2017 World Series Game 2 Live Blog
| 7:55 |
: Welcome to the Game 2 Live Blog, everyone.
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| 7:56 |
:
I am rooting for
Houston (57.9% | 131 votes)
LA (42.0% | 95 votes)
Total Votes: 226
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| 7:56 |
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I think
Houston will win (56.1% | 127 votes)
LA will win (43.8% | 99 votes)
Total Votes: 226
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| 7:57 |
:
Rich Hill goes
1-3 innings (5.5% | 12 votes)
4+ innings (44.9% | 97 votes)
5+ innings (41.6% | 90 votes)
6+ innings (5.5% | 12 votes)
7+ innings (0.9% | 2 votes)
8+ innings (0.4% | 1 vote)
9 innings (0.9% | 2 votes)
Total Votes: 216
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| 7:58 |
:
The Better Justin Tonight
Verlander (82.3% | 182 votes)
Turner (17.6% | 39 votes)
Total Votes: 221
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| 7:58 |
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Too Many Polls, Dave
True (31.5% | 72 votes)
False (68.4% | 156 votes)
Total Votes: 228
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| 7:59 |
: Thanks for joining us tonight!
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| 7:59 |
: Dan and Travis will be here soon.
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| 8:00 |
: Just as a heads up, a few of my friends here in town insisted on joining me tonight, so I’ll be balancing watching the game and live blogging here with not entirely ignoring them, so I might be a little slower on the commentary here than on some other nights.
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| 8:00 |
: But we’ll keep this thing alive.
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| 8:00 |
: And I’m sure Dan and Travis will have plenty to say.
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| 8:01 |
: What are the odds Houston wins the series if they lose tonight?
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| 8:01 |
: Probably not great. Maybe 20%?
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| 8:01 |
: No poops tonight?
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| 8:01 |
: I don’t trust my pooping projection system enough to know for sure. Thanks for the overly personal query, though!
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| 8:02 |
: Can your friends chat too???
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| 8:02 |
: I would imagine they’ll make some kind of appearance.
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| 8:02 |
: We might prefer your friends to you
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| 8:02 |
: That would be wise.
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| 8:02 |
: Just have them pretend to be you and let us guess.
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| 8:03 |
: They aren’t here yet. Unlike me, they have jobs that aren’t “sit at a bar and watch baseball with a laptop in front of you.”
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| 8:04 |
: Also, I should probably give a plug to the local establishment that has let me post up at a table for hours on end multiple times this month. If you’re ever in Bend, check out J-Dub. It’s the most reasonably priced bar downtown, and the crew here is awesome, even to losers who don’t drink and just want to leach off their TV and wifi.
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| 8:04 |
: never let Paisley sing this ever again
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| 8:04 |
: what’s wrong with your house’s tv and wifi
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| 8:04 |
: It is occupied by a two year old
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| 8:05 |
: I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to convince a toddler that “daddy is working” while he stares at the TV, but it’s not very easy.
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| 8:05 |
: What do you buy, ya cheapskate?
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| 8:05 |
: Dinner, a non-alcoholic beverage, and a good tip.
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| 8:05 |
: Howdy, folks
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| 8:05 |
: The yelp reviews for J-Dub check out….
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| 8:06 |
: I hate General Zod’s jacket.
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| 8:06 |
: It’s great. There’s a lot of breweries in town that are a bit more trendy, but this place has beers from all of them, and is by far my favorite place to hang out. And their stuff is dramatically cheaper than the tourist traps.
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| 8:07 |
: My two-year-old’s daily comment is daddy not baseball again!
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| 8:07 |
: Last night, my son got very excited for the He-Man Geico commercial because it was “Cartoooooooons!”
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| 8:07 |
: He was annoyed when they went away.
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| 8:07 |
: That’s why they invented military school.
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| 8:07 |
: Dan lives! We miss you.
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| 8:07 |
: Waiting for a yelp review “nice bar, weird guy sitting in corner on lap top not drinking.”
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| 8:07 |
: Vin!
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| 8:07 |
: I was here last week for ALCS game!
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| 8:08 |
: Viiiiiiiiiiin
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| 8:08 |
: Scully!
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| 8:08 |
: This is awesome
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| 8:08 |
: pace of play vin
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| 8:08 |
: My 2-year-old and “Paw Patrol” dominate our main living space and television. This could be an actual basement blogging experience from yours truly
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| 8:08 |
: DO IT FOR VIN
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| 8:08 |
: There really is no better time to capture Vin Scully in a giant net and force him to broadcast the game.
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| 8:08 |
: Vin seems to be heading for the actual mound.
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| 8:09 |
: Vin makes me feel bad for rooting for Houston
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| 8:09 |
: He is obviously gonna throw a strike
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| 8:09 |
: This is the best first pitch of all time
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| 8:09 |
: Steve Yaeger looks like Sober Joe Namath
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| 8:09 |
: If Sober Joe Namath was an actual person.
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| 8:10 |
: Botox.
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| 8:10 |
: Steve Yeager: Botox man!
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| 8:10 |
: The windup!
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| 8:10 |
: This is so cool
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| 8:10 |
: Okay this is a little long
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| 8:10 |
: I assume Vin just goes around with a mike a PA system and narrates everything he does like this.
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| 8:11 |
: Vin can take as long as he f***ing wants
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| 8:11 |
: Fernandomaniaaa
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| 8:11 |
: I was really expecting Sandy there
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| 8:11 |
: This man is a treasure and he should be enshrined in Cooperstown
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| 8:11 |
: Worst thing about tonight’s game: Listening to Joe Buck.
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| 8:11 |
: Valenzuela better do the exaggerated turn towards second
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| 8:11 |
: Kidnapping Vin to call the game still a possibility
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| 8:12 |
: And for my next trick… SANDY KOUFAX!
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| 8:12 |
: Pace of play Vin.
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| 8:12 |
: Fernando doesn’t look that old.
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| 8:12 |
: Botox.
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| 8:13 |
: If Jerry DiPoto is watching, does he sign Fernando?
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| 8:13 |
: I hope I look as good at age 30 as Vin Scully does now.
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| 8:13 |
: Dan, does ZIPS do one game predictions?
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| 8:13 |
: Yup.
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| 8:14 |
: Dodgers secretly hate Manfred; thought game 1 was too short; wanna make sure game 2 goes until midnight local time
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| 8:14 |
: That was amazing!
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| 8:14 |
: I teared up at that whole thing and I am a person from Toronto who did not grow up listening to Vin Scully call games.
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| 8:14 |
: They should’ve gone for the ultra-length here. Slowly bring out every player from the 1981 Dodgers. Don’t start the game until 1 AM just to get people mad.
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| 8:14 |
: I have a flight to catch, boards at 8:45PT. Sitting at the airport bar in Sacramento. Odds of the game ending before I board?
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| 8:15 |
: Slim.
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| 8:15 |
: Dan, does ZIPS do predictions for one game and then you reveal the results?
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| 8:15 |
: Did a piece on the game-by-game for the Series!
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| 8:15 |
: Bring out Kirk Gibson and as a tribute to ’88 have him slowly limp towards the mound
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| 8:16 |
: I wasn’t a huge pace of play guy until last night, now I want them to do everything. Pitch clocks, no mound visits, bring on the works
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| 8:16 |
: Travis, give us a pearl of wisdom?
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| 8:17 |
: Just one pearl?
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| 8:17 |
: A singlet
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| 8:17 |
: Hmmmm
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| 8:17 |
: 9% humidity? it IS a dry heat
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| 8:17 |
: I only give out cubic zirconia of wisdom.
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| 8:17 |
: I sort of don’t mind longer playoff games. All for last night’s play in the 162 though
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| 8:18 |
: Rich Hill has already thrown more balls tonight than Kershaw did last night.
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| 8:18 |
: ‘It takes more energy to be unhappy than happy’ – Travis’ wife
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| 8:18 |
: I polled the room and that’s the best we had here in Bay Village
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| 8:18 |
: when there are three hosts jotcast should have a feature that indicates who clears each reader comment
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| 8:19 |
: All the ridiculous ones are mine.
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| 8:19 |
: That would be an excellent feature
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| 8:19 |
: Dave, stop talking to your friends!
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| 8:19 |
: I’ll tell Jacob to stop distracting me.
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| 8:19 |
: Probably doesn’t take much energy to be unhappy if she’s married to you
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| 8:19 |
: I demand Cistulli!
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| 8:19 |
: Probably a fair point
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| 8:20 |
: C’mon RIch, we have a time of 2:28 to beat tonight
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| 8:20 |
: Sgt. Pepper going for the throat
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| 8:20 |
: spicy comments from Sgt. Pepper!
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| 8:20 |
: Rough start for Hill and Travis
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| 8:21 |
: Sgt. Pepper is unhappy because deep down he knows he’s not as good as Revolver
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| 8:21 |
: Hill not looking great so far
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| 8:22 |
: I voted 4+ for Hill, but…
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| 8:22 |
: Did YouTube intentionally put the arrow in the middle of the TV screen?
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| 8:22 |
: I’m betting yes.
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| 8:23 |
: I’ve made that catch before, I made it look a lot worse though
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| 8:23 |
: It’s a genius ad
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| 8:23 |
: Buckets are always useful.
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| 8:24 |
:
Oh, man, you absoultely have to stop what you’re doing right now and watch this video.
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| 8:24 |
: One of my friends is a Mariner fan and is getting kicked out soon.
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| 8:24 |
: Nasty curve
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| 8:24 |
: I fell for Grant’s tweet last night
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| 8:24 |
: Hello friends
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| 8:24 |
: Altuve did…not look great there
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| 8:25 |
: Altuve doesn’t look like that very often, does he.
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| 8:25 |
: I love Grant, him and Jeff should write stuff together.
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| 8:25 |
: Effectively All Over The Place Episode 1188
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| 8:25 |
: That curve is…rich.
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| 8:25 |
: Grant and Jeff have 80-grade humor
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| 8:25 |
: Grant’s another member of the old usenet crü
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| 8:26 |
: Does youtube need ads? I feel like youtube is omnipresent enough to be essentially above the need to advertise
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| 8:26 |
: conspiracy theory: Hill “intentionally” threw wildly at Springer just to confuse Bregman, ALtuve, and Correa
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| 8:26 |
: That Puig article today from Jeff was gold
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| 8:26 |
: the ads are for a new $35 service…since you didn’t know that, they probably need to do more ads!
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| 8:26 |
: Do any of beer ads we see need to exist either?
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| 8:27 |
: 18 pitches for Hill. Seems like a lot compared to last night…
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| 8:27 |
: I’m in favor of beerwareness.
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| 8:28 |
: beer companies dont need ads with eno walking around
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| 8:28 |
: Hill’s teammates claim that they had plenty of bathrooms, Rich was just a very odd guy
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| 8:28 |
: Wells Fargo ad……with their recent data breach do they need to advertise….everyone knows them!!
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| 8:28 |
: What is a toilet but a fancy bucket with running water?
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| 8:28 |
: 18 pitches, no blisters. He’s dealing!
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| 8:30 |
: Dating myself here, but I can remember in middle school my buddies and I trying to pitch like Fernando (exaggerated leg kick, look up to the sky) — we spent a lot of time in the woods behind the backstop looking for baseballs
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| 8:30 |
: Kevin, there are plenty of fish in the sea. you don’t need to date yourself
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| 8:30 |
: Kevin, me and my buddies were way ahead of you imitating Luis Tiant.
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| 8:31 |
: wow
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| 8:31 |
: I still imitate Hideo Nomo
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| 8:32 |
: I really like watching JV pitch
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| 8:32 |
: Doesn’t look gassed. I withdraw my question that you guys didn’t answer anyway.
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| 8:32 |
: Verlander is wearing almost normal pants. He used to wear basically leggings with the Tigers
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| 8:33 |
: Peyton sighting
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| 8:33 |
: Only fastballs. Forever.
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| 8:33 |
: Looks like he broke his bat. JV looks fierce out of the gate.
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| 8:33 |
: Verlander is… good
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| 8:33 |
: So 96 mph heat on the outside black…
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| 8:34 |
: Curveball sighting
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| 8:34 |
: Verlander getting us back on pace for 2:30
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| 8:34 |
: Justin vs Justin!
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| 8:34 |
: Chalk one up for Verlander
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| 8:34 |
: I’m trying to convince my freing that just following baseball with standard ESPN level analysis, isn’t good if you want to know what is really going on.How do I convince him to try fangraphs instead?
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| 8:34 |
: Give me their phone numbers
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| 8:35 |
: Good pitching is so much fun
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| 8:35 |
: I’ll give you my phone number if you keep me company while I’m at work.
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| 8:36 |
: If your friend has some favorite players, you should send them any articles on players from FG.
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| 8:36 |
: What’s in it for me?
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| 8:36 |
: Everybody give Travis all the phone #’s of people they don’t like (or do, I guess)
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| 8:36 |
: Yes, give me their phone numbers. I will educate them about flyballs and various related matters.
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| 8:37 |
: They joy of edifying someone with a little bit of knowledge and turning them into a Fangraphs evangelist.
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| 8:37 |
: These 4PM start times suck. Won’t someone please think of Alaska?
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| 8:37 |
: The moRE24 you know!
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| 8:37 |
: “Have you heard the good news? The depth on Clayton Kershaw’s slider has changed”
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| 8:37 |
: You have TV in Alaska?
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| 8:38 |
: And wifi apparently
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| 8:39 |
: I am a high school senior, and my father and I are both big baseball fans. The problem is that whenever we have a discussion about a pitcher, he will say ” well he only won x games, so he isnt giving his team a chance to win, and therefore is not good”. How do I convince him that wins do not repersent how often a pitcher gave his team a chance to win or not, and that there are much better ways to evaluate pitchers performance than wins?I have tried many times and each time we end up at an impasse. (For context, my father grew up watching and rooting for the Orioles of the late 60’s and early 70’s where they had 4 20 game winners on the staff)
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| 8:39 |
: Vin got paid for those 67 years right? Like he wasn’t a prisoner?
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| 8:39 |
: very likable move of Joe Buck
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| 8:39 |
: Joe doth protest too much
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| 8:39 |
: Kidnap your father and take him to saber seminar (or) simply buy an Ad-Free membership as a holiday gift
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| 8:40 |
: Solution: new father.
