Dave Cameron: The normal “Happy Wednesday” greeting seems inappropriate today, given the loss of Roy Halladay yesterday.

Dave Cameron: So I’ll just welcome you to our chance at a memorial for one of the best pitchers I’ve ever seen.

Dave Cameron: We’ll do some normal off-season/awards talk too, but if you want to share your favorite Halladay memory, I’d love to read them.

stever20: So what pitchers of today remind you the most of Halladay?

Dave Cameron: There isn’t anyone who embodies everything Halladay had. Kluber is maybe closest, so that’s obviously more dominance by strikeouts. Maybe Jose Quintana, though he’s not nearly as good as Halladay was.

CT: I never rooted for any of Roy Halladay’s teams during his career, but I’ll never forget watching his NLDS no-hitter in 2010 on a 20″ TV because I had no other option that day, but I didn’t care. Seeing Roy pitch, in that game and otherwise, was special and you knew it when you saw it and would put up with just about anything to see him throw.

Paul Swydan:

Paul Swydan: Hi everybody.

hscer: I wonder what we’re going to be talking about…sigh…

Nic: RIP Roy Halladay.You will be remembered.

Nathan: RIP Roy Halladay

Pablo: Just dug my Doctober shirt out from under my bed and put it in the wash so that I can wear it out this weekend. If you see me at the UT game or around Austin please say hello. RIP

Eric A Longenhagen: Okay, we’re on. Pretty sure I’m headed to Mesa for this afternoon’s AFL game (not 100% on who the starters will be, the AFL has just decided to stop posting probables, apparently) so as is typical during AFL time, we’re keeping tight to an hour. Let’s boogie.

Josh: How close are Kyle Tucker and Garrett Whitley to the majors? Both seem to be getting fast tracked

Eric A Longenhagen: Tucker might get there next year in the event of injury but Houston has a glut of upper-level outfielders even after dealing Teoscar. Whitley was in Low-A last year so I disagree that he’s being fast tracked. he was a raw HS bat from the Northeast, not a guy who’s typically going to move quickly.

Whatup: Adbert Alzolay (sp?) – what his long term potential?

Eric A Longenhagen: Chance to be a mid-rotation starter. 93-96, was 95-97 in Fall Stars game. Has two viable secondaries. I’m a fan.

David: Anything thoughts on Yankees’ Chris Gittens and Nick Nelson? Both seem like high upside lottery tickets, anything we can get excited about?

Travis Sawchik: Don’t be sad the 2017 season is over, friends …

Travis Sawchik: Be glad it happened

Travis Sawchik: Now, on to 2018 …

Tim: So what’s your off-season sports drug of choice?

Travis Sawchik: It’s such a dark period in my life

Travis Sawchik: My favorite non-MLB event is the NCAA men’s basketball tournament if you consider spring training to be offseason

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

Jeff Sullivan: Our first Friday baseball chat of the offseason

Jeff Sullivan: I am fully prepared to take your offseason questions while being unprepared to answer them

Dookie Howser, MD: Did the Red Sox hire Tony La Russa as some kind of cruel joke?

Jeff Sullivan: The current Red Sox front office sure looks different from the Red Sox front office of just a few years ago

Eno Sarris: Dedicated to Yu? No, dedicated to Rob Manfred and his juiced balls? Wait. You dedicate this.

Eno Sarris: I’m here I’m here I’m here

Lance McCullers: I got 4 hit (batsmen) and a RBI.  Which is more surprising?

Eno Sarris: The RBI. AL pitcher!

dan: Should bellinger get blames just as much for the dodger losing last night as yu darvish?

Eno Sarris: It wasn’t a good postseason for Bellinger, and he had some flaws exposed. I saw some say he’ll fall off quickly and isn’t that good. I believe he has some contact improvement in him and this was part of that first rookie adjustment myself.

Dave Cameron: Happy Game 7 everyone!

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Dave Cameron: Happy Game 7 Day everyone!

Dave Cameron: Should be a fun night.

Dave Cameron: I’m on live blog duty tonight, so come back and join me as we watch two great teams fight it out for the title tonight.

Dave Cameron: We’ll start this chat in a few minutes.

Charlie Morton: When am I pitching tonight?

Dave Cameron: Let’s say McCullers goes 4-5. Keuchel is probably first guy out of the pen, and he’s probably good for 2. That leaves 2-3 innings for some combo of Morton, Peacock, and Verlander, my guess. Peacock is probably the “closer”, so maybe Morton gets the 7th?

Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to 2017 World Series Game 6 Live Blog

AdamZ: Happy Halloween!

Hannah Hochevar: Happy Halloween!

Jeff Sullivan: Happy Halloween. I just remembered to turn our porch light off so nobody tries to interrupt my World Series viewing with handout requests

botchatheny: this is gonna be a real corker eh

Eric A Longenhagen: Good morning, folks. Lots to squeeze in on my end today (I think I get Taylor Hearn and Tyler Beede in Scottsdale today) so we’ll probably hold tight to an hour. Let’s begin

Philip: Do you prefer austin Allen to Josh Naylor?

Eric A Longenhagen: Nope

Evan Longoria : Do you know much about Ronaldo Hernandez?

Eric A Longenhagen: Strong 19-year old Colombian catcher in Tampa’s system. Has power, catching is a work-in-progress but that’s fine because he’s a converted infielder. He made Rays list last offseason.

Chris: How good will Florial, Abreu, and Estrada be?