2018 World Series Game Two Live Chat
October 24, 2018
| 7:52 |
: Welcome everyone. We’ll get things going in a moment, so keep the questions coming, but first a poll.
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| 7:52 |
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Who wins tonight?
Dodgers (46.1% | 36 votes)
Red Sox (53.8% | 42 votes)
Total Votes: 78
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| 7:57 |
: GRAVY FRIES
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| 7:57 |
: I like opening with a non sequitur.
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| 7:58 |
: We are hear for the base ball match. Thank you all for joining us on your telematronic typescribers.
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| 7:58 |
: How many “The Price is Wrong” headlines if Price scuffles?
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| 7:58 |
: I swear we’ve already had like ten thousand.
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| 7:59 |
: It’s too easy for editors. Make ’em have to do some Szymborski headlines, let’s see the NY Post deal with that name.
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| 7:59 |
: Hey guys, thanks as always for doing these chats. They always seem to make the fall classic that much more enjoyable!
What odds do you give for a Dodger’s starter to go over 6 innings this series? Same question for a Red Sox’s starting pitcher |
| 7:59 |
: I think you’ll have at least *a* starter go 6 innings.
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| 8:00 |
: Dodgers had Kershaw and Buehler go seven in a start in NLCS, no?
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| 8:00 |
: How is this only Game 2?
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| 8:00 |
: Yesterday was game 1! Not many people know this, but they always start at game 1 and go incrementally by one game from there.
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| 8:01 |
: It is a strange feeling (especially as a Sox fan) to find A-Rod likeable…
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| 8:01 |
: One of the curious happenings the last few years is the flipping of A-Rod and Jeter in feeling among baseball circles.
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| 8:01 |
: Cats!
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| 8:01 |
: Dan, cat update?
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| 8:01 |
: I always like A-Rod as a heel, and he’s making a good reversal.
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| 8:02 |
: At last check, Galileo was asleep on an upstairs couch, Cassiopeia asleep in the crow’s nest of her tall tower thing, and Mercutio was hiding because he heard a fire truck a few hours ago.
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| 8:02 |
: Craig, human update?
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| 8:02 |
: *IF* the Dodgers win today, it’s best-of-5 and they have home field advantage. Advantage LA if so?
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| 8:02 |
: I’m doing fine. Dog by my side.
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| 8:03 |
: I had ’em a slight favorite in 7, they don’t lose ground if they break serve tonight.
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| 8:03 |
: Who is the biggest free agent that the Red Sox and Dodgers will sign this offseason? Let’s exclude any re-signings.
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| 8:03 |
: Maybe some Bartolo talk!
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| 8:03 |
: How will last longer: Price or Ryu?
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| 8:03 |
: Price.
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| 8:03 |
: Pick one: Los Angeles chili or Boston chili?
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| 8:04 |
: Boston might put beans in it, but LA would put some really weird stuff.
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| 8:04 |
: Given that Price has virtually no L/R platoon splits in his last 3 healthy years and his success in his last start relied on change-ups, are the Dodgers too focused on handedness with their lineup?
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| 8:04 |
: i think the Dodgers also have a few starting pitching advantages coming up, which helps.
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| 8:04 |
: Remember, the platoon splits are for the hitters too. Like Ryan Howard, you’d still expect him to hit worse against a lefty with worse paltoon splits.
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| 8:04 |
: I could make a compelling case that all 8 Red Sox runs last night were courtesy of lousy Dodger defense. Of course this is more fuel for the Kershaw post season narrative. Anyway, it’s a bad look for, who knows, Kershaw’s last Dodgers start.
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| 8:05 |
: No way it’s Kershaw’s last Dodger start.
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| 8:05 |
: If Dodgers are down 3-0, there’s no way Kershaw doesn’t start Game 4.
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| 8:05 |
: Kershaw struggles: Better not say a damn word.
Price struggles: go apeshit. |
| 8:06 |
: I dont’ remember all those festive colors shooting out of second base!
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| 8:06 |
: Why don’t outfielders ever switch positions based on handedness of the batter when there’s a large disparity in quality of outfield defender? Perfect example, when this series goes to LA have Benintendi and JDM swap corners when there’s a hitter at the plate with a significant pull side tendency to get the better fielder on the side more likely to have a batted ball.
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| 8:06 |
: I think the corner outfielders would murder the manager by the end of April
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| 8:06 |
: I think having someone run 100 yards to a different position might negate any advantage.
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| 8:07 |
: when was the last year Bartolo wasn’t the biggest free agent?
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| 8:07 |
: A Sabathia year?
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| 8:07 |
: I think Cora has seemingly been a little slow to pull Portello at times this season … might he be the best bet for the Sox’s Six as Sale did not make it yesterday?
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| 8:07 |
: Who is the biggest pending free agent that the two teams should keep?
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| 8:07 |
: I think it’ll depend somehwat on the state of the bullpen.
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| 8:08 |
: I’ll say Kershaw and Eovaldi.
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| 8:08 |
: Why do people think Jackie Bradley jr is a bad hitter? He was basically average among AL CF and among all CF.
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| 8:08 |
: Wow. Porcello. My bad.
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| 8:08 |
: You going to jail. Spelling jail.
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| 8:08 |
: Nobody gets out of spelling jail. Still have Cal Ripkin and Mark McGuire fans in there.
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| 8:08 |
: So … jale?
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| 8:09 |
: I was totally asked to throw the first pitch but couldn’t. I am very busy, you know.
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| 8:09 |
: I’m actually going to write about this sometime soon, but when Bradley has slumped, he’s been really bad and it drags down his numbers. His career numbers and the past two seasons with the bat just aren’t that good. He’s a good player with defense and baserunning and just against righties, he’s a 4-win player pretty easily.
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| 8:09 |
: Can Kerry Woods be a warden in spelling jail?
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| 8:10 |
: Does JDM actually have an influence on BOS batters like every gushes about? Seems a bit much…
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| 8:10 |
: He’s well-liked, but like most things, it gets over-exaggerated by broadcasters.
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| 8:11 |
: The starting lineup video package really needs to have Puig bat-flipping.
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| 8:11 |
: Mookie likes ‘im.
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| 8:11 |
: Smoltz wouldn’t be able to talk after watching Puig flip a bat
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| 8:12 |
: What inning do we get the Mookie bowling reference?
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| 8:12 |
: 2nd
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| 8:12 |
: If I were an announcer I think I’d mention it every time he came to the plate. Speaking of strikes…
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| 8:13 |
: Bradley has excellent contact quality, good speed, and fairly normal GB/pull tendencies according to statcast, but was horribly victimized by BABiP this season. .340 xwOBA on the season.
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| 8:13 |
: You guys remember when there was that video of Puig after he got caught speeding and he was berating himself 1) in the third-person and 2) using his last name, e.g. “You’re such an IDIOT PUIG!!” ?
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| 8:13 |
: yep. he got unlucky.
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| 8:13 |
: I don’t remember! And this seems like the thing I would remember.
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| 8:13 |
: Bradley had that long stretch of not hitting at the start of his career that people remember, plus the fact that he hasn’t replicated 2015/2016.
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| 8:14 |
: Not that he strikes out often .. but there is a good turkey joke in there somewhere….
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| 8:14 |
: So to a lot, he feels like a guy he can’t hit since he’s been disappointing compared to expectations at most points.
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| 8:14 |
: Turner’s back foot is out of the box on the plate side and I guess the ump doesn’t care?
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| 8:14 |
: Mookie Betts is going to become a father close to Thanksgiving. Speaking of turkeys…
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| 8:14 |
: Umpires have a lot of responsibility and you can’t expect them to be “umpiring” at all times of the night!
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| 8:14 |
: Joe buck continues to believe that the team with the highest walk rate, lowest swing rate and highest pitches per pa in MLB are an aggressive bunch of hackers because they hit 235 home runs
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| 8:15 |
: I once got kicked off of Jim Bowden’s MLB network radio show when I said “no wonder so many teams fired you” after he said Puig was better than Ken Griffey Jr.
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| 8:15 |
: Well, that *was* a bit mean.
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| 8:15 |
: Strike zone already noticeably larger tonight
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| 8:15 |
: who has the best beard in the world series?
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| 8:15 |
: Outside corner could be big here.
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| 8:15 |
: Weird thing is that it is more a beard series than a mustache series.
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| 8:16 |
: if price gets that call all night he will do great.
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| 8:16 |
: You can do worse than have Tom Glavine as your deity.
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| 8:16 |
: Price’s beard looks a little better tonight. Was a bit more uneven last time out.
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| 8:16 |
: that’s because people under 40 shouldn’t have mustaches
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| 8:16 |
: Sandy Leon’s beard is objectively the best
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| 8:16 |
: We haven’t had a good moustache series since the 70s, folks….
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| 8:17 |
: Axford’s made the playoffs.
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| 8:17 |
: Ryu also lives on this corner that price is getting
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| 8:17 |
: Red Sox have have good history with beards
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| 8:17 |
: Amateur. I was once asked to leave the MLBN studio because I just kind of showed up there.
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| 8:17 |
: I miss Carlos Villanueva’s ‘stache
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| 8:17 |
: He had a good one.
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| 8:18 |
: Baseball uniforms fit these days like I was the tailor.
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| 8:18 |
: I love Pearce danced around while catching that pop up.
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| 8:18 |
: Solid first inning for Price. I’m interested to see how Ryu does. He wasn’t awful against the Brewers, but he wasn’t particularly good either. He didn’t face too many lineups as good as the Brewers or Red Sox during the regular season.
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| 8:18 |
: Was Pearce wearing that yesterday? I don’t remember.
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| 8:19 |
: On his face.
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| 8:19 |
: Mikolas has a pretty fantastic ‘stache.
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| 8:19 |
: Pearce has a ridiculous nickname (per Players’ Weekend): Late Lightning.
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| 8:19 |
: Still weird to see Red Sox with #5 and #24 not have them be Nomar/Manny
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| 8:19 |
: Are conditions similar to yesterday?
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| 8:19 |
: It’s 10 degrees colder today.
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| 8:19 |
: 43 in Boston right now.
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| 8:20 |
: It was 53 at gametime yesterday, despite Buck/Smoltz going on like they were just shipwrecked on the HMS Erebus.