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| 8:40 |
: Dad’s like baseball, but have no idea what they’re talking about
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| 8:40 |
: If he liked Vin Scully so much, he would stop his lame moralizing that Vin never does.
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| 8:40 |
: “gave 67 years of his life to the Dodgers” — ummm, i’m pretty sure he was compensated in some manner
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| 8:40 |
: John Smoltz talking rpms?
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| 8:41 |
: Would Appelman hire me to cold call people to try Fangraphs?
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| 8:41 |
: That was a pretty good curve.
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| 8:41 |
: 2nd inning Hill looked better than 1st inning Hill
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| 8:41 |
: The worst he could do is say ‘no’
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| 8:42 |
: The team that never strikes out seems to have picked an interesting time to shed that label
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| 8:42 |
: Save for the Bregman swing, Astros hitters have looked like they have no idea what they should be looking for in 11 innings
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| 8:42 |
: Remember when the A’s signed Rich Hill for $6M in 2016?
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| 8:42 |
: DadGraphs
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| 8:42 |
: Why so much U2? Did we do something wrong?
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| 8:42 |
: Love Rich Hill
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| 8:42 |
: I cant tell if John Smoltz is into advanced stats or he is crotchety. He is aware of them at least….
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| 8:42 |
: What effect does spin rate have?
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| 8:42 |
: I think he wants to resist them but is gradually giving in
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| 8:42 |
: High spin = more whiffs, low spin = grounders
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| 8:43 |
: Ernie Johnson trying to understand Statcast was halfway between funny and sad.
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| 8:43 |
: So is Dan like still part of this chat or what?
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| 8:43 |
: No spin = knuckleball
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| 8:43 |
: I’m in an out! There was a cat-related issue to deal with.
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| 8:43 |
: Where are Dave’s friends?
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| 8:44 |
: Right next to me.
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| 8:44 |
: Eric, Jacob, and Kip, for the record.
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| 8:44 |
: I thought we were Dave’s friends?
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| 8:44 |
: “Customers”
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| 8:44 |
: Hey Kip!
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| 8:44 |
: Hi, Eric & Jacob!
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| 8:45 |
: Ayy, say what up to my dude Kip
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| 8:45 |
: You’re friends with Kip Wells?
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| 8:45 |
: Also, hi Dave.
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| 8:45 |
: So which friend almost got kicked out?
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| 8:45 |
: Kip.
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| 8:45 |
: Before sabermetrics I used baseball to bond with my family now it just causes fights
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| 8:45 |
: Sabermetrics still dividing us
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| 8:45 |
: Hill blowing 87 by people at the letters will never not be fantastic
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| 8:45 |
: I wonder where the ring is now.
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| 8:46 |
: Pseudo-acquaintances?
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| 8:46 |
: It’s cute that Dave named the group of people next to him in a desperate attempt to prove he has “friends”
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| 8:46 |
: Rich Hill is wonderful, and he is a great Statcast teaching tool
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| 8:46 |
: Verlander going full anti-mcullers tonight
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| 8:46 |
: So… Verlander looks pretty good.
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| 8:46 |
: Let’s have a league where half the GM’s are our dads and the other half are us
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| 8:46 |
: curveball 2, for the K!
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| 8:46 |
: MLB in 2007
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| 8:46 |
: I love how JV is establishing the fastball.
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| 8:46 |
: Dave is just tired of these chats and can’t blame the kid every night.
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| 8:46 |
: It’s OK. I consider you my friend
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| 8:46 |
: Maybe he should throw that curve more hey
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| 8:48 |
: Why doesn’t fangraphs keep grades for spirit and life?
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| 8:48 |
: For the record, Jacob just ordered crispy spam on his burger, if you want to judge him for it.
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| 8:48 |
: Puig bat sniff!
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| 8:48 |
: Did he just smell his bat?
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| 8:48 |
: That’s such a typical Jacob move
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| 8:48 |
: Jacob needs to reevaluate his life decisions
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| 8:48 |
: What the actual f*** is crispy spam
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| 8:48 |
: Couldn’t we crowdsource ‘spirit’ and ‘life,’ Dave?
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| 8:49 |
: Is he Hawaiian?
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| 8:49 |
: Nope!
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| 8:49 |
: Dave are you brave enough to make a poll for what you should order?
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| 8:49 |
: How do your friends feel about dozens of random people on the internet judging them?
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| 8:49 |
: Kips a fan.
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| 8:50 |
: Verlander’s curve is better than Hill’s tonight,
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| 8:50 |
: Does kip currently have a sweater tied around his neck?
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| 8:50 |
: He’s not that kind of Kip.
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| 8:51 |
: Fast baseball is good baseball
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| 8:51 |
: This is good baseball
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| 8:51 |
: Kip is actually wearing a black Metallica t-shirt and skinny jeans.
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| 8:51 |
: If he ever wears skinny jeans, he’ll be unfriended.
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| 8:52 |
: The lack of balls in play isn’t super awesome though.
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| 8:52 |
: Dave lives in Portland and is still against skinny jeans?
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| 8:52 |
: I do not live in Portland.
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| 8:52 |
: Bend is very different.
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| 8:52 |
: Much more of a washed-out-X-Games vibe.
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| 8:53 |
: It’s so clear in LA!
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| 8:53 |
: That’s an E4.
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| 8:53 |
: Forsyth would have had that.
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| 8:54 |
: Did Eno seriously ask Kershaw about the depth of his slider and the health of his back in the same question? what was he thinking?
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| 8:54 |
: Well, Utley would have had it 98% of the time.
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| 8:54 |
: YES A BUNT OPP!!
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| 8:54 |
: How on Earth is that a hit?
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| 8:54 |
: Chase Buttley
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| 8:54 |
: AL pitchers at bat is SO WEIRD
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| 8:55 |
: Verlander didn’t run it out. What a punk.
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| 8:55 |
: Do you have faith that Hall voters will have figured out how to judge modern starters by the time JV is up?
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| 8:55 |
: Yes.
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| 8:55 |
: That was a hanger.
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| 8:55 |
: Worst pitch of the night.
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| 8:55 |
: By a lot.
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| 8:56 |
: I would imagine he got some bunting practice.
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| 8:56 |
: Before this week.
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| 8:56 |
: Ouch.
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| 8:56 |
: off the face
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| 8:56 |
: Ouch
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| 8:56 |
: It’s not like Verlander showed up the park and someone frantically started shouting “OMG JUSTIN THERES THIS THING CALLED PITCHER HITTING THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THIS EARTH SERIES THING”
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| 8:56 |
: Tom Emanski isn’t proud.
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| 8:56 |
: Ow
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| 8:56 |
: Taylor headed the ball to left.
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| 8:56 |
: Kind of a lucky break
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| 8:57 |
: Saved by the cap.
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| 8:57 |
: lol
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| 8:57 |
: No ouch
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| 8:57 |
: If he’s not wearing a cap it clears his head for a triple
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| 8:57 |
: Way to use your head Taylor
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| 8:57 |
: Two nice hits by the Astros
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| 8:57 |
: Altuve struggling with that high fastball.
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| 8:57 |
: Barnes plays catcher like a seasoned veteran. Is there a better catching duo in baseball?
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| 8:57 |
: So is the MLB.TV feed like 5 minutes behind?
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| 8:57 |
: No
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| 8:58 |
: I think Dodgers’ catchers combined for 9 WARP or so with framing
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| 8:58 |
: Hit just happened on the fox feed.
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| 8:58 |
: Dave is ahead of Fox
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| 8:58 |
: I’m watching on Fox!
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| 8:58 |
: I’m listening to ESPN radio over the internet and you guys are about 2-3 minutes ahead.
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| 8:58 |
: Im about a minute behind I think
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| 8:58 |
: Jose is struggling.
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| 8:58 |
: But Barnes looks like he’s becoming the man back there
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| 8:58 |
: You guys are being punished for trying to avoid Joe Buck.
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| 8:58 |
: Dave is ahead of whatever s**t cable I get
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| 8:59 |
: J-Dub: cheap, good food, great guys, TV from the future!
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| 8:59 |
: Altuve’s pressing, you never see him take these massive hacks
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| 8:59 |
: Awful at bats by altuve
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| 8:59 |
: I’m still in the 6th inning of game 1
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| 9:00 |
: Barnes did a nice job keeping that strike called a strike vs. Altuve
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| 9:00 |
: Altuve was sitting curveball, figuring any fastball would be in his eyes. Pitcher’s pitch by Hill.
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| 9:00 |
: Pretty good job by Hill getting out of that.
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| 9:00 |
: that curve
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| 9:00 |
: Good job by Hill
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| 9:00 |
: That was purty
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| 9:00 |
: nice job taylor’s hat
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| 9:00 |
: Hill got out of it?
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| 9:01 |
: Oh he did
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| 9:01 |
: Thanks for paying attention, Travis!
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| 9:01 |
: Verlander may only need one run
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| 9:01 |
: Ha. I need your cable feed
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| 9:01 |
: You guys watching the game?
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| 9:01 |
: I’m trying to. My friends are arguing about what 4K means.
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| 9:01 |
: Eric is about to prove Kip wrong.
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| 9:01 |
: I want Barnes to be good given that ZiPS has always been obsessed with him.
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| 9:02 |
: It’s one more k than 3k
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| 9:02 |
: 4K means 4 strikeouts
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| 9:02 |
: Stand your ground Kip!
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| 9:02 |
: 4 K is when a pitcher has a really good inning but one of them gets by the catcher
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| 9:02 |
: Grandal gonna become trade bait?
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| 9:02 |
: 4K is Murray Chass’s yearly blog views.
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| 9:02 |
: Kip is silly and wrong.
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| 9:02 |
: Eric knows what he talks about.
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| 9:02 |
: 4K is something you say your TV has to make your friends think you’re richer than they are.
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| 9:02 |
: 4K is the amount Verlander makes in a minute
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| 9:02 |
: No way they trade Grandal. why?
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| 9:03 |
: 4k is 2.7 miles
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| 9:03 |
: They certainly don’t have to … but Barnes has become the starter this postseason, or has at least grabbed strong side of platoon. Grandal still a winning player .
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| 9:03 |
: Do you have faith that Hall voters will have figured out how to judge modern starters before Mussina and Schilling run out of time?
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| 9:03 |
: No.
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| 9:04 |
: That ball looked better off the bat then that.
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| 9:04 |
: 20 more outs…
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| 9:05 |
: Verlander’s command is pretty awesome so far.
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| 9:05 |
: 96 at the bottom of the zone.
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| 9:05 |
: Can we talk a bit about Vin Scully’s top button? #Scandalous
|
| 9:05 |
: Silver Fox!
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| 9:05 |
: Jose!
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| 9:05 |
: Tuveeeeeeee
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| 9:06 |
: Would a normal second baseman have left his feet?
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| 9:06 |
: Most guys would have had to duck there
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| 9:06 |
: They should definitely trade Grandal (or Barnes). Both are obviously really good, but only one can play at a time. Either player has more value to another team. Dodgers should be able to improve another position by more than they will suffer by trading one of their 2 catchers, even if it isn’t a lopsided trade in their favor.
|
| 9:06 |
: That ball hits Judge in the ankle.
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| 9:06 |
: did you guys know he is short? and Judge is tall? pretty wild stuff huh
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| 9:06 |
: That was a pretty great bunt.
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| 9:06 |
: I think there’s also an argument in having an elite framer with offense, and even plus offense, behind plate for 162
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| 9:07 |
: Hill was burning down the line there
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| 9:07 |
: how much does post season performance impact Hall voting?
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| 9:07 |
: A good amount.
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| 9:07 |
: David Ortiz’s entire candidacy will be “October!!!”
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| 9:07 |
: I call that down hill skiing!
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| 9:08 |
: David Ortiz is October plus this is our F…ing city…..
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| 9:08 |
: We need to talk more about the Rich Hill drag bunt
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| 9:08 |
: Will Ortiz get in though?
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| 9:08 |
: For sure.
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| 9:09 |
: Rich Hill was just trying to embarrass Verlander by being way better at bunting
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| 9:10 |
: Same story with Baez/Russell, probably, though less clear there because playing Baez at 2B doesn’t surrender as much value as playing Barnes off-catcher
|
| 9:10 |
: I’d be curious to see Barnes in more of a utility role in addition to catching part-time
|
| 9:10 |
: My old boss used to have the top 4 buttons unbuttoned every day
|
| 9:11 |
: What type of profession?
|
| 9:11 |
: TGI Fridays
|
| 9:11 |
: entertainment
|
| 9:11 |
: Now I’m intrigued
|
| 9:11 |
: That looked like a strike.
|
| 9:12 |
: Gurriel just walked…wut?
|
| 9:12 |
: Strike
|
| 9:12 |
: I want to jump through the screen and scream to Smoltz that it’s height, not heighth.
|
| 9:12 |
: That first pitch strike might have been the best curve I’ve ever seen. That started at his face
|
| 9:12 |
: Smoltz is a believer in “irregardless”
|
| 9:13 |
: Brian mccann never thought about complaining about that strike
|
| 9:13 |
: No sports moment will be more ridiculous than when Peyton Manning won the super bowl and embraced Papa freaking John on the sidelines
|
| 9:13 |
: did you know a lot of celebrities live in or visit L.A.?
|
| 9:14 |
: Has anyone ever, in the history of the world, ever cared about which celebrities were at the World Series?
|
| 9:14 |
: Gotta catch that one, Austin.
|
| 9:14 |
: Bring in Grandal!
|
| 9:14 |
: Even i’m here!
|
| 9:14 |
: Rich Hill is here today
|
| 9:14 |
: Maybe I should stop lavishing praise on Barnes
|
| 9:14 |
: John Legend, Payton Manning, Vin Scully. Notable absences: Vin Scully’s top button!
|
| 9:14 |
: Another RISP! Actual tension!
|
| 9:15 |
: Puig with the stare down.
|
| 9:15 |
: Wow, that cannon.
|
| 9:15 |
: Oh damn, stared him in to staying
|
| 9:15 |
: Puig throwing SHADE
|
| 9:15 |
: Puig’s face lmao
|
| 9:15 |
: That throw could have possibly made it to 3rd on the fly
|
| 9:15 |
: This World Series automatically gets extra credit because the chief of the no fun police and Yasiel Puig are on the same field.
|
| 9:15 |
: Puig should carry baseball cards of the other team’s lineup and then intimidatingly lick the correct one in situations like this.
