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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 9/23/16

8:59
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:00
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat

9:00
Jeff Sullivan: Beginning on time for the second week in a row, for the *first* time in probably history?

9:00
Spooks: This has been said in the past, but since I’m still holding on to a sliver of hope for the Mariners wild card, does Felix get the ball?

9:01
Jeff Sullivan: This is actually a really interesting question. Felix almost certainly isn’t the best starter on the team, not at this point. So you have to try to figure out the value of sentimentality, of trying to tell a story. Is there any sort of greater meaning to giving Felix the ball? Does it matter? How close is the balance between rooting for players and rooting for teams?

9:02
Dustin: Who farted more in the car, you or Cameron?

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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 9/22/16

1:47
Eno Sarris: fly this whole mess into the sea

12:01
Eno Sarris: I’m here!

12:01
Q-Ball: While I think Bryant should be NL MVP anyway, I also wonder if Seager’s chance are hurt by the fact that voters know he is getting another major award. (NL RoY). Do you think it works that way?

12:02
Eno Sarris: Yes I do think it’s that way. Shouldn’t Rick Porcello be a shoo-in for AL Comeback Player? Do you think he’ll win it?

12:02
Jimmy: Hey Eno. I’ve been reading a lot about how the Cubs should order their rotation, specifically the first 3 games. What do you think they should do?

12:02
Eno Sarris: The only thing that might matter is what parks they’re playing in and the lefty/righty situation, i.e. in which park do you play Jon Lester?

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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 9/21/16

12:00
Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday. It’s my first 9 am chat. This is weird.

12:00
Dave Cameron: But I made to Oregon, and so this is the new normal.

12:01
Dave Cameron: Let’s talk some baseball.

12:01
Bork: Do you think Porcello and (moreso) Happ will get Cy Young votes based on their high win count? Or is the BBWAA past that by now? I’m not saying that they don’t deserve the Cy Young, but wondering how many of the voters will use W/L as their reasoning.

12:02
Dave Cameron: I think the days of W-L record being the primary factor in the voting are over. ERA is now the #1 thing voters look at. But I do think, since there’s no clear cut #1 candidate, Porcello will get votes that he wouldn’t have gotten otherwise if he didn’t have such a sparkly record.

12:02
mike sixel: welcome to OR. It’s great out here…..What kind of package could Dozier gather for the Twins, who if it weren’t for the Reds might have the worst SP right now?

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 9/20/16

9:01
Paul Swydan: Hi everybody!

9:01
Paul Swydan: Be sure to let me know which Sesame Street monster you pick if you voted Other. There are enough for a second poll but I’m too lazy for that.

9:01
The Decadent Moose: Better athlete at 3b: Bregman or Moncada.

9:02
Jeff Zimmerman: I think Moncada is the better athlete, so he will be the better athlete at 3B

9:02
Paul Swydan: Well, I don’t know enough about Bregman’s athleticism, but based on Moncada’s higher prospect standing I’d have to think him.

9:02
Dominik: there is definitely a trend for smaller guys aiming for higher launch angles regarding the home runs. however there are also quite a few guys who are not good hitters despite the Hrs. trumbo, k. Davis, Frazier, Kemp, odor, Duvall and pujols all have below average OBP and 30+ hr. Tomas and Bruce will join them, and Grandy, Miller and Jones probably too. obviously it worked for some like Altuve, Betts but could some of the smaller guys like Galvis actually lose production by selling out for power? or do they still gain?

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August Fagerstrom FanGraphs Chat — 9/20/16

12:09
august fagerstrom: starting chat soon!

12:14
august fagerstrom: ok, let us begin

12:15
august fagerstrom: while listening to Andre Benjamin:

12:16
Borkmeisel: Hello, friend!

12:16
august fagerstrom: hello, Bork!

12:16
The Lure of the Animal: Any idea on why a lot of guys with middling power like Galvis are doubling and tripling their HR totals, while most traditional heavy hitters like Trout aren’t experiencing a significant bump?

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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 9/19/16

12:15
Dan Szymborski: Sorry for the late start! My login was giving me issues.

12:15
Jeremy: What do you think of Noah Syndergaard’s chances for NL Cy Young?

12:15
Dan Szymborski: Probably not happening.

12:16
mtsw: One of the fastest-growing TV genres is “Slow TV.” Examples include a 7 hour video showing the view out the window of a train ride in Norway. Should baseball embrace the slower-paced, leisurely aspect of the game rather than chasing “The MTV generation demands constant stimulation” theory?

12:16
Dan Szymborski: Eh, I think fast tv still is more popular than slow tv!

12:16
Dan Szymborski: Not that I want MLB to do any crazy dumbass stuff

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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat — 9/16/16

9:01
Jeff Sullivan: Hello friends

9:01
Jeff Sullivan: Welcome to Friday baseball chat, hosted in Mapleton, Utah

9:01
Jeff Sullivan: This time around I only have about an hour before we get back on the road so we should probably get started post-haste

9:02
Pablo Sandoval’s Anus: So which one of you is the car farter?

9:02
Jeff Sullivan: the dog

9:02
HappyFunBall: I love lineups the day after a team clinches. Who knew that Munenori Kawasaki was even a thing?

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Eno Sarris Baseball Chat — 9/15/16

12:19
Eno Sarris: I’m a sucker for a voice like this

12:01
The Cubes: Is Rob Zastryny going to have a starting job next season?

12:01
Eno Sarris: No! Change no good, lefty cutter/curve 90mph guys are named Drew Smyly and….

12:01
Miyazaki: Any chance we see Otani next season?

12:02
Eno Sarris: Too early.

12:02
Vince Vega: Next year Josh Bell is going to hit like…

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Dave Cameron FanGraphs Chat – 9/14/16

12:02
Dave Cameron: Happy Wednesday, everyone. I’m coming to you live from Golden, Colorado, where it’s about 50 degrees cooler than North Carolina was when I left it on Sunday.

12:02
Dave Cameron: And no, I don’t have a Coors in front of me. Or near me.

12:02
Dave Cameron: We’re going to do some baseball chatting for the next hour. I might take a break or two to yell at Sullivan and tell him to start writing.

12:03
Dave Cameron: (He’s been “making breakfast” for like 20 minutes)

12:03
Carrotjuice: What award are you voting for this year?

12:03
Dave Cameron: I have an NL Cy Young vote this year.

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FanGraphs After Dark Chat – 9/13/16

9:08
Paul Swydan: Sorry!

9:08
Paul Swydan: Let’s get started.

9:08
Paul Swydan: I’ll stay late.

9:08
Patrick: Do the Red Sox have enough pitching to do well in the postseason if they make it? Price-Porcello-Pomeranz-Rodriguez doesn’t sound bad at all.

9:10
Paul Swydan: I think it’s competitive, but nights like tonight give me pause.

9:10
Patrick: Despite adding Kimbrel and Carson Smith last offseason, will Dave Dombrowski target more bullpen arms in trades this offseason?

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