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| 8:20 |
: No he was not Dan. It is a lot colder tonight.
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| 8:20 |
: Boston is colder today.
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| 8:20 |
: I’m at work unable to stream the game. Relying on all of you for updates
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| 8:20 |
: Pearce needs to do something to compete with Machado and Puig’s crotchular thrusts, hence his li’l infield fly dance.
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| 8:20 |
: Crotchular is a very good word.
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| 8:21 |
: #24 will always be Evans for me
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| 8:21 |
: Still weird to see a Red Sox player wear #24 and it not be Dewey
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| 8:21 |
: Did you guys realize that the Battle of Balaclava gave us the words ‘balaclava,’ ‘cardigan,’ and The Charge of the Light Brigade, which seems like a lot for one battle in a weird little war?
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| 8:21 |
: Can you do a poll of over/under where we think the temperature will be by the end of the game? NO LOOKING IT UP!
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| 8:21 |
: 34?
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| 8:21 |
: if someone sets up a bot to tweet #hr4hr constantly, can we bankrupt t-mobile?
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| 8:22 |
: How cold does it have to be for Chris Sale to wear long sleeves? Someone needs to tell him how ridiculous that little superstition of his is.
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| 8:22 |
: He’s made of gummy.
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| 8:22 |
: That’s why I come here: all the Franklin Expedition references.
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| 8:22 |
: Ive always just said crotchal, but I like crotchular much better.
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| 8:22 |
: To know what Evans was dealing with on a personal level his whole carer makes it that much more impressive.
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| 8:22 |
: Dan. Many of your references seem smart. How does one get that smart?
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| 8:23 |
: Reading useless facts rather than socializing with others.
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| 8:23 |
: Witty/clever is not the same as smart
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| 8:23 |
: David Freese: good defensive 1B
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| 8:23 |
: Dan I challenge you to a battle of whits (about useless facts)
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| 8:24 |
: I’ll take Merrifield with the first pick.
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| 8:24 |
: It was a trick – Walt Whitman is the obvious first pick
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| 8:25 |
: Bradley Whitford
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| 8:25 |
: Good inning for Ryu as well.
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| 8:25 |
: I love Mookie but I wish one of these fawning articles about how he’s sooo great at everything would mention that, despite his youth, he is maybe not so good at maintaining a full head of hair.
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| 8:25 |
: STILLMAN is the Whit you want
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| 8:26 |
: I am pretty sure Dan doesn’t give a whit about your wit.
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| 8:26 |
: Short sleeves vs long is not always superstition. I hated throwing in long sleeves regardless of the cold.
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| 8:26 |
: I never wore long sleeves as a kid either.
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| 8:26 |
: david freese could be a heavily sought after free agent this offseason
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| 8:26 |
: We’ll see how he performs in cold weather.
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| 8:26 |
: I still wear mostly short-sleeve shirts in the winter, so long as I’m wearing a coat.
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| 8:26 |
: What about me?
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| 8:26 |
: Whits aren’t really whites.
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| 8:26 |
: also, if he were going to be that sought after, the Dodgers would pick up his options.
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| 8:26 |
: forrest whitley
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| 8:27 |
: Dan, you seem like the kind of guy who wears cargo shorts in the winter
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| 8:27 |
: Whitney Houston
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| 8:27 |
: I don’t usually switch to long pants until it’s under 50
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| 8:27 |
: Do the dodgers re-sign freese to be Utley 2.0?
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| 8:27 |
: Probably not.
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| 8:27 |
: His flexibility isn’t as useful I don’t think.
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| 8:27 |
: I almost always wear long pants.
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| 8:28 |
: Cargo shorts for always, obviously.
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| 8:28 |
: My shorts are mostly regular-pocketed, I only have a single pair of cargo shorts
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| 8:28 |
: That’s a reverse Reggie Jackson who seemed to give up not wearing sleeves after he turned about 25
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| 8:28 |
: Even when I was in better shape, I got hot very quickly. I’m essentially a frost golem.
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| 8:29 |
: i am really surprised that dan only has one pair of cargo shorts.
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| 8:30 |
: I think most of my shorts are just one-of-each-color Old Navy.
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| 8:30 |
: isn’t it hard to carry around three cats without cargo shorts?
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| 8:30 |
: They stay at the house mostly!
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| 8:30 |
: How come Chris Taylor only has one swing? Is he afraid he’ll end up in AAA again?
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| 8:30 |
: Is there any chance that Cora’s use of starters as a reliever on their throw day makes it into the regular season? With starters going fewer innings per start, it seems like a way to give your best pitchers an extra 15-20 IP.
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| 8:30 |
: I don’t think you’ll see it over a regular seaosn.
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| 8:31 |
: Ian Kinsler … I just don’t know.
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| 8:31 |
: Mookie’s favorite NBA team is the Brooklyn Nets…speaking of Brooklyn…
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| 8:31 |
: Speaking of perfect games…
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| 8:31 |
: He wants to win it all! Buck with that insider information.
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| 8:32 |
: Do you suppose Kinsler thinks of himself as the Kinslest?
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| 8:32 |
: The Kinslayer
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| 8:32 |
: alex cora reminds me of the manager of the yankees from the bad news bears (original)
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| 8:32 |
: if you can get the outside and inside corner, it could be tough for hitters, tonight.
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| 8:33 |
: Cora better stay away from helicopters then.
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| 8:33 |
: I am almost 40 and I’m embarrassed by how hard it is for me to watch tense baseball moments when I really care about the outcome. (The caring this much is also embarrassing.) I’m like a child watching through my fingers with my face covered.
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| 8:33 |
: Any surprises in the lineups today? thank you.
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| 8:33 |
: I think Bradley moving up a spot and catcher swapout for Red Sox only changes from yetserday
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| 8:34 |
: Confession: I have never watched a baseball movie
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| 8:34 |
: Honestly, I find most baseball movies to be terrible.
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| 8:34 |
: a little surprised about Devers over Nunez again, but not a shocker, and also what I would have done.
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| 8:34 |
: There’s something about baseball’s cultural status that results in everything being over-manufactured tripe.
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| 8:34 |
: What % changeups do we see tonight from Price?
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| 8:34 |
: price’s beard looks like it was groomed with a lacrosse helmet in mind
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| 8:34 |
: Actually, does the Naked Gun count?
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| 8:34 |
: I’ll say 40%.
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| 8:34 |
: If it does, it’s the baseball movie.
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| 8:34 |
: best baseball movie
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| 8:35 |
: I don’t care that I live in SoCal. The only people who should wear shorts are surfers and mailmen.
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| 8:35 |
: Consider me a mailman of baseball data.
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| 8:35 |
: Eight Men Out is a good movie. Probably the only baseball movie I like
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| 8:35 |
: Devers is better than Nunez on D
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| 8:35 |
: correct
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| 8:35 |
: Eight Men Out is more of a political thriller written about baseball!
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| 8:35 |
: Have any of you watched Naked Gun recently? Curious how it holds up.
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| 8:35 |
: Umpires need to view that movie yearly
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| 8:36 |
: the Naked Gun was the original Ump Show, he even ejected Joe West!
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| 8:36 |
: Price has indeed had a “zen” air about him for the last two starts
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| 8:36 |
: Dan, I have it on good authority that you love Fever Pitch.
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| 8:36 |
: THAT IS A LIE
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| 8:36 |
: I bet you love Summer Catch.
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| 8:36 |
: True or false: Price’s career has been a disappointment
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| 8:36 |
: F
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| 8:36 |
: Sandlot is a classic
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| 8:37 |
: Obligatory mention of Major League
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| 8:37 |
: Price has had a great career and he’s only just turned 33. He’s not done.
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| 8:37 |
: I’ve always loved felt the Rachel Phelps Invented Moneyball ending to be the more logical one.
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| 8:37 |
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| 8:38 |
: Dan’s favorite Adam Sandler movie is Anger Management for the Jeter/Clemens cameo.
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| 8:38 |
: Joe Kelly likes Major League
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| 8:38 |
: Joe Kelly is a treasure.
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| 8:38 |
: this was a good read if you haven’t: http://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/naked-gun-baseball-game-scene-…
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| 8:39 |
: Bob Uecker is in Major League. That should be enough for everyone.
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| 8:39 |
: It seems like there are very very few major league guys whose careers are true disappointments, though depends on when you set the expectations.
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| 8:39 |
: Like Gregg Jefferies wasn’t actually a *bust*. He was a legitimate major leaguer for a long time.
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| 8:40 |
: Colby Rasmus comes to mind.
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| 8:40 |
: Q: Does JD Martinez have offspring
Q2: Does JD Martinez make his children watch footage of themselves eating their food or using an adult toilet |
| 8:40 |
: We’re all disappointments, Planet Dust
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| 8:40 |
: I have it on good authority that Dan doesn’t like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off because even though Ferris caught a foul ball and kept it in his pocket until the end, you never notice the bulge of the ball and he can still run throughout his neighborhood without it impeding his mobility.
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| 8:40 |
: No way, I love Ferris Bueller
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| 8:40 |
: Sidney Ponson got a friggin’ knighthood.
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| 8:40 |
: HE KILLED THE BLACK KNIGHT
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| 8:40 |
: Bogaerts just missed it.
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| 8:41 |
: Maybe G2 is the pitching duel we deserve?
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| 8:41 |
: What if this chat is solely compromised of 1 person changing their username 100 times a second
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| 8:42 |
: Who says it isn’t
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| 8:42 |
: Aren’t most true disappointments the guys that only prospect hounds know? Guys like Brandon Wood for instance
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| 8:42 |
: Matt Bush may be the most disappointing player who spent at least a few years in the big leagues.
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| 8:42 |
: I always felt bad for Jeremy Brown. Always rooted for him to become a star.
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| 8:42 |
: Milledge is way more disappointing of guys that stayed up for a bit
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| 8:43 |
: Who are the current Aruba/Curacao guys? Xander, Jansen, Didi, Simmons? Has FG written about their per capita MLB production?
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| 8:43 |
: Delmon Young I think takes it
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| 8:43 |
: Profar, Schoop, Albies too
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| 8:44 |
: I THINK that Bogaerts is the only player for Aruba to not be an Oriole
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| 8:44 |
: Mystery solved! CamdenWarehouse = Carson Cistulli.