|
| 9:16 |
: Puig is a national treasure
|
| 9:16 |
: “See this? I’m EATING your Topps card. You’re next.”
|
| 9:16 |
: ^^ YES
|
| 9:16 |
: Dodgers pretty well suited for the Houston games in terms of finding a ninth hitter
|
| 9:16 |
: John Smoltz is talking about sample size.
|
| 9:16 |
: Marwin not looking for a middle-middle fastball I guess.
|
| 9:16 |
: Maeda is up in the pen
|
| 9:17 |
: Why are we watching place kickers in the WS
|
| 9:17 |
: Pitchers hitting is not fun
|
| 9:17 |
: Verlander home run lets do this
|
| 9:17 |
: if Verlander weren’t Verlander, this would be a clear PH, right?
|
| 9:17 |
: No manager in baseball takes out their SP right here.
|
| 9:18 |
: “We had file footage of a field goal kicker just in case, like, nobody knew what that was.”
|
| 9:18 |
: Sorry JV.
|
| 9:18 |
: But hitting curves is hard.
|
| 9:18 |
: I’d rather see a lottery system where a random person in the crowd hits for the pitcher
|
| 9:18 |
: How do nl fans put up with this
|
| 9:18 |
: Oh man
|
| 9:18 |
: That was sad
|
| 9:18 |
: My WWE 2K18 Verlander is pretty sweet. Came out really nicely.
|
| 9:19 |
: wow the strategery is so compelling…
|
| 9:19 |
: Wow that pitcher at bat with 2 on and 2 out was exhilarating!
|
| 9:19 |
: people watch at bats like that 8x times a game all year? yikes
|
| 9:19 |
: Dan is his own culture
|
| 9:19 |
: Most pitchers don’t look as bad as Verlander did there.
|
| 9:19 |
: Better than Randy Johnson!
|
| 9:19 |
: And even Bartolo had his big moment.
|
| 9:19 |
: Can we get an update on the Cameron crew
|
| 9:19 |
: Kip ate his burger in about 8.4 seconds.
|
| 9:19 |
: It was some kind of record.
|
| 9:19 |
: Eric has stopped talking to us.
|
| 9:20 |
: Jacob has been cleaning his hands with a dry napkin for two minutes now.
|
| 9:20 |
: What is Eric’s deal?
|
| 9:20 |
: I don’t think he likes us.
|
| 9:20 |
: You let pitchers hit because eventually, Jon Lester hit a home run, and it was absolutely hilarious.
|
| 9:20 |
: whats everyone else eating?
|
| 9:20 |
: I thought you didn’t drink, Dave
|
| 9:20 |
: spaghetti
|
| 9:20 |
: I don’t.
|
| 9:20 |
: Erik is a jerk
|
| 9:20 |
: Everybody, Eric’s on the outs so Dave has a friend opening
|
| 9:20 |
: Thats not too surprising about Eric. Disappointing though
|
| 9:21 |
: You let them hit because Bartolo Colon hit a HR and it was a thing of beauty
|
| 9:22 |
: What is McCann’s signal for 96 on the corner?
|
| 9:22 |
: A middle finger, probably.
|
| 9:23 |
: Do you think we will ever see a WS no-hitter again?
|
| 9:23 |
: Sure.
|
| 9:23 |
: Sliders coming yo.
|
| 9:23 |
: “Back in the day, 2006, Justin Verlander invented the fastball.”
|
| 9:24 |
: 97 on the black to mix it up.
|
| 9:24 |
: This game is starting to feel like Fox is going to come back late from a break and it will inexplicably be 1-1 in the bottom of the 9th.
|
| 9:24 |
: Jv was back before Houston. I learned that from Sullivan
|
| 9:24 |
: “Nobody could throw in the upper 90s late in the game!” “Kind of like Randy Johnson, who was already there, who could throw in the upper 90s late in the game.”
|
| 9:24 |
: Any predictions; Verlander going 9 innings?
|
| 9:24 |
: Probably not.
|
| 9:24 |
: He’s at 38 pitches with no outs in the 3rd.
|
| 9:24 |
: Whose chatting for Game 3?
|
| 9:24 |
: Edwards
|
| 9:25 |
: 97 on the black, if I were McCann.
|
| 9:25 |
: Its the 4th dave
|
| 9:25 |
: Yeah, meant 3+
|
| 9:25 |
: Most conventionally attractive at fangraphs?
|
| 9:25 |
: Sullivan, not close.
|
| 9:25 |
: Great at bat by Taylor
|
| 9:25 |
: Real good at bat for Taylor.
|
| 9:26 |
: Shoulda pinch hit earlier. Clearly
|
| 9:26 |
: Still no balls in play.
|
| 9:26 |
: Most unconventionally attractive then?
|
| 9:26 |
: Carson’s personality.
|
| 9:26 |
: He married so far out of his league.
|
| 9:26 |
: I am triggered by gr8st
|
| 9:27 |
: Good job by Taylor forcing the run down.
|
| 9:27 |
: Correa bro
|
| 9:27 |
: Carson’s wife must’ve read his Wikipedia page.
|
| 9:27 |
: Those were some grooved pitches to Seager
|
| 9:27 |
: Amber Alert for Travis?
|
| 9:28 |
: This dudes beard and hair is too much
|
| 9:28 |
: Sullivan also has a voice worthy of an audiobook narrator
|
| 9:28 |
: Sullivan could do the next Ken Burns series
|
| 9:28 |
: If only Jeff could pronounce .gif correctly
|
| 9:29 |
: At least Buck is at least vaguely familiar with Statcast.
|
| 9:29 |
: Turner isn’t clutch.
|
| 9:29 |
: Verlander’s thrown three middle-middle FBs this inning
|
| 9:29 |
: What happened to the fly balls Turner
|
| 9:29 |
: The Dodgers have been double play machines this series so far
|
| 9:29 |
: Keuchel gets some grounders, you might have heard.
|
| 9:30 |
: Verlander > Turner looking like a good choice in that poll
|
| 9:30 |
: Baseball games move so quickly without Pedro Baez
|
| 9:30 |
: How concerned should we be about Travis?
|
| 9:30 |
: Pretty sure he’s the reason you don’t live blog with a two year old.
|
| 9:31 |
: Well you have Eric there
|
| 9:31 |
: Wait, wait, wait…..what is the correct pronunciation of “.gif”? Because now I’m nervous I’ve been saying it wrong for years…
|
| 9:31 |
: Jeff pronounces it like peanut butter.
|
| 9:32 |
: I think Travis is still broken up by LT Pepper earlier
|
| 9:32 |
: Jeff is right!
|
| 9:32 |
: Jeff is wrong
|
| 9:32 |
: Sullivan’s “stop it, you suck” was my alame clock for a while
|
| 9:32 |
: Maeda in the 5th.
|
| 9:32 |
: I like it.
|
| 9:32 |
: Dave Roberts is great.
|
| 9:33 |
: I had to put the 2-year-old to bed. He couldn’t make it through Game 2
|
| 9:33 |
: 5 Straight righties in the lineup. Good move.
|
| 9:33 |
: Tandem starts, baby
|
| 9:33 |
: Baseball is losing the younger generation
|
| 9:33 |
: lol
|
| 9:33 |
: Maeda chucking 95 is so weird
|
| 9:33 |
: We win the poll on innings for Hill
|
| 9:34 |
: Buck and Smoltz still don’t quite get Roberts.
|
| 9:34 |
: “I dont know how much longer it could work”. Theres a maximum of 5 games left after tonight, John. I think they’ll be fine.
|
| 9:34 |
: Framing reference!
|
| 9:34 |
: Smoltz is the cranky old guy who doesn’t want to admit that change is sometimes good.
|
| 9:34 |
: His pitching insights are good.
|
| 9:34 |
: But he’s wrong about this.
|
| 9:35 |
: Rich Hill slightly peeved
|
| 9:35 |
: Rich Hill was not pleased
|
| 9:35 |
: Hill apparently agreed with Smoltz FWIW.
|
| 9:36 |
: Although the most unconventional starter in the game should probably accept the idea of tandem-ing
|
| 9:36 |
: Hill is also a cranky old guy
|
| 9:36 |
: Rich Hill is angry
Unless you’re a mind reader you don’t really know why |
| 9:36 |
: Hold up, I do not remember Maeda sitting anywhere near 96 this season
|
| 9:36 |
: Velo plays up in relief.
|
| 9:36 |
: Hill could just be pissed off all the time … but I don’t think that’s his personality type
|
| 9:36 |
: He went
|
| 9:36 |
: Out
|
| 9:36 |
: Bregman easily went there
|
| 9:37 |
: Bregman went, but the ump owed him that one.
|
| 9:37 |
: Remember, Rich, it takes more energy to be unhappy than happy .
|
| 9:37 |
: So anything that breaks from tradition is now called “analytics-based management”
|
| 9:38 |
: That’s the third or fourth one that looked way better off the bat than where it ended up.
|
| 9:38 |
: Heat or no, either I’m going insane or the ball isn’t really carrying.
|
| 9:38 |
: Did Hank Aaron shrink?
|
| 9:39 |
: Altuve looks so bad so far.
|
| 9:39 |
: Wow, Altuve is hacking.
|
| 9:39 |
: Goodness Altuve
|
| 9:39 |
: Altuve looks rough
|
| 9:39 |
: Marine layer must kick in on anything below 100 degrees.
|
| 9:39 |
: This has to be up there for Altuve’s worst game of the year so far.
|
| 9:39 |
: Does the Marine Layer roll in as soon as the sun sets?
|
| 9:40 |
: when did javy baez trade places with altuve
|
| 9:40 |
: There is no marine layer tonight.
|
| 9:40 |
: It’s too bad that the award with Hank Aaron’s name is one that nobody ever pays attention to
|
| 9:40 |
: The marine layer is what makes the west coast parks pitcher friendly.
|
| 9:41 |
: I thought Bregman and Springer both had a dinger off the bat
|
| 9:41 |
: Thanks guys so much for this chat. I don’t have many friends to watch playoff baseball with. These chats help give me voices of intelligent baseball loving friends.
|
| 9:41 |
: intelligent voices and Dan*
|
| 9:41 |
: I also have no baseball friends, let alone sabermetric buds
|
| 9:42 |
: Who is pitching next for the Dodgers? Fields maybe?
|
| 9:42 |
: <cries>
|
| 9:42 |
: Depends on how long Maeda goes.
|
| 9:42 |
: I think this is why Brandon McCarthy is on the roster
|
| 9:42 |
: Can we not create a Tinder-like app to connect baseball nerds?
|
| 9:43 |
: the EW facebook group does that
|
| 9:43 |
: Baseball tinder could be called Homr
|
| 9:43 |
: Lumbr?
|
| 9:43 |
: Verlander’s curve.
|
| 9:43 |
: Sick.
|
| 9:44 |
: Verlandr
|
| 9:44 |
: Curverlander
|
| 9:44 |
: I think the Tigers sold low on Verlander. They should read FanGraphs.
|
| 9:44 |
: You guys are missing the obvious one….Sabr
|
| 9:44 |
: He never wants to give up a run, not like that dodgy Ricky Nolasco.
|
| 9:45 |
: Looked like Puig took a bite out of his bat
|
| 9:45 |
: aaaand Puig swung at a first pitch
|
| 9:45 |
: Puig swung at both first pitches today
|
| 9:45 |
: K guys I gotta admit crispy spam is still messing me up
|
| 9:45 |
: I’m sure those playoff career home/road splits are super predictive.
|
| 9:45 |
: Puig just whisper to his bat?
|
| 9:46 |
: That wasn’t whispering.
|
| 9:46 |
: Puig is getting rated R
|
| 9:46 |
: #Puigafterdark
|
| 9:46 |
: So…when can we get to the Astros relievers?
|
| 9:46 |
: Probably the 9th.
|
| 9:47 |
: Note to self: do not borrow Puig’s bat
|
| 9:47 |
: “Splinters”
|
| 9:47 |
: Are spitbats disallowed like spitballs?
|
| 9:48 |
: not even puig would like joc’s bat
|
| 9:48 |
: “The Miley Cyrus of Major League Baseball”
|
| 9:48 |
: The Astros should dip his bat in hot sauce.
|
| 9:48 |
: Smoltz acts like this is his first Dodger game.
|
| 9:48 |
: “unlike what traditional analytics would tell you”
|
| 9:49 |
: Finally one carries.
|
| 9:49 |
: oops
|
| 9:49 |
: JOCCCC
|
| 9:49 |
: That was a Joc special
|
| 9:49 |
: SPOILER DAVE
|
| 9:49 |
: THAT’S WHY HE’S ON THE ROSTER
|
| 9:49 |
: Jaaaawwwwwkkkkkkk jack
|
| 9:49 |
: oh sure, THAT fly ball carries…
|
| 9:49 |
: Of course you put Joc Pederson on your World Series roster
|
| 9:49 |
: Smoltz claimed that Hill gets better late in the game. Can somebody fact check that?
|
| 9:49 |
: He’s wrong.
|
| 9:49 |
: John Smoltz talking analytics:
|
| 9:50 |
: “YEAH, MY FIRST HIT SINCE JULY”
|
| 9:50 |
: Peterson went up to the MLB Network guys before the game and told him he was going to hit a homerun tonight
|
| 9:50 |
: Pederson took Scherzer deep in Game 5 NLDS last year.
|
| 9:50 |
: Thought was a routine flyout off the bat
|
| 9:50 |
: 97 mph, 35 degrees, 22% hit probability.
|
| 9:50 |
: So, yeah, that one carried.
|
| 9:51 |
: The Dodgers turn off the marine layer when they hit.
|
| 9:51 |
: #backspin for Pederson
|
| 9:52 |
: Bruce’s dad doesn’t believe in Hit probability
|
| 9:52 |
: Shirt fully buttoned- marine layer on. One button undone- marine layer off.
|
| 9:52 |
: Wow, TWO consecutive games that are tied.
|
| 9:52 |
: ALL GAMES START AS TIES DAN
|
| 9:53 |
: Didn’t they all start tied?
|
| 9:53 |
: Don’t make me bring out Rainier Wolfcastle.
|
| 9:53 |
: JTT didn’t get the Dan Troll memo.
|
| 9:53 |
: And all Ties start as fabric
|
| 9:53 |
: Dave, what did Eric think about the homer?
|
| 9:53 |
: I think he’s asleep.
