| 12:01 |
 Dan Szymborski: Hello peoples!
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| 12:02 |
: Happy Thanksgiving! Make sure to tell your family that lasagna is in fact a casserole
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| 12:02 |
Dan Szymborski: I haven’t given much thought
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| 12:02 |
: Dan, what do you put the Cubs odds of getting Theo Epstein at?
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| 12:03 |
Dan Szymborski: Low considering he just left!
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| 12:03 |
: If you were Preller, how would you go about replacing Clevinger?
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| 2:16 |
 Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to my hastily-assembled chat. With my wife on a conference call and the outdoor weather tolerable, I went out to lunch and sat down for tacos and tostadas, then realized at 1:55 PM that hey, it’s that time of the week. Anyway…
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| 2:17 |
Jay Jaffe: I