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| 8:44 |
: this chat could also be just dan chatting with different iterations of himself
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| 8:44 |
: “Almost framed by Barnes….” 2018, y’all.
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| 8:44 |
: I have no idea what John Smoltz is saying
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| 8:45 |
: Both managers can’t have the same unique way, John.
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| 8:45 |
: That’s wasn’t nice Guy
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| 8:45 |
: I do love watching ryu’s curveball not get hit every time he throws it
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| 8:45 |
: How can we mention the Antilles without the great Brave….. Jair Jurrjens!!!
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| 8:45 |
: I’m still not sure what the accurate, correct way to say his name is.
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| 8:45 |
: I still call him Yar yaryar
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| 8:45 |
: Its like when your dad picks up on your cool teen lingo and just utterly butchers it
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| 8:46 |
: Maybe this chat is Dan chatting with himself, like Garfield Without Garfield….
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| 8:46 |
: Dan is going to have to murder all of the other personalities in this chat one-by-one in order to…save his own sanity or something?
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| 8:46 |
: Smoltz and Reynolds really have made me miss McCarver.
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| 8:46 |
: Kinsler did a thing!
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| 8:46 |
: Ghosts of Kinsler Past
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| 8:46 |
: One of the local radio guys was talking about how the new Baseball with their managers managing and their bullpens was ruining the game. How both Sale and Kershaw were pulled after 4.
If there’s one thing that I get excited about, it’s watching 2 pitchers combine for 8 IP and 8 ER for a high-quality 9.00 ERA. |
| 8:47 |
: I think Dan thrive’s on nonsense chats. He chatted before he was a FG employee
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| 8:47 |
: Important to note that Smoltz still isn’t as bad as Cal Ripken
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| 8:47 |
: Ripken barely says anything when he’s around.
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| 8:47 |
: Ryu on today? thanks
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| 8:47 |
: So that’s an improvement.
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| 8:48 |
: Bunch of hard hit balls this inning, but bailed out Kinsler running and the Dodgers defense did a good thing, so mark that one down.
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| 8:48 |
: Who would dare said something negative about Cal Ripken? Or even Billy “Rick Face” Ripken for that matter?
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| 8:48 |
: Billy just hated Roy Face.
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| 8:48 |
: Kinslayer = Rallyslayer
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| 8:48 |
: Only homers kill rallies.
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| 8:49 |
: A third out isn’t a rally killer like a homer
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| 8:49 |
: You’re saving your psychic energy for next inning
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| 8:49 |
: What was the break even point for Kinsler going for third there?
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| 8:49 |
: The conventional wisdom of not making the first or third out at third is actually pretty good for conventional wisdom
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| 8:49 |
: More like Kinsl-aren’t, right?
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| 8:49 |
: what Dan said.
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| 8:50 |
: Homer Bailey does NOT kill rallies
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| 8:50 |
: why is it good wisdom?
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| 8:50 |
: It actually matches up decently with base/out states
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| 8:51 |
: Because if you stay at second, you’re already in scoring position, especially with two outs.
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| 8:51 |
: And with two outs, most non-infield hits should be scoring anyway
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| 8:54 |
: I don’t have it in front of me, but the difference between runner on 2nd 2 outs and runner on 3rd 2 outs is like 0.05 runs or something.
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| 8:54 |
: Is it me or would Puig be the perfect Marlin?
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| 8:54 |
: Doesn’t he like getting paid?
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| 8:54 |
: Is it a rule that once you win a cy young, you must always be referred to as “cy young winner whoever”?
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| 8:55 |
: Yes
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| 8:55 |
: Jeff King, 1986 #1 overall pick, “disliked baseball so much that he retired the day after his MLB pension fully vested”
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| 8:55 |
: I get the media likes to romanticize the amazing and aggressive Boston baserunning, but they are at -5.1 this year (20th).
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| 8:56 |
: When he was young, Adam Dunn told people that he hated playing baseball, but it was his job.
|
| 8:56 |
: He softened up later, IIRC
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| 8:56 |
: Betts, Bradley, Jr., Benintendi and Devers were all good-great so it does make some sense. But they have a few guys who are really on the negative end like Martinez, which you would expect and Nunez, who I still associate as the guy who can’t keep his helmet on with the yankees.
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| 8:56 |
: I guess in some ways Doc Gooden was a disappointment.
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| 8:57 |
: Hank, they are just “making things happen,” and it gives them “another way to beat you.”
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| 8:57 |
: I think if you win a Cy Young you should just be renamed Cy. Cy Kershaw, Cy Kluber, Cy Porcello, etc.
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| 8:57 |
: “He’s not pitching like a Cy Young winner tonight.”
“I always pitch like a Cy Young winner for I have won a Cy Young.” |
| 8:57 |
: keith foulke got a lot of crap in Boston when he said baseball was just a job.
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| 8:57 |
: if you set your expectations high enough, everything is a disappointment.
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| 8:57 |
: I mean lots of guys love playing, but for some, it’s just a job they don’t really care for but makes them fabulously rich.
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| 8:57 |
: I’d happily fry up big macs all day if I made $10 million a year doing it.
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| 8:58 |
: Was Cy short for like Cyrus or was that his full name (I’m checking)
|
| 8:58 |
: It wasn’t short for anything
|
| 8:58 |
: Well, it was short for his nickname
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| 8:58 |
: which was cyclone
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| 8:59 |
: It was short for CYCLONE, Dan!
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| 8:59 |
: It was short for Cyclone. That was his nickname.
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| 8:59 |
: Cyborg Young. It’s where the word cyborg came from, obviously.
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| 8:59 |
: I was looking through old leaderboards and was generally astonished by how short most of the names where. People were lazy with names back then.
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| 9:00 |
: As names go, whiel I support JA Happ’s feelings on bagged milk, I cannot condone pronounced your initials “Jay” as if that’s a name.
|
| 9:00 |
: Is a cyclone a genetic replica of a cyborg?
|
| 9:00 |
: Psy Young
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| 9:00 |
: I complain about announcers a lot because they are terrible and I am a whiny person. Recently I’ve been thinking that a lot them could get a lot better by just not talking quite so much. I have literally never heard someone complain about how an announcer doesn’t say *enough*, BUT people must like the normal amount of background chatter, right? The market can’t have failed this badly.
|
| 9:00 |
: Denton True Young. 500 wins and 300 losses.
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| 9:00 |
: awful call
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| 9:00 |
: Sigh Young
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| 9:00 |
: Not trying to fill silence is incredibly difficult
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| 9:01 |
: I’m doing a draft in 1901 for a sim league right now. I disagree, the names are great.
|
| 9:01 |
: So I have a silly question … is Cora’s insistence to use Kimbrel “as a closer” in any way related to Kimbrel’s contract? We see Cora being quite inventive with his bullpen otherwise, but even in the regular season, Cora would generally only pitch Kimbrel in “save” opportunities.
|
| 9:01 |
: Tormund is 0-2.
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| 9:02 |
: Tormund Groundersbane
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| 9:02 |
: Dummy, Klondike, Brickyard
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| 9:02 |
: Using someone as just a closer is also a good way to limit innings. 8th inning guys can often get overworked because they use them so much. It isn’t always ideal, but it is definitely easy and there’s some logic behind it.
|
| 9:02 |
: In a Diamond Mind sim league, I once had four pitchers named Lefty
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| 9:02 |
: Boileryard
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| 9:03 |
: Do you remember Chuck E. Carr? I think he must’ve liked forcing everyone to pause when saying his full name. Sort of the opposite of J.A. Happ.
|
| 9:03 |
: That is why I set my expectations as low as possible.
|
| 9:03 |
: Did you know Chuck E. Cheese’s full is actually Charles Entertainment Cheese?
|
| 9:03 |
: middle ground maybe?
|
| 9:03 |
: High Pockets Kelly is still the best old times baseball name
|
| 9:03 |
: Were all four of them left-handed pitchers Dan?
|
| 9:03 |
: Yes
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| 9:03 |
: I always called Tim Collins Low Pockets, which really annoyed some people for some reason
|
| 9:04 |
: Death To Flying Things……dont remember his real name but thats the best nickname IMHO.
|
| 9:04 |
: Bob Ferguson
|
| 9:04 |
: There’s also Hugh “Losing Pitcher” Mulcahy
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| 9:05 |
: Luke Appling’s Old Aches and Pains is an underrated one
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| 9:05 |
: Craig … fair … but in the playoffs that makes less sense, right? And aside from mopping up last night’s game (still in the 9th, though) Cora still brings in Kimbrel as “the closer” … it just strikes me as odd considering how flexible he is when managing all of his other pitchers (starters included).
|
| 9:05 |
: or Gabby “Old Tomato Face” Hartnett
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| 9:05 |
: given his earlier outings, I’m not sure there was much cause for doing any more with him.
|
| 9:05 |
: Who were the 4 Lefty’s?
|
| 9:05 |
: Gomez, Grove, Stewart, Weiland
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| 9:05 |
: my personal favorite is Boom Boom Beck because he got his name from his teammates for sucking one game when all of the opponents hits went “Boom”
|
| 9:06 |
: What is up with the nickname “Dutch” for non-Dutch people like “The Gipper”?
|
| 9:06 |
: You see Dutch a lot for Germans since Deutsch looks kinda like it
|
| 9:06 |
: I wish there were still Rubes and Chicks.
|
| 9:06 |
: Is “Joc” his real full name?
|
| 9:06 |
: His full name is Jocular Pederson
|
| 9:06 |
: How many postseasons in a row would your team have to lose for you to consider that maybe you were in a really weird version of hell?
|
| 9:06 |
: Ryu leaving the ball up there, Betts gets to it.
|
| 9:07 |
: 10
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| 9:07 |
: “Chuck’s official backstory is that he is an orphaned mouse who does not know his own birthday. To make up for never having a birthday party of his own, he hosts parties for children. After winning a Pong tournament, Chuck moved to New York and started working as a singer at an Italian restaurant, where he also met and befriended a musically-inclined chef named Pasqually. Eventually, he moved to California and created his own restaurant franchise, with Pasqually becoming his star chef and later joining his band.”
