited about every ball hit to the outfield.
8:21
Ryan Pollack: But, last time I was at a playoff game, I did too
8:22
Eno Sarris: DINNER IS DONE FINALLY WOW
8:23
Duke of Tralee: O/u on a Santana disaster in the outfield? 1.5?
8:23
Ryan Pollack: What is the unit of measurement there?
8:23
Ryan Pollack: Just disasters?
8:23
Eno Sarris: How many chances does a left fielder get that are actually hard? That’s the problem with defensive metrics.
8:23
Eno Sarris: I say he gets three chances, one is hard, and he messes up two. Hah.
8:24
Ryan Pollack: Maybe the wind blowing out to LF will help. It’ll put some balls over the fence so he won’t have a chance to look bad.
8:24
Eno Sarris: Shouldve practiced his “I dunno it’s in the ivy” look too. The Yo.
8:25
anonymous: Dude, these emoji’s in my chat is triggering me.
8:25
Eno Sarris: Hey I got a poop one too so it’s okay.
8:26
CamdenWarehouse: Is he out there saying “Don’t hit to me. Don’t hit to me” like we did in little league?
8:26
Eno Sarris: That, or when he gets to the plate, gotta hit one out gotta hit one out gotta hit one out
8:26
CamdenWarehouse: no kidding about the emojis
8:26
anonymous: *benny hill music intensifies*
8:27
Eno Sarris: I enabled something I never do: the peanut gallery.
8:27
Eno Sarris: welp I see how you feel then
8:28
Ryan Pollack: During the NLCS I saw John Baker tweet that that play (when players throw the ball past each other trying to get an out) called a “snowball fight”. I’m going to steal that.
8:28
Seth: Four fielders touched that single
8:29
Eno Sarris:

