2017 World Series Game 3 Live Blog
October 27, 2017
| 7:36 |
: I’ll be back in a few minutes, but feel free to get the queue going.
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| 7:56 |
: What’s the O/U for innings for Darvish and McCullers? 4.2 for both?
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| 7:57 |
: I think that’s right, but we will see if either manager is a bit more conservative knowing there are three games in three days here in Houston.
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| 7:57 |
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Who pitches more innings tonight?
Yu Darvish (80.0% | 64 votes)
Lance McCullers, Jr. (20.0% | 16 votes)
Total Votes: 80
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| 7:59 |
: I’m functioning on very little sleep but hey I can catch up in the off-season
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| 7:59 |
: hibernate in january or february. you don’t want to miss any of that hot stove action.
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| 8:00 |
: Hi! I love you!
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| 8:00 |
: I know.
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| 8:01 |
: What did you think of the Dodgers last minute lineup change in left field? Was there a reason given for the change?
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| 8:02 |
: I haven’t seen a reason for it, but they are in the same lineup spot. Maybe there is a familiarity issue with the short outfield, but I don’t really know.
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| 8:02 |
: Can Darvish go 7?
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| 8:03 |
: He can, but it seems unlikely. He won’t be forced out by a pinch hitter so the decision will be solely based on how he’s pitching and the matchups he is up against.
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| 8:03 |
: Do you think the last game affected Dave Roberts or will he stick to his guns on SP and RP strategy?
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| 8:04 |
: I don’t think he will change, but as I said, no pinch hitter means he won’t be forced into a change and playing three straight games could lead to a bit more conservative approach.
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| 8:04 |
: Let’s pray this game doesn’t keep us us to 1am.
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| 8:05 |
: for my chatting sake, yes, but for the game’s sake, another epic extra innings game would be fun.
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| 8:05 |
: But January and February is when you Eno and Paul do all the fantasy preview pods. #justskiphibernation
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| 8:05 |
: A-Rod is a really good broadcaster. Well spoken, natural banter, insightful analysis.
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| 8:06 |
: he’s just a big baseball nerd and it shows.
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| 8:06 |
: Is there zips/streamer projection for tonight’s game?
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| 8:07 |
: Our projections are giving a pretty big advantage to Houston. http://www.fangraphs.com/teams/dodgers/schedule
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| 8:08 |
: Craig are you the only fangraphs staff working tonight?
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| 8:08 |
: I’m sure others are working, but as far as I know, I’m flying solo on the chat.
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| 8:09 |
: Love that puig
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| 8:09 |
: your friend
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| 8:10 |
: Hold on, there is an eagle flying onto a baseball field. Briefly mesmerized.
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| 8:10 |
: How do you feel about the pomp and circumstance of the line ups?
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| 8:10 |
: I think it is great for the first home game in the World Series. Fun moment in the ballpark.
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| 8:11 |
: I miss the hill in CF
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| 8:11 |
: can’t say i loved it. Risk of unnecessary injury a bit much.
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| 8:11 |
: Is there a bird in the stadium?
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| 8:11 |
: not Greg Bird, amirite.
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| 8:12 |
: Selig forced the Astros to open the roof in the 2005 Series.
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| 8:12 |
: yes he did. It can provide that extra edge.
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| 8:12 |
: Which team is more likely to sweep in Houston and win the series 4-1?
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| 8:12 |
: Houston, with HFA plus DH.
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| 8:13 |
: Why is Houston so heavily favored? I’d guess with Darvish the Dodgers would be at least even odds.
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| 8:13 |
: McCullers is no slouch, and home field plus DH gives a bit of a boost to Houston.
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| 8:13 |
: over/under for innings by starters- lets set it at 9. Do you take the over or under?
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| 8:13 |
: Under, but it is close.
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| 8:14 |
: Everyone keeps bringing up the Astros being undefeated at home as if the Dodgers werent undefeated at home and lost. That JUST happened a game ago.
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| 8:14 |
: Home team has won a lot in these playoffs, though that could be partly a function of the teams with HFA just being better generally.
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| 8:14 |
: Which starter goes longer?
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| 8:15 |
: the poll says Darvish.
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| 8:15 |
: J.J. Watt throwing out the first pitch on crutches. I’d think that would make Houston fans sad.
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| 8:15 |
: maybe if they had him do it Sunday.
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| 8:16 |
: Unlikely that McCullers uses his CB 63% of the time tonight?
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| 8:16 |
: I’m sure we will see it a bunch, but probably won’t see a couple dozen in a row. Would love to see him open the game like that just to see what happens.
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| 8:16 |
: the poll knows all
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| 8:17 |
: always trust polls.
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| 8:17 |
: Russians hacked this poll too
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| 8:18 |
: seems unlikely.
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| 8:18 |
: This game is a huge one with Wood and the huge question he is for game 4. Even more so than the question Morton is.
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| 8:19 |
: announcer voice: this is anybody’s series at this point.
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| 8:19 |
: my voice: this one is big, but tomorrow’s is bigger because some team is going to have a chance to take a 3-1 lead, which would be really big.
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| 8:21 |
: Interesting thought: Who is the worst pitcher to start in the world series in recent memory?
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| 8:21 |
: that’s really mean, but I’ll say Jeremy Guthrie.
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| 8:21 |
: That’s silly
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| 8:22 |
: LAD has +20 wRAA vs CB. 2nd best in MLB. Do the projections take that into account?
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| 8:22 |
: No, I don’t believe they do. Projections don’t take a lot of things into account.
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| 8:22 |
: lol, huge one with wood
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| 8:22 |
: we still not doing phrasing?
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| 8:23 |
: It’s weird to me that the team with the worse record now has home field advantage in a five game series
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| 8:24 |
: yes, but winning three games in a row is hard.
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| 8:25 |
: the astros shift more than any team in the AL. Worked there.
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| 8:25 |
: Joe blanton vs edwin jackson
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| 8:26 |
: Do you start Reddick vs another lefty tomorrow?
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| 8:26 |
: probably not.
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| 8:26 |
: Are reverse splits for pitchers in a single season sample more predictive/accurate than for hitters?
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| 8:26 |
: Could be wrong but I believe they are bad.
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| 8:27 |
: I wonder how much Marlins Man paid for that seat
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| 8:27 |
: let’s not discuss him any more in this chat.
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| 8:28 |
: and the answer is a lot.
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| 8:28 |
: First 5 pitches tonight: 5 fastballs
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| 8:28 |
: Is that Nolan Ryan-brand beef trolley filled with oranges? Houston, you so random
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| 8:28 |
: I don’t think they could fill it with beef because of regulations and flies and birds and such.
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| 8:29 |
: Do the projections believe that Chris Taylor is a good player?
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| 8:30 |
: Yes. they believe he is an average hitter and above average as a fielder. They are not yet convinced he’s a 5-win player.
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| 8:30 |
: What feed do you have
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| 8:30 |
: I am casting from the FSGO app.
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| 8:30 |
: Does Altuve have the shift positioning in his hat?
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| 8:30 |
: to make him look taller? Rude.