|
| 9:07 |
: Yeah like Pennsylvania Dutch I guess
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| 9:07 |
: Joc’s brothers are named Tyger and Champ. Weird parents
|
| 9:08 |
: Laynce and Jayson Nix. It’s a family based on being always Y instead of sometimes.
|
| 9:08 |
: Whatever Chuck did, he should’ve left Showbiz pizza alone.
|
| 9:08 |
: maybe kimbrel doesn’t feel comfortable pitching earlier than that
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| 9:08 |
: Kimbrel has indicated in the past that he is uncomfortable with being used in less structured ways.
|
| 9:08 |
: Why are people from the Netherlands called Dutch in the first place??
|
| 9:08 |
: I assumed ingrained stupidity
|
| 9:08 |
: If Pederson got a really bad rash would he go on the DL with Joc Itch?
|
| 9:08 |
: does 4 lefty’s make a right?
|
| 9:08 |
: I feel like natural disasters always make for good nicknames.
|
| 9:09 |
: i believe 4 lefty’s make a straight line.
|
| 9:09 |
: ‘Ronald Reagan was first called “Dutch” as a young child by his father. According to Reagan’s autobiographies, he received the nickname soon after his birth, from his father’s remark that he looked like “a fat little Dutchman.”‘
|
| 9:09 |
: or a square
|
| 9:09 |
: I knew a family once who named every kid something starting with J. There where a lot of them, it got weird
|
| 9:09 |
: I’ve known a few of those “J” families.
|
| 9:10 |
: Hopefully they were actual J names, not names with J added.
|
| 9:10 |
: Buck talking about Yadier Molina, who won the Clemente award. It is well-deserved for Molina who did a ton of work in his (and Clemente’s) native Puerto Rico to help out after the hurricane.
|
| 9:10 |
: “Here are the brothers, J’Kyle and J’Corey Seager.”
|
| 9:10 |
: Last clear chance would be a great race horse’snname
|
| 9:10 |
: I knew an extended family that named all their daughters after trees, including Chestnut and Apricot.
|
| 9:10 |
: Jristopher was pretty awkward
|
| 9:10 |
: So that was the 3rd inning, huh?
|
| 9:11 |
: yep. right in at an hour.
|
| 9:11 |
: we’re on pace for only a 3:15 game
|
| 9:11 |
: I’m part of a J family. Jack, John, James, Jerald, Joseph and Jacob.
|
| 9:11 |
: great pitching there by Ryu, would love to see you put more focus on the game, thanks.
|
| 9:11 |
: Sorry, I try to keep my contributions light and airy to keep things bubbly and lively, but if people want more game-focused stuff, I’ll be good.
|
| 9:11 |
: I’d like to see less focus if that evens things out
|
| 9:11 |
: I’d prefer more focus on cats, thanks.
|
| 9:13 |
:
What Was Really Wrong With Chris Sale?
Belly button ring infection. (16.2% | 14 votes)
Just likes chilling at hospitals. (24.4% | 21 votes)
Actually ate a belly button ring. (8.1% | 7 votes)
Corn syrup replacement to keep his stretchiness. (20.9% | 18 votes)
OMG WE’RE HAVING A CHRIS..Sale (30.2% | 26 votes)
Total Votes: 86
|
| 9:14 |
: Do you think Betts is excited that he’s feeding America tacos?
|
| 9:14 |
: Bad tacos.
|
| 9:14 |
: Freese loves the cold weather.
|
| 9:14 |
: Acutally looked like it bounced on Betts’s face.
|
| 9:15 |
: strikes and gutters
|
| 9:15 |
: Arrested Development references should win all things always.
|
| 9:15 |
: Here comes playoff Price!
|
| 9:15 |
: When Price is pitching in the playoffs, whether good or bad, you just feel the bad narrative swirling in the air
|
| 9:15 |
: We going to get any bunt talk?
|
| 9:15 |
: NEVER BUNT talk
|
| 9:16 |
: Doritos tacos were invented by taco scientists to satisfy every terrible urge of humanity
|
| 9:16 |
: there it is!
|
| 9:16 |
: Doritos Locos Cronuts
|
| 9:16 |
: I’d eat those, Dan.
|
| 9:17 |
: I don’t think Taylor’s bunted in years.
|
| 9:17 |
: Boston announcer said “Price is in a Pickle here.”
|
| 9:17 |
: I worked at a place that once did a Taco Bell Burrito eating contest where all 200 burritos (For 15 contestants) were bought by the boss. First to 20 burritos (Or most in an hour) won. Winner: An intern who finished all 20 in 48 minutes (As well as all non-participants). Losers: All other participants.
|
| 9:17 |
: Imagine eating 19 burritos and winning nothing.
|
| 9:18 |
: Odds Machado spikes Kinsler on a DP ball here?
|
| 9:18 |
: Giving America gas.
|
| 9:18 |
: Machado should go for the kick the leg jump kick and then yell Cobra Kai
|
| 9:18 |
: Is it just me or is Chris Taylor the new Josh Reddick, i.e., Mr. Unclutch in the playoffs?
|
| 9:18 |
: That’s what David Price just did.
|
| 9:18 |
: Taylor was really good in the first two series
|
| 9:18 |
: Can we get some bundt talk?
|
| 9:18 |
: I think the intern was also a loser, it just took a little longer
|
| 9:18 |
: Well you win the terrible knowledge that you can eat 19 burritos at one time and really, that’s something that stays with you forever
|
| 9:18 |
: We talking cake?
|
| 9:19 |
: If you eat 19 burritos you must have won 19 burritos.
|
| 9:19 |
: Joined the chat late so catching up — we all have a chance to create the single greatest nickname in baseball history. There’s a pitcher in the Marlins system named Jorgan
|
| 9:19 |
: Can someone tell me again why you can’t argue balls and strikes?
|
| 9:19 |
: If you argued every crappy ball/strike call, all games would be like Red Sox/Yankees 15 innings games
|
| 9:20 |
: almost framed it.
|
| 9:20 |
: Dan and Craig, are you watching Fox or streaming?
|
| 9:20 |
: Streaming here.
|
| 9:20 |
: 19 Burritos sounds like a Wallflowers song that they hate playing live because its 11 minutes long.
|
| 9:20 |
: Buck and Smoltz have been trashing Taylor for 8 games, he’s hitting 321 this postseason.
|
| 9:20 |
: and the bases are full of Dodgers with none out!
|
| 9:20 |
: I generally use YoutubeTV but since the World Series is on FOX, I’m on the antenna.
|
| 9:20 |
: I think the fundamental question is if this chat is about baseball or the chat we have with you guys while we’re all watching baseball?
|
| 9:20 |
: now price is making everyone in new england unhappy, much like usual
|
| 9:20 |
: The Dodgers have their nickname on their road jerseys, do they really expect us to know where they’re from?
|
| 9:21 |
: I have three giant TVs in my office, but the one with the cable box the remote is nowhere near me
|
| 9:21 |
: Matt Kemp making it to Opening Day was an upset. Making it to taking important at bats int he World Series is kind of amazing.
|
| 9:22 |
: So i’m watching the stream on the 52 inch
|
| 9:22 |
: The fact that he’s a legitimate member of the roster is amazing
|
| 9:22 |
: It’s not like he was added when the whole team got legionnaire’s disease
|
| 9:22 |
: Holy shit someone actually uses YouTube TV
|
| 9:22 |
: yep
|
| 9:22 |
: By the way Craig, your article today was great.
|
| 9:22 |
: It’s mc escher’s chat, Dan
|
| 9:22 |
: CRAZY STAIRS
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| 9:22 |
: Seconding Mockcarr, road jerseys should have the location name on the front and the player’s name on the back. Home jerseys should have the nickname on the front and no player name on the back
|
| 9:23 |
: Is it weird that I’d feel like a badass if I got legionnaires disease?
|
| 9:23 |
: You just have a Roman soldier fetish
|
| 9:23 |
: I’ve been bothered by this for a while – why is the team name called a “nickname”?
|
| 9:23 |
: Nobody invented a better word
|
| 9:23 |
: There’s that nice helpful la on the sleeve in case you’re unsure
|
| 9:23 |
: Craig your article was just relevant – that sac fly had a negative WPA for the dodgers
|
| 9:24 |
: I use YouTubeTV too – highly recommend
|
| 9:24 |
: Phil gets it.
|
| 9:24 |
: Is Kike Hernandez the only player with two ‘ in his name?
|
| 9:24 |
: You gotta be careful with Kiké since you’re so close to being a slur.
|
| 9:25 |
: True story: Sean Forman had to change Kevin Youkilis’s name in the database for similar reason
|
| 9:25 |
: thanks to those saying nice things about my piece today. The main lesson should be get outs whenever you are not at bat and try not to make outs at the plate or on the bases.
|
| 9:25 |
: Because by the naming convention, Youkilis’s ID was Youkike
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| 9:25 |
: I call him Keekay just to be safe.
|
| 9:25 |
: i have sling tv. its nice.
|
| 9:25 |
: You’d think he could spell it Kique
|
| 9:26 |
: I have two but I don’t play anymore
|
| 9:26 |
: A lot of people, myself included, are lazy with accents
|
| 9:26 |
: Even Szymborski in Polish I believe has some ungodly diacritical mark
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| 9:26 |
: I’d go quiqui and put two ‘ if I knew how.
|
| 9:27 |
: I’ll be damned if I’m going to spend my life typing out Sžymborski or whatever.
|
| 9:27 |
: I like that two dot accent above the “u” in Motley Crue — sorry, don’t have it on my keyboard
|
| 9:27 |
: That one’s easy alt-0252
|
| 9:27 |
: how many people are chatting tonight?
|
| 9:27 |
: At this instant, 238
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| 9:28 |
: I’m panicking and I’m just watching good lord
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| 9:28 |
: @kevinthecomic: It’s called an umlaut.
|
| 9:28 |
: most of us are lurkers
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| 9:29 |
: K-K Hernandez
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| 9:29 |
: Fwiw, I’ve lurked on Fangraphs for the better part of 7 years. This is the first year I’ve been active in the Fangraphs chats/comment boards. Its great fun!
|
| 9:29 |
: Is it still legal to call them boards?
|
| 9:29 |
: Dodgers with their first lead of the series!
|
| 9:29 |
: Wow, I should find that remote, Puig’s just getting ot the plate on the stream
|
| 9:29 |
: Price gets the big second out, but Puig muscles it to the outfield on a not bad inside pitch from first look.
|
| 9:30 |
: FG playoff chats are the best thing
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| 9:30 |
: Can Puig go away? He’s a menace
|
| 9:30 |
: i am about 30 seconds behind the comments
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| 9:31 |
: Umlaut (noun): a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, especially as so used in German. — I’ll be damned.
|
| 9:31 |
: feature request: add a comments delay
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| 9:31 |
: Chat updates faster than my stream, I found out about the dodgers lead before Puig got that hi
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| 9:31 |
: I’ll be more careful
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| 9:32 |
: anyone at FG ever write an article about what happened to Austin Barnes this year vs. last? This year’s playoffs he got Grandal’s job by default, but last year he took it away from him!
|
| 9:32 |
: I think it’s just “250 PA seasons are volatile”
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| 9:32 |
: This is probably Price’s last batter right? Seems unlikely that Cora lets him go through the top of the lineup for the third time
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| 9:32 |
: We should make up stuff to keep people on their toes. BARNES HIT A HR
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| 9:32 |
: Price is losing 2-1 but I feel like he has pitched really well
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| 9:32 |
: i think Jay was working something up on Grandal.