KEYS TO THE GAME
CLE: play baseball
CHC: welcome the insanity that will one day claim us all
29 Oct 2016
8:29
Nathan : 4-6-3-2
8:29
Wolfie: What was Hendrick’s first strike % this season? Should Indians sit first pitch?
8:29
Eno Sarris: What if, one day, they turned an 8 6 7 5 3 0 9
8:30
Ryan Pollack: Hendricks tied for 1st among qualified ML starters this year with 68.6 F-Strike%. Cueto was the other at that rate.
8:30
Eno Sarris: God Hendricks has such great command to his glove side. Makes me moist. Good pull Ryan!
8:30
Eno Sarris: Problem with those first pitch strikes is they all look like balls before they are strikes.
8:30
Ryan Pollack: Lackey 2nd at 68.1%, and Mr. Tomlin 4th at 67.7
8:31
Ryan Pollack: Er, 3rd
8:31
Ryan Pollack: So yeah I’d look for hitters swinging early tonight
8:32
Fats Fothergill: Is Ryan Pollack a Fangraphs writer? I thought he was just a very very prolific commenter in this chat, but that theory isn’t holding water any more.
8:32
Ryan Pollack: Joined the site in August! Very happy to be here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/author/rpollack/
8:34
Ryan Pollack: Before here I was at Camden Chat for 3 years. Still write at Camden Depot. (Yes; Orioles fan)
8:37
Bork: Will Ben Zobrist ever be overrated?
8:37
Ryan Pollack: No
8:37
Jordan: Lovely….another orioles lovin fangraphs writer
8:37
Eno Sarris: wait who’s the other one
8:38
Ryan Pollack: There’s more of us?!
8:38
Bork: Probably means Szymborski
8:38
Eno Sarris: Didn’t even know that about Dan.
8:38
Ryan Pollack: Oh yeah. I follow him on Twitter and see the fandom poke through occasionally
8:39
anonymous: Cute. Jorge Soler’s walk up music is ‘I’ve Got The Power’. Because Soler Power.
8:39
Ryan Pollack: O’s fans are sneaky like that.
8:39
Eno Sarris: I love Soler so much and then he does things like that.
8:41
Paul G.: So what did FanGraphs have to send to Camden Depot for the late season pickup? Prospects or was it a purely cash transaction?
8:43
Ryan Pollack: Haha. I requested my release, it was granted, and signed with FG as a free agent
8:43
Roger: Do you think Fox will ever put together the connection between low post-season ratings and Joe Buck?
8:43
The Hamburglar: Baez, although a good player, has been overrated this postseason, right?
8:43
Eno Sarris: I think all National guys are meh. Boog is pretty good I guess. I wish the local guys ‘ascended’ to the Series with their teams.
8:44
Eno Sarris: Although could you imagine Hawk Harrelson announcing the world series.
8:44
Ryan Pollack: I think so. He’s made meaningful changes to his game but still has a ways to go.
8:44
Crusty Juggler: Who is more darling: Baez or Schwarbs?
8:44
Eno Sarris: Addison Russell
8:45
99: Baez MLB logo neck tattoo: best tattoo in baseball?
8:45
Eno Sarris: very confident
8:45
JayAre: What is the fascination with showing closeups of the catcher’s signals with runners on second
8:45
Eno Sarris: Crotches.
8:45
nelson: Eno, did you like that Gone Away? I’m about to crack one.
8:45
Eno Sarris: Yes. They’ve done better but v good.
8:45
Ryan Pollack: I can’t imagine how much a neck tattoo must hurt
8:45
The Hamburglar: Which city has the better beer scene?
8:45
Ryan Pollack: *shudders*
8:46
Eno Sarris: Chicago easy
8:46
B: This chat seems very casual and jokey so far
8:46
Eno Sarris: Welcome to my regular Thursday chats.
8:47
Paul G.: The best part of it is the emojis load late on my computer. Poop suddenly appears on delay over and over again.
8:48
Crusty Juggler: IPA’s make me gassy.
8:49
Eno Sarris: I get that sometimes. I’d recommend lighter pale ales and sessions. Get the same hops taste but less actual hops and all the stuff that makes you fart.
8:49
anonymous: Addison “Dreamboat” Russell
8:49
Bork: I think that might of been a good play
8:49
CamdenWarehouse: I think Addison is jealous of all the attention Javy has gotten
8:50
Greg Golden: I’m for Kyle “The Camp Counselor” Hendricks #adorbs
8:50
Kevin: Tomlin has a .400 average? Who needs a DH?
8:50
Eno Sarris: He’s, like, 4/10.
8:50
StackedDeck: I see that back door sinker Hendricks
8:50
Eno Sarris: and front door. He’s obscene.
8:51
Zmccoy: Kyle “The Crossing Guard” Hendricks.
8:51
ResumeMan: The gas has nothing to do with the hops, right? It’s the higher amount of unfermented complex sugars left behind in higher-ABV beers
8:51
Eno Sarris: Well I knew it was the bigger beers, thanks for the science!
8:51
Ryan Pollack: He reminds me of that tall skinny guy from the movie Road Trip. DJ Qualls
8:52
Wolfie: What’s the spin rate on Hendrick’s curve? Seems like Indians don’t pick it up super well
8:52
Eno Sarris: Top 8, minimum 100.
8:52
Ryan Pollack: Or the nerdy science guy from Avatar, Joel David Moore
8:52
xmx: Why do they count strike outs vs pitchers as an actual strike out? Isn’t it more of a “given”?
8:53
Eno Sarris: The best hitting pitcher of the last four years is Zack Greinke and he’s 27% worse than league average. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=p&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=160&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=2013&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=17,d
8:53
archer: brewer’s yeast is big contributor to intestinal problems….avoid bottle conditioned beers look for filtered ones if that’s your deal
8:53
Eno Sarris: all the fart news
8:54
anonymous: NL DH when?
8:55
Ryan Pollack: Let’s say … 10-15 years.
8:55
BlueMoon: In terms of enjoyment, where does seeing a perfect changeup down and away rank for you guys?
8:55
Ryan Pollack: Pretty high. But I’m more of a curveball guy
8:57
Trash: Female MLB player when and why? (I’ve been watching Pitch)
8:57
Ryan Pollack: Rob Neyer and Joe Sheehan had some thoughts on this. (Rob on Twitter and Joe in his excellent newsletter). Bottom line is that no women in the college/semi-pro ranks throw hard enough to get noticed by MLB. At least none that I’m aware of
8:58
Eno Sarris: Have to think pitcher, because there have been some successful pitchers at 85-87. You’d still need to throw the knuckler 80+. Maybe 75+.
8:58
Mike D: Napoli pooped
8:58
Eno Sarris: nap nap weiner
8:59
Ryan Pollack: I’ve always wondered how players handle that situation. Now I know
8:59
Ryan Pollack: *cue ‘The More You know’*
8:59
JA: can we get splits for pre and post poop?
9:00
Greg Golden: Yeah, unless you’re Paul Baerman on my american legion team 15 years ago… Then you just poop in left field
9:00
Eno Sarris: um
9:00
Ryan Pollack: Y’all are automatically assuming it’s a poop.
9:01
Ryan Pollack: Perez gonna need to apologize to the ump, like Rizzo did
9:01
Ryan Pollack: I really dislike hitters walking to first before the ump makes the call, or catchers running off the field. It’s disrespectful.