|
| 9:53 |
: I hope there are 0 steals in this World Series
|
| 9:53 |
: I was referring to Buck’s childlike wonder that “just like Game 1, we are tied.”
|
| 9:54 |
: Are your friends baseball fans?
|
| 9:54 |
: Kip is a Mariners fan, Jacob an Angels fan. So they don’t really know what playoff baseball looks like.
|
| 9:54 |
: I want to hear less about Dave’s friends and more about Dan’s cats.
|
| 9:54 |
: If this series goes to Game 6 (Halloween night), can we have the players where costumes?
|
| 9:55 |
: Cats aren’t doing anything at the moment.
|
| 9:55 |
: A fully costumed World Series game NEEDS to become a thing
|
| 9:55 |
: Will taco Bell just give away tacos if there isn’t a steal?
|
| 9:55 |
: Smoltz is talking about CHANGE in baseball again.
|
| 9:55 |
: How many more innings does Verlander go realistically?
|
| 9:55 |
: I booted Galileo because he wanted to get his paw into my spaghetti
|
| 9:55 |
: I’d say 2+, pulled midway through 8th.
|
| 9:56 |
:
How many more innings for Verlander
1 (19.8% | 38 votes)
2 (38.7% | 74 votes)
2+ (21.9% | 42 votes)
3 (19.3% | 37 votes)
Total Votes: 191
|
| 9:56 |
: I thought Dan was watching MLB.tv. Is Buck on there too?
|
| 9:56 |
: Yeah, it’s the Fox feed
|
| 9:56 |
: I vote for 4+
|
| 9:57 |
: the pace on this game feels like it is hitting a wall
|
| 9:57 |
: You know, if I knew that Puig was going to dye his hair blue, I would’ve made him in WWE 2K18
|
| 9:57 |
: Can we get a who plays SS longer poll?
|
| 9:57 |
: The only thing I dislike about Buck is that he says “thaaaaaat…” after every frickin batted ball
|
| 9:57 |
: He is stalling.
|
| 9:57 |
: Reverse splits arent a thing for hitters, right?
|
| 9:57 |
: Right
|
| 9:58 |
:
Who Plays SS Longer
Carlos Correa (32.2% | 87 votes)
Corey Seager (30.7% | 83 votes)
The Same Because Games are 9 Innings for Both (37.0% | 100 votes)
Total Votes: 270
|
| 9:59 |
: You say that like there isn’t an entire offseason for such endeavors Dan
|
| 10:00 |
: I’ve already got two Dodgers, I need one from every team so I can have a Royal Rumble.
|
| 10:00 |
: 42% of us chose the stupid answer. Go us!
|
| 10:00 |
: oh no we only have like 35 minutes left to finish the game
|
| 10:01 |
: Matt Adams used Peloton last offseason
|
| 10:02 |
: So far this very solid outing by JV is increasing is ERA since joining HOU. He’s been really good…
|
| 10:02 |
: So like…how many first pitches were there in this game?
|
| 10:02 |
: The ceremonial 234th pitch
|
| 10:03 |
: Relievers ftw.
|
| 10:03 |
: They should just flip Smoltz off walking to the dugout.
|
| 10:03 |
: What a great turn
|
| 10:03 |
: Wasn’t the other Tony warming up? I didn’t know they were that interchangeable
|
| 10:03 |
: Watson is the weak contact lefty, Cingrani is the K lefty
|
| 10:03 |
: The lefty shift always makes those double plays look weird.
|
| 10:04 |
:
|
| 10:04 |
: How early do we see Jansen if this one stays within 1 run?
|
| 10:04 |
: The 8th
|
| 10:04 |
: Who throws the 7th for LA?
|
| 10:05 |
: Dan….next time post the small comic!!
|
| 10:05 |
: Morrow threw like 15 pitches last night.
|
| 10:05 |
: He’s available.
|
| 10:05 |
: i hate excessive pitching changes, but I always love a one-pitch-end-the-inning-with-a-double-play appearance.
|
| 10:06 |
: Tony Watson is a great dude. And he’s out-performed his FIP and xFIP every year and by about a full run for his career
|
| 10:06 |
: Don’t be surprised to see Watson get the first two batters since Marwin is worse on the right side
|
| 10:07 |
: Utley has to have the prettiest swing in all of baseball
|
| 10:07 |
: Springer’s head disappeared into the ad!
|
| 10:07 |
: Watson has pretty neutral platoon splits for his career, I believe
|
| 10:07 |
: Morrow.
|
| 10:07 |
: Somehow Springer got behind the CF ad there
|
| 10:07 |
: Soon
|
| 10:07 |
: Surprised Springer could see through the Masterpass sign
|
| 10:07 |
: Whoa…Springer disappeared.
|
| 10:08 |
: Clipping was turned off
|
| 10:08 |
: Next up we’ll have actual YouTube ads before every pitch
|
| 10:08 |
: Andre Ethier gonna gave his moment
|
| 10:08 |
: Nvm
|
| 10:08 |
: Masterpass stayed back this time!
|
| 10:08 |
: Thank goodness Springer avoided the Masterpass sign that time
|
| 10:09 |
: I truly believe that even Joe Buck is exasperated at this point
|
| 10:09 |
: Smoltz is staying don’t get me started?
|
| 10:09 |
: Who gave John smoltz this job?
|
| 10:09 |
: He’s good at pitching analysis.
|
| 10:09 |
: He’s just grumpy about baseball in 2017.
|
| 10:10 |
: I don’t know how anyone hits JV’s breaking balls.
|
| 10:10 |
: That slider was muy bien
|
| 10:10 |
: That was an amazing skider
|
| 10:10 |
: NYY didnt hit JV’s breaking balls 🙁
|
| 10:10 |
: Who’d you rather face, Dave? Verlander or Kershaw?
|
| 10:10 |
: Neither.
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| 10:11 |
: I would just turtle in a corner of the batters box.
|
| 10:11 |
: I’d rather face Dave for sure.
|
| 10:11 |
: Do you think future rotations will consist of one ‘ace type’ pitcher who pitches like a standard starter and a bunch of 3-4 inning types piggy-backing off each other?
|
| 10:11 |
: Which major league pitcher would you most want to face?
|
| 10:11 |
: I’ve seen that concept floated by at least one GM
|
| 10:11 |
: Jered Weaver
|
| 10:11 |
: He said major league pitcher
|
| 10:12 |
: He pitched this year.
|
| 10:12 |
: How do you take that
|
| 10:12 |
: Taylor is so good.
|
| 10:13 |
: Are you buying Smoltz’s swing analysis?
|
| 10:13 |
: Seemed rather incomplete
|
| 10:13 |
: Do the players realize America can get free tacos if they steal?
|
| 10:14 |
: Taco Bell tacos
|
| 10:14 |
: The tailing fastballs are indane
|
| 10:14 |
: so who would people want to see as a color commentator to pair with Buck (assuming we’re stuck with Buck)
|
| 10:14 |
: I think ARod could be really good
|
| 10:14 |
: Keith
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| 10:14 |
: I love Keith
|
| 10:14 |
: David Cone
|
| 10:14 |
: And, really, the whole SNY crew
|
| 10:14 |
: Dave Roberts.
|
| 10:14 |
: Orel Hershiser
|
| 10:15 |
: Orel is really good
|
| 10:15 |
: Chris Archer
|
| 10:15 |
: Hawk Harrelson.
|
| 10:15 |
: Nah
|
| 10:15 |
: Carson Cistulli
|
| 10:15 |
: Yes
|
| 10:15 |
: Corey Seager!
|
| 10:15 |
: Pretty good!
|
| 10:16 |
: how did Seager know that was gone?
|
| 10:16 |
: COREY SEAGER
|
| 10:16 |
: oh c’mon
|
| 10:16 |
: Wow!!!!!!!!
|
| 10:16 |
: Felt fluky
|
| 10:16 |
: He knew he got it.
|
| 10:16 |
: Kyle’s Brother is pretty good eh
|
| 10:16 |
: THAT’S WHY I’M ON THE ROSTER
|
| 10:16 |
: Oh no, the narrative!
|
| 10:16 |
: 102 mph, 32 degrees. That’s a frequent HR.
|
| 10:16 |
: third time through beats low pitch count again
|
| 10:16 |
: His reaction was fantastic
|
| 10:16 |
: Still no homer on ESPN radio
|
| 10:16 |
: Game over?
|
| 10:17 |
: If Morrow gets it to Jansen, probably.
|
| 10:17 |
: This game is almost a carbon copy of game 1
|
| 10:17 |
: Smoltz is speechless now.
|
| 10:17 |
: Corey Seager – 14.6 fWAR at Age 23 years, 5 months. Doesn’t suck
|
| 10:17 |
: Justin Verlander. Justin Turner. This just in: this game is over!
|
| 10:17 |
: If Roberts manages the bullpen right, this is a Dodger win.
|
| 10:18 |
: Kershaw is pumped
|
| 10:18 |
: It will be Stripling, Cingrani, one batter each.
|
| 10:19 |
: I’m still pissed
|
| 10:19 |
: Verlander spot is up. So that should be it for him.\
|
| 10:19 |
: Someone check on Rich Hill
|
| 10:20 |
: So who will go for Houston from here?
|
| 10:20 |
: Harris?
|
| 10:20 |
: Harris or Musgrove I would think.
|
| 10:20 |
: So maybe the Astros should consider not walking Chris Taylor with two outs in the sixth inning
|
| 10:21 |
: When is it Morrow time?
|
| 10:21 |
: Already seeing JV choking comments on the net. Fans are weird
|
| 10:21 |
: Not a great start for Strippling
|
| 10:22 |
: Morrow Time is a state of mind Travis. Crack you open a cold one and reset your clocks brother
|
| 10:23 |
: lol
|
| 10:23 |
: If Jeter was Brandon Morrow, we’d call him 2Morrow
|
| 10:24 |
: oh man
|
| 10:24 |
: Corey Seager, basically —>
|
| 10:24 |
: It’d be amazing to find out that Michael was Derek Jeter’s real father.
|
| 10:24 |
: That reaction was priceless
|
| 10:25 |
: There was some fun Michael Jeter wikipedia vandalism when he, not Derek Jeter,w as named the All-Star MVP in a graphic.
|
| 10:25 |
: I remember on the old NHL games the announcer would always say “tomorrow!” when you’d pass to Brendan Morrow, and Brandon Morrow reminds me of that
|
| 10:25 |
: Never forget that Rachel Phelps invented Moneyball.
|
| 10:25 |
:
|
| 10:26 |
: History has not be fair to Rachel Phelps
|
| 10:28 |
: Someone needs to give Seager a Jobu idol.
|
| 10:28 |
: Rachel Phelps was the inspiration for one of the greatest second half runs in baseball history. She’s a master motivator.
|
| 10:28 |
: that curve
|
| 10:28 |
: Splitter.
|
| 10:28 |
: What is that 97 mph disgusting pitch
|
| 10:29 |
: I think?
|
| 10:29 |
: Filthy
|
| 10:29 |
: Kenley 6 outs? 5? 4? 3?
|
| 10:29 |
: Jansen for 6.
|
| 10:29 |
: It’s a “slider” that looks very much like a curve
|
| 10:29 |
: Dodgers are spinning gold like crazy this season. Morrow is a monster, Chris Taylor is a star …
|
| 10:30 |
: How many infield singles did Evan Gattis have this year?
|
| 10:30 |
: I’m guessing 0.
|
| 10:30 |
: Fangraphs have anyone attending a game in Houston like Eno in LA?
|
| 10:30 |
: Travis is going.
|
| 10:30 |
: It’s basically what Lance McCullers did the other night only he can also throw 100
|
| 10:30 |
: Gattis is slow but he’s not that slow
|
| 10:30 |
: Gattis had 11 triples two years ago
|
| 10:30 |
: I will be in Houston
|
| 10:30 |
: Gattis with the 1st SB of the sereis #Iwanttobelieve
|
| 10:30 |
: Is Travis the closest Fangraphs employee to Houston?
|
| 10:30 |
: Maybe.
|
| 10:30 |
: Craig is in Chicago
|
| 10:30 |
: That’s probably not closer.
|
| 10:31 |
: 7 infield hits for Gattis this year
|
| 10:31 |
: Travis, make sure to ask Kershaw about his slider.
|
| 10:32 |
: Dave, any pitches I should ask Kershaw about ?
|
| 10:32 |
: Kenley Jansen: 11 runs allowed this year. Astros probably have to get 2 off him in 2 innings.
|
| 10:32 |
: Good luck!
|
| 10:32 |
: (That was for Kip)
|
| 10:32 |
: The Dodgers are really really good for anyone who didn’t already know. This series already feels like it’s over
|
| 10:32 |
: Travis is in Cleveland, right? Chicago’s about 200 miles closer
|
| 10:33 |
: I’m just glad a hard luck team like the Dodgers got lucky on the likes of Chris Taylor and Brandon Morrow to give them a shot at competing
|
| 10:33 |
: Cinderella story
|
| 10:33 |
: 111 mph on Springer’s grounder. He’s just not elevating anything right now
|
| 10:33 |
: Does Keuchel and Verlander come back in games 4 &5 now?
|
| 10:33 |
: Craig is a little closer to Houston
|
| 10:33 |
: You have to win 4. Moving them up makes that less likely.
|
| 10:34 |
: Yeah, you don’t want to trade win scenarios for fewer scenarios in which you lose in 4 instead of 5
|
| 10:34 |
: Just realized Longenhagen would probably be closest, he’s just a little too busy
|
| 10:34 |
: Well, yeah, but he’s got Ronald Acuna to watch.
|
| 10:34 |
: I look like earthworm jim
|
| 10:34 |
: John Smoltz looks like earthworm jim
|
| 10:35 |
: So wait, we’ve cut to Peyton Manning three times this game and Dave Winfield once?
|
| 10:35 |
: Will Harris is alive!
|
| 10:35 |
: Or Earthworm Jim crossed with Miguel Ferrer
|
| 10:35 |
: Are you surprised they took me out?
|
| 10:35 |
: Does Kenley have much of a history of going more than 3?
|
| 10:35 |
: Last inning wasn’t great, and then they had to hit for you down 2.
|
| 10:36 |
: Harris looks like an overgrown baby
|
| 10:36 |
: Kenley went multiple innings last postseason, I believe
|
| 10:36 |
: Kenley has gone 4-6 outs all season. No big deal.