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| 9:32 |
: I think he has pitched pretty well generally
|
| 9:33 |
: Hernández is the most attractive Dodger change my mind…
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| 9:33 |
: When we were at Coors, my gf swooned over Charlie Blackmon
|
| 9:34 |
: I think the game has been pretty well played thus far. Both teams have sort of capitalized on opportunities, but neither team is giving the game away at this point.
|
| 9:34 |
: people in brooklyn probably love justin turner
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| 9:34 |
: David Freese has “classic movie star” looks. Which I think means he’d look good smoking a cigarette in the back of a yellow cab taxi…
|
| 9:34 |
: he’s pretty good in an imo’s commercial
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| 9:35 |
: Charlie Blackmon is secretly a serial ax murderer change my mind
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| 9:35 |
: Remind me: LI as listed on the page is for the play referenced, not the residual LI after the listed play, correct?
|
| 9:35 |
: Poor Grandal, he was only one letter away from becoming a monster
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| 9:35 |
: I believe so.
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| 9:35 |
: Actually…
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| 9:35 |
: Yankees fans really don’t appreciate having a good hitting catcher like Gary Sanchez as much as they should
|
| 9:36 |
: Which free agent is most likely to get a surprise large contract?
|
| 9:36 |
: Nobody appreciates their catcher as much as they should except for Cardinals fans.
|
| 9:36 |
: Eovaldi?
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| 9:36 |
: And there’s always the chance the Royals go hilariously insane over Wade Miley
|
| 9:36 |
: ..and two letters from a wandering grey wizard/Maia….
|
| 9:36 |
: Watching the baseball not drop at all when machado throws it to first is a joy
|
| 9:36 |
: Dude has an arm
|
| 9:36 |
: Wade Miley is the Royalest pitcher ever
|
| 9:37 |
: why is it important to not allow a run right after your opponent has given one up? I mean, more important than normal?
|
| 9:37 |
: Well, you’ve given up two! or something something
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| 9:37 |
: I’d be worried if Machado didn’t have an arm
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| 9:38 |
: It’s important as the road team because you’re not really ahead by much in win probability when the opponent has more outs left if you’re only up a run
|
| 9:38 |
: McCutchen maybe in terms of a surprise.
|
| 9:38 |
: You have like a .4 run lead
|
| 9:39 |
: I’m excited to see which player the Rockies sign in a deal that indicates they aren’t actually aware of their team’s needs.
|
| 9:39 |
: Oh I love ryu so much
|
| 9:39 |
: I just thought of the mashup of ‘Joe Buck Martinez’ and I’ve preemptively poured bleach into my ears.
|
| 9:39 |
: nailed it
|
| 9:39 |
: Nick Markakis is such a Rockie
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| 9:39 |
: Look at yesterday the Dodgers never achieved 50% win probability when they tied the game because they always gave up the tie again before getting to bat
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| 9:40 |
: I don’t have the evidence in front of me, but I think the zone has been more inconsistent than anything tonight
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| 9:41 |
: I wouldn’t object (as much) to the Glavine Call if it is called consistently
|
| 9:41 |
: Rockies could sign Joe Mauer and he’d win a batting title because that’s what happens to all former Twins
|
| 9:41 |
: Ryu may be the best pitcher in the series.
|
| 9:41 |
: the Dodgers were at 50% just once, when they tied it 2-2 in the 3rd, but they were playing catchup all game.
|
| 9:41 |
: I dont mind the glavine call as long as its called on hitters of both handedness. The lefty strike is awful
|
| 9:41 |
: Now, I wish we just had the damn robots.
|
| 9:42 |
: There’s still plenty of non ball-strike calls for umpires to screw up
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| 9:42 |
: A robotic umpire somewhere giggles.
|
| 9:42 |
: Ryu is pretty good.
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| 9:43 |
: Ryu’s not playing as cutesy-poo around the edges as Price has, I think
|
| 9:43 |
: The problem with Skip Bayless commercials is that the 15 seconds uses up how much Skip Bayless I want to see in a year.
|
| 9:43 |
: The first pitch down the middle the robot umps doesn’t pick up and they have to do it again will cause riots
|
| 9:43 |
: My roommate said we can’t have robot umps because then people would start wanting robot players. I was speechless
|
| 9:43 |
: Robots are mostly flying planes
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| 9:43 |
: I think we can trust a robot to identify where a white sphere passes over a pentagon
|
| 9:44 |
: cutesy-poo(TM)
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| 9:44 |
: I’ll take Skip Bayless commercials over political ads.
|
| 9:44 |
: My personal nightmare:
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| 9:44 |
:
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| 9:45 |
: I would love to hear players argue about how the drone was poorly calibrated
|
| 9:45 |
: You only have to have a drone eradicate two or three players before they learn to not fuss
|
| 9:45 |
: Why is David Price still pitching?
|
| 9:45 |
: I’m surprised honestly
|
| 9:45 |
: At least harold likes baseball
|
| 9:45 |
: True
|
| 9:45 |
: Outside of his analysis, I’ve got no personal beef with him.
|
| 9:45 |
: If we get robot umps, I want full-on robot umps. Big square heads, claws for hands. Treads.
|
| 9:46 |
: What’s the record for most left handed starters in a best of 7 series?
|
| 9:46 |
: Boston bullpen isnt deep they’re not configured to pitch 5 ip per game
|
| 9:46 |
: 1973 WS had 10.
|
| 9:46 |
: Nice knowledge bomb there! I’d have to look it up
|
| 9:46 |
: Like Mr Clanky in Backyard Baseball
|
| 9:46 |
: To be fair … the replay calls have generally cut down on-field arguing about calls. Generally. I have no stats to support this. But I think this is true?
|
| 9:46 |
: Arguing is fun.
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| 9:46 |
: If every Boston starter exits in the 5th theres gonna be a lot of Drew Pomeranz and the Dodgers will be very happy
|
| 9:47 |
: all robot umps should be Johnny Five
|
| 9:47 |
: I’d love a robot ump with a screen displaying the human ump FaceTiming in
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| 9:47 |
: I liked how Benintendi did kinda like a ballerina leap thing
|
| 9:47 |
: Nice play. Anyone watching?
|
| 9:47 |
: A not terrible catch.
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| 9:48 |
: Did Alex Cora just say he put his best reliever in a bad spot asking him to come into a high leverage spot?
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| 9:48 |
: Was that the hardest Dozier has hit a ball since August its possible
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| 9:48 |
: Dozier crushed that foul ball earlier in the AB
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| 9:48 |
: Right-handed LF doesn’t make that catch.
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| 9:48 |
: There is not a worse look in baseball than the rolled up cowl on the neck, its looks like half saw punishment collar, half elizabethan era ruff
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| 9:48 |
: Red Sox D is not a minor difference
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| 9:49 |
: A team should have an Elizabethan ruff night. It’s better than the camo uniforms.
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| 9:49 |
: Justin Turner, JD Martinez, Marlon Byrd, Josh Donaldson and Daniel Murphy saved baseball with a full embrace of launch angles and true outcome baseball.
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| 9:49 |
: Brewers-Dodgers just had 10 as well. Braves-Pirates in 91, too.
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| 9:49 |
: I’m surprised price isn’t going high fastball against Turner, seems like the brewers abused that pretty well – unless it only worked because they were all also throwing at 97?
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| 9:49 |
: Dan, we need to run a model that evaluates the predictiveness of hard fouls in, say, the first half on wOBA in the second.
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| 9:49 |
: Can’t do Elizabethan unis when Sale is throwing
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| 9:51 |
: I gotta find my Sale Scissors Kick GIF
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| 9:51 |
: So how many Benintendi ballerina catch photoshops we gonna see tonight
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| 9:51 |
: Easy inning for Price in the box score. Getting hit a bit harder though.
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| 9:52 |
: I’d prefer we don’t do expletives, Super Benintendo
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| 9:52 |
: Can someone please photoshop that Benitendi catch with someone like Joe West?
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| 9:52 |
: that catch would be good for the baseball players drawn adequately twitter account
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| 9:52 |
: Here it is
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| 9:53 |
: Dammit
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| 9:54 |
: it appeared for a second!
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| 9:54 |
: The Chevy desert truck commercial is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen.
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| 9:55 |
:
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| 9:55 |
: Good on Ryu to get over the bag there.
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| 9:55 |
: interesting thing about that catch — a nanosecond after Benny secures the ball in his glove, his head swivels to find the wall — that is some disciplined concentration
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| 9:55 |
: Yep. Totally fine, Dan. I promise I was not trying to be raucous … just figured the joke was funnier with it. Queen of Scots those babies? Queen of Scots those bad boys? Yeah. Poop.
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| 9:55 |
: ryu is “a much better athlete than people might not know” –smoltz
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| 9:56 |
: “Like Tim Matthews of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s 58 and lost a foot to diabetes. Ryu can outrun him easily.”
