| 9:08 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:08 |
: Let’s Friday baseball chat
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| 9:09 |
: Jeff,
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| 9:09 |
: Good start
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| 9:09 |
: If the Tigers become sellers- do you think there is a match with the Mariners for VMArt?
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| 9:10 |
: I have difficulty accepting the premise. The Tigers are better than the Mariners are! And, of course, it’s hard to picture the Tigers selling again.
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| 12:49 |
: Listen I heard this on Jason Schwarzman’s show and it’s some sort of Doobie Brother cover played on like a casio and I know that sentence is way up its own ass but I dunno I like it.
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| 12:00 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:00 |
: Hello!
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| 12:00 |
: Worried about Samardzija? Dude’s getting knocked around.
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| 12:00 |
: here’s the weird thing, if you look at his peripherals, they are exactly the same as last year. The balls in play results are different.
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| 12:01 |
: I think he’s a highish ERA okay WHIP meh strikeouts guy basically. 3.75/1.25/7k9
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| 12:06 |
: Sorry for being a few minutes late today. With the trade deadline just a month away, I’m guessing most of the questions we’ll get to today are about who is going where, Or about the adorable golden retriever puppy who just left his owner and picked me at the local Starbucks…
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| 12:06 |
: If I don’t answer for a few minutes, it’s because I’ve decided petting the dog takes priority.
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| 12:07 |
: If the Red Sox were to deal for Teheran and Vizcaino, what’s a realistic expectation for what we’d have to give up? Would Benintendi be necessary with Dombrowski’s history of giving up young players?
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| 12:08 |
: I’m guessing Benintendi is off limits. Steamer projects him as an above-average big league hitter right now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they saw him as their Michael Conforto. I know they’re saying the right things about leaving him down right now, but if he gets hot and they are still struggling to get LF production in left, I bet he finishes the year in Fenway.
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| 12:09 |
: That said, Coppy has made it pretty clear he wants big league talent back, not low level guys, so if they say Benintendi is off the table, I’m not sure the fit there is as strong as everyone assumes.
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| 12:09 |
: Schwarber and good not great prospect for Miller and Chapman. Who say no?
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| 9:07 |
: Hello friends
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| 9:07 |
: First chat in a few weeks!
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| 9:08 |
: Let us baseball chat, posthaste
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| 9:08 |
: Is Teheran wearing a Red Sox uniform come August?
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| 9:08 |
: Think of it kind of like World Series odds — the Red Sox might be the team with the greatest probability, but that actual probability is likely no higher than, say, 20%
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| 9:09 |
: So few decent pitchers out there. So many teams looking. Dombrowski might be the most willing to overspend to get what he wants, but I wouldn’t exactly count on that
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| 1:19 |
: was going to use their song about subways because it was cool to be in the New York subway again last week but this song’s video is just too weird to not post
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| 12:01 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:01 |
: Hello!
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| 12:01 |
: Hey Eno– what do you think of keuchel ROS? can he return to last season form? Being offered finnegan and duffy for him and not sure what to do…
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| 12:02 |
: Don’t love Duffy but Finnegan’s velocity is down and the change has ifffy movement. Duffy is interesting but has so many injuries in the past. Doesn’t move the needle for me.
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| 12:02 |
: you lika da moss?
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| 12:02 |
: If you were Coppy, how would you handle Atlanta’s trade deadline?
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| 12:04 |
: I would absolutely trade both Teheran and Vizcaino for the best packages on the table. The risks of keeping both and seeing their value decline are simply too high. Moving both now for the best package of talent they can get is the right move for where the Braves are at.
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| 12:04 |
: What kind of return could Vizcaino give the Braves? I don’t think anyone expects a Giles-like return, but what’s reasonable?
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| 12:05 |
: It won’t be a Giles-type package, but he’ll be in high demand. I could see him going for more than any other non-Miller reliever available.
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| 12:05 |
: Do you think a Beltran to the Astros trade makes sense, and what type of prospect would he fetch?
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| 12:06 |
: That could be a decent fit, though I imagine a bunch of teams will be looking at Beltran.
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| 9:01 |
: Hi everybody!
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| 9:02 |
: Paul, have you seen Alien yet?
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| 9:02 |
: I have not. Might be awhile, going on a trip with the kids next week.
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| 9:02 |
: Oh, which probably means no chat next week. Sorry about that.
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| 9:02 |
: Who’s better Kershaw or Arrieta? Mike Wilbon on ESPN – Arrieta.. (Followed by a bunch of post season stats as his proof. Also mentioned that’s all that matters.) Was that a real opinion? My god the mainstream sports media. Do they not realize this is history in the making for Kersh???!!??
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| 9:03 |
: Mike Wilbon’s opinion on basketball or boxing is to be taken seriously. On baseball, I think he’s proven time and again that he is not to be taken seriously.
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| 11:59 |
: Gonna start a bit late today. Let’s call it 12:10 or so
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| 11:59 |
: In the meantime-
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| 12:09 |
: Hello, friend!
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| 12:09 |
: Hi, Bork!
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| 12:09 |
: Hey August congrats on the win for Cleveland. Happy for you and your fellow Clevelanders, and of course the players themselves
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| 12:11 |
: It’s been a really cool couple of days. Beyond the players/team, I’m mostly just happy for my father. That’s what’s had me most emotional since the win (and I’ve gotten emotional more than a handful of times). He’s lived his entire life as a die-hard Cleveland fan thanks to *his* father, and, like me, has also dedicated his life to working in sports. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have this job that I love so much. The bond sports can create between a parent and a child is the most special thing about sports in my mind, and knowing that he finally got to see a championship come to his city is the greatest thing about all of this to me
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