9:02
b: Been any FG analysis of Tomlin’s weird great-awful-effective again year?
9:03
Eno Sarris: Stopped throwing his fastballs, which are bad, at some point.
9:03
Flaming Knobgobbler: It’s disrespectful to have a zone that wildly inconsistent too. Not like this is the World Series or anything.
9:04
anonymous: I figured out who Ryan Pollack is. He’s Brian McCann
9:04
Ryan Pollack: Fun Police ™
9:04
Eric: My girlfriend just asked me “That’s his name? Jizz in hall?”
9:04
Eno Sarris: I personally call him What’s Up Chisenbutt.
9:05
Eno Sarris: So nobody else gets the Lionel Richie thing with Lindor, huh
9:06
JA: how long before MLB only allows umps with the most accurate zone calling be at home plate in the postseason?
9:07
Ryan Pollack: It’s not an MLB mandate issue. Umps have a union too. Would have to be a negotiation. I don’t see any incentive for umps to go down that road.
9:07
Eno Sarris: They have some sort of meritocracy that supposedly grooms the better ones but tonight uh
9:07
Joshua Northey: Is Lindor really “only going to get better”? I hate those little phrases as they really set people up to misunderstand typical aging arcs IMO.
9:07
Eno Sarris: He is pre-peak by any arc though.
9:08
Ryan Pollack: Watching Hendricks is fun, especially for an Orioles fan since we’re used to pitchers with > 9% walk rates
9:09
Ryan Pollack: Had not seen him before he faced Kershaw
9:09
JA: Hendricks is so much fun to watch
9:10
MIke D.: what do the framing metrics say about Contreras? it looks like on close pitches he moves his glove alot? at least from the tv angle
9:10
Eno Sarris: 20th in CSAA so okay but not great. I see too much hand movement. Needs to stick it better and keep his thumb below the ball. But those things come to you from friends in the game and good coaches, he could get it.
9:11
Zmccoy: What makes a guy like Posey so effective at framing?
9:11
Ryan Pollack: BP has Conteras in +4.5 framing runs this year. More than some other MLB catchers with a lot more time behind the plate
9:11
Eno Sarris: Size, wrists, training, knowledge of his pitchers, utter red-assedness.
9:12
Ryan Pollack: (Lucroy, Conger, to name two)
9:12
Let go all the IPA: I’m good for what ales you.
9:12
Let go all the IPA: The lager, the better.
9:12
Let go all the IPA: I’d make a stout companion.
9:13
Ryan Pollack: To go back to umps for a sec, if you haven’t read “As They See ‘Em”, go read that book. Fun, informative look at umpiring in baseball.
9:14
5 Run Homer: Hendricks is so fun to watch. Good pitching is so fun to watch. Baseball is fun to watch
9:16
Jim: Hendricks is dancing with the devil tonight
9:17
LJS: ????
9:17
Eno Sarris: I thought that was a tennis visor on the left.
9:17
jeepers: anyone else listening to radio only, no tv? am I a relic?
9:17
Ryan Pollack: You’re missing all the movie trailers!
9:18
99: Movies are always better if you haven’t seen the trailer.
9:18
Ryan Pollack: Agreed.
9:19
Hint of Rye: I’m doing radio only!
9:19
JA: i’m listening to the radio audio on the mlb tv stream
9:20
5 Run Homer: I’ve been listening to a lot of the playoffs on the radio at work
9:20
Ted: What’s radio saying about the strike zone?
9:20
Tom: I’m doing the chat only!
9:20
senpaisanto: need big inning soon, otherwise pregame wind talk way oveblown
9:20
Ryan Pollack: nyuk nyuk
9:21
Hint of Rye: Cleveland radio really hasn’t said anything about the strike zone
9:21
Ryan Pollack: Yikes. That was strike 3
9:21
Ryan Pollack: Anyone remember when Shane Victorino got ejected from center field for complaining about a ball/strike call?
9:22
Paul G.: This strike zone is terrible. Someone is going to get ejected. My nominee is Napoli.
9:22
Guest: Pitch framing!
9:22
roboump: bring on the roboumps!
9:22
Anson Man: Strike zone defined by front knee or back knee?
9:23
Eno Sarris: third knee
9:23
Bork: Who was the ump that game?
9:23
Ryan Pollack: Ed Rapuano: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Phillies-Victorino-argues-from-outfield-on-pitc?urn=mlb,181724
9:23
Hint of Rye: Kevin Kiermaier says he can see the catchers signs from center.
9:23
Eno Sarris: and damn those eyes
9:25
Ryan Pollack: Ump came rather close to Perez on that foul pop.
9:25
Ryan Pollack: I’m going to trust this web page on the rules there: http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/07/rules-200-509bf-umpire-interference.html
9:26
Uncle Jimbo: Ump close to Perez because Perez was not under the ball.
9:26
Ryan Pollack: Fair
9:27
Paul G.: Given the strike zone, Perez accidentally body slamming the ump does have a silver lining.
9:27
MIke D.: i love it when announcers call players “winners”
9:27
Eno Sarris: Imagine if they did the reverse.
9:28
Netflix and Rich Hill: Dude, that’s a good lookin old man.
9:28
Mike D: This is the non-Kluber game Cleveland needs. Marc Levy looks great!
9:29
kevinthecomic: MARV!!!!!
9:30
anonymous: If players were to call announcers “winners”?
9:30
Nelson: Any chance Allen comes in before miller?
9:31
Eno Sarris: So then Schwarber pinch hits, and maybe they have to bring in Miller for Schwarber or go with Allen v Schwarbs? Yeah I think there’s a good chance.
9:32
Mike D: If this game stays close Tomlin should pitch 7 innings. They’re playing three straight games.
9:32
Ryan Pollack: Ah, checked off that box on my “Bored Network Star Only Here For Promotional Appearance” bingo card
9:33
Eno Sarris: “she’s something something blah blah and he’s blah blah and shoot me”
9:34
Ryan Pollack: They should at least tell them “hey, we’re doing to cut to you in 30 seconds, look excited”
9:34
Noah: 99% of eno’s posts have the heart smiley face…
9:34
Eno Sarris: better then poop is what I say
9:34
Seth Moko: I demand more poop from Eno
9:34
Eno Sarris: stick around a while
9:35
anonymous: How long should Hendricks go?
9:35
ResumeMan: Are you saying Eno isn’t sufficiently full of $#!+?
9:36
Ryan Pollack: I’m a TTO penalty fan, so if the game remains tied or there’s a one run gap, you look at pulling him
9:36
Zmccoy: watching AL pitchers bunt is sexy.
9:38
senpaisanto: does this mean tomlin’s staying in, or just he can handle the bat alrite?
9:38
Ryan Pollack: I’d bet he’s staying in. As some have pointed out there’s 3 games in a row. Can’t burn Miller and Allen tonight
9:39
2-D: He was a shortstop at Texas Tech, should know how to handle.
9:39
Eno Sarris: Tomlin drafted as such too. Almost a deGrom.
9:39
Thl: This question is very important. Which Cubs player is the most attractive?
9:39
Eno Sarris: Russell > Bryant > Rizzo
9:40
Jason: Was that a net positive for the RE?
9:40
Ryan Pollack: I think so
9:41
Eno Sarris:

Best looking Cub
Bryant (65.9% | 89 votes)
 
Rizzo (5.9% | 8 votes)
 
Russell (8.1% | 11 votes)
 
Baez (14.0% | 19 votes)
 
Hendricks (5.9% | 8 votes)
 
Total Votes: 135
9:41
Ryan Pollack: w/o the bunt you have (most likely) a ground out or a double play.
9:41
Ryan Pollack: Runner on 2nd, one out > Runner on 1st, one out > No one on, two outs
9:42
Eno Sarris: oh come on y’all just looking at eye color and nothing else
9:42
Eno Sarris: and who’s voting for Hendricks wow
9:42
Ryan Pollack: Does wOBA affect whether or not it’s positive? Just curious if it’d be worse for another position player to sacrifice
9:43
ChatzMcGee: Have you even seen Bryant’s eyes? This is not fair.
9:43
Eno Sarris: I have gazed into them, cleared my throat, and continued the interview. But Russell is the one.
9:43
Ryan Pollack: I suspect yes. Which is why the pitcher is an automatic bunt but position players usually swing away
9:43
Ryan Pollack: (Channeling my inner MGL here)
9:43
Guest: 3-2 Curveball ??
9:44
Hint of Rye: What if I like something more mature? Like I’m ready for someone serious like a David Ross
9:44
Eno Sarris: Almost put Lester in
9:44
Netflix and Rich Hill: Arrieta is the sexiest cub. Soler is the butter face.
9:44
Eno Sarris: Soler yoked
9:44
The Hamburglar: I love how Ryan is doing serious analysis while Eno is arguing about attractive guys
9:45
Eno Sarris: straight man
9:45
alpha: Schwarber and his chin rat should be on there too
9:45
Eno Sarris: minus minus goat
9:45
Ryan Pollack: What can I say, run expectancy is sexy
9:46
Ryan Pollack: “Your honor, I feel so confident of Marge Simpson’s guilt that I can waste the court’s time rating the superhunks!”
9:47
The Hamburglar: Whose the best looking Indian? Cleveland Indian that is, not all Indians in general
9:47
Eno Sarris: they are… not that attractive. I can’t even answer this. Lindor I guess.
9:47
2-D: Bit surprised by the early yank?
9:47
Eno Sarris: No way. It’s the postseason. Cubs have a good pen that might be deeper if not as great.
9:48
Jeff: I was walking by an Express in the mall a couple months ago where the front of the store had a huge picture of Kris Bryant dressed dapper as hell. My wife stopped and looked at it for ten seconds and said “does he play for your team?” I’m a Pirates fan so I responded, “No, he actually plays for our division rivals” in which she responded “you picked the wrong team”
9:48
anonymous: After 6 beers, Napoli.
9:48
Pat: Kipnis is dreamy
9:48
CamdenWarehouse: Pedro Cerrano is the sexiest indian
9:48
ChatzMcGee: Lindor has very nice teeth.
9:49
Eno Sarris: Sergio Romo and Hunter Pence both told me that Justin Grimm is the nastiest pitcher they’ve seen!
9:49
Ryan Pollack: Speaking of RE … 1.541 in this situation
9:49
Ryan Pollack: (per http://www.tangotiger.net/re24.html)
9:49
Uncle Jimbo: Maddon may not have wanted Hendricks to face Lindor again after two ropes.
9:49
CamdenWarehouse: The Cubs are in a bad place. Man, this is Grimm.
9:50
anonymous: “First player 22 years or younger to start a World Series 5-for-9 since Mickey Mantle.” – Obscure, Useless Statistics Dept
9:50
Ryan Pollack: This is the kind of stuff that makes all my non-baseball friends think you have to be a stat nerd to like baseball
9:51
KelVinScully: As a gay baseball fan, these are the rare conversations that I feel very qualified to discuss. The best looking Indian is definitely London.
9:51
KelVinScully: *Lindor
9:52
Five tool: Lindor has to GIDP here,right?
9:52
Eno Sarris: hey! I got it right!
9:52
Ryan Pollack: This one called it three minutes ago
9:52
Eno Sarris: no I mean that Lindor was sexiest
9:52
Eno Sarris: lol
9:53
Sgtjunior: who here thought Tomlin would go farther in the game than Hendricks
9:53
Eno Sarris: Man I thought he’d go three.
9:53
Ryan Pollack: A sexy GIDP’er
9:54
Youppi!: I LOVE watching players celebrate things that you know will be among the best moments of their career.
9:55
Joseph: That fist-pump by Grimm was an 11/10. Jason Grilli would do that for the Jays this year, but he never fist-pumped like that. That was something special.
9:56
Seth Moko: Yeah, on a bet for which starter went longer, I would have just lost a TON of money
9:56
Ryan Pollack: Miller sighting!
9:56
Eno Sarris: I just said in my head “three straight curves”
9:56
starfish: What was the wpa of that double play?
9:57
Hint of Rye: That GIDP was 19.5% WE swing
9:57
alpha: I want Miller in the game before they get a lead
9:59
The Hamburglar: No matter what happens here, we can all agree Tomlin pitched great given all the circumstances
9:59
Ryan Pollack: With two outs in the 5th, coming up on the two-hour mark
9:59
Larry: Do you think Eddie Vedder and Theo hold hands?
10:00
b: Tomlin has pitched great w/o qualification
10:00
Eno Sarris: didn’t throw the cutter much, which gives up the homers.
10:01
2-D: Good F’n game Tomlin
10:01
Roger: over/under 4 hours for this game?
10:01
Ryan Pollack: I’ll take the under.
10:01
The Hamburglar: I can totally see Montero singling home the run now. And all the stupid pundits will claim Tomlin shouldve remained in
10:01
LioneeR: Off topic: I have always been more of a light beer kinda guy. What kind of beer is available that would be a “starter” beer for some more interesting flavors?
10:02
Eno Sarris: Firestone Walker Easy Jack.
10:02
starfish: Which fangraphs writer was the best baseball player?
10:02
Eno Sarris: Jeff Sullivan or Brad Johnson.
10:02
Ryan Pollack: Wasn’t there a softball game last year?
10:02
Eno Sarris: whiffle.
10:02
Eno Sarris: Cameron had a Big Bat too and Fagerstrom switch hit.
10:03
Ryan Pollack: Nice
10:03
Ryan Pollack: Did anyone strike out?
10:03
Eno Sarris: hey we don’t need to name names. I don’t think I did. We switched to the bigger bat after four innings of low run scoring environment.
10:04
cut the cheese: whats a beer go for at Wrigley
10:04
Eno Sarris: Like $12 and it’s swill only.
10:04
Zmccoy: What’s the chance Montero gets a hit off Miller here?
10:04
Ryan Pollack: Very low, I would guess
10:04
Ryan Pollack: I’ll throw out 10%
10:04
Eno Sarris: wow for a second there
10:04
Ryan Pollack: Hah yeah
10:04
ResumeMan: No way! They don’t have ANY craft beer at Wrigley? In the 21st century that’s unamerican!
10:05
Eno Sarris: And The Cell is amazing for craft. It’s weird.
10:05
Eno Sarris: Personal theory is that Wrigley, Fenway, Yankee Stadium fill up so they don’t care.
10:05
Seth Moko: Best ballpark for craft beer?
10:05
Eno Sarris: Seattle or San Diego, SF third.
10:05
starfish: Why don’t teams use the high leverage reliever concept during the regular season. It seems so favorable compared to the traditional approach
10:06
Eno Sarris: Arbitration money, free agent signings, workload issues, pitcher buy-in. But those are mostly overcomeable.
10:06
anonymous: First you have to find an Andrew Miller…
10:06
Eno Sarris: that too
10:06
RobertDWood: What’s the going rate for craft beer at those parks?
10:06
Eno Sarris: Usually they only a buck or two more. Weirdly.
10:07
Uncle Jimbo: What are the chances that a ball hit that hard at that angle is not a hit?
10:07
Ryan Pollack: Will monitor Daren Willman’s feed on twitter for ya
10:07
Eno Sarris: Yeah but it wasn’t 350 or 200. it was 300, which is where outs are.
10:08
ChatzMcGee: How do you get that StatCast info? Is it on BaseballSavant?
10:08
Ryan Pollack: Daren Willman (who runs baseball savant, works for MLB now) sometimes tweets out % chance of a hit on plays like that
10:08
Ryan Pollack: But yes, you could use the site itself to download all the pitch data and make your own calculations
10:08
Eno Sarris: yah they even have in game applet here https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed
10:09
Eno Sarris: with xBA for each ball based on velocity, angle
10:09
Eno Sarris: That Montero ball had a .421 xBA, so you were more right than me!
10:09
5 Run Homer: Carl Edwards Jr is formerly known as CJ Edwards, right?
10:09
Eno Sarris: Yes.
10:10
Dock Ellis: So my car got towed because my new place didn’t tell me I needed a parking pass. Therefor I missed the first five innings. Can you tell me what’s been going on in haiku form?
10:10
Jsolid: I will always think of him as Carl’s Jr, and get hungry.
10:11
Eno Sarris: front/back door sinkers
10:11
Eno Sarris: the strike zone is terrible
10:11
Ryan Pollack: Starting Pitchers Good / Some Loud Outs But No Runs Scored / Please Go Just Three Hours
10:12
Eno Sarris: and well done Ryan
10:12
Ryan Pollack: Oops, one syllable off
10:12
Ryan Pollack: Good thing no one is watching
10:12
Zmccoy: Joe West is so enthusiastic.
10:13
5 Run Homer: I ?? Curveballs
10:14
Youppi!: Both starters quite good / big double play in the fifth / hottest Cub: Bryant
10:14
starfish: It is a tight game. Lead off hits did not yield runs. Late drama to come
10:14
Paul G.: Game three at Wrigley
Both starters go less than five
Yet there are no runs
10:14
Doug: Eno, is CJ’s fastball one of the best in baseball? 17% whiffs, 58% grounders.
10:14
Eno Sarris: Second best spin rate. Yes.
10:15
anonymous: Cubs and Indians
Game One is scoreless so far
Relievers in now
10:16
Doug: Where do you find spint rate?
10:16
Eno Sarris: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=FF%7C&hfZ=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfAB=&stadium=&hfBBT=&hfBBL=&hfC=&season=2016&player_type=pitcher&hfOuts=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&start_speed_gt=&start_speed_lt=&perceived_speed_gt=&perceived_speed_lt=&spin_rate_gt=&spin_rate_lt=&exit_velocity_gt=&exit_velocity_lt=&launch_angle_gt=&launch_angle_lt=&distance_gt=&distance_lt=&batted_ball_angle_gt=&batted_ball_angle_lt=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=&team=&position=&hfRO=&home_road=&hfInn=&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&group_by=name&sort_col=spin_rate&player_event_sort=start_speed&sort_order=desc&min_abs=0&xba_gt=&xba_lt=&px1=&px2=&pz1=&pz2=&ss_gt=&ss_lt=&is_barrel=#results
10:16
Ryan Pollack: Man, I love me some downtown ballparks
10:16
Eno Sarris: damn.
10:16
Miguel Sano: Starters pulled in fifth/ lindor hits a double play / it is miller time
10:16
Paul G.: Have you ever had the pleasure of sitting on the rooftops?
10:16
Furious Onanist: That link is bigger than Joe West
10:17
Ryan Pollack: Me, no. Been to Wrigley just once and sat under the upper deck on the 1st base side
10:17
Ryan Pollack: Kershaw was pitching though so that was fun
10:18
Grav: Wrigley isn’t downtown.
10:18
Ryan Pollack: Fair
10:19
Ryan Pollack: All of Chicago is downtown to me, having not lived in very many large cities 🙂
10:19
Grav: Parks in cities though, versus in a sea of parking lots, are great.
10:19
Ryan Pollack: Yes
10:19
Eno Sarris: SD, SF, great for this. MIN.
10:19
The Hamburglar: Where are you located Ryan?
10:19
Ryan Pollack: I’m in Austin
10:19
CamdenWarehouse: Baltimore is pretty good too, Eno
10:20
Eno Sarris: yeah, duh. Better than both NYC.
10:20
Ryan Pollack: Yes, OPACY is so great
10:20
Ryan Pollack: Wow
10:21
Ryan Pollack: I’ll never bemoan the Miller / Rodriguez trade the O’s made in 2014
10:21
CamdenWarehouse: certainly not the way Eduardo has pitched
10:21
Ryan Pollack: Yeah, even at the time though it was the right move
10:22
Ryan Pollack:

Which team scores the first run?
Cubs (39.2% | 55 votes)
 
Indians (60.7% | 85 votes)
 
Total Votes: 140
10:23
Seth Moko: Obviously this has been great pitching, but looking at the Baseball Savant applet (which I didn’t know about before) – no barreled balls yet this game. That seems surprising
10:24
Ryan: Which player gets a big hit off the bench? (And you can say Schwarber if you really want to BE boring)
10:24
Ryan Pollack: Jake Arrieta in the 18th inning
10:24
Uncle Jimbo: There are balls hit hard in this game, although mostly on th ground.
10:24
Youppi!: Danny Salazar…how’s that for not boring
10:25
Seth Moko: Almora
10:25
Ryan Pollack: Perez coming up big this postseason
10:25
SteveL: Montero’s sure seemed barreled
10:25
Eno Sarris: launch angle 18 which is a little low
10:26
5 Run Homer: Who is the Indians backup catcher?
10:26
Ryan Brock: Michael Martinez… who?
10:27
Ryan Pollack: Yan Gomes, it looks like
10:28
Ryan Pollack: After he’s in, CLE will have Guyer and Crisp and that’s it
10:28
The Hamburglar: So is Miller done no matter what? Given theyd like him to pitch the next 2 nights ideally?
10:28
2-D: How do you play this with Miller on deck?
10:28
Sean: 0% chance Miller hits, right? I would hope.
10:29
Ryan Pollack: Fascinating situation. Can’t wait to see what Francona does
10:29
Bro Charboneau: Davis is going to drive him. Saves Francona’s bacon.
10:29
The Hamburglar: Rajai Davis bomb incoming
10:29
Jason: Miller is hitting a monster dong. You heard it here first
10:30
5 Run Homer: Ruh-roh
10:30
Ryan Pollack: Oops
10:30
Ryan Pollack: Very close to making our poll correct, here
10:30
Eno Sarris: Cameron calling for the squeeze
10:31
Zmccoy: WALK HIM NOW!!
10:31
Ryan Pollack: Interesting strategy
10:31
Ryan Pollack: Then you essentially force Miller out of the game
10:32
The Hamburglar: Why is Michael Martinez that far off the bag….
10:32
5 Run Homer: Safe? He was safe
10:32
Ryan Pollack: Seems safe to me
10:32
Ryan Pollack: Either that or the ol’ not-enough-to-overturn
10:32
Mike D: Safe
10:33
Eno Sarris: not enough evidence
10:33
Pat: double play time
10:33
Russ: Calling another catcher pickoff attempt this AB.
10:34
Ryan Pollack: Good job, FanGraphs chat!
10:34
Bro Charboneau: BACON SAVED!
10:34
kevinthecomic: oof, Davis
10:34
peachesnnuts: Rajai wyd
10:34
Eno Sarris: someone needs to GIF that slide he was so dead
10:34
Zmccoy: What the heck is Davis doing?
10:34
Pat: tootblan city
10:35
CamdenWarehouse: Is Soler’s arm considered good?
10:35
Ryan Pollack: UZR has his arm at -3.1 runs for his career. DRS at -3
10:36
Uncle Jimbo: I like Davis’ back slide. That’s a first for me.
10:36
Uncle Jimbo: Kiley had a 55 on Soler’s arm at the end of 2014.
10:36
Brian S: A 2 run lead is huge in this scenario. Worth the risked out for a man on third with 1 out again
10:37
The Hamburglar: Well look at where Kiley is now, so who cares about his opinion!
10:37
Eno Sarris: He’s athletic. I thought the slide was silly, beautiful, great, and also looked like he was dead when the call came through. throw was great, but he gave up on the ball early.
10:37
Ryan Pollack: Yeah, Kiley is only entrusted to help rebuild a franchise 😉
10:37
Eno Sarris:

That’s how you deal with bears, not umpires.
29 Oct 2016
10:38
Ryan Pollack: Oh wow
10:38
CamdenWarehouse: wow
10:38
Zmccoy: Wow
10:38
5 Run Homer: Wowie
10:38
Eno Sarris: I’m going to look away from twitter because mathematically it’s actually faster to dive to the base.
10:38
5 Run Homer: Oh. Safe.
10:38
ChatzMcGee: Safe.
10:39
Nate: Out.
10:39
Ryan Pollack: (This is like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck)
10:39
kevinthecomic: safe
10:39
Sean: Looked out to me…
10:39
Eno Sarris: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/diving-into-first-base-maybe-not-crazy/
10:40
Ryan Pollack: Everyone sing along!
10:41
anonymous: Bill Murray officially unhinged
10:41
ChatzMcGee: Bill Murray ??en fuego.
10:41
2-D: Dammit.. the X factor Bill Murray
10:42
Paul G.: He did come here to drink beer.
10:42
Seth Moko: Bill Murrah has the highest WPA in this game
10:42
Russ: Bill Murray is having more fun than anyone there.
10:42
LioneeR: Heyward catch that? I think so. I love that man.
10:42
Eno Sarris: Yes.
10:42
LioneeR: Eno, only if your dive is timed like perfect. If you hit the ground much at all before hand then you are slower. Not sure which would be the case here.
10:43
Eno Sarris: He was close to perfect and close to perfect is faster. You fly through the air and have gravity to aid you.
10:43
Eno Sarris: If sprinters were allowed to dive they would.
10:44
Evan: Is it faster to let the ball go through your legs or field it?
10:44
senpaisanto: so shaw -> otero -> allen?
10:45
Ryan Pollack: I think they try and squeeze Miller into Otero’s uniform and see if anyone notices
10:45
Eno Sarris: If this ends 1-0 it’s like the opposite of what we all that going in.
10:46
Eno Sarris: Oh god I’m sorry there was a whole other page of chats I just found.
10:46
Seth: Bill Murray is trashed.
10:46
Eno Sarris: Only way to do that.
10:46
Eno Sarris: That’s a baseball thing I dream of doing and will never do.
10:46
Russ: Tell that to Shaunae Miller in the Olympics, Eno
10:47
Pat: 20 mph gusts of wind, lol
10:47
Paul G.: A sprinter won a gold medal at the Olympics because she dived across the finish line.

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/15/12495252/rio-2016-allyson-felix-shaunae-miller-400-meter-photo-finish-rules-chest-dive-feet-hands
10:47
Eno Sarris: yeah but they ruled it a fall right? rules say you can’t do it, AFAIK
10:47
b: Am I correct in my belief that there hasn’t been a single deeply hit ball all night?
10:47
Dock Ellis: So I put a $10 bet on the game going over 20.5 runs at +5700. Guess I’m not going to win that, am I?
10:48
Eno Sarris: Before or after your car got towed.
10:48
Ryan Pollack: Perez, Montero, Conteras only players to hit a ball > 300 ft tonight
10:48
The Hamburglar: It was ruled legal. I think other sprinters came to her defense and said it happens more than you think
10:48
Russ: Last line of that sbnation article: “A dive is legal, and this time it won a gold medal for Miller.”
10:48
Eno Sarris: well I can’t read. so there.
10:49
CamdenWarehouse: Lonnie is so bad
10:49
Eno Sarris: What’s up Chisenbutt
10:49
Eno Sarris: Lonald
10:50
Eno Sarris: Soler hot dogged a triple
10:50
Ryan Pollack: Baez time
10:50
HPL: Could have been a home run
10:50
Youppi!: Is it hot-dogging when you expect it to go out of play?
10:50
Joseph: International feed commenting on how dead the ballpark was in terms of fan noise, aaaaand then: “What happened in right field?!” from Vasgersian. Reasonable response to that event.
10:51
Eno Sarris: Yeah I guess he thought he was out. He still runs well, is what I was talking about but did a poor job of.
10:51
Santiago: Wind? Or Lonnie just sucks?
10:51
Eno Sarris: Lonnie’s not great out there.
10:52
Rick: Baez–still the Best Young Player in Baseball?
10:52
Eno Sarris: Let’s see what happens next and decide then, I think.
10:53
Zmccoy: One more out from him and I say they trade him.
10:53
The Hamburglar: Baez is a good player whose happened to have an exciting postseason. I don’t think he’s going to be an MVP candidate anytime soon
10:53
Eno Sarris: I dunno. I used to think he wouldn’t be a major leaguer.
10:54
jonnyzuck: They mentioned gravity helping the acceleration on the diving article, but how would gravity accelerate you in the X(along the baseline) direction? In a free fall situation gravity would pull you closer to the ground but it not along the baseline.
10:54
The Hamburglar: He put up a 94 wRC+. That, combined with his good defense and base running, makes him a good player. I think anymore is asking for huge improvements in his approach at the plate
10:54
Eno Sarris: The base is on the ground, so you’re getting horizontal as quickly as possible. You’re pushing your body to the point of the bag. It’s a diagonal thing.
10:56
Russ:

World Series Science: don’t dive into 1st base. Instant a runner leaves his feet, he slows down. May have cost Royals a run and the game.
30 Oct 2014
10:57
Eno Sarris:

Actually I think diving was prob right decision in this case, but should have not hit ground prior to touching 1B…. twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
29 Oct 2016
10:57
Eno Sarris: If you aren’t pushing on the ground with a foot, you are flying through the air. You could fly right at the bag.
10:58
anonymous: But you only need your foot to contact the bag, not your hand. Your foot is closer to the ground than your hand.
10:58
Eno Sarris: see my last tweet.
10:59
Russ: I trust Bill Nye over Eno. Sorry, Eno.
10:59
Nate: If you get your science from Bill Nye, you might want to study ACTUAL science…
11:00
Jsolid: When you dive, you accelerate with your quad which is a much stronger muscle.
11:00
Pat: I trust eno over bill nye any day of the week
11:00
Eno Sarris: That too, you’re jumping at the thing. If I wanted something I would jump at it.
11:01
Miguel Sano: As someone who recently graduated with a physics degree I’m going with Bill Nye on this one
11:01
Eno Sarris: He’s assuming your foot hits the ground again, I think.
11:01
Eno Sarris: as in, pushing forward.
11:01
Aniball: Nye oversimplifies it I think. Of course the runner’s body as a whole slows down once he leaves the ground. But diving gives a runner more extension beyond the center of their mass, which could make up for it.
11:02
Bro Charboneau: There’s only one way to solve this. Foot race to first base between Eno (diving) and Science Guy (running through.) Conclusive results to follow.
11:02
Ryan Brock: If Schwarber gets a hold of one this inning, they/we will never stop talking about him.
11:03
Eno Sarris: Anyway, maybe I’m wrong. But I think of it as geometry. Both objects are in flight, one could reach forward as far as possible given that situation.
11:04
Pat: this game is getting baseball’d so hard so far
11:04
The Hamburglar: Would Schwarber hitting a game tying or go ahead HR be the Gibson HR of our generation?
11:04
Eno Sarris: I think all of twitter/media/Wrigley would implode immediately.
11:05
Eno Sarris: What if Gibson did what he did in the age of cell phones and social media
11:05
Jess: You get a bigger push off your last stride if you’re not trying to stay upright, surely?
11:05
Eno Sarris: That’s part of the guys’ argument I talked to. If you change the angle of your last push and dive forward you’re making the angles line up with your longest dimension.
11:06
The Hamburglar: It’s Eno’s favorite man crush
11:06
Eno Sarris: Bryan Shaw is pretty nasty with that 95 mph cutter.
11:06
Ryan Pollack: That sure looked good from here
11:07
Seth: Hey so in the topic of the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, I was watching the end of Major League, which ends in a walkoff, 2 base suicide squeeze, and I was wondering if that’s ever happened before?
11:07
5 Run Homer: That cutter
11:07
Ryan Pollack: Schwarbertime
11:08
Ryan Pollack: High strike
11:08
Hint of Rye: I think I’m fine with Shaw here
11:08
Eno Sarris: Looks a bit nervous
11:09
5 Run Homer: That’s so lame
11:09
Pat: I honestly hate bryan shaw’s face
11:09
Youppi!: May the Schwab be with you…that’s gotta be like 20 grade punning
11:09
ChatzMcGee: Anti-climax
11:09
Nate: That facial hair for Shaw…
11:09
Ryan Pollack: Yeah that’s pretty bad
11:10
Bronn: So, Schwarber was only about 300 feet short of the fence there.
11:10
Ryan Pollack: Fowler. Really wish the Orioles had signed him
11:11
Eno Sarris: Fowler started switch hitting in the minors and is more comfortable from the right.
11:11
The Hamburglar: What are your feelings on Schwarber’s future? Obviously the power is off the charts, but will he hit for enough AVG to make up for the defense/base running short comings. Is he a Chris Davis type?
11:12
Eno Sarris: Worst case scenario he’s Jay Bruce with a better bat. Or he could be someone’s awesome first baeman. (intentional error)
11:12
Pat: Ryan, which rando are the o’s going to sign to hit 40 taters this year
11:13
Ryan Pollack: Man, I dunno. Angel Pagan?
11:13
Ryan Pollack: Lind, maybe
11:13
ChatzMcGee: Colby Rasmus.
11:13
Bro Charboneau: Andruw Jones, comeback player of the year at 39.
11:14
Ryan Pollack: I could see Rasmus
11:14
Eno Sarris: ANDRUW
11:14
Russ: Julio Franco.
11:14
kevinthecomic: mitch moreland?
11:14
peachesnnuts: Grichuk going nuts in Baltimore some year is fact
11:14
Ryan Pollack: Grichuk. Jealous. Cardinals hit on nearly every prospect they develop
11:14
jonnyzuck: A-Rod hinted at a return next year…
11:14
ChatzMcGee: Trevor Plouffe.
11:14
Ryan Pollack: I would pay lots of money to see A-Rod in an Orioles uniform
11:15
The Hamburglar: Wilin Rosario
11:15
Ryan Pollack: All Yankees get booed at Camden Yards, but he hears the worst of it
11:16
The Hamburglar: I thought Tex got it pretty bad
11:16
Ryan Pollack: That’s true, him being from Maryland
11:16
Hint of Rye: Did you all know that Grichuk was taken one pick before Trout? Because I only hear it every game during the regular season
11:17
Ryan Pollack: I did not
11:17
Sister Fister: Did Chisenhall buy a ticket? He’s in the RF seats.
11:17
The Hamburglar: Jesus, can you imagine Trout on the Cardinals, with their ability to turn shit into gold. He would hit .450 with 60 HRs/70 SBs every year
11:18
kevinthecomic: the list of guys taken before trout is, in hindsight, gruesome
11:18
Ryan Pollack: Kind of a Sam Bowie / Michael Jordan situation
11:18
Ryan Pollack: Although Grichuk is good (from what I recall)
11:19
Russ: Can Mike Trout name everyone who was drafted ahead of him like Draymond Green?
11:19
Eno Sarris: Having spoken to him a bunch, I say 95% no.
11:20
Bro Charboneau: Is there any methodology to figure out the biggest upsets in WS history?
11:20
Eno Sarris: we could use WAR I guess.
11:20
Ryan Pollack: Probably would have to do the BaseRuns for each team prior to the series, accounting for any roster changes between the end of the regular season & the beginning of the WS
11:20
Evan: Albert Pujols can apparently name everyone drafted before him.
11:20
Eno Sarris: He’s crafty.
11:21
bill: worth pointing out angels drafted grichuk… they had back to back.
11:22
kevinthecomic: donavan tate, matt hobgood, jiovanni mier — all taken b4 trout
11:22
Eno Sarris: Mier was going to be the business at short.
11:22
Hamburger helper: when trout is 38 I think we should allow him to take steroids to settle the argument that not everyone can do what Bonds did.
11:22
Eno Sarris: OH MY LORD
11:23
The Hamburglar: Michael Martinez vs. Aroldis Chapman. This is why I watch October baseball.
11:23
Eno Sarris: My first emoji and it’s the most dad
11:24
McDonaldland: Chapman, Melancon, or Jansen?
11:24
Ryan Pollack: Jansen for me, assuming we are talking about starting a baseball team
11:24
Eno Sarris: definitely not Melancon unless he’s like 10% of the other guys
11:24
Eno Sarris: (did I say that out loud)
11:25
Hint of Rye: We need 100 emojis or this chat isn’t hip
11:25
Uncle Jimbo: Jansen
11:25
Mayor McCheese: Melancon for longevity
11:25
Dock Ellis: Whatever happened to Craig Kimbrel? When I hear about closers all I hear is Miller, Chapman, and Jensen.
11:25
Pat: melancon makes me angry because it should be spelled melanson
11:26
Ryan Pollack: Kimbrel’s walk rate has ticked up a bit. I think he was injured this year too?
11:27
Xmx: Also, he’s not a free agent
11:27
Eno Sarris: I mean he’s the argument not to sign these guys for a bunch of years but if you sign him for a bunch of years you might turn him into great prospects at the deadline, which I guess figures in.
11:28
Xmx: Rizzo with the fancy feet over there at first
11:29
Ryan Pollack: I read an article on his footwork on the bag and how he doesn’t toe the corner like most guys but puts more of his foot on the base. Can’t find it tho
11:30
Ryan Pollack:

Do the Cubs tie the game or walk it off?
Yes (45.2% | 57 votes)
 
No (54.7% | 69 votes)
 
Total Votes: 126
11:30
Russ: I voted yes because I love baseball.
11:30
Guest: yes
11:31
5 Run Homer: I voted yes cause Rizzo
11:31
Eno Sarris: Allen has a high spin rate curve and fastball and the fastball is really fast. He nasty, and somehow bat got to ball.
11:31
Ginny Baker: no
11:31
Eno Sarris: Lance McCullers would be the nastiest closer.
11:31
The Hamburglar: Vince Velasquez would too
11:31
Pat: pretty sure joe west was literally just asleep
11:32
Ryan: Walk –> triple play because cubs gonna cub
11:32
Xmx: SETH. LUGO.
11:32
jsolid: joe west does not give a damn about checked swing calls
11:33
Ryan Pollack: Time of game so far, 3.5 hours
11:33
Ryan Pollack: In a 1-0 game
11:33
Ginny Baker’s Dad: Filthy curve
11:33
Russ: That’s a sexy pitch.
11:34
Eno Sarris: oh my it’s Heyward
11:34
Paul G.: This narrative writes itself.
11:34
desertfox9139: heyward is going to homer
11:34
Pat: heyward hits a walk off dinger here and the entire world explodes and we all die
11:34
Xmx: This at bat basically cements his narrative, right?
11:34
Jason Heyward: Am I still worth my contract?
11:35
Cage: This is perfect
11:35
Russ: As a Braves fan I really hope Heyward pulls this off. He needs it as much as Chicago needs this WS.
11:35
Bro Charboneau: Cue theme to the Natural and begin broadcasting in slo mo now…
11:35
Ryan Pollack: Cubs have Almora and Ross on the bench
11:35
Dock Ellis: If Hayward homers is this like Lloyd Christmas screaming “and you totally redeemed yourself!!!”
11:35
desertfox9139: he is a really good dude. deserves something to happen for him
11:35
peachesnnuts: Heyward is going to walk here no question
11:35
99: If it’s a seeing-eye dribbler that still scores the run, do we love Heyward?
11:36
Ryan Pollack: Cubs WE at 13.8%
11:36
Ryan Pollack: Wut
11:36
Eno Sarris: ohmygodtheseeingeyedribbler
11:36
jsolid: TOPSPIN!
11:36
Grandpa Ross: OH MY GOD
11:36
Xmx: This still cements his narrative.
11:37
H: Napoli Buckner!!!
11:37
Hamburger helper: The only dribbler Heyward gets tonight is at a urinal
11:37
Officer Big Mac: do we still love heyward
11:37
Ryan Pollack: WE up to 19.4%
11:37
Cole: Baez is literally going to swing out of his shoes here
11:38
Brandon: Don’t know a lot about the Indians roster, but isn’t there a defensive replacement for Nap? He’s got to be there worst fielder right now
11:38
Ryan Pollack: Indians have Guyer left
11:38
desertfox9139: he’s in the OF now
11:38
Ryan Pollack: Nope, I lied, their bench is empty
11:38
benny: baez walk-off onto waveland calling it
11:38
Eno Sarris: Baez wants the ball is right
11:39
jsolid: that was down the pipe, he missed it
11:39
ChatzMcGee: Middle-middle.
11:39
kevinthecomic: keep ur head on the ball — he pulled up and out
11:39
Eno Sarris: strikeout coming
11:39
jsolid: LI = 1000
11:39
Bro Charboneau: Baez Puigs this at bat.
11:39
Bro Charboneau: Enthusiastic K coming up!
11:39
The Hamburglar: This game has been awesome
11:40
Ryan Pollack: Indeed
11:40
Eno Sarris: sorta held up probably
11:41
ChatzMcGee: Baez lays down the 2-strike bunt!
11:41
Ryan Pollack: Eno called it
11:41
Eno Sarris: oh boy!
11:41
Eno Sarris: that was high!
11:41
Eno Sarris: I think he held up
11:41
Sgtjunior: cheese
11:41
ChatzMcGee: That was a very human reaction from Baez, big sigh.
11:41
5 Run Homer: Javy is still Javy
11:41
desertfox9139: you know your pitching and beer.
11:41
Brandon: Fantastic game
11:41
The Hamburglar: Thanks guys, this game and chat was great
11:41
Russ: That was an enjoyable game of beisbol.
11:42
2-D: BLOWN AWAY
11:42
Denji: Hey Ryan you got your balls to the wall 1-0 game wish
11:42
Eno Sarris: Hey guys! thanks for hanging out! Thanks to Ryan for not yelling at me!
11:42
Hint of Rye: That was a lot of fun. Thanks chat friends!
11:42
Aroldis Chimpout: 3:30+ 1-0 game yayyyyyyyyyy
11:42
Ryan: Indians bullpen is better than … everything?
11:42
Pat: god i love the collective disappointment of 50 thousand people
11:42
Ryan Pollack: Anytime Eno, and likewise!
11:42
kevinthecomic: thanks fellas — kluber tomorrow — looking good for indians
11:42
Ryan Pollack: Thanks for making this so much fun y’all!
11:43
Eno Sarris: I have to put my children to bed I think, I love you all
11:43
Eno Sarris: Good night!
11:43
Mike Napoli: Party at my house tonight!





 

With a phone full of pictures of pitchers' fingers, strange beers, and his two toddler sons, Eno Sarris can be found at the ballpark or a brewery most days. Read him here, writing about the A's or Giants at The Athletic, or about beer at October. Follow him on Twitter @enosarris if you can handle the sandwiches and inanity.

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