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| 9:56 |
: Chevy has been doing terrible commercials so long that the parody YouTube channel for them has outlived it’s welcome for me lmao
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| 9:56 |
: That’s why I listen to the radio broadcast, scott.
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| 9:56 |
: pitchers are athletes, too.
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| 9:56 |
: Don’t tell John Smoltz that pitchers are athletes.
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| 9:57 |
: But that’s not as important as Ryu continuing to be awesome!
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| 9:57 |
: Man we have a user named Ashnods Coupon
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| 9:57 |
: Ryu has gotten a wider strike zone than Price tonight, right?
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| 9:57 |
: I actually think so, but can’t prove it.
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| 9:59 |
: Doens’t really look like it at a quick glance
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| 9:59 |
: Cmon Smoltzie take credit for Stop The War
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| 10:00 |
: came here to ask about the strike zone also. homer or legit unfair??
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| 10:00 |
: It’s not as bad as it’s felt
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| 10:01 |
: Why is Dave soooooo slow to the Pen this time around? Gonna cost him again.
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| 10:01 |
: really hard not to try and get one more out, esp with platoon advantage.
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| 10:01 |
: If Mike Petriello live streamed commentary on Periscope or Twitch or something, I’d mute this game so fast
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| 10:01 |
: The thing is, Betts at 2nd isn’t SUPER useful in a game with a DH given the REd Sox roster
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| 10:02 |
: not without the express written consent of major league baseball.
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| 10:02 |
: Ryu’s last batter here. Let’s make it count.
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| 10:02 |
: yep.
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| 10:03 |
: Yeah, even if h makes the out, I can’t seem him back out
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| 10:03 |
: he’s not going to come in and face pearce in the 6th
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| 10:03 |
: Is there any chance that Mookie goes back to 2nd long term? Has to be way more valuable there than in RF?
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| 10:03 |
: Probably not, but it has value
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| 10:03 |
: wouldn’t getting JD martinez in the lineup by moving betts be a big deal?
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| 10:03 |
: in a DH-less game
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| 10:03 |
: RF defense is very valuable in Fenway.
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| 10:04 |
: he’d have to be like +10 at 2B so not a guarantee.
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| 10:05 |
: Remember, if you put J.D. Martinez in a position now, you lose the DH for the rest of the game
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| 10:05 |
: If he were just a so-so outfielder, it’d be more strongly worth trying
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| 10:05 |
: leave me alone youtube tv 🙁 my apartment forces me to pay for cable
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| 10:06 |
: i think against a tough lefty, Betts to CF and Martinez to RF might make some sense.
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| 10:06 |
: It’s also an advatnage because 3-2 is better than 2-2 for the batter…
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| 10:06 |
: Youtube TV should run fox adds during these quick words from Youtube TV
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| 10:06 |
: if the sawx win, its steamed clams (chowder) for everyone
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| 10:06 |
: hams?
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| 10:06 |
: Best thing about this chat: I can stay up to date with the baseball game while watching Wheeler Dealers!
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| 10:07 |
: I miss Edd China
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| 10:07 |
: THERES ANOTHER SUPER BENINTENDO?! WHAT? Nonsense.
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| 10:07 |
: We are legion.
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| 10:07 |
: Rob Manfred having an aneurysm this half-inning
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| 10:08 |
: That is it for Ryu after the 2 minute delay to throw one juuuuust a bit outside.
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| 10:08 |
: I believe it’s Ryu with the aneurysm…
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| 10:08 |
: Damn, did not see Ryu getting pulled before Price with the way the earlier innings went 🙁
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| 10:08 |
: Howdy fellas
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| 10:09 |
: We’ve got enough Benintendos. How about a Wii Yu Darvish?
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| 10:09 |
: The Capital One guy looks like Smoltz
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| 10:09 |
: Roberts got burned last night relieving Baez with Wood and then Cora going with Nunez. Wonder if we see the same tonight.
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| 10:09 |
: We don’t speak of the Wii U here
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| 10:09 |
: My buddy and I call Benintendi “GameBoy”. See how we did that?
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| 10:09 |
: In FFXIV, I have an archer/bard named Yew Darvish
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| 10:10 |
: as long as you Benintended it, just keep it rolling.
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| 10:10 |
: Was the Baez move really that bad? From the batter side – bringing Wood in either gets the lefty on lefty versus Devers or gets a sub par bat in the game
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| 10:11 |
: Oh good, the stupid Chevy desert ad again. If that really sells trucks, our politics really start to make sense.
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| 10:11 |
: they must not think Moreland can field.
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| 10:11 |
: I like how Mitch Moreland always seems to start out looking like a star and then finishes the season with a Mitch Moreland Year.
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| 10:11 |
: Pearce has to take two strikes here.
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| 10:11 |
: I call for random offseason chats that begin at 3am with no moderation and we just see how it goes
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| 10:11 |
: Betts is a cutesy-poo
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| 10:11 |
: Glad it’s still Pearce here. Moreland with the PH penalty is just flart out worse, even against RHP.
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| 10:11 |
: The key to understanding the Chevy ad is that they don’t let the actors out of the desert without buying a chevy truck
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| 10:12 |
: “Dammit guys, the focus group said that people liek desserts, not deserts.”
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| 10:12 |
: I feel like Ryan Madson would have reverse platoon splits
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| 10:12 |
: oh boy.
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| 10:13 |
: i always assumed chevy gave actors a chevy lease and didn’t pay them, so they “weren’t actors”
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| 10:13 |
: uh-oh now maybe the best hitter in the game up with the bases loaded
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| 10:13 |
: Ryan Madson is only 38?!!?
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| 10:13 |
: JD MOMENT COMIN UP
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| 10:13 |
: this is where i remind everyone that Madson gave up the David Bote walk off grand slam
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| 10:13 |
: that’s a tough break.
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| 10:13 |
: Enough is enough. Dave Roberts bullpen usage has been bloody awful over the last game and a half. His insistence on using his worst guys in the highest leverage situations is ridiculous.
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| 10:14 |
: That wasn’t the moment I was expecting but hey 2 RBI
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| 10:14 |
: Didn’t Nats On kinda lose the game for them last night? Do they not have any other relievwrs?
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| 10:14 |
: More like Ryan Bad-son amirite?
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| 10:14 |
: Large Adult Bad Pitcher Son
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| 10:15 |
: That was so a JD moment going opo like that
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| 10:15 |
: Madson: “lemme throw fastball” *cant find zonr
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| 10:15 |
: ”lemme try slider” *eats dirt*
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| 10:15 |
: Somewhere, Joe Maddon is sitting at home smiling about the managing decisions.
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| 10:15 |
: Where I was once the Bridge to Lidge, I am now the Advance Man for Jansen
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| 10:15 |
: Roberts will be second guessed on his bullpen choices in this series basically forever
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| 10:15 |
: Bogey could go deep right here
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| 10:16 |
: Madson’s been really good for the Dodgers in regular and postseason. Coming in with the bases loaded is a bad situation for any reliever. That’s probably where Roberts erred.
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| 10:16 |
:
Puig was 319 feet deep on Martinez’s hit.
Average RF vs JD Martinez: 302 feet. Average RF in Fenway vs RHB: 294 f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> |
| 10:16 |
: Ryan is going to have one Mad-Son when he gets home to LA if he’s the reason they blew this game (I didn’t fact check if he has a son)
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| 10:16 |
: I’d literally rather the Dodgers go 0-162 than this BS.
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| 10:17 |
: BELIEVER! BELIEVER !
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| 10:17 |
: The Dodgers (Dave Roberts) made the same process error two nights in a row. Kershaw should not have seen the top of the order a third time in under 2 hours last night, and Ryu should not have, either. They’re being repaid for their process error. Neither Kershaw nor Ryu have the ‘stuff’ to face an elite caliber offense a third time thru the order, and especially not in a close game / must-win game.
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| 10:17 |
: But in this situation, where getting out of the inning is critical, why not go to Kenley? Don’t you have to go in on the lead you have?
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| 10:17 |
: I would have
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| 10:17 |
: I think it depends on the game and situation, but that’s a pretty good synopsis the last two nights.
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| 10:17 |
: How many pitches would a pitcher pitch if a pitcher (Madson) could pitch pitches?
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| 10:18 |
: We’ll see what happens with Price now.
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| 10:18 |
: I’d be too aggressive about leverage possibly. I’d have pinch-hit for Buehler with the bases loaded that time
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| 10:18 |
: Roberts is taking the fun out of the world series
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| 10:18 |
: Using Kenley in the fifth makes Pedro Báez your closer; not good
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| 10:18 |
: But you take the high leverage situation you KNOW exists over the one that MIGHT
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| 10:19 |
: If someone’s having an anaphylactic shock from a bee sting, you don’t hang onto the epipen just in case they’re stung by two bees later on.
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| 10:19 |
: But Dan, based on how the offense has performed, the Dodgers would likely have a 1-run lead in the 8th where you could bring him in
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| 10:20 |
: Jansen increases the odds you actually HAVE a one-run lead
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| 10:20 |
: Now I’m not a fan of a traditional closer, but in this case Roberts made the right decision
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| 10:20 |
: I will disagree on this one!
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| 10:20 |
: There’s no excuse for not going to Jansen, or at least Baez there. Madson has been hittable all year – 1.4 WHIP on the season (1.3 w/ the Dodgers). A Closer is of ZERO use to a team sitting on the pine with the team behind.
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| 10:20 |
: Will Mia Sara be at the game in LA when Buehler pitches?
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| 10:21 |
: I’m just not convinced that if Roberts goes to Jansen there, and Baez gives up the lead in the 9th, we don’t all change our mind about Roberts choice…
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| 10:21 |
: I didn’t change my mind about pinch-hitting with Schoop early the other dya
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| 10:21 |
: I think it was a either a batter too early or too late. Pull Ryu before he gets the bases loaded or let him pitch to Pearce. Bases loaded is a bad spot to come into the game.
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| 10:21 |
: For some reason, Buck being made to say Harry Potter names amuses me.
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| 10:22 |
: The Leverage Index for the Pearce walk was 4, and the JD single was 3.6. Those are really high leverages.