|
| 10:36 |
: Would not have taken JV out in Houston
|
| 10:36 |
: Probably true.
|
| 10:37 |
: Man, Harris hasn’t pitched in so long he just forgot how far it is to home plate.
|
| 10:37 |
: Gotta catch that.
|
| 10:37 |
: Yikes
|
| 10:38 |
: Zoinks
|
| 10:38 |
: Also gotta make a better throw
|
| 10:38 |
: If Dodgers score 2 here, do you save Jansen for the 9th?
|
| 10:38 |
: Yeah.
|
| 10:38 |
: Surprised Bellinger ran after the shock of not launching a ball into the night sky
|
| 10:38 |
: That was just sloppy.
|
| 10:38 |
: First pitch swing again
|
| 10:39 |
: Must have read Jeff’s article
|
| 10:39 |
: I wouldn’t have, but would’ve wanted to give that to Gurriel
|
| 10:39 |
: Buck really is bringing up SB chances more than he would because of the taco thing isn’t he
|
| 10:39 |
: scorer convention is generally if it hits the dirt it goes to the thrower
|
| 10:40 |
: He’s in the pocket of Big Taco
|
| 10:40 |
: Wouldn’t 300 million tacos cost a lot?
|
| 10:40 |
: 300 million Taco Bell tacos use about $7,000 worth of beef.
|
| 10:40 |
: Quick glance – 2017 Jansen: 12 4 out outings, 1 5 out, 1 6 out. They stopped bringing him in the 8th almost entirely when they had a 10+ game lead
|
| 10:41 |
: Big Taco must be stopped
|
| 10:41 |
: Agreed, you have to be out in the boonies to not have much better tacos nearby
|
| 10:41 |
: We should have to literally steal tacos from Taco Bell.
|
| 10:41 |
: Dave…..This is why harris doesn’t pitch anymore….The fields forgot how to field for him…..
|
| 10:41 |
: Are you implying the mush inside a taco from Taco Bell is beef?
|
| 10:41 |
: dan do you hate on all fast food or…?
|
| 10:42 |
: I don’t eat much fast foot but I really hate Taco Bell tacos.
|
| 10:42 |
: That’s as close to a steal as we’re gonna get
|
| 10:42 |
: Puig’s every ABs are great. Amazing, from where he was not too long ago.
|
| 10:42 |
: NOT A STEAL GUYS!
|
| 10:42 |
: A fast food burger more closely resembles a really good burger than a Taco Bell burger does a really good taco
|
| 10:42 |
: Harris missing up
|
| 10:42 |
: Is it really fast food if I’m waiting behind a bunch of cheapskates trying to save 50 cents on a bad taco?
|
| 10:43 |
: I’m more disappointed at Bellinger for not hitting that ball in the air than I am at Gurreil for making a doofus mistake
|
| 10:43 |
: Bellinger should have been doing push-ups on the field not running to first base
|
| 10:43 |
: Harris could really use a beard or something
|
| 10:43 |
: Is a taco a sandwich?
|
| 10:44 |
: It’s a dorito
|
| 10:44 |
: No. But a hotdog is most definitely a sandwich by definition
|
| 10:45 |
: Dave, is Will Harris really good though?
|
| 10:45 |
: Yep.
|
| 10:45 |
: Is cereal a soup?
|
| 10:45 |
: Is Thanksgiving dinner an open-faced sandwich?
|
| 10:45 |
: Fangraphs writers with all the offensive food comments tonight.
|
| 10:46 |
: Fellow Fangraphians….thank you for the wonderful chatting….for now I slumber.
|
| 10:46 |
: Joe just hacking.
|
| 10:46 |
: Szym is stroking out over your response, Travis
|
| 10:46 |
: Joc should really go by Joe.
|
| 10:46 |
: Baseball is more fun with chats
|
| 10:46 |
: Non-sandwich!
|
| 10:47 |
: Hinged versus hinged changes the physics of eating. The forces are applied completelyd ifferently
|
| 10:47 |
: Carb + Protein + Hand-held = Sandwich
|
| 10:47 |
: Worse name for an adult, Joc or Chipper?
|
| 10:47 |
: tex mex vs cali mex poll pls
|
| 10:47 |
:
Mex
Tex (52.4% | 85 votes)
Cali (47.5% | 77 votes)
Total Votes: 162
|
| 10:48 |
: If you coat a baby skull in bread crumbs and deep fry it, it is not a sandwich.
|
| 10:48 |
: If the Earl of Sandwich didn’t eat it, it can’t be a sandwich.
|
| 10:48 |
: Has Eric talked? Is he alive?
|
| 10:48 |
: He’s piping up now.
|
| 10:48 |
:
|
| 10:48 |
: I don’t know, Dan, still sounds like a sandwich
|
| 10:49 |
: Will Harris living up in the zone.
|
| 10:49 |
: And it’s working.
|
| 10:49 |
: Nobody thinks a pop tart is a sandwich. Nobody
|
| 10:49 |
: Not true
|
| 10:49 |
: Will Harris, good!
|
| 10:49 |
: Who knew????
|
| 10:49 |
: Was it Craig Goldstein?
|
| 10:50 |
: Hinch should have trusted his bullpen all along
|
| 10:50 |
: Put Jansen in right here?
|
| 10:50 |
: Yup.
|
| 10:50 |
: Thank you Dan for posting the most informative infographic I have ever read
|
| 10:50 |
: Big outs for Harris
|
| 10:51 |
: I’m going to print that infographic out for my office wall. Should be a good conversation piece.
|
| 10:51 |
: If nothing else, Will Harris is earning some trust
|
| 10:51 |
: Lose this one and it might not matter.
|
| 10:51 |
: Astros down 2-0 is not great for Houston.
|
| 10:51 |
: Morrow with one batter leash?
|
| 10:51 |
: Will Smoltz have a problem with Jansen pitching the 8th inning???
|
| 10:51 |
: Probably don’t push Morrow on back to back day.
|
| 10:52 |
: Jansen doesn’t have Morrow’s health issues.
|
| 10:52 |
: Yankees were down 2-0 heading back to New York
|
| 10:52 |
: Of course, Houston could still win, but the Dodgers are also not the Yankees.
|
| 10:52 |
: But 100mph is fun
|
| 10:52 |
: This would be the more serious loss – this was a much better matchup for Astros than Kershaw on the road.
|
| 10:52 |
: 95 mph cutters okay too.
|
| 10:53 |
: Morrow!
|
| 10:53 |
: With the heart of the lineup up too, makes sense to push Jansen here.
|
| 10:53 |
: A loss here drops the ZIPS for Astros to 79% Dodgers, 21% Astros
|
| 10:53 |
: Hah, I eyeballed 80% for LA if they win this game a few hours ago.
|
| 10:53 |
: Who needs ZIPS when you have me making stuff up?
|
| 10:53 |
: A win makes it 54% Astros, 46% Dodgers
|
| 10:54 |
: Puig not happy
|
| 10:54 |
: Glove slam!
|
| 10:54 |
: That was almost amazing…
|
| 10:54 |
: Cool your jets puig
|
| 10:54 |
: That was a fun baseball play .
|
| 10:54 |
: Puig is not a very happy camper
|
| 10:54 |
: I didn’t think he had a chance at that
|
| 10:54 |
: It’s your fault, not the glove’s fault, puig
|
| 10:54 |
: ZiPS had it Astros 39%, Dodgers 61% at the start of the game
|
| 10:54 |
: #puigyourglove
|
| 10:54 |
: Dodgers are brimming with hostility tonight
|
| 10:54 |
: Make love to that glove
|
| 10:54 |
: BRING IN JANSEN.
|
| 10:54 |
: Please bring in Jansen now
|
| 10:54 |
: Probably best he tipped it into the stands
|
| 10:54 |
: Hot take: Bregman is really good
|
| 10:55 |
: Lick the bat, slam the glove. Guess we know who the favorite is.
|
| 10:55 |
: Was an awesome effort there
|
| 10:55 |
: [Jansen enters]
|
| 10:55 |
: [Game ends]
|
| 10:55 |
: do we have a catch probability for Puig there?
|
| 10:55 |
: ADVERB TIME
|
| 10:56 |
: Catch probability is not public, I believe
|
| 10:56 |
: I don’t like prescriptive definitions. Know why a hot dog isn’t a sandwich? Because nobody naturally thinks of it as one. Same with burgers, for that matter. The “definition” of a sandwich is what we as a culture understand to be a sandwich, not some pedantic rules about ingredients or form.
|
| 10:57 |
: Old school take
|
| 10:57 |
: We are not all part of your “culture” Dan, times are changing
|
| 10:57 |
: Old School Dan just decided to yell at the neighborhood kids and he liked it.
|
| 10:57 |
: Kenley is like two of Altuve
|
| 10:58 |
: Has Altuve ever charged the mound?
|
| 10:58 |
: Jansen’s Mo Rivera Moment.
|
| 10:58 |
: Kenley is just thicc Mariano Rivera
|
| 10:58 |
: Now would not be the time or place
|
| 10:59 |
: If a hot dog is a sandwich, a taco is a sandwich, and I don’t want to live in a world where a taco is a sandwich
|
| 10:59 |
: Are nachos an open faced sandwich?
|
| 10:59 |
: A slider!
|
| 11:00 |
: Not a good one.
|
| 11:00 |
: Is mayonnaise a sandwich?
|
| 11:00 |
: Says Jacob.
|
| 11:00 |
: The organist at dodger stadium is so good
|
| 11:00 |
: Kingdom: Sandwich
|
| 11:00 |
: Phylum: Open-faced
|
| 11:00 |
: The Angels fan critiquing Dodger bullpen quality.
|
| 11:00 |
: Correa!
|
| 11:00 |
: That looked like an easy 4-3 putout.
|
| 11:00 |
: The shift didn’t help there.
|
| 11:00 |
: FIRST RUN ALLOWED!
|
| 11:00 |
: Jansen is human
|
| 11:00 |
: Eh, that was a weak chopper.
|
| 11:00 |
: With the lamest RBI hit
|
| 11:01 |
: And Smoltz second-guessing Jansen usage
|
| 11:01 |
: Here comes the Houston babip attack
|
| 11:01 |
: suchhh a weak hit
|
| 11:01 |
: Not as lame as game 7 2001 WS
|
| 11:01 |
: 15 hopper
|
| 11:01 |
: Where was Utley?
|
| 11:01 |
: Especially vs an RHB.
|
| 11:01 |
: Weird.
|
| 11:01 |
: 17% hit probability on that correa hit
|
| 11:02 |
: I rather enjoyed Smoltz’s 100 words on why scoring a run is a good thing.
|
| 11:02 |
: if anything I’m surprised at Forsythe isn’t in defensively at this point
|
| 11:02 |
: Forsythe isn’t a great glove either.
|
| 11:02 |
: So, Jansen induces weak contact…
|
| 11:03 |
: Travis I saw that, cmon now, clearly the Kingdome was a sandwich
|
| 11:04 |
: Good take there, McCann. Middle / middle FB down 1 in the 8th with a runner on
|
| 11:05 |
: I thought he went.
|
| 11:05 |
: That was a swing
|
| 11:05 |
: Nahhhh
|
| 11:05 |
: nah
|
| 11:05 |
: Ooooh
|
| 11:05 |
: guess not
|
| 11:05 |
: Well, maybe not
|
| 11:05 |
: Oh wait no
|
| 11:05 |
: Jansen is so good.
|
| 11:05 |
: 95 on the hands.
|
| 11:06 |
: Basically unfair.
|
| 11:06 |
: So filthy
|
| 11:06 |
: Jansen is good
|
| 11:06 |
: Can’t hit that
|
| 11:06 |
: filth
|
| 11:06 |
: Kenley!!!
|
| 11:06 |
: That might have been a swing
|
| 11:06 |
: Jansen: not bad
|
| 11:06 |
: MARIANO!! I MEAN KENLEY!!
|
| 11:06 |
: (thats why you don’t take a middle/middle fastball with a 1-0 count down 1 in the 8th with the tying run at first who is also a fast runner)
|
| 11:06 |
: From earlier this year on Jansen: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/simplicity-becomes-sophistication-for-…
|
| 11:07 |
: For all they want to say about that the Dodgers win probability is actually higher now than it was entering the inning
|
| 11:07 |
: Say what you will about Smoltz but that inherited runner that Jansen just let in was a big deal.
|
| 11:07 |
: “Let in” by getting a 20 hopper up the middle?
|
| 11:07 |
: Didn’t Jansen use to have a tailing fastball, too? One whose mvement almost mirrored the cutter. I remember some FG article about that
|
| 11:08 |
: His first pitch last night was a cutter that looked like a two seamer.
|
| 11:08 |
: Mccann-squinting since 2005. Maybe he should talk to Pham’s Opthalmologis?
|
| 11:08 |
: That run was Puig’s fault.
|
| 11:08 |
: McCann has had lasik in the past
|
| 11:08 |
: remember that Jensen doesn’t try to throw a cutter he throws a four-seam fastball that has natural cut
|
| 11:09 |
: The Dodgers have two hits. Wow.
|
| 11:09 |
: Dingers are good.
|
| 11:09 |
: Jansen’s cutter is a sandwich
|
| 11:09 |
: Wait are we gonna see Jansen hit?
|
| 11:09 |
: Roberts has done this before.
|
| 11:10 |
: So yeah.
|
| 11:10 |
: Utley’s 0-28 in the playoffs is pretty impressive.
|
| 11:10 |
: double switch
|
| 11:10 |
: They double switched.
|
| 11:10 |
: Jensen looks like he knows how to hit though
|
| 11:10 |
: He converted in the minors.
|
| 11:10 |
: He does.
|
| 11:10 |
: Well if he converted maybe not great…
|
| 11:11 |
: Better than some random P.
|
| 11:11 |
: Got to the pros as a hitter, at least.
|
| 11:12 |
: Jansen maybe better than Kike against RHP.
|
| 11:12 |
: Kenley was two for four this year with a single and a double
|
| 11:12 |
: Also threw out a DR player from his knees as a catcher to seal NEDs win in an early WBC
|
| 11:12 |
: It makes me feel old that my two favorite left handed swings of my adult life (Utley and Beltran) are barely major leaguers at this point.
|
| 11:12 |
: What position was Jansen in the minors?
|
| 11:12 |
: Catcher.
|
| 11:12 |
: The giantest catcher.