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| 8:31 |
: I think home field advantage should go to whatever league had the better record in inter-league play
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| 8:32 |
: the all-star game is better than that, i think. i don’t want to watch some random padres-mariners game and think it has an affect on where game 1 of the world series would be. best record i think is the best.
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| 8:32 |
: What was the best recent WS pitching matchup? On paper, Keuchel/Kershaw has to be up there
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| 8:33 |
: Kluber-Lester and Kluber-Hendricks last year were pretty good.
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| 8:33 |
: Hot Take: Reverse splits are never predictive.
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| 8:34 |
: On oranges..it is Minute Maid (orange juice) Park. Not random
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| 8:34 |
: The Marlins Man who attended playoff games this year appears younger than the Marlins Man from a couple of years ago. It does not look like the same Man.
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| 8:34 |
: oh my
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| 8:34 |
: Craig how long until you start hating on John smoltz?
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| 8:34 |
: he’s a hall of famer, tommy.
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| 8:35 |
: Feels really lame that the Astros are still doing the “thumbs up” celebration to mock the Yankees
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| 8:35 |
: you don’t stop doing it if you are winning. What are they supposed to start doing, kissing bats?
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| 8:36 |
: How many players choke up like Bregman does?
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| 8:36 |
: not many, although I think with how powerful players are and the current ball, players can get plenty of force when choking up so more might start.
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| 8:36 |
: what about best interleague record of the two teams, with a tie-breaker of better record?
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| 8:37 |
: only in day games.
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| 8:38 |
: Lincecum/Lee gets my vote
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| 8:39 |
: If we rank the players in the series I really think the AL MVP is 4th. Kershaw, Correa, Seager, Altuve.
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| 8:39 |
: Bold. If you are going this season, hard to argue Altuve wasn’t the best.
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| 8:40 |
:
Which pitcher is more fun to watch?
Yu Darvish (50.0% | 73 votes)
Lance McCullers, Jr. (50.0% | 73 votes)
Total Votes: 146
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| 8:40 |
: hotter take: reverse splits dont even exist.
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| 8:41 |
: I’m not sure what this means, but I look forward to reading it in your next newsletter, which I would like to subscribe to.
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| 8:41 |
: Dodgers hitting McCullers well…Astros hitting Darvish well…this could turn into a slugfest…if that happens, advantage goes to Dodgers with their deeper / more reliable bullpen, yes?
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| 8:42 |
: I’m not sure the Dodgers bullpen outside of Jansen is actually that much better. Astros have had a tough go of it lately, but there are still good pitchers back there.
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| 8:43 |
: What did you think about Smoltz’s stint with the Cardinals?
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| 8:43 |
: He tried hard, had a bit of bad luck, not unlike the Cardinals that year.
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| 8:43 |
: Springer has been doing the thumbs up for quite some time.
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| 8:43 |
: are we sure thumbs up isn’t just, like, a completely standard show of approval?
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| 8:44 |
: Marwin Gonzales was choked up when he hit the tying homerun the other night.
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| 8:44 |
: Seager chokes up
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| 8:44 |
: The Astros are tipping pitches at home. They plant a tv in the tunnel right before game time and hit a pole with a bat to correspond to the pitch. The two thumbs up they give when they get on indicates they got the signal. See springer leading off.
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| 8:44 |
: i’m interested in your newsletter as well.
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| 8:44 |
: Did you see the SBnation about the worst postseason commercials? It was a pretty solid article
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| 8:45 |
: grant is good.
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| 8:45 |
: Where would you rank Correa in terms of best shortstops? Gotta be top five at the least, in my non-important opinion.
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| 8:46 |
: there’s a good argument to be made he is number 1.
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| 8:46 |
: How happy are the announcers that the small guy in the WS is an an actual good player for once? No need to pretend anymor that Ryan Theriot or Darin Erstad are valuable as well as tiny
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| 8:46 |
: I’d like to remind you that David Eckstein was World Series MVP. Also, Erstad was tall.
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| 8:47 |
: why does this chat live in EST? we’re still in EDT until next week
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| 8:47 |
: I’m in central time. Is Quincy on where you are?
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| 8:47 |
: Do we need robot umpires?
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| 8:48 |
: I think there’s room for improvement and added technology could help, incrementally now until the technology is completely sound.
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| 8:48 |
: I’d think the team with one of the best offenses ever has to get the edge in a slugfest, no?
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| 8:49 |
: or the team with the potential to stop the slugging. Nobody could do it in Game 2.
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| 8:50 |
: Equal salary/health over the next three years. Springer or Puig?
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| 8:50 |
: Puig is younger but Springer has been so much better over the past few years, it isn’t a tough choice.
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| 8:50 |
: Eno has beer, Carson has poetry and napping, Jeff has volcanoes. What’s your thing, Craig?
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| 8:51 |
: I dream about volcano in verse during the day after a bender.
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| 8:51 |
: I want to live in a world where Brandon Morrow and Josh Johnson never got hurt
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| 8:51 |
: Eckstein is my spirit person
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| 8:52 |
: seems to me that the main competition for best shortstop is Correa, Seager, and Lindor
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| 8:52 |
: that’s the top tier for sure.
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| 8:52 |
: whooops I meant Eckstein
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| 8:52 |
: K-Man thinking of Eckstein?
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| 8:52 |
: he was
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| 8:53 |
: TACOS! Again!
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| 8:53 |
: i don’t think it works that way.
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| 8:53 |
: 6 of the 9 batted balls so far have been 100 mph+
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| 8:53 |
: yep. lot of hard hit balls. no real damage, yet though.
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| 8:54 |
: welp
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| 8:55 |
: first time ever someone with the first name Yu giving up a homer to someone with the same first two letters in their first name?
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| 8:55 |
: I want to live in a world where Julio Urias never got hurt
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| 8:56 |
: I want to live in a world where Bo Jackson never got hurt
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| 8:56 |
: Rest of MLB really should have pursued Darvish more, right? Can’t believe what a steal he was
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| 8:56 |
: Dodgers gave up a pretty good prospect to get him. He wasn’t exactly a bargain.
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| 8:56 |
: If McCullers only threw curveballs and Darvish only threw Spliters….who would win?
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| 8:56 |
: whoever could hit the lower part of the zone.
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| 8:56 |
: Over/under 3 HR hit tonight.
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| 8:56 |
: over
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| 8:57 |
: Are you the FG guy whose wife does roller derby? Love it
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| 8:57 |
: No
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| 8:57 |
: reverse splits strike again……
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| 8:57 |
: dangit
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| 8:57 |
: Only 82% hit probability
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| 8:57 |
: is that all?
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| 8:57 |
: Boy, these Astros sure swing it a lot better at home.
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| 8:57 |
: i see your game.
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| 9:00 |
: McCann: 80 grade beard. Tell me again why the Yankees have a dumb facial hair policy.
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| 9:00 |
: no idea
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| 9:00 |
: Re: Darvish – they gave up one top-100 prospect (with no defensive ability whatsoever) and nothing else. If I were the Yankees, I would have given Chance Adams w/o a blink.
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| 9:00 |
: calhoun is a better, or at least as good, a prospect as adams.
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| 9:01 |
: Darvish doesn’t have it. Time to start getting the bullpen ready?