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| 10:22 |
: Buehler jokes are worse than any commercial during the World Series, prove me wrong.
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| 10:22 |
: If I was an obnoxious billionaire, I might produce a big movie called Dweeble’s Big Drippy Adventure and pay for Buck to have to say it during the World Series
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| 10:22 |
: anyone?
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| 10:22 |
: craig edwards: I agree with situation and game … thats why I said “especially not in a close game / must-win game”
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| 10:22 |
: Bases loaded is a bad spot to come into for any reliever, for sure. So use a reliever who is actually good, in those tough situations – not your worst righty. Bases loaded, one run game, Pearce/Martinez due up – it doesn’t get much higher leverage than that.
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| 10:22 |
: I have to say that Ryu pitching to Pearce is all kinds of unhood if you are Dodger fan … right? I mean … yes … sample size … but Pearce has hit well against left-hander pitchers as of late.
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| 10:23 |
: Craig, how would you know *if* Ryu would get the out or not? Playing devil’s advocate here
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| 10:23 |
: can’t manage on hope.
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| 10:23 |
: commit early.
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| 10:23 |
: Price is still bringing it
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| 10:23 |
: Ungood! Ha. The chat autocorrected me there.
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| 10:23 |
: Sure. Post-facto, every decision that is part of a loss is bad, but that’s why we have frameworks for calculating the importance of at-bats.
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| 10:23 |
: he had a nice break.
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| 10:23 |
: Numbers tell us that pitchers, unless they’re an Oriole, have the advantage with two outs
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| 10:23 |
: Dan, this goes back to an old hobbyhorse of mine–why don’t billionaires do more interesting/hilarious things. Where are our eccentric billionaires?
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| 10:24 |
: And although Boston has had success with two outs, not predictive
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| 10:24 |
: smoltz says “the team that gets a crooked number usually wins”… well, the dodgers got a crooked number earlier, so what was his point?
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| 10:24 |
: eccentric billionaires are often known as millionaires
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| 10:24 |
: To be an eccentric billionaire, I’d really need to have an extra billion or two cushion, for su re.
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| 10:24 |
: Billionares are millionaires with more money
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| 10:25 |
: Numbers say pitchers pretty much ALWAYS have the advantage … ha.
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| 10:25 |
: I’m a multi-thousandaire
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| 10:25 |
: Eccentric billionaires are tomorrows millionaires.
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| 10:25 |
: You could do tons of hilarious stuff for mere tens of millions.
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| 10:25 |
: If I only have tens of millions, it would affect the scale of my obnoxiousness
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| 10:25 |
: I would rather anyone from Fangraphs to be the mets next GM then any of the current 3 candidates… including the graphics designer that is.
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| 10:26 |
: At least it won’t be Littlefield
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| 10:26 |
: I have many tens of dollars
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| 10:26 |
: Price getting through the 6th was ideal. I do not think we see him in the 7th. let the reliever start a clean inning.
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| 10:26 |
: Wonder what Price mutters to himself in between pitches
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| 10:26 |
: The Price is right
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| 10:26 |
: Banned
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| 10:26 |
: Go ‘Dores
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| 10:26 |
: PSA – if you want to add a delay to this chat, and are technically inclined, right click in the chat itself, “Inspect Element”. Click on “Console” and then paste this in:
timeoutSeconds = 10; x = addMessageToChatArea; addMessageToChatArea = function(a,b){ console.log(“RECEIVED: “+a.message.substr(0,10)+”…”); setTimeout(function(){ console.log(“POSTED: “+a.message.substr(0,10)+”…”);; x(a,b); }, timeoutSeconds*1000); } |
| 10:27 |
: Sorry, I had to [The police have been called -DS]
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| 10:27 |
: something tells me that what Price mutters to himself between pitches would not be airable on TV…..
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| 10:27 |
: Chaim Bloom seems competant but apparently Doug Effing Melvin is the front-runner right now soooo…yeah
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| 10:27 |
: Dan, you don’t know where I live
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| 10:28 |
: I know everything about everything
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| 10:28 |
: Didn’t Doug Melvin say like 3 years ago he was too behind the times to run a front office. Has he even learned what Excel is since
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| 10:28 |
: Melvin may be a good team president, but he shouldn’t be making day-to-day decisions
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| 10:29 |
: Dan, if you know everything: How do Chileans make chili?
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| 10:29 |
: Pots and heat.
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| 10:29 |
: need to see benintendi photoshopped jumping over those three dodgers fielders.
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| 10:29 |
: This game is kind of moving along, it seems.
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| 10:30 |
: I do feel the need to make some kind of benintendi photoshop
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| 10:33 |
: Theoretical: Put yourself in the Red Sox shoes. For the sake of this discussion lets says that Kimbrel represents option A, Braiser option B, and everyone and anyone else option C. If Price goes out in the inning and gives up a home run to make the game 4-3, and then the next hitter reaches base safely with zero outs … who do you bring in? Option A, B, or C? Shouldn’t you immediately bring in Option A in order to ensure the best chance of maintaining the lead and take your chances with options B & C closing out the 8th and 9th innings?
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| 10:34 |
: If he gives up a homer, you have to take him out immediately, and getting Kimbrel up and down just in case probably isn’t the best for him based on his preferences and past usage. Also, we all want to believe pitch tipping solved the problem, but that’s far from a sure thing.
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| 10:35 |
: Joe Kelly does not seem like the best option here
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| 10:35 |
: Barnes
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| 10:35 |
: it is an interesting choice.
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| 10:36 |
: What are the odds that we have a WS rematch next year? Probably low because FG is in love with NYY and HOU?
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| 10:36 |
: it’s low.
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| 10:37 |
: What situation produces the highest possible leverage index?
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| 10:37 |
: not positive but down by a run with bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth maybe.
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| 10:38 |
: Thanks for coming out, Max.
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| 10:38 |
: that would be a 10.9 LI which seems really high. https://www.fangraphs.com/tools/wpa-inquirer
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| 10:39 |
: Down by a run, runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 out, 9th inning (according to Jeff’’s piece on David Bote’s ultimate swing I believe)
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| 10:40 |
: so Dodgers have left Joc Pederson and that’s it….
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| 10:40 |
: Roberts did that a bunch against Milwaukee. Less dangerous with the DH.
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| 10:41 |
: If Kelly can throw that curve for strikes, he’s tough.
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| 10:41 |
: really good inning by Kelly there.
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| 10:42 |
: Sorta feels like the Dodgers are six outs away from losing the World Series
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| 10:42 |
:
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| 10:42 |
: They’ve got a pretty big advantage the next two games and the Red Sox won’t have the DH. Things are far from over.
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| 10:43 |
: Thank you Dan!
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| 10:44 |
: ZiPS will say 78-22 if the Dodgers hold on and lose
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| 10:44 |
: Not bad for a 10 minute photoshop, I feel
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| 10:44 |
: I’ll never get how someone with that fastball and that curveball isn’t lights out all the time
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| 10:44 |
: sinkers just don’t miss bats.
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| 10:45 |
: Craig Edwards – Understand your point about Kimbrel’s past usage and preference. However, the underlying point is … shouldn’t that be the process? To have your best come in during the most important current (known) situation, and play the following important (unknown as of present) when it occurs? Therefore, the pitching staff would been used to this (usage during the entire season would have been thru this process) which would negate the pitchers being unfamiliar. In short … shouldn’t this be the process for all teams moving forward?
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| 10:46 |
: Why is Dan’s (presumed) photoshop not loading it is killing me.
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| 10:47 |
:
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| 10:47 |
: Looks like Eovaldi for the 8th. Interesting choice using him over Barnes or Brasier
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| 10:47 |
: @Matt – that requires buy-in from Kimbrell, who is in a contract year looking to be The Closer available on the FA market. Maybe saves don’t matter but if his perception that saves = $ then good luck convincing him to change his role
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| 10:47 |
: Thanks!
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| 10:47 |
: Did it work that time?
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| 10:47 |
: In theory, but pitchers can’t pitch 100 games and they can’t pitch 60 games but warm up in 100 games. Generally speaking the highest leverage appearances are going to occur in the ninth inning, and you aren’t just risking unfamiliarity, you are talking about overusing your best reliever and using him in warmup situations that might prevent him from coming in important games.
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| 10:48 |
: I don’t understand Eovaldi when you have Brasier and Barnes available.
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| 10:48 |
: i wonder about barnes if there is something about using him too much.
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| 10:48 |
: Who pitches game 4 now? Eovaldi still?
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| 10:48 |
: i would think so.
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| 10:48 |
: 2 days off from short appearance.
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| 10:49 |
: I agree. They’re not going to let Eovaldi throw 30 pitches or something today
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| 10:49 |
: Somebody had a chat ID “Sir Mookleton McBetts” a while ago and I just wanted to thank them for making me remebember random things
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| 10:49 |
: I feel like sometimes we think about subbing in relievers like we’re making substitutions in a video game. Guys need to warm up.
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| 10:49 |
: There’s a reason Cora hasn’t named a starter. This is scriipted; E-Rod to pitch g3
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| 10:50 |
: any shot with the Dodgers struggles vs lefties of Pomeranz or Rodriguez?
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| 10:50 |
: probably not today.
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| 10:50 |
: My dad says you’re welcome @Nick Mar
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| 10:51 |
: That Babe Ruth complete game was the highest WPA game by any pitcher in postseason history
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| 10:51 |
: Vasgersian talking about bringing back Kershaw early, but no way they do that right, it’s not like him on regular rest was particularily useful.
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| 10:52 |
: I miss screwballs
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| 10:52 |
: if they are down 3-0
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| 10:52 |
: WHAT … not the Jack Morris game?!
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| 10:52 |
: OK this camerawork–not just hits look like HRs that are short, there are shallow pop-ups that look like routine flyballs; infield pops that looks like short OF flies. What’s the deal? Is it me?
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| 10:52 |
: the one in Houston felt like we were getting trolled.
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| 10:52 |
: Morris’s was 6th
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| 10:53 |
: After Ruth, McNally ALCS Game 2 1969, Art Nehf WS Game 8 1921, Hubbell WS Game 4 1933, Preacher Roe WS Game 2 1949
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| 10:54 |
: Any ideas why Eddy Rodriguez isn’t a better pitcher? He’s got the stuff to be great
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| 10:54 |
: Injuries mostly. He’s generally pitched well the last couple years.