|
| 11:12 |
: Fun fact: the last time Kershaw had a save before the save against the Nationals, Jansen was his catcher
|
| 11:13 |
: Marine layer is back.
|
| 11:13 |
: It looked awesome off the bat, but Statcast says 88.
|
| 11:13 |
: Must have hit it off the end.
|
| 11:14 |
: 6% hit probability on that. he just missed it
|
| 11:14 |
: Dodgers have 8 hits in 16 innings are about to go up 2-0.
|
| 11:14 |
: Yeah I thought that was gone live
|
| 11:15 |
: where do you get this statcast info so fast?
|
| 11:15 |
: How worried are you about Taylor’s K-BB rates for next year’s performance
|
| 11:15 |
: Taylors swing just makes NE ball he hits in the air look like it’s going to be amazing. Barnes has that going on too
|
| 11:15 |
: Did you abbreviate any as NE to save one letter?
|
| 11:15 |
: I haven’t dug into this, but wasn’t Taylor really disciplined earlier this year?
|
| 11:15 |
: We’re looking at a potential 3.5 hour game tonight. Wouldn’t be too bad at all.
|
| 11:15 |
: I think we’re at 3-flat right now
|
| 11:15 |
: No voice recognition and I live in ne
|
| 11:16 |
: So you’re yelling things at Alexa to chat here?
|
| 11:16 |
:
My promise to America is if I’m in the World Series I will get everybody tacos with a stolen base in Game 1 #TacoWatch
|
| 11:16 |
: A promise from a major league pitcher
|
| 11:16 |
: Now Forsythe in.
|
| 11:16 |
: There’s Logan Forsythe
|
| 11:17 |
: Gameplan should be: Do not take the same pitch McCann took last inning … but instead, try to hit it 500 FT
|
| 11:17 |
: beltran gonna PH?
|
| 11:17 |
: Almost certainly.
|
| 11:17 |
: Reddick, the least clutch player on record for his career, on deck
|
| 11:17 |
: OH SNAP
|
| 11:17 |
: WOW
|
| 11:17 |
: NO WAY
|
| 11:17 |
: Holy crap.
|
| 11:17 |
: Wow
|
| 11:17 |
: No
|
| 11:17 |
: Boom
|
| 11:17 |
: NO WAY
|
| 11:17 |
: Unreal
|
| 11:17 |
: oh my god
|
| 11:17 |
: Way
|
| 11:18 |
: Centered cutters forever.
|
| 11:18 |
: Advantage Houston
|
| 11:18 |
: Unbelievable
|
| 11:18 |
: HE WAS RIGHT!!!!
|
| 11:18 |
: Can’t spell Marwin without W-I-N
|
| 11:18 |
: Right down the middle
|
| 11:18 |
: ;LJKAFSD;JDLKFJLK;ALKJ;FAJSKL;FLJKSA
|
| 11:18 |
: NOW we’re having fun!
|
| 11:18 |
: that was a horrible pitch
|
| 11:18 |
: LOL ya’ll thought we were getting to bed before midnight
|
| 11:18 |
: wow, kensen not invincible
|
| 11:18 |
: Was that a 19-hopper???
|
| 11:18 |
: Smoltz middle finger at us 🙁
|
| 11:18 |
: That was surprising
|
| 11:19 |
: Something something marine layer
|
| 11:19 |
: Seager, Turner, Bellinger coming up… I’m feeling a walk-off.
|
| 11:19 |
: Be interesting to see who pitches for HOU now.
|
| 11:19 |
: Giles probably.
|
| 11:19 |
: Beltran moment??
|
| 11:19 |
: Free baseball coming??
|
| 11:19 |
: Dodgers do have 2-3-4 due up
|
| 11:19 |
: High-fiving Smoltz.
|
| 11:20 |
: Jansen’s location sucks this inning.
|
| 11:20 |
: I thought that was gone too! Maybe I’m just bad at this
|
| 11:20 |
: Jansens location was bad last inning too, but he got away with it
|
| 11:20 |
: Jansen was not looking sharp
|
| 11:21 |
: After seeing so many relievers throwing 97-100+ …. Jansen’s 93-95 looks mortal (at least on television)
|
| 11:21 |
: I dont know what I hate worse, the fact that this game will go on longer, or that Smoltz is acting so smug
|
| 11:21 |
: Rivera was 93-95 too no?
|
| 11:21 |
: It works great if you hit the corners.
|
| 11:21 |
: Middle middle, less so.
|
| 11:22 |
: Well my work performance will suck tomorrow. RIP Sleep
|
| 11:22 |
: Quick aside; just like how not all starters are Bumgarner, not all relievers are Miller
|
| 11:22 |
: “I should still be out there.” -Rich Hill
|
| 11:23 |
: Rivera
was 93-95 early in his career, I think |
| 11:23 |
: Who comes in next for LAD
|
| 11:23 |
: Cingrani, probably.
|
| 11:23 |
: McCarthy got added to the roster.
|
| 11:23 |
: Wow. Jansen is very human tonight.
|
| 11:23 |
: Springer’s back
|
| 11:23 |
: !!!!!
|
| 11:23 |
: Ruh roh
|
| 11:23 |
: how many Jansen pitches becomes problematic for Friday?
|
| 11:24 |
: This many.
|
| 11:24 |
: Kiké blew a tire out there, that could have been lots worse
|
| 11:24 |
: Come get him.
|
| 11:24 |
: should Roberts take out Jansen?
|
| 11:24 |
: Nah
|
| 11:24 |
: They don’t have a better RHP
|
| 11:24 |
: Kenley Jansen is good!
|
| 11:24 |
: generous strike there, no?
|
| 11:24 |
: Barnes!
|
| 11:25 |
: This really is feeling like Chapman last year to me
|
| 11:25 |
: To be fair, Jansen was lights out last night.
|
| 11:25 |
: Not like this is a pattern.
|
| 11:25 |
: Turner is coming up bottom 9.
|
| 11:25 |
: I could go for a Turner HR and Animal on the Jumbotron here.
|
| 11:25 |
: Relievers give up runs. Even great ones.
|
| 11:26 |
: Also to be fair this is the best offense in baseball
|
| 11:26 |
: the Astros have a great offense it’s not like they were going to score one run per game forever
|
| 11:26 |
: Please let clutch be a thing and Turner hit ANOTHER walkoff. Please.
|
| 11:26 |
: No one blew more high profile saves than Mariano Rivera
|
| 11:26 |
: Just got home from school. DRM the box score, it looks like the Astros have had a lot of wasted opportunities, is that right?
|
| 11:26 |
: Yeah.
|
| 11:26 |
: Re:Rivera blown saves
Dave Roberts would know a thing or two about that |
| 11:26 |
: Anyone know how good of a jump Puig got on the ball he couldn’t quite catch? Was really beating himself up, and that run ended up being huge.
|
| 11:27 |
: I would guess Petriello will write about post game.
|
| 11:27 |
: Rivera also has 5 rings.
|
| 11:27 |
: Why is baseball so stressful
|
| 11:27 |
: Baseball is a good sport
|
| 11:27 |
: Man, that ball off the brim, and the runs not scored because of it, difference in game. Baseball is great.
|
| 11:28 |
: Is Jansen the best reliever in baseball?
|
| 11:28 |
: Him or Miller.
|
| 11:28 |
: Or Kimbrel
|
| 11:28 |
: Giles it is
|
| 11:29 |
: Mo faced 527 batters in the post season and allowed 2 hr’s. One with a six run lead.
|
| 11:29 |
: Hundred Miles Giles
|
| 11:29 |
: Does anyone else expect Giles to get into significant trouble this inning?
|
| 11:29 |
: Didn’t Sandy Alomar homer off Mo in ALDS?
|
| 11:29 |
: Giles reminds of Brad Lisge
|
| 11:29 |
: I always expect Giles to get into trouble
|
| 11:30 |
: Wow
|
| 11:30 |
: Seager just got murdered
|
| 11:30 |
: Brad Lidge comp from Smoltz
|
| 11:30 |
: Giles is good
|
| 11:30 |
: The spin on that bal
|
| 11:30 |
: That outside strike to lefties has been brutal tonight
|
| 11:31 |
: Lidge was pretty good for a little while.
|
| 11:31 |
: Seager got murdered with help from a generous strike call that’s been there all night really. So kudos to the ump for being consistent at least
|
| 11:31 |
: Turner has a chance to go Big Papi level postseason narrative here.
|
| 11:31 |
: thought Turner was going to crush that one
|
| 11:31 |
: Lots of groans here when he took that one.
|
| 11:31 |
: That was your pitch
|
| 11:31 |
: Oh that was a hangerrr
|
| 11:31 |
: Really “Good pitch”
|
| 11:32 |
: Giles looking good so far.
|
| 11:32 |
: *sad trombone*
|
| 11:32 |
: Minus his awful hanging curve that Turner took.
|
| 11:32 |
: Bellinger has been quiet. Be loud, Cody.
|
| 11:32 |
: Does Turner have to do push ups for that?
|
| 11:32 |
: Yes
|
| 11:32 |
: Turner hating himself at the moment
|
| 11:33 |
: Josh Fields former Astro!
|
| 11:33 |
: Former lots of things.
|
| 11:33 |
: Holy cow.
|
| 11:33 |
: That ball didn’t carry at all.
|
| 11:33 |
: Oh my
|
| 11:33 |
: what
|
| 11:33 |
: /heart stopped
|
| 11:33 |
: WTP
|
| 11:33 |
: WOW that really looked gone
|
| 11:33 |
: Thought that was a million rows back
|
| 11:33 |
: I think Buck thought that was gone
|
| 11:33 |
: how was that not a HR
|
| 11:33 |
: Marine layer
|
| 11:33 |
: wow
|
| 11:33 |
: Oh dear lord
|
| 11:33 |
: Oh my.
|
| 11:33 |
: Whoa, that was high.
|
| 11:33 |
: How did that stay in??
|
| 11:33 |
: i thought that was the ballgame
|
| 11:33 |
: that was close
|
| 11:33 |
: Giles like ‘Not even close’
|
| 11:33 |
: That really looked gone.
|
| 11:33 |
: Only 92 mph.
|
| 11:34 |
: Everyone here thought that was gone for sure.
|
| 11:34 |
: THAT HAD A 12% HIT PROBABILITY?
|
| 11:34 |
: That looked 800 feet off the bat
|
| 11:34 |
: off the end of the bat
|
| 11:34 |
: I almost shit my pants there
|
| 11:34 |
: yeah, that did not seem like 92
|
| 11:34 |
: So, why can’t we tell what’s a HR tonight?
|
| 11:34 |
: The camera work sold it too
|
| 11:34 |
: I blame the deception on Bellinger’s sexy swing
|
| 11:34 |
: I think the camera angle makes it look better because it was high, being honest
|
| 11:34 |
: The way Bellinger looks when he hits makes everything look gone
|
| 11:34 |
: Very sexy
|
| 11:35 |
: Did they introduce a new, dead ball or something?
|
| 11:35 |
: Off the bat, that looked like it was 30th rows up. I cursed out loud. Like, “wake up the children” loud.
|
| 11:35 |
: 10 years ago we would have said that was 110 off the bat
|
| 11:35 |
: So that wasn’t a HR but joc’s hit went out?
|
| 11:35 |
: Joc’s was 97.
|
| 11:36 |
: More barrel
|
| 11:36 |
: #spinmatters
|
| 11:36 |
: josh fields against 3,4,5…hold me
|
| 11:36 |
: Altuve bomb incoming
|
| 11:37 |
: Wow called it
|
| 11:37 |
: Conner summons the bomb
|
| 11:37 |
: Chat is a wizard
|
| 11:37 |
: JOSEEEEEEEEEE
|
| 11:37 |
: holy cow
|
| 11:37 |
: amazing
|
| 11:37 |
: O M G
|
| 11:37 |
: Conner wins.
|
| 11:37 |
: JOSE
|
| 11:37 |
: That didn’t look gone, this camera is crazy
|
| 11:37 |
: I LOVE SPORTS
|
| 11:37 |
: Dont even get me started on EV.
|
| 11:37 |
: Conner needs to start a psychic business
|
| 11:37 |
: Altuve is so great
|
| 11:37 |
: I hate my life
|
| 11:37 |
: 104 mph.
|
| 11:37 |
: Altuve looked so bad earlier, now the hero.
|
| 11:37 |
: big hacks finally paid off!
|
| 11:38 |
: Lol I thought that was a double
|
| 11:38 |
: He’s such a stud
|
| 11:38 |
: Giles for the 10th?
|
| 11:38 |
: For sure.
|
| 11:38 |
: Astros have the 5 hardest hit balls tonight.
|
| 11:38 |
: Josh Fields.
|
| 11:38 |
: Not that great.
|
| 11:38 |
: this is getting silly now
|
| 11:38 |
: Correa
|
| 11:38 |
: well then…….
|
| 11:38 |
: lol
|
| 11:38 |
: YES
|
| 11:38 |
: Umm
|
| 11:38 |
: Um, so Josh Fields.
|
| 11:38 |
: Oh my
|
| 11:38 |
: MOAR
|
| 11:38 |
: WOWWW
|
| 11:38 |
: Well this escalated quickly
|
| 11:38 |
: Well
|
| 11:38 |
: I love baseball again.
|
| 11:38 |
: Hahahahahahahahahaha
|
| 11:38 |
: That middle infield is alright.
|
| 11:38 |
: hahaha josh fields
|
| 11:39 |
: GO BACK TO MAKING COOKIES WITH YOUR MOM
|
| 11:39 |
: I think that’s the last we’ll see of Fields this postseason.
|
| 11:39 |
: Last game of Josh Fields’ season
|
| 11:39 |
: Correa really watched that one fly. McCann’s gonna have to have a talk with him.
|
| 11:39 |
: Rich Hill just killed a guy.
|
| 11:40 |
: what is going on
|
| 11:40 |
: Moron on the field.
|
| 11:40 |
: Jose Altuve is 7 inches taller than my 9 year old daughter. And he just hit the go ahead homer in the 10th inning of a world series game
|
| 11:40 |
: Josh Fields.
|
| 11:40 |
: Will Andrew Friedman run over Josh Fields with his car so they can replace him on the roster.
|
| 11:40 |
: When it rains it poors
|
| 11:40 |
: Okay, so maybe Josh Fields should come out.
|
| 11:40 |
: is that booing?
|
| 11:40 |
: A lot.
|
| 11:41 |
: Josh Fields is reverse Chapman: 105 EV for Altuve, 103.5 for Correa.
|
| 11:41 |
: 109 for Gurriel.
|
| 11:41 |
: “Mr Fields is throwing some cookies right now”
|
| 11:41 |
: is a shit sandwich a sandwich?
|
| 11:42 |
: More like Josh “the ball will leave the” fields…am I right??
|
| 11:42 |
: I’m sick of shit sandwiches! Why can’t we have shit tacos?
|
| 11:42 |
: With the low pitch count from Kershaw the other day, would it make sense to try him for games 4 and 7 if they get drop this and Friday?
|
| 11:42 |
: No.
|
| 11:42 |
: Start him on regular rest in Game 5, reliever in 7.
|
| 11:43 |
: Josh Fields could probably run for mayor of Houston.
|
| 11:43 |
: That was the worst relieve appearance in recent memory
|
| 11:43 |
:
Altuve Puig’d that homer.
 |
| 11:44 |
: Still Giles for Bottom 10 if the rest of the inning takes a while?
|
| 11:44 |
: Yup.
|
| 11:44 |
: Any chance that Fields comes down with a “sore arm” tomorrow and has to be replaced on the roster? Or does MLB actually pay attention to injuries in the post-season?
|
| 11:44 |
: They scrutinize.
|
| 11:44 |
:
This area of the city is now known as Josh Fields.
Small BRUSH FIRE by Dodgers Stadium during game two of the World Series @CBSLA
 |
| 11:44 |
: That’s almost literally the worst outing you can have
|
| 11:44 |
: Who do they warm up in case Giles is bad?
|
| 11:44 |
: Devenski.
|
| 11:45 |
: Imagine if the Astros had Peak Devinski
|
| 11:45 |
: Well, this is going to an exciting series again!
|
| 11:45 |
: Fields started that fire, too, didn’t he?
|
| 11:46 |
: If the Astros hang on, that seven-hour-drive that fans have is going to be a real bummer.
|
| 11:46 |
: Fields is a person of interest
|
| 11:46 |
: Hope they put that out quick. Small fires can go crazy in Cali.
|
| 11:46 |
: Assuming no double play, does Giles bat?
|
| 11:46 |
: I would assume so.
|
| 11:46 |
: Managers aren’t pinch hitting for their closers with a lead this year.
|
| 11:46 |
: But we don’t get to find out.
|
| 11:47 |
: there goes that problem
|
| 11:47 |
: You can never assume the no double play!
|
| 11:47 |
: You can never not assume the DP
|
| 11:47 |
: ROBERTS HAS ALL THE INFORMATIONS
|
| 11:47 |
: Don’t assume no double plays.
|
| 11:47 |
: Win probability?
|
| 11:47 |
: Our live data is a few batters behind, but it looks like about 7%
|
| 11:48 |
: What was peak Dodgers win prob.?
|
| 11:48 |
: 93%
|
| 11:48 |
: Darvish gonna have to go at least 7 on Friday.
|
| 11:49 |
: Day off tomorrow.
|
| 11:49 |
: They’ll be fine.
|
| 11:49 |
: How is Kip?
|
| 11:49 |
: Quiet.
|
| 11:49 |
: Jacob has gotten rowdy though.
|
| 11:49 |
: We miss you, Kip!
|
| 11:49 |
: Berlinger was that close to a walk off, now Dodgers odds are 7%. Baseball is great.
|
| 11:49 |
: 12 hits vs 2. jesus christ
|
| 11:49 |
: Is the narrative of this game seriously going to turn into “Leaving Hill in wouldve prevented the Jansen blown save”?
|
| 11:50 |
: Poor Dave Roberts
|
| 11:50 |
: Need a live look-in at Rich Hill
|
| 11:50 |
: Not throwing cutters middle-middle would have prevented the blown save
|
| 11:51 |
: lol
|
| 11:51 |
: Puig murdered that baseball
|
| 11:51 |
: ok that one is out
|
| 11:51 |
: lol bombz
|
| 11:51 |
: You gotta be kidding me
|
| 11:51 |
: That just got even more interesting.
|
| 11:51 |
: I love October
|
| 11:51 |
: That felt gone off the bat
|
| 11:51 |
: Puig your friend?
|
| 11:51 |
: #PuigForever
|
| 11:51 |
: oh baby
|
| 11:51 |
: THIS GAME
|
| 11:51 |
: PUIG
|
| 11:51 |
: Still going
|
| 11:51 |
: PUIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!
|
| 11:51 |
: Giles is a disaster
|
| 11:51 |
: What a freaking bullet
|
| 11:51 |
: There’s the Giles I was afraid of
|
| 11:51 |
: Year of the Home Run, Postseason of the Home Run.
|
| 11:51 |
: How can you not love Puig
|
| 11:51 |
: WHERE IS THE MARINE LAYER?!?
|
| 11:51 |
: 109
|
| 11:51 |
: 425 feet.
|
| 11:51 |
: Must be the blue hair.
|
| 11:52 |
: GRANDAL IS ALIVE!
|
| 11:52 |
: That was about as middle-middle as you can get.
|
| 11:52 |
: Puig’s reaction … so restrained
|
| 11:52 |
: LET’S HAVE ANOTHER DINGER
|
| 11:52 |
: If Grandal hits it out, I quit.
|
| 11:52 |
: Giles giving us Good Lidge and Bad Lidge all in a half hour
|
| 11:52 |
: Swing at that.
|
| 11:53 |
: Swing at both of those
|
| 11:53 |
: Grandal taking two middle middle fastballs omg
|
| 11:53 |
: baseball in 2017 is weird…
|
| 11:53 |
: I just wanna go to bed, cmon Ken
|
| 11:53 |
: Don’t swing at that
|
| 11:53 |
: Grandal is doing what the Astros did yesterday.
|
| 11:53 |
: Has Grandal forgotten how to swing?
|
| 11:53 |
: not a good AB ther
|
| 11:53 |
: yikes
|
| 11:53 |
: Ew grandal
|
| 11:53 |
: Maybe looking for a bad slider
|
| 11:53 |
: that was the worst at bat
|
| 11:53 |
: Terrible AB.
|
| 11:53 |
: Nopemani Grandal
|
| 11:53 |
: That’s a clinic on how to strike out
|
| 11:54 |
: Another middle-middle fastball.
|
| 11:54 |
: This is closers throwing cookies night.
|
| 11:54 |
: Oof. Fat pitch.
|
| 11:54 |
: Yikes on some of these fastballs
|
| 11:54 |
: Missed it
|
| 11:54 |
: C’mon Hinch, get Devenski up.
|
| 11:54 |
: oof
|
| 11:55 |
: He is just throwing and praying
|
| 11:55 |
:
15% of all extra-inning homers in #WordSeries history have been hit in the last 15 minutes.
|
| 11:55 |
: Nasty
|
| 11:55 |
: Finally a well executed pitch
|
| 11:55 |
: Two great breaking balls to Barnes there after that garbage fastball.
|
| 11:55 |
: Good pitch
|
| 11:55 |
: That was good
|
| 11:55 |
: That was nasty.
|
| 11:55 |
: That was a great pitch. Where was that two seconds before?
|
| 11:56 |
: I can’t handle a Forsythe bomb
|
| 11:56 |
: No more fastballs
|
| 11:56 |
: Was that his first good fastball in his last 5?
|
| 11:56 |
: Of all the people, if Forsythe hits it out, I swear.
|
| 11:56 |
: How can Giles look so sharp and so wild in the same inning?
|
| 11:57 |
: DON’T YOU WISH YOU HAD BRIAN DOZIER HITTING
|
| 11:57 |
: Great take
|
| 11:57 |
: Closers oscillate from wild to nasty regularly, but this is crazy even for Giles.
|
| 11:57 |
: Forsyth strikes out a lot for such a good eye.
|
| 11:57 |
: This had better be 2 more curves out of the zone
|
| 11:58 |
: Surprise!
|
| 11:58 |
: Oh boy…
|
| 11:58 |
: Wow
|
| 11:58 |
: Patient AB
|
| 11:59 |
: Pretty great at-bat.
|
| 11:59 |
: KeeeeeKaaaayyy
|
| 11:59 |
: good pitch, good call, good take
|
| 11:59 |
: Not too late for a 5 hour game.
|
| 11:59 |
: The guy you really want to walk there
|
| 11:59 |
: I can’t imagine the feeling if Houston loses this.
|
| 11:59 |
: That was a ball, but man he looked like he wanted to strike out looking there
|
| 12:00 |
: Remember game 5 nlcs?
|
| 12:00 |
: Houston’s WP peaked at 93.5%, the Dodgers peaked at 93%
|
| 12:00 |
: Row three guy is acting like a five year old
|
| 12:00 |
: RPs taking their sweet ass time warming up
|
| 12:00 |
: Taylor on deck
|
| 12:00 |
:
Homers are cool and all but Austin Barnes is the first player in World Series history to play catcher and second base in the same game.
|
| 12:00 |
: WP
|
| 12:00 |
: lol
|
| 12:00 |
: That’s huge
|
| 12:00 |
: CHAOS!
|
| 12:00 |
: Double. Come on. It’ll be close at the plate
|
| 12:00 |
: Oy
|
| 12:00 |
: Of course.
|
| 12:00 |
: Super wild Giles.
|
| 12:01 |
: Devenski
|
| 12:01 |
: this game has everything!
|
| 12:01 |
: Kike praying for a walk here.
|
| 12:01 |
: Are you not entertained?!
|
| 12:01 |
: first 5 innings 1.5 hours. innings 5-10 – getting close to 2.5 hours
|
| 12:02 |
: I’m stressed, not entertained
|
| 12:02 |
: Two more walks, followed by a game winning catchers interference
|
| 12:02 |
: My heart rate is over 100 right now
|
| 12:02 |
: Kike looks calm. Giles looks like he’s swallowing a frog
|
| 12:02 |
: OMG
|
| 12:02 |
: WOOWWWWW
|
| 12:02 |
: amazing
|
| 12:02 |
: !!!!!!!!
|
| 12:02 |
: wow
|
| 12:02 |
: balls in play can be exciting too
|
| 12:02 |
: BUT IT’S BEDTIME
|
| 12:02 |
: Wow Wow wow
|
| 12:02 |
: O
|
| 12:02 |
: WHATTTTT
|
| 12:02 |
: HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
|
| 12:02 |
: BAAAASEBALLLLL!
|
| 12:02 |
: I’m going to have a stroke.
|
| 12:02 |
: THIS GAME
|
| 12:02 |
: Baseball
|
| 12:02 |
: Wow!
|
| 12:02 |
: Good god.
|
| 12:02 |
: THE SLIDE
|
| 12:02 |
: KEEEEEKAAAAYYYYY
|
| 12:02 |
: This game!
|
| 12:03 |
: Mercy
|
| 12:03 |
: baseball huh
|
| 12:03 |
: I don’t know what Puig is doing but I’m enjoying it
|
| 12:03 |
: Incredible game
|
| 12:03 |
: Baseball. Is. Good.
|
| 12:03 |
: Where is Devenski!!!
|
| 12:03 |
: Hell of a throw
|
| 12:03 |
: Forsythe with the anti-Bird slide
|
| 12:03 |
: Excellent slide
|
| 12:03 |
: Baseball has landed.
|
| 12:03 |
: Good read moving to second!
|
| 12:03 |
: Hinch is never going to trust a reliever again
|
| 12:03 |
: “let’s f****** go!!!!!”
|
| 12:03 |
: Eh, he hit it on the ground.
|
| 12:03 |
: McCann should’ve blocked the plate there.
|
| 12:03 |
: this game could actually kill me
|
| 12:03 |
: this is fucking insane
|
| 12:04 |
: I would’ve cried if that was somehow a replay challenge…
|
| 12:04 |
: This game rocks for neutrals! Go Neuts!
|
| 12:04 |
: I can’t stop smiling
|
| 12:04 |
: I hope Kip and Co. are on the edge of their effin’ seats
|
| 12:04 |
: Everyone is going nuts.
|
| 12:04 |
: This is very fun. Glad I am on the west coast!
|
| 12:04 |
: my heart rate is at 117 right now
|
| 12:05 |
: Brandon McCarthy only RP left for Dodgers?
|
| 12:05 |
: They could use Wood too, potentially.
|
| 12:05 |
: This game of baseball is quite enjoyable.
|
| 12:05 |
: Once again, two out walks have been devastating
|
| 12:05 |
: this is one of the greatest games i’ve ever seen
|
| 12:05 |
: This has been a lot of fun but I have to head out, folks. Demands of toddler parenting in eastern time zone
|
| 12:05 |
: #puigyourreliefpitcher
|
| 12:05 |
: Is Giles always this wild/unreliable?
|
| 12:05 |
: No, but it feels like yes.
|
| 12:06 |
: WTF
|
| 12:06 |
: WHAT THE HELL
|
| 12:06 |
: Wtf
|
| 12:06 |
: HAHAHA OMG
|
| 12:06 |
: lol
|
| 12:06 |
: This game has everything
|
| 12:06 |
: LOL WTF IS THIS GAME
|
| 12:06 |
: Hilarious
|
| 12:06 |
: Seen it all now
|
| 12:06 |
: What the fuck was that
|
| 12:06 |
: #thanksump
|
| 12:06 |
: what is happening?!
|
| 12:06 |
: Oh my God
|
| 12:06 |
: robo umps!
|
| 12:06 |
: #umpireyourfriend
|
| 12:06 |
: That bodes well for command.
|
| 12:06 |
: Is this real?
|
| 12:06 |
: That’s crazier than the hat!
|
| 12:07 |
: Devenski is rattled already
|
| 12:07 |
: Is about to erupt in 3….2………
|
| 12:07 |
: Dev looking Betance-y
|
| 12:07 |
: not ideal pitch
|
| 12:07 |
: moar
|
| 12:08 |
: He missed it
|
| 12:08 |
: I bent my Wookie 🙁
|
| 12:08 |
: Whew
|
| 12:08 |
: Okay lets all breathe
|
| 12:08 |
: On we go.
|
| 12:08 |
: woohoo!!!
|
| 12:08 |
: ugh, really need some sleep
|
| 12:08 |
: This game.
|
| 12:08 |
: Last year’s WS was the best I’ve ever seen, but this game feels like last year.
|
| 12:08 |
: 4 hits to 12, I love baseball
|
| 12:08 |
: Breathing is overrated if I am entertained
|
| 12:08 |
: say this game goes like 17 innings…what do the dodgers do? McCarthy and Wood? Who’s pitching game 4?
|
| 12:09 |
: McCarthy and Wood probably gets you 6-8.
|
| 12:09 |
: Then it’d be, uhh, Darvish?
|
| 12:09 |
: bring out valenzuala to pitch
|
| 12:09 |
: Kershaw!
|
| 12:09 |
: What about game 3?
|
| 12:09 |
: no more LAD position players
|
| 12:09 |
: do they even have a position player left?
|
| 12:09 |
: The Altuve-Correa homers must have been an hour ago
|
| 12:09 |
: Free baseball is the best baseball
|
| 12:09 |
: Culberson.
|
| 12:09 |
: Culberson?
|
| 12:09 |
: how long would it take for a position player to get to the mound in a world series?
|
| 12:10 |
: Probably 20+ innings
|
| 12:10 |
: I need a drink
|
| 12:10 |
: My friends just ordered another round.
|
| 12:10 |
: I want to find out how Puigs arm plays off the mound
|
| 12:10 |
: Inning 17 – Rich Hill comes out in a fake mustache
|
| 12:10 |
: I’ll have whatever your friends are having.
|
| 12:11 |
: Culberson to left.
|
| 12:11 |
: Oh Justin…definitely don’t go with the cut-off shirts any more
|
| 12:11 |
: This inning will give me a heart attack
|
| 12:11 |
: Hey, Justin is doing ok, thank you very much.
|
| 12:11 |
: my dog is very confused that my screaming is waking up his sleep
|
| 12:11 |
: no dodgers left
|
| 12:12 |
: This game is insane! A wild pitch that’s the difference in the 10th after 3 extra inning HRs? Geez
|
| 12:12 |
: Speed on 1st now.
|
| 12:12 |
: is this our taco?
|
| 12:12 |
: That’s not a good start
|
| 12:12 |
: woohoo maybin!
|
| 12:12 |
: Maybin should run here?
|
| 12:12 |
: Brandon McCarthy is the longest human being I’ve ever seen. His body, his face…it all takes forever
|
| 12:12 |
: DONT BUNT
|
| 12:13 |
: They got the leadoff man on six innings in a row???
|
| 12:13 |
: BUNT
|
| 12:13 |
: Running is bad and so is bunting. Hit home runs!
|
| 12:13 |
: so many former Braves on the Astros
|
| 12:13 |
: That sounds like…a record or something.
|
| 12:13 |
: I have a cold. It’s midnight. At what point do I just pop the NyQuil and white-knuckle it through the rest of the game?
|
| 12:13 |
: Tacos for everyone.
|
| 12:13 |
: TACOS
|
| 12:13 |
: Taco Time
|
| 12:13 |
: TACO!
|
| 12:13 |
: Taco time
|
| 12:13 |
: Free tacos!
|
| 12:13 |
: BUNT
|
| 12:13 |
: FREE TACOS!
|
| 12:14 |
: Speed on second now!
|
| 12:14 |
: TACOOOOOO
|
| 12:14 |
: That was a bad throw
|
| 12:14 |
: TACO
|
| 12:14 |
: love me some tacos
|
| 12:14 |
: that throw sucked
|
| 12:14 |
: Mexican sandwiches!!!
|
| 12:14 |
: NOW BUNT
|
| 12:14 |
: so many illegal elements of that play
|
| 12:14 |
: That’s fascinating. They blocked each other.
|
| 12:14 |
: And you guys were worrying about this game going 18 innings
|
| 12:14 |
: that was some quality plate blocking from the catcher at 2nd base
|
| 12:15 |
: This game.
|
| 12:15 |
: Man.
|
| 12:15 |
: lol
|
| 12:15 |
: SPRINGER
|
| 12:15 |
: Get the fuck out of here
|
| 12:15 |
: Barnes would’ve gotten him out 🙁
|
| 12:15 |
: well
|
| 12:15 |
: HIT BOMBS
|
| 12:15 |
: FFS
|
| 12:15 |
: Holy
|
| 12:15 |
: HIT A HOMERUN
|
| 12:15 |
: incredible!!@!
|
| 12:16 |
: Aargh
|
| 12:16 |
: NO LEAD IS SAFE
|
| 12:16 |
: ALL DINGERS ALL THE TIME
|
| 12:16 |
: I mean really
|
| 12:16 |
: Dinger
|
| 12:16 |
: See hitting home runs is the way to go
|
| 12:16 |
: This world series perfectly encapsulates baseball in 2017
|
| 12:16 |
: Dave, you can blink now.
|
| 12:16 |
: Terrible relieving Dodgers.
|
| 12:16 |
: SPRINGERDINGER!!!
|
| 12:17 |
: ASTROOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs
|
| 12:17 |
: should have bunted there
|
| 12:17 |
: Each HR makes it so much harder to believe that Bellinger AB in the 9th wasn’t a HR
|
| 12:17 |
: Just post the win probability graph on the front page.
|
| 12:17 |
: The Dodgers hit at least one more homerun, even if they lose.
|
| 12:18 |
: Dodgers have Seager/Turner/Bellinger/Puig up next inning too
|
| 12:18 |
: Now who does hinch put in to close?
|
| 12:18 |
: Sticks with Devenski, I’d guess.
|
| 12:18 |
: Bellinger pulled
|
| 12:18 |
: Bellinger was pulled a couple innings ago
Culberson is the hero to be |
| 12:19 |
: This was a pitchers duel!
|
| 12:19 |
: Ball is clearly carrying to left, have any if these homers been to right or center?
|
| 12:19 |
: The one a few minutes ago?
|
| 12:19 |
: Nice tag
|
| 12:19 |
: That was a sweet play by the 2nd baseman playing 1st
|
| 12:20 |
: Dave, do you take the day off tomorrow with these long games?
|
| 12:20 |
: Nope!
|
| 12:20 |
: The quality of my post tomorrow is not going to be high, though.
|
| 12:21 |
: Text from Carson: This game is dumb and wonderful. I should be asleep.
|
| 12:21 |
: *snarky comment about the normal quality of your posts*
|
| 12:21 |
: Smoltz giddy over hill now
|
| 12:21 |
: Smoltz is quite happy.
|
| 12:22 |
: Smoltz is trying out for Insufferable Idol
|
| 12:22 |
: “Go home Win Probability Graph, you’re drunk.”
Go home Win Probability Graph, you’re drunk.
 |
| 12:22 |
: #1 Dodger pitcher who should have pitched longer this game is ________ ?
|
| 12:22 |
: No one.
|
| 12:22 |
: This was good process, bad results.
|
| 12:22 |
: Dodgers have 4 hits.
|
| 12:23 |
: Even Fields?
|
| 12:23 |
: Hard to get him out before giving up bombs to two straight hitters
|
| 12:23 |
: Dodgers bullpen has given up double the runs they’ve allowed all post-season in just one game…
|
| 12:23 |
: the hitting is more of an issue, really
|
| 12:23 |
: Wrong Dave. Roberts should have divined he was going to do that
|
| 12:24 |
: What about leaving Cingrani in for another inning
|
| 12:24 |
: Lefty against a bunch of good righties?
|
| 12:25 |
: What about Hill? He was pitching pretty good.
|
| 12:25 |
: Calm down Smoltz.
|
| 12:25 |
: Devenski back to throwing middle hoping to extend the game
|
| 12:25 |
: Middle middle again!!
|
| 12:25 |
: Thought that was going to fall in
|
| 12:25 |
: 106 mph for Seager.
|
| 12:26 |
: TURNER TIME?
|
| 12:26 |
: Turner walk. Culbertson yard.
|
| 12:26 |
: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE GET ON BASE FOR PUIG TO BE THE TYING RUN AT THE PLATE
|
| 12:26 |
: This game has been so wild we’ll almost forget that a CF played a ball off his head & an ump was nearly drilled in the jewels by a pick off throw.
|
| 12:27 |
: Generous strike
|
| 12:27 |
: Laz Diaz won’t forget
|
| 12:27 |
: Bad call
|
| 12:27 |
: That did not look like a god damn strike
|
| 12:27 |
: Umps want this game to end as bad as I do
|
| 12:27 |
: Remember Vin Scully throwing out the first pitch?
|
| 12:28 |
: I want this game to go long enough Roberts has to use Puig to pitch.
|
| 12:28 |
: Puig has to get an AB with the game on the line
|
| 12:28 |
: Turner is going to get on
|
| 12:29 |
: Devenski going all Rich Hill on that gum.
|
| 12:29 |
: I have tomorrow off work. Gimme 20 innings.
|
| 12:29 |
: No rooting interest just want this game to go forever
|
| 12:29 |
: You had to know Turner was going to have a long at bat.
|
| 12:29 |
: Wowza
|
| 12:30 |
: These are rocket outs.
|
| 12:30 |
: BREGMAN
|
| 12:30 |
: Bregman kicks ass
|
| 12:30 |
: Sharply hit out.
|
| 12:30 |
: bad luck, two in a row
|
| 12:30 |
: Not exactly fooling em.
|
| 12:30 |
: babip luck this inning….
|
| 12:30 |
: one more!!!
|
| 12:30 |
: Bergman flashing leather.
|
| 12:30 |
: And then there was Charlie Culbertson.
|
| 12:30 |
: Or that
|
| 12:30 |
: HAHAHAHAHA
|
| 12:30 |
: jesus
|
| 12:31 |
: no words
|
| 12:31 |
: No you do not.
|
| 12:31 |
: HAHAHAHAHAHA
|
| 12:31 |
: I was right!!!!!!
|
| 12:31 |
: What the actual fuck
|
| 12:31 |
: BWAHAHAHAHAHA
|
| 12:31 |
: You’re kidding me
|
| 12:31 |
: Like what
|
| 12:31 |
: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA [dies]
|
| 12:31 |
: Why not?
|
| 12:31 |
: It had to happen
|
| 12:31 |
: no fucking way
|
| 12:31 |
: Well then.
|
| 12:31 |
: OH SHIT!
|
| 12:31 |
: imagine if 106 got down
|
| 12:31 |
: LOL
|
| 12:31 |
: What the heck just happened.
|
| 12:31 |
: how is this a thing?!
|
| 12:31 |
: lets go puig
|
| 12:31 |
: ohhh yesss
|
| 12:31 |
: OH MY GOD
|
| 12:31 |
: Puig!
|
| 12:31 |
: Literally Charlie Culberson
|
| 12:31 |
: No way!
|
| 12:31 |
: This is stupid I love it
|
| 12:31 |
: I got a fever. and the only prescription is more dingers
|
| 12:31 |
: PUUIIIIIIG
|
| 12:31 |
: CULBERSON
|
| 12:31 |
: Culberson is just who Roberts wanted in that spot. He is playing 4d chess to our checkers
|
| 12:32 |
: They should not throw a pitch in the zone to puig
|
| 12:32 |
: That could have been crushed.
|
| 12:32 |
: That’s a meaty change
|
| 12:32 |
: Demonstrative take
|
| 12:32 |
: Swing!
|
| 12:32 |
: #puigtakes
|
| 12:32 |
: PUIG
|
| 12:33 |
: Ball in the dirt
|
| 12:33 |
: Slider away in the dirt here
|
| 12:33 |
: 1 strike away from a 1-1 series!!!
|
| 12:33 |
: Yet another HR record for 2017
|
| 12:33 |
: One more dinger
|
| 12:33 |
: How did he foul that off?
|
| 12:33 |
: I don’t want this game to ever end. Play it to 100 innings if you must.
|
| 12:34 |
: Man
|
| 12:34 |
: My stomach hurts.
|
| 12:34 |
: Good restraint
|
| 12:34 |
: Thought he went
|
| 12:34 |
: Nah
|
| 12:34 |
: I feel like the crowd could potentially overhype Puig
|
| 12:34 |
: That was close
|
| 12:34 |
: Swing
|
| 12:34 |
: thought he went
|
| 12:34 |
: Nahhhhh
|
| 12:35 |
: YESSSSSS
|
| 12:35 |
: Oh he so went
|
| 12:35 |
: He went
|
| 12:35 |
: no way did he not go there
|
| 12:35 |
: Wow. He went.
|
| 12:35 |
: thank you ump
|
| 12:35 |
: hoo boy
|
| 12:35 |
: Wow wow wow
|
| 12:35 |
: Holy hell he went
|
| 12:35 |
: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
|
| 12:35 |
: This game.
|
| 12:35 |
: So insane.
|
| 12:35 |
: That changeup is bad
|
| 12:35 |
: So tense
|
| 12:35 |
: goat ws game cant end on a check swing
|
| 12:36 |
: Puig really wants this home run
|
| 12:36 |
: This AB
|
| 12:36 |
: I dont even care who wins and my heart is pounding
|
| 12:36 |
: ah fooey
|
| 12:36 |
: Great game.
|
| 12:36 |
: what a pitcher-hitter duel
|
| 12:36 |
: SERIES TIED!!!
|
| 12:36 |
: Ballgame!!
|
| 12:36 |
: He went
|
| 12:36 |
: there it is. incredible
|
| 12:36 |
: unreal
|
| 12:36 |
: Ballgame of the decade.
|
| 12:36 |
: Holy mother of god
|
| 12:36 |
: Night guys! What a game.
|
| 12:36 |
: Finally!
|
| 12:36 |
: Man, that was exhausting.
|
| 12:36 |
: I can’t imagine having played in it.
|
| 12:37 |
: Best possible Game 2 scenario for the neutral fan.
|
| 12:37 |
: 1-1 going back to Houston.
|
| 12:37 |
: We have a series.
|
| 12:37 |
: Thanks for hanging in, FG guys!
|
| 12:37 |
: One of the best baseball games I have ever watched
|
| 12:37 |
: Hell of a pitch
|
| 12:37 |
: Wow. I believe in the process but I don’t believe that it’s infallible.
|
| 12:37 |
: Thanks Dave and Dan and Travis!
|
| 12:37 |
: Alright everyone, I have to go pass out.
|
| 12:37 |
: Then write something.
|
| 12:37 |
: Thanks for hanging out everyone.
|
| 12:37 |
: Kip, Jacob, and Eric say night!
|
Dave is the Managing Editor of FanGraphs.
the postgame with Altuve in between ARod and Big Papi is LOL funny…..