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| 9:01 |
: yes, though it could be too late soon.
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| 9:01 |
: Can I change my vote to McCullers going longer tonight?
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| 9:01 |
: nope. too late. 80% said Darvish
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| 9:02 |
: Yankees got Gray and didn’t want an FA
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| 9:02 |
: and that
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| 9:02 |
: A hit and run would be crazy right here.
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| 9:02 |
: correct
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| 9:02 |
: chance that this is darvish’s last appearance as a dodger?
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| 9:02 |
: 40%
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| 9:02 |
: What does Darvish’s next contract look like?
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| 9:03 |
: 6/150
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| 9:03 |
: How was that only a single?
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| 9:03 |
: Can’t outrun the other players in case it gets caught.
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| 9:04 |
: Was kinda shaky how they kept litigating darvish’s stats in minutemaid when that was against jon singleton and bad jd martinez
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| 9:04 |
: yeah that made no sense
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| 9:05 |
: The runner on first should be all the way to 2nd base on Gonzales hit.
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| 9:05 |
: right, that’s not Gonzales’ fault though.
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| 9:05 |
: Who are you rooting for?
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| 9:05 |
: I’m rooting for a good game tonight and tomorrow I want whoever loses tonight to win.
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| 9:05 |
: I don’t know if I’m taking crazy pills or what, but it really looked like Reddick missed the 3rd base bag. Didn’t see a replay tho, so I could be wrong.
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| 9:06 |
: too late now.
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| 9:06 |
: if that had hit taylor’s hat we would have had confirmation that this is all a simulation we’re living in
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| 9:06 |
: maybe, we still might be living in a simulation, though.
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| 9:07 |
: It’s getting late early in this game.
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| 9:07 |
: No outs!
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| 9:08 |
: this is shaping up to be a terrible game
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| 9:08 |
: just waiting for a rally.
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| 9:10 |
: Disagreed. Great game.
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| 9:10 |
: This is why I wouldn’t give 6-150 to Darvish. He’s never had a 5+ win season, and he’s going to be 31 next season.
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| 9:11 |
: same was true of Cueto. then he had his first five win season with the giants.
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| 9:12 |
: do you even use Maeda tonight or save for a tandem start with Wood?
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| 9:12 |
: it’s only the second inning. Too early to give up.
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| 9:13 |
: Has anyone done a study to look at whether 30-year-old FA pitchers earn their contracts?
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| 9:13 |
: most FA don’t earn their contracts. Teams still pay though.
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| 9:13 |
: Bring back Kershaw tomorrow now!
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| 9:14 |
: too early for that.
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| 9:14 |
: i don’t think you bring him back. Even if you lose tomorrow, still only down 3-1 and the series isn’t over.
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| 9:14 |
: Don’t listen to Craig. It’s never too early to give up. Give up now
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| 9:15 |
: 7 out of the 10 Astros batters hit it at least 99 MPH off Darvish
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| 9:15 |
: that’s certainly what it looked like out there.
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| 9:15 |
: Seems like Roberts waited at least one batter too long to get Maeda up.
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| 9:16 |
: could be, though I don’t think we can tie that to the early hook for Hill in the last game. You don’t want to warm up a pitcher a bunch of times.
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| 9:16 |
: Was the Cueto contract good? One great year, one bad year, next year he’s 32…
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| 9:17 |
: he’s about halfway there with four years to go. Should end up okay.
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| 9:17 |
: Chances of a McCullers implosion?
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| 9:18 |
: certainly possible. Question is if it looks like he is about to have a Darvish inning, does McCullers get the early hook.
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| 9:18 |
: does it matter that its only the 2nd inning though? dodgers are huge underdogs now so you probably wanna save maeda for a higher leverage spot tomorrow or sunday instead, no?
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| 9:19 |
: it is the World Series and you have Kershaw on Sunday. Get some outs now to keep the team in the game.
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| 9:20 |
: Can most of us (or at least you and I) agree that Gurriel’s cut is not a good look?
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| 9:20 |
: If he thinks he looks good, that’s all that matters.
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| 9:20 |
: theres no right way for roberts to handle darvish not being able to go 2
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| 9:21 |
: Who does the Dodgers burn for today?
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| 9:22 |
: you try have maeda get you through 4 then see where the game is at. Give an inning to everybody else and then see what happens.
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| 9:22 |
: Which Robot would make the best manager? R2D2 or Watson the IBM computer?
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| 9:23 |
: mound visits would prove difficult.
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| 9:24 |
: hey Craig, when the score reaches 10-0, this chat becomes a politics chat right?
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| 9:24 |
: not a chance.
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| 9:24 |
: I can’t be the only person thinking this…Hill 3 innings, Darvish rocked tonight, Kershaw on a roll…Clearly to me the Dodgers lose this game were seeing Kershaw, Hill, Darvish, Kershaw if we get that far?
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| 9:24 |
: I don’t like pitchers on short rest so it isn’t something I would do.
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| 9:25 |
: How did the Dodgers sign Maeda for 8 years 24 million???
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| 9:25 |
: there were questions about his health and he actually made about 8 million this year due to starts an innings incentives.
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| 9:25 |
: 4 out of the 7 Dodger hits have hit it 102 MPH or higher against McCullers, so its not like he’s looked super smooth either
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| 9:25 |
: and some walks now.
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| 9:26 |
: What did Mccullers just say, anybody a lip reader?
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| 9:26 |
: he is an excitable fellow.
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| 9:26 |
: Poll the robot question!
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| 9:26 |
: might get hacked. can’t do it.
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| 9:27 |
: Neither are robots…one is a Droid and the other an AI
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| 9:27 |
: I’ve never seen Darvish pitch. What does he look like when he’s good? Well-located heat with a vicious slider and and array of offspeed stuff?
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| 9:27 |
: yep
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| 9:28 |
: Dodgers average more than 5 runs a game….can we stop with the this game is over garbage
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| 9:28 |
: Peacock or McHugh first man up in bullpen?
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| 9:28 |
: i’d say peacock.
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| 9:29 |
: Here we go…
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| 9:29 |
: It’s the return of Rick Ankiel
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| 9:29 |
: not even close.
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| 9:29 |
: McCullers seems to be just missing. I’d still bet on him plus 5 innings of bullpen work, rather than 7 innings of bullpen
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| 9:29 |
: I don’t know.
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| 9:29 |
: Big DP there
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| 9:30 |
: indeed.
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| 9:30 |
: probably should have hit a grand slam instead.
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| 9:31 |
: Surprised they didn’t challenge based on what we saw on TV
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| 9:31 |
: hard to overturn
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| 9:32 |
: Two challenges though
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| 9:32 |
: maybe he didn’t want to interfere with what McCullers has going on right now.
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| 9:33 |
: Craig……can I get a shout out to my Friend Matt A….he’s a first time chatter long time reader!!
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| 9:33 |
: You sound like Girardi
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| 9:33 |
: How much WAR is a good replay guy worth?
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| 9:34 |
: if you could overturn five more plays than average, that would be worth quite a bit.
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| 9:34 |
: what’s the run expectancy for a bases loaded no outs situation?
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| 9:34 |
: about 2.3
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| 9:35 |
: What’s the way to hit a low outside curveball? Slap it the other way, or lean out and yank it?
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| 9:35 |
: take it, if possible
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| 9:35 |
: anyone notice Turner doing something with his back foot?
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| 9:36 |
: Assuming the Astros don’t score here, does McCullers pitch in the 4th, or is he done?
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| 9:36 |
: I would take him out, but I’m guessing he is allowed to get into trouble before he gets the hook.
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| 9:38 |
: that run-scoring double play took Houston’s chances of winning from 72% to 82%. the outs, they were not productive.
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| 9:39 |
: I still cant believe Seager swung at that pitch out of the zone after McCullers couldnt find a strike to save his life.
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| 9:39 |
: he gave it the old Yankee try.
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| 9:40 |
: To be fair to Seager, has to be thinking he gets grooved a strike after three walks in a row.
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| 9:40 |
: but needs to be prepared to take if it isn’t a fastball.
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| 9:41 |
: What would we have to do to get A-rod to creep into the booth, drug Buck and Smoltz, and take over?
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| 9:41 |
: pretty sure that is a violation of some sort.
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| 9:41 |
: Does Maria go back to the rotation next year, or is he stuck in the pen now?
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| 9:41 |
: he will go back in the rotation.
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| 9:41 |
: Exactly. I understand being aggressive expecting a meatball, but swinging at 2 low curveballs is pretty horrible.
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| 9:42 |
: Why is the roof closed give such an advantage to Houston
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| 9:42 |
: it is a lot louder, and most teams don’t play in domes often.
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| 9:42 |
: Maria?
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| 9:42 |
: i assumed that was maeda.
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| 9:43 |
: contrary to what smoltz just said, both teams can just keep spending.
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| 9:44 |
: How does a big market team like Houston that’s tanked for several years not have room for payroll growth? Is that what Smoltz said
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| 9:44 |
: The crowd noise difference is not even close open vs closed. Huge advantage to have it closed. (And way more fun.)
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| 9:44 |
: Because it gets super loud: source, attend lots of games their.
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| 9:44 |
: Tell Hamburglar that he should try stepping into the box and see how well he’d do against those two curveballs.
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| 9:44 |
: shots fired
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| 9:45 |
: Didnt MLB used to dictate when the Astros could open/close their roof in the postseason? I seem to remember some controversy surrounding that
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| 9:45 |
: yes. back when the astros were last relevant, they tried to have it closed for all games and selig intervened.
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| 9:46 |
: Poll idea: which pennant winner will more likely trade for Giancarlo Stanton?
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| 9:46 |
: probably houston because stanton costs LA 50% more.
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| 9:46 |
: Is that not still the case? I remember them saying MLB decision during ALCS
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| 9:46 |
: not sure. could be though.
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| 9:47 |
: Maeda up to 21 pitches now. What would you say another 15 or 20 tops left for him?
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| 9:48 |
: try to get one more inning i would think.
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| 9:48 |
: even last year, blue jays were told to open or close the dome, even mid game
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| 9:49 |
: this is going to be a dull, long game, isn’t it? just has that feeling to me
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| 9:49 |
: that’s partly your fault, no?
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| 9:49 |
: Between 65-84 degrees and good weather, MLB says roof is open. Current weather forecast, Sunday the only questionable game for weather it gets to stay closed.
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| 9:50 |
: Actually game is exciting so far, just not at the level of the first two
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| 9:50 |
: impossible to measure up, on that level.
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| 9:51 |
: Am I wrong or does this feel like something mlb shouldn’t be intervening with?
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| 9:52 |
: I think it is fine. I’d rather have baseball outside so preventing more domed games seems like a good cause.
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| 9:52 |
: oh puig
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| 9:52 |
: Oh boy, when talks feed catches up…
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| 9:53 |
: once he ran through the bag it was too late.
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| 9:53 |
: i think he got to the bag first, but couldn’t stay on it.
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| 9:53 |
: Why wasn’t the first base coach yelling to go for second
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| 9:53 |
: maybe it was too loud?
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| 9:54 |
: If teams can create the atmosphere with music, sounds, cheers, pregame music, etc. I believe they should be able to control the roof too. It’s their HOME field, and it’s legal (currently)
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| 9:55 |
: should they decide when to delay a game for rain? There are some things it is fine for the league to intervene on for fairness.
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| 9:55 |
: Can Puig maintain long term plate discipline or is this an outlier?
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| 9:56 |
: He’s got a 9% career walk rate so I think it is pretty reasonable.
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| 9:56 |
: Game 1 was an awesome pitcher’s duel with extraordinary pace and a legendary performance by Kershaw. Game 2 was one of the most bananas games in WS history. This game is fine.
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| 9:57 |
: I’m glad they’re letting Mccullers pitch you know like a regular starter.
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| 9:58 |
: if they have somebody better, they should use him. they might not for six innings, but every inning gets them closer to the point they don’t.
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| 9:58 |
: Teams also control the field dimensions with huge variance….so roof seems in that realm.
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| 9:58 |
: they don’t change that game to game.
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| 9:59 |
:
Who should decide whether to keep the roof open or closed?
Home Team (53.7% | 93 votes)
MLB (46.2% | 80 votes)
Total Votes: 173
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| 9:59 |
: I wish alll sports were like baseball…..Imagine different size basketball courts…Wider field goals…it would be awesome
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| 10:00 |
: 14 foot high rims whenever you play the Warriors.
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| 10:00 |
: They had a freaking hill with a flagpole in CF, I don’t think the roof is a big deal
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| 10:00 |
: In comparison, MLB might step in if a team grew out the infield grass too long, for whatever reason.
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| 10:00 |
: Will LAD release Adrian Gonzalez and keep Bellinger at first, or stick Cody in the outfield grass for 2018?
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| 10:01 |
: depends on what happens with Pederson, but they will field the best team they can, and if Gonzalez isn’t part of that, they will move on, regardless of salary.
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| 10:01 |
: There should be a third option for “neither is unreasonable and it isn’t really worth arguing about.”
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| 10:01 |
: too late
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| 10:02 |
: How awesome would it be if teams could move the outfield fences by a few feet game to game? Like, you have a flyball pitcher on the mound? Move them back a few feet today.
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| 10:02 |
: Hockey rinks are different sizes. Tend to be smaller, for tough-guy teams, on the East Coast and bigger, for free-skating teams, in the West and Canada.
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| 10:03 |
: Hard to see how Gonzalez is worth a roster spot on LAD. They are so loaded. Maybe eat most of the contract in a trade?
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| 10:03 |
: maybe, but he would have to agree.
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| 10:03 |
: Bill Veeck installed a movable fence in 1947. The American League banned it following the season.
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| 10:04 |
: hope somebody is fact-checking things. I’m just going to choose to believe it.
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| 10:05 |
: NHL rinks are now a uniform size. the older buildings with a smaller rink are gone.
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| 10:05 |
: I’m joining late – Craig! You’re doing a solo chat? Good on you, boy
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| 10:06 |
: you’ve only missed four innings.
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| 10:06 |
: Bananas are purple
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| 10:06 |
: Craig I got you….all facts are truth
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| 10:06 |
: Veeck told that fence story himself but it’s debated whether it was true.
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| 10:06 |
: Dodgers have had some very well hit outs these last two games…they should be due for a couple breaks right?
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| 10:06 |
: sure, why not.
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| 10:08 |
: Maeda up close to 40 pitches. Seems like a lot but you have to figure that he prepared knowing he was likely to pitch a bit.
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| 10:09 |
: it is a tough call. I’d lean toward taking him out. any more innings and he might be out until game 6.
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| 10:09 |
: Craig (from a few minutes ago), I think the home team should be able to decide if to delay for rain. Their grounds crew know the stadium better than anyone else
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| 10:09 |
: this would lead to too much gamesmanship.
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| 10:10 |
: Now official: SABR has made baseball unwatchable. 2 hours = 4 innings???
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| 10:10 |
: average it with game 1 and we are fine.
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| 10:10 |
: what is the best timezone for watching WS games?
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| 10:10 |
: central
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| 10:10 |
: The Cubs used to have infield grass so tall that they were playing in a cornfield
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| 10:10 |
: story checks out.
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| 10:11 |
: why do the astros have a train in the outfield? Doesn’t seem very environmentally friendly
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| 10:11 |
: Albert Pujols must have felt the same way.
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| 10:11 |
: Fellow Fangraphians……I have a 9 AM soccer game tomorrow, so I must bid you a fond farewell. I will see you for game 4.
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| 10:12 |
: best of luck
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| 10:12 |
: I don’t hate the Dodgers yet, but it seems inevitable that I’ll be sick of watching them in the postseason over the next decade. Preemptive Houston favoritism.
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| 10:12 |
: they’ve already been in the playoffs the last decade. they just haven’t won much.
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| 10:12 |
: The idea of the Nats not getting Girardi simply because he wants too much money is ludicrous right?
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| 10:13 |
: it seems like they got a fine manager. Girardi probably deserved better and he deserves to get a good job somewhere. francona sat out a year before he got a job that seems to have worked out pretty well for him.
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| 10:13 |
: McCullers gets no more than three more batters, right?
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| 10:14 |
: looks like 4.
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| 10:14 |
: I’ think (not positive) the home team does decide on rain delays if it’s before the game starts
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| 10:14 |
: correct, but once the game starts the umps decide.
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| 10:14 |
: What does SABR have to do with tonight’s length? There’s only been 1 pitching change
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| 10:14 |
: ?????? why blame me for Darvish
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| 10:15 |
: Hi Craig, what’s probability against dodgers now?
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| 10:16 |
: 89% for Astros.
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| 10:16 |
: I believe that was the ghost 1919 White Sox who played in a cornfield.
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| 10:16 |
: Seemed like kind of a lazy tag by Correa.
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| 10:16 |
: not everyone can be Javy Baez, who is good at tagging if you have not yet heard.
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| 10:16 |
: Astros have a train so Pujols would have somewhere to aim.
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| 10:17 |
: MLB made the Cubs forfeit home field advantage in the 1984 playoffs due to not having lights. That sucked.
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| 10:18 |
: @Evan: why must you open up those wounds?
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| 10:19 |
: I’m assuming Maeda will be unavailable tomorrow night, so who bridges the gap between Wood and Jansen if they have a lead? I dont think they’d have Wood go too deep
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| 10:21 |
: Depends on the situation. Assuming you don’t use Jansen tonight, you only need to make it to the eighth. 4 from wood, then stripling, cingrani, morrow or something like that gets you to the end of the game.
|
| 10:22 |
: More over-managing. Maeda, a starter used to going 6 or 7, was cruising and there is no logical reason to take him out.
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| 10:23 |
: he hasn’t gone six or seven in quite some time.
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| 10:23 |
: It’s kind of funny how everyone remembers Beltran hitting all those home runs for the Astros when the Cardinals won and Pujols hitting that home run when the Astros won.
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| 10:23 |
: I remember Edmonds’ home run more than Beltran’s great series.
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| 10:23 |
: I’m with bosoxforlife
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| 10:23 |
: Maeda doesn’t throw 95 when he’s planning on going 7.
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| 10:24 |
: Maeda probably didn’t warm up like he would for a start
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| 10:25 |
: that reddick just keeps getting hits. he must hate the dodgers or something.
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| 10:25 |
: This probably won’t happen but would you agree with going with Verlander for 2-3 innings tonight. Then maybe another 2-3 innings in game 5 or something like that. Seems like 6 innings from Verlander in two different games is more valuable than 6 innings in one game.
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| 10:26 |
: maybe if the game were tied and the team was going to go down 3-1 or something like that, but when you are winning and have verlander lined up for game 6, that seems pretty ideal.
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| 10:27 |
: Dodgers seem to be making contact but can’t find any holes. Is this just bad luck? Or have the Astros been able to induce weaker contact from Dodgers hitters?
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| 10:27 |
: they’ve made some pretty hard contact. bad at bat in the highest leverage situation of the game didn’t help.
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| 10:27 |
: Move the bat!
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| 10:27 |
: somebody is already alerting sam miller on twitter I’m sure.
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| 10:28 |
: The train above left field is because the concourse out there was built on an old train station. A little bit of local symbolism I guess.
|
| 10:28 |
: Speaking of Beltran, his whole saga is “best postseason hitter/just wants a ring.” Will that ring mean anything to him, now that he’s old and frail and glued to the bench, watching young stars win it for him?
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| 10:28 |
: yes. it will mean a lot to him.
|
| 10:29 |
: Where’s JT Snow when you need him
|
| 10:29 |
: nice callback
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| 10:29 |
: not to earlier in this chat, to quite some time ago.
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| 10:29 |
: He’s the grizzled old vet that every young player on this team goes to for advice. He’ll love a ring if it happens.
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| 10:30 |
: When you spend every day for 6 months with the same guys, it matters no matter how big your role was.
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| 10:30 |
: the bat was lava, guys.
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| 10:30 |
: It seems unfair they made you do this chat by yourself.
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| 10:31 |
: It’s Friday, seems unfair to make multiple people do it, plus I’m just at home enjoying myself. Earlier today, I carried three window ac units down to flights of stairs to storage so this is way better than that.
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| 10:31 |
: Sullivan did the whole Nats-Cubs Game 5 chat by himself.
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| 10:32 |
: They should have a chute to automatically take the bats back to the dugout. Bowling alley style
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| 10:32 |
: i see no flaws in this plan.
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| 10:32 |
: That was a nightmare for him though
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| 10:33 |
: Would you agree with Joe Buck that Pettis has had a good postseason? His sends in the Yankees series seemed to me overly aggressive and only worked because Sanchez dropped the ball. An example of poor process good results IMO
|
| 10:33 |
: in the moment I disagreed with that one, but understand it better after taking another look given the situation.
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| 10:34 |
: Why did you carry the window unit a/c down? That is what the balcony is for. Pitch it over.
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| 10:35 |
: will try that next year if I remember
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| 10:35 |
: Can’t believe McCullers is still out there.
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| 10:35 |
: yep. can’t believe it either.
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| 10:35 |
: That Wendy’s ad just not right
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| 10:35 |
: it is a little much, right?
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| 10:36 |
: Is it weird that we call someone a 3rd-base coach when like 98% of their job is working with infielders (or outfielders or catchers)?
|
| 10:37 |
: we notice what we can see, and we see them at third base. They are also giving signs. 98% is a bit high, but yes, they all have other important tasks other than putting up a stop sign.
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| 10:37 |
: How long can McCullers last? This has to be last inning for him. I think.
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| 10:37 |
: should’ve have been out after the walk at the latest.
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| 10:37 |
: Hinch reeeeeally doesn’t trust his bullpen…game 2 didn’t help…
|
| 10:38 |
: i think this is playing into it. a healthy lead makes it seem like there is more security as well. Like as long as the starter leaves with the lead, then it is okay to leave him in.
|
| 10:39 |
: Thoughts on Kike Hernandez starting rather than Ethier? Thank you.
|
| 10:39 |
: I was kind of surprised, but after the three-homer game, it is tough to keep him out. I think you still go with the platoon advantage when you can.
|
| 10:39 |
: does seager’s helmet always fall off?
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| 10:40 |
: it isn’t like he is Eduardo Nunez or anything.
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| 10:40 |
: I once rolled a giant, ancient AC down a staircase–slowly, one corner at a time. Worked out.
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| 10:40 |
: Can’t believe he’s going to pitch to Bellinger.
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| 10:40 |
: worked out.
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| 10:40 |
: When is the earliest we might see McCullers in relief?
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| 10:41 |
: as long as the astros are ahead in the series, I don’t think we see him, though maybe an inning in game 5.
|
| 10:41 |
: This seems like tempting fate by Hinch. How was someone not warming up at the start of the inning?
|
| 10:42 |
: risky, but could pay off for him.
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| 10:42 |
: Guys. Does it frustrate anybody else that, seemingly to heighten tension, there is 3 close-ups, a graphic, and a replay in between every pitch in the WS? It’s killing me. I just want to see the CF camera angle and feel some continuity between pitches. Am I the only one hating this?
|
| 10:42 |
: but the revenue!
|
| 10:42 |
: Central air ftw
|
| 10:42 |
: for sure.
|
| 10:43 |
: Everyone talks about Chris Taylor’s breakout. No one seems to mention how brilliant Brad Peacock has been this year.
|
| 10:44 |
: he’s been very good this year. they might talk about him more if he had a better start in the postseason, or if he uses his cap bill right here.
|
| 10:44 |
: How bad was Bellinger’s plate appearance?
|
| 10:44 |
: bad
|
| 10:45 |
: Why does Utley look so old?
|
| 10:45 |
: he’s playing a game with a bunch of 25-year-olds.
|
| 10:46 |
: Questioning the wiseness of Utley here
|
| 10:46 |
: Is trading an out for a run really a good deal?
|
| 10:47 |
: the Dodgers win expectancy went down 2.5% on the Puig groundout. When you are behind, those outs are precious.
|
| 10:47 |
: Utley so clutch. Intimidated peacock into a WP there
|
| 10:48 |
: Do Dodgers seek to upgrade 2B over Forscythe this winter?
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| 10:49 |
: I doubt it. He should be fine next season.
|
| 10:49 |
: Stros bullpen is a dumpster fire; They need 2 more runs at least
|
| 10:49 |
: I was told the game was over 2 hours ago.
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| 10:49 |
: Where is the place to track these win expectancy charts?
|
| 10:50 |
: Why was Utley even hitting?
|
| 10:50 |
: platoon matchup. I wrote a little bit about here: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dave-roberts-easy-and-difficult-lineup…
|
| 10:50 |
: I guess it was a good idea for the Dodgers not to give up after 2 innings.
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| 10:51 |
: It seems weird that Utley was the best they could do as a pinch hitter there, right?
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| 10:52 |
: he was coming into the game anyway defensively, though.
|
| 10:52 |
: As an old guy myself Utley has a baby face
|
| 10:52 |
: Isn’t Utley’s defense too much of a liability to try and platoon his advantageous 0-26 dominance against righties?
|
| 10:52 |
: people were saying similar things about reddick before this game.
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| 10:53 |
: it wasnt over but when hou had a 4-0 lead with 2 runners on their WE had to be what 80%?
|
| 10:54 |
: it was 89% when Altuve doubled. Down to 72% before the Seager DP. 82% after the Turner double. 85% after Utley got out.
|
| 10:54 |
: This has Yanks game 6 written all over it.
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| 10:56 |
: What’s Utley’s wRC+ in the past three or so years though?
|
| 10:56 |
: it is 97 against RH
|
| 10:56 |
: Hard to believe Game 1 would have been over ten minutes ago.
|
| 10:56 |
: So my friend runs a non profit / cancer survivor org, should I shave my mid-chest beard for charity?
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| 10:57 |
: if it raises money for charity, then yes.
|
| 10:57 |
: Good idea to bring Morrow in here? I know theyre only down 2, but you dont want to blow your bullpen up when Wood goes tomorrow?
|
| 10:57 |
: you can get an inning from morrow each of the next two nights.
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| 10:58 |
: i mean tonight and tomorrow, not three in a row.
|
| 10:58 |
: Did everyone who told the Dodgers to give up, give up chatting?
|
| 10:58 |
: I don’t know, although the Astros are still in command here.
|
| 10:59 |
: Do the Astro(naut)s have any ties to NASA / outer space anymore?
|
| 10:59 |
: I don’t know.
|
| 10:59 |
: The Dodgers win expectancy actually was higher before they scored both baserunners. Seems weird.
|
| 10:59 |
: can’t give up those outs. only so many chances to score.
|
| 11:00 |
: If Marisnick were healthy, think we would have seen a lot less Reddick recently.
|
| 11:00 |
: possible
|
| 11:02 |
: Swing at two in the dirt and take one right down the middle???
|
| 11:02 |
: baseball is hard sometimes.
|
| 11:02 |
: Why is everyone so anti-Reddick? he was a 3.5 WAR player this regular season.
|
| 11:03 |
: recency bias
|
| 11:03 |
: Will Roberts only bring Jensen in if they are leading?
|
| 11:04 |
: or a tie. the LI probably doesn’t justify it if they are down.
|
| 11:04 |
: Craig, can you please expalin all this focus on length of the game, it’s the World Series, isnt it?
|
| 11:06 |
: baseball gets more attention now than at any other time and pace of the game has been a focus for years so it gets more attention now and it is often equated with time of game.
|
| 11:06 |
: more commercials doesn’t help.
|
| 11:07 |
: Kosch can also give money to charity and keep his beard, I would thik
|
| 11:07 |
: Don’t like Morrow here in a potential lost cause. If the Dodgers do happen to come back they will need to get some big outs from Fields or Stripling
|
| 11:07 |
: they need the outs either way.
|
| 11:08 |
: Weird question, just joined but Gurriell mocked Asian eyes in the dugout. What could be MLB respond be?
|
| 11:08 |
: they could suspend him. Not sure if they will, but it would definitely be justified.
|
| 11:09 |
: Who had the worse AB, Bellinger or Altuve?
|
| 11:09 |
: Seager
|
| 11:09 |
: I don’t think there has been a beef on a pitch call tonight. Gerry Davis has had a very good game.
|
| 11:09 |
: have had multiple comments to that effect. I haven’t noticed, which is usually a good sign.
|
| 11:12 |
: As it turns out, fairly similar leverage index for Ethier and Utley PA, though the Utley PA didn’t go down until after WP scored the run. Can’t know that ahead of time.
|
| 11:12 |
: Apples and oranges but Did yunel or pillar miss games for what they did?
|
| 11:12 |
: yunel was suspended three games.
|
| 11:13 |
: pillar 2
|
| 11:13 |
: They need the outs sort of, but if they are going to lose tonight it also is hurting them for game 4 and 5 unnecessarily
|
| 11:13 |
: i think you can still use him game 4 and game 5 is kershaw-kenley
|
| 11:14 |
: Tough but makeable play for Bregman right?
|
| 11:14 |
: given the end he probably should have slowed more than he did.
|
| 11:14 |
: Re: charity, Kosch’s job is to inspire many others to give. Might not accomplish that by simply donating his dough.
|
| 11:15 |
: Nice slide, taylor
|
| 11:15 |
: he wasn’t going to make that one anyway.
|
| 11:15 |
: likelihood Fox shows Gurriel gesture?
|
| 11:15 |
: haven’t shown it yet, so perhaps low, maybe postgame.
|
| 11:18 |
: What happened with Gurriel? I missed it
|
| 11:19 |
: If this is going to be an all time great series, it would follow that the Dodgers will come all the way back in this one right?
|
| 11:19 |
: or the Dodgers can win tomorrow, great performance from Kershaw in Game 5, Verlander follows in game 6, then crazy game 7.
|
| 11:20 |
: 2% hit probability on that double
|
| 11:20 |
: not in this park.
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| 11:20 |
: Is it absurd to think Utley is still a league average-ish player? Still a dece 2B, 95-100+ guy. What I’m saying is, Chase Utley is amazing and had an amazing career, and in his steep decline he’s still nearly average. What a stud.
|
| 11:22 |
: he was really bad two years ago, but has recovered pretty well. he might want to stick around a few more years to get to 2,000 hits and get on a HOF ballot that is less crowded. Started later, but incredible peak. It wasn’t enough for Edmonds, but Utley could fare better.
|
| 11:22 |
: What skillset makes a player like Gurriel have reverse handedness splits? He’s crushing righties compared to lefties.
|
| 11:22 |
: probably random.
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| 11:23 |
: Was the double misplayed?
|
| 11:23 |
: off the wall
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| 11:23 |
: Does Statcast adjust hit probability to ballpark?
|
| 11:23 |
: no. it is ballpark agnostic, which is why it might do a better job with hitter skill even if it doesn’t tell you what happened on the play.
|
| 11:24 |
: I always feel like Cingrani should be better than he is, with his type of stuff
|
| 11:24 |
: he almost pulled off being a two-pitch starter which is really difficult.
|
| 11:24 |
: Alomar has played more than 500 games than Utley and is still behind him in war
|
| 11:24 |
: The Astros have beaten two teams this post season, and both have fired their managers immediately after. Is Roberts fighting for his job here?
|
| 11:25 |
: not a chance
|
| 11:25 |
: Wasnt the double just off the ground though?
|
| 11:26 |
: tough to risk it, maybe.
|
| 11:26 |
: bunt followed by an intentional walk by two process minded orgs.
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| 11:27 |
: Will we look back on Cingrani as a steal for LAD?
|
| 11:27 |
: so many relievers got trade for not much, it is hard to see it as a steal.
|
| 11:28 |
: Is it just me, or does Reddick destroy something in the dugout every time he makes an out?
|
| 11:28 |
: guessing he was mad at the call to bunt, unless it was his choice, then he’s made about not executing.
|
| 11:29 |
: If you’re asking could he have caught it before it hit the wall, I dont think he could have got there in time. But it did hit low enough for him to make a play on it
|
| 11:29 |
: Looked about 10 feet up off the wall to me
|
| 11:29 |
: Guessing that bunt was all Reddick
|
| 11:29 |
: Bunt for hit though I think.
|
| 11:31 |
: He was mad at his terrible bunt. Have some empathy you machine men.
|
| 11:31 |
: According to Smoltzie, Reddick bunted on his own after seeing Bellinger back up.
|
| 11:31 |
: Gary ‘The Windmill’ Pettis has put a stop sign up twice tonight. Personal postseason record for him.
|
| 11:32 |
: Stripping in the high-leverage situation? Interesting choice. If there was ever a Jansen moment (though I realize no manager would do s0
|
| 11:33 |
: the leverage when you are down 2, even in this situation is still pretty low. for one batter, Stripling is a fine call.
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| 11:33 |
: Ace not sure that comment is PG
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| 11:34 |
: From a nickname perspective, “Gary ‘The Windmill’ Pettis” is a poor man’s “‘Wave’m Home’ Willie” [Randolph].
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| 11:34 |
: My fat fingers may have betrayed a different notion…
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| 11:34 |
: freud might have something to say about that.
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| 11:35 |
: “send’em Sveum”?
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| 11:35 |
: do some games become more likely to have large WPA changes as they go on? For instance, through 9 innings last night, was there a higher chance of more large WPA changes than in an average Astros-Dodgers game?
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| 11:36 |
: yes because late in games there are fewer outs to go.
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| 11:36 |
: bet springer wishes tal’s hill could have gotten in the way of that one.
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| 11:37 |
: PHEW!!!!
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| 11:37 |
: Dome open maybe thats a home run
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| 11:37 |
: if that was in LA 1st 2 games it’s gone.
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| 11:37 |
: Holy mackerel!
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| 11:37 |
: Is it possible to hit out to straightaway CF at Minute Maid? Evidence suggests no.
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| 11:37 |
: Anywhere else in the ballpark it’s game over. Baseball a crazy game.
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| 11:37 |
: The Stripling Warrior comes through!
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| 11:37 |
: I’d guess the leverage index differs entirely from “the book” when it’s Game 3 of a tied World Series. Down 2, regardless of the result, Stripling is a tough call there.
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| 11:38 |
: StriplingLaughing.gif
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| 11:38 |
: “I did my job” -Ross Stripling
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| 11:40 |
: By exit velocity and launch angle, that ball is a homer 95% of the time. Not to dead center in Houston though. Minute Maid giveth and Minute Maid taketh away.
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| 11:40 |
: rough for seager
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| 11:40 |
: Gurriel double had a 2% hit probability, so it all evens out.
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| 11:41 |
: Peacock strutting.
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| 11:41 |
: I’ll allow it.
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| 11:42 |
: Think peacock stays in for the 9th?
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| 11:42 |
: i doubt it.
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| 11:42 |
: Wild that the springer hit and the eariler grandal flyout were basically the same dustance from the wall
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| 11:43 |
: that’s the great thing about parks with different dimensions.
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| 11:43 |
: Peacock looks electric
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| 11:43 |
: FB looking sharp and has starter endurance…I leave him in.
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| 11:44 |
: What happened to the hill in CF?
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| 11:44 |
: It’s gone, but Cody Bellinger seems to be looking for it.
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| 11:44 |
: Does Kershaw go game 4 or do you go with Wood?
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| 11:44 |
: leave kershaw on normal rest.
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| 11:44 |
: Peacock in 9th until first baserunner?
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| 11:45 |
: i don’t like that strategy. bring somebody in to begin with.
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| 11:45 |
: peacock losing it a little.
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| 11:45 |
: It’s looked good in the playoffs, do you think there could be an argument to be made for pairing a close 5th and 6th starter to try to give the bullpen rest in regular season?
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| 11:46 |
: yes but you need guys with options–to move up and down from AAA–in the bullpen to make up for the lack of a bullpen arm.
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| 11:46 |
: Electric Peacock may be my fantasy team next year. Thanks Nick!
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| 11:46 |
: Astro WE is lower now than the Dodger’s WE at this point in Game 2.
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| 11:46 |
: I go Wood/Maeda. Kershaw game 5 if needed
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| 11:47 |
: not sure you can expect a lot from maeda tomorrow.
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| 11:47 |
: Is there ever a good time to short rest somebody
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| 11:47 |
: if your alternative is bad.
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| 11:47 |
: Wood didnt pitch that bad against the Cubs. People need to calm down about him going tomorrow
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| 11:47 |
: Re 9th inning: “I’m a Peacock, Hinch! You gotta let me fly!”
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| 11:47 |
: you are pushing it right now.
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| 11:47 |
: Who pitches the 9th? If you are an Astros fan do you really want to see Giles again?
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| 11:47 |
: i put giles in.
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| 11:48 |
: Kershaw for the potential elimination game.
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| 11:48 |
: Craig, honestly, do you really want to see Giles?
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| 11:48 |
: he’s probably fine.
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| 11:49 |
: Game 2 notwithstanding, Giles has been clutch all year at giving up 1 run then shutting it down. So two run lead should work.
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| 11:49 |
: There’s no point in pitching Kershaw tomorrow unless you’re talking yourself into Kershaw starting game 7, too. They have to win two games after this one no matter what.
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| 11:49 |
: Hinch let McCullers finish game 7, (and verlander get the complete game earlier) you would think he might be okay leaving Peacock in.
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| 11:49 |
: a few pitches last inning made it look like he was losing command a bit.
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| 11:50 |
:
9th inning?
Peacock (38.7% | 55 votes)
Giles (44.3% | 63 votes)
Devenski (16.9% | 24 votes)
Total Votes: 142
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| 11:50 |
: Perhaps he was overthrowing to blow it by Belilnger. Settling down could help command
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| 11:50 |
: You can swap out one player each on the Astros and Dodgers for another player in their league. Who?
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| 11:51 |
: Sale and Scherzer
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| 11:51 |
: Easy to tell somebody to settle down in a World Series game. Harder to do
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| 11:51 |
: Corey and Cody have combined for a -.227 WPA.
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| 11:51 |
: that isn’t good
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| 11:51 |
: Is this who should get inning 9 or who will?
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| 11:51 |
: will.
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| 11:52 |
: this poll is going to have errors
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| 11:52 |
: Not kluber over sale?
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| 11:52 |
: Sale over Kluber?
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| 11:52 |
: it’s close.
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| 11:52 |
: Do Dodgers lead the league in notable eyebrows? I feel like taylor, stripling, and Bellinger all among league leaders.
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| 11:53 |
: I just consulted FanGraphs Leaderboards and it came back: WTF
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| 11:53 |
: Expect Devenski. Dodgers have a couple of lefties due up.
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| 11:53 |
: For one inning, you trust Giles. I’d be nervous about running him out for anything more.
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| 11:53 |
: How many pitchers before you go with trout?
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| 11:54 |
: at least 2. probably more.
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| 11:54 |
: I thought it was should. If it’s will I’m changing my vote to Peacock.
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| 11:54 |
: Nobody throwing in pen
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| 11:55 |
: Nobody warming.
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| 11:55 |
: I thought is was for “should” too.
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| 11:55 |
: the poll is now art. see what you want to see in it.
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| 11:56 |
: Has AJ Hinch done a poor job at using relievers on time? Multiple innings where it seems at least warming a guy up (or between innings), he hasn’t
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| 11:56 |
: he seems to have lost faith in some guys, which is defensible, but maybe not the best choice when they have to win 3 more games, maybe just 2 after tonight.
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| 11:56 |
: Even if Peacock coming out, get a live arm up just in case.
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| 11:57 |
: Is morale going to become a factor in the series going forward?
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| 11:57 |
: I don’t think so.
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| 11:58 |
: Momentum lasts till the next at bat.
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| 11:58 |
: The Dodger’s bullpen shutting the Astros down shows how truly bad Yu was tonight
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| 11:58 |
: the astros batters were hitting to the score.
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| 11:59 |
: actually the dodgers bullpen pitched in some pretty tough situations and almost gave up as many runs ore more as Yu did.
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| 11:59 |
: Hinch going completely off the board with harris warming
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| 12:00 |
: Guessing Harris is more comfortable with runners on?
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| 12:00 |
: Gonna be epic for AJ
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| 12:01 |
: Ken Rosenthal reporting that Giles has a wicked bad case of gout.
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| 12:01 |
: That was a hanger no?
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| 12:01 |
: it was
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| 12:04 |
: Peacock started the Astros third game of the postseason. If McCullers doesn’t light things up, Peacock is probably still starting.
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| 12:04 |
: Peacock as impressive tonight as McCullers in relief the other night?
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| 12:04 |
: yes
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| 12:04 |
: Thanks Craig! Good chat.
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| 12:05 |
: so now for the Dodgers to win this series they will have to beat at least 1 of Keuchel away or Verlander at home. If they lose tomorrow they would need to do both.
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| 12:05 |
: yes but they get to start kershaw against keuchel
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| 12:05 |
: Wait, how far am I behind?
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| 12:05 |
: hard to say.
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| 12:05 |
: games not over yet for me
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| 12:05 |
: GRANDAL AINT OUT YET.
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| 12:06 |
: Thanks for gutting it out solo with us
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| 12:06 |
: no problem this has been fun, assuming it is almost over.
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| 12:07 |
: Maybe were watching the greatest ws game ever and we just dont know it yet
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| 12:07 |
: On my TV, Grandal keeps fouling balls off…
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| 12:07 |
: year of the foul balls
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| 12:08 |
: okay, everybody caught up?
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| 12:08 |
: this game is over. grandal got under it.
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| 12:08 |
: thanks to everyone who hung around and chatted.
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| 12:08 |
: Astros win% for this game at 100%
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| 12:09 |
: This blog makes the game more interesting and fun. Thanks!
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| 12:09 |
: It’s 2017 Craig everyone gets under it
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| 12:10 |
: That is going to do it for me. Another big game tomorrow. Good night.
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Craig Edwards can be found on twitter @craigjedwards.
LA will come back to win the series.
klof: if that had hit taylor’s hat we would have had confirmation that this is all a simulation we’re living in
Thanks, klof! Your comment is confirmation I believe of my own immediate hot take that the cap play in Game Two violated Newtonian physics.