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| 10:54 |
: If Chris Sale added even an average cutter, would he be virtually unhittable?
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| 10:54 |
: Is he not already?
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| 10:55 |
: Don Larsen Dan?
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| 10:55 |
: A mere 91st
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| 10:55 |
: Now, by *Game Score* Larsen is 5th
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| 10:56 |
: I still think E-Rod could become a number 2?
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| 10:56 |
: By Game Score, best ever was Roger Clemens Game 4 ALCS 2000
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| 10:56 |
: Chris Sale should learn a knuckle ball
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| 10:56 |
: not unreasonable
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| 10:56 |
: “Erica, your personal assistant”
Why not Andrew, your personal assistant? Why are they all women? |
| 10:56 |
: Capital One has Eno
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| 10:56 |
: Erica is because it’s Bank of AmERICA
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| 10:56 |
: to be clear my last answer was about ERod, not chris sale’s knuckleball.
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| 10:56 |
: They could do Ric though
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| 10:56 |
: WOO!
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| 10:56 |
: Bank of AmERICA, Nate
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| 10:56 |
: Jinx, Dan!!
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| 10:57 |
: I win since I choose the order of posting!
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| 10:57 |
: Dan owes me a drink
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| 10:57 |
: Lies
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| 10:57 |
: Eric?
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| 10:57 |
: Oh yeah, Eric
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| 10:57 |
: Getting tired
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| 10:58 |
: If I must have a robo voice answer all my stupid questions I’d rather it to be a woman’s voice…
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| 10:58 |
: Why does every company assume i need to talk to my phone?? What’s wrong with good old fashioned buttons? Get off my lawn!
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| 10:58 |
: I remember thinking it was stupid for phones to have cameras. Good times. Good times.
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| 11:00 |
: Mitch Moreland is pointless
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| 11:00 |
: We call them runs. Mitch Moreland is runless.
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| 11:01 |
: Why is Steve Pearce so wildly underappreciated?
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| 11:01 |
: But it’s former Gold Glove winner Mitch Moreland….
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| 11:01 |
: he’s on the wrong side of a platoon. He plays a valuable role, but it is a bit of a luxury one.
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| 11:03 |
: Kelly to Eovaldi is interesting.
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| 11:04 |
: Is Evoldi’s arm going to fall off after this series ala Keith Foulke?
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| 11:04 |
: It’s already fallen off!
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| 11:05 |
: Is there any sort of stat that measures how often the top/middle of the order appears in high leverage situations versus the bottom?
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| 11:05 |
: You can do this on the splits leaderboards. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/splits-leaderboards?splitArr=19,72&s…
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| 11:06 |
: leadoff at 1791 PA, cleanup at 2009, 7th, 2066,
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| 11:07 |
: Pearce has a 102 wRC+ vs RHP, and The Book style regression bumps that up more. From what data we have, he’s a legit starting 1B.
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| 11:07 |
: It shouldn’t be that hard to find a lefty to take 400 PA from first base with something much better than that, though.
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| 11:08 |
: Eovaldi seems impossible to hit, like most major league pitchers
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| 11:09 |
: Is Eovaldi a top candidate for comeback player of the year?
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| 11:09 |
: He’s better than when he left!
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| 11:09 |
: Curious to fangraphs writers thoughts on this: I was at an MLB game this year. Radar gun on the board (and corresponding on the television) was the same. A 95 mph FB on the stadium gun was registering at 92 mph on my Jugs gun. The scout I was sitting with had an R-gun that was popular / standard issue with MLB teams in the early 90s, the same pitch 95 mph pitch was reading 89/90 consistently. The scout made the suggestion that guys pretty much throw just as hard as they used to (there are just more guys who throw hard now, but not actually harder than they used to, if that makes sense).
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| 11:09 |
: I don’t know enough about the guns, honestly.
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| 11:09 |
: Padres fans should not look up the career wRC+ for Pearce and Hosmer.
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| 11:10 |
: Bad branding on YouTube tv. We expect YouTube is the place we go for free videos. $40/month doesn’t compute.
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| 11:10 |
: Is velocity any harder to hit in cold weather?
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| 11:10 |
: compare it to cable or comparable streaming services
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| 11:10 |
: I think we could give soft tossers a confidence boost by telling them their speed in KM/hr. The next market inefficiency.
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| 11:11 |
: Oh, so NOW you bring Báez in???
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| 11:11 |
: I would be very happy to see #25 on Steve Pearce’s Red Sox uniform next season.
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| 11:12 |
: @Scout1 More or less the same point the Fastball documentary makes at some point regarding Nolan Ryan if I recall.
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| 11:12 |
: Netflix and MLB dot TV are good enough
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| 11:12 |
: just depends on how much sports you need.
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| 11:12 |
: Budweiser is good at making commercials that make their beer sound WAY better than it is
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| 11:13 |
: Cody is a pretty good outfielder hunh
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| 11:13 |
: Guys, someone else is using the “Nick Mar – Cake is Good” tag and this worries the paranoid side of me
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| 11:13 |
: I like Geico ads more than the announcers
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| 11:13 |
: My Lord, Cyborgs got Buck and Smoltz!
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| 11:14 |
: Is there a chance the batters are swinging at the first Baez pitch they see because they … just … don’t … want … to … wait…..
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| 11:15 |
: Dodgers have one more shot.
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| 11:15 |
: We now interrupt these commercials to show you a baseball game.
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| 11:15 |
: That might have been the fastest Pedro Baez inning in the history of Pedro Baez.
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| 11:16 |
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Food artist @pedalstrike made Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel out of dried cranberries.
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| 11:16 |
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Does the series get back to Boston?
Yes (55.5% | 40 votes)
No (44.4% | 32 votes)
Total Votes: 72
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| 11:16 |
: Can we go back to old kimbrel, I liked that version much more than the ‘pitch very well and beat the dodgers easily’ version that came in last night
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| 11:16 |
: @super benintendo (and all others interested) … the scout was an advance scout for an MLB team. He said that essentially pitchers who are recognized as big fastball guys don’t actually throw any harder than they ever had. So, the example he used was Mark Wohlers. He said that if you go back and watch Mark Wohlers throwing 98/9 in the playoffs back in the day, that was on the same gun that is reading guys today throwing 95 (which would have registered at 89 back on the television at the time). And so, Mark Wohlers would be throwing in 103+ on today’s guns. Also used the example on several others players that I don’t recall as well as I recall the Wohlers example.
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| 11:16 |
: Hey! Joe Kelly had a slower pace than Baez this year.
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| 11:17 |
: Just this morning I was lamenting how long its been since Ive seen a picture of Craig Kimbrel made from cranberries…..I hop on Fangraphs and BAM!
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| 11:17 |
: if JBJ had elite speed, would he be the best defensive OF in either league? i doubt he wouldve gotten dirty for that play bellinger just made just cause he gets a much better read on fly balls
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| 11:17 |
: Will try to be respectful of those behind this inning.
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| 11:18 |
: I did vote it gets back to Boston, however Boston has not lost on the road this post season
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| 11:18 |
: Can Kimbrel actually not see or is that setup for dramatic effect?
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| 11:18 |
: So … a question from honest curiosity … how common is it for a first basemen to actually be a strong center fielder defensively? In MLB that is. Are there many precedents for what Bellinger is doing this year?
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| 11:18 |
: Pretty rare, can’t think of one offhand
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| 11:18 |
: Remember when those Phillies fans behind home plate all mocked Kimbrel’s bird arm thing? That was a funny visual.
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| 11:19 |
: Two more outs to 2-0. And I know LA has some sort of “big advantage” coming up, Craig, but the Sox are 5-0 on the road this postseason.
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| 11:19 |
: @Tyler, not predictive!!
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| 11:19 |
: Praise Eric Gagne?
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| 11:19 |
: Baseball: We have enough downtime in games to play ads in between pitches
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| 11:19 |
: Not buying the road thing. They are winning some road games because they are good.
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| 11:19 |
: ian desmond was a legit CF converted to an awful 1B so there’s that.
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| 11:19 |
: @Scout1 … that is basically what the folks behind Fastball argue about Ryan as well .. they mention the outdated radar guns and suggest the the Texas Express might have actually been gassing it in above 105 … that seems to make sense.
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| 11:20 |
: Kimbrel started doing that when he was a rookie and didn’t have contact lenses. He still does it even though he now has contacts.
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| 11:20 |
: Remember how bad the Red Sox bullpen is guys?
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| 11:20 |
: They are only bad compared to the Yankees. Otherwise, pretty good.
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| 11:20 |
: @ bananas. Ha.
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| 11:20 |
: Chris Taylor doesn’t know the word “adjust”
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| 11:21 |
: Theres a difference between bad and “not deep” and indeed they’re using eovaldi creatively to make up for that shallowness
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| 11:21 |
: How good actually is Brasier?
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| 11:22 |
: He’s pretty good, but he’s also a reliever so who knows next year.
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| 11:22 |
: Brasier makes me want to watch Frasier.
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| 11:22 |
: The Sox also lit up the Yanks bullpen.
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| 11:22 |
: Echoing Nick Mar – feels like Brasier cannot actually be good.
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| 11:22 |
: Dodgers have to beat Boston now 4 out of 5 games. A Boston team that has won 117 games now this year…..
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| 11:22 |
: Brasier makes me want to watch Seinfeld.
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| 11:22 |
: Dodgers got 2 runs on 3 hits in the 4th inning. Zero runs on zero hits in every other inning.
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| 11:23 |
: Thanks for chatting!
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| 11:23 |
: Thank you.
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| 11:23 |
: The Red Sox only had a single 1-4 stretch all season, games 71-75.
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| 11:23 |
: Thanks for coming everyone!
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| 11:23 |
: Dodgers will need to hold serve. We’ll see if they can do it.
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| 11:23 |
: Good night everyone and great work Dan.
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| 11:24 |
: And thanks for putting up with my nonsense Craig!
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I am a big fan of this site, I found the chat last night unenjoyable. Mainly because I am into the Series and I thought a lot of the questions didnt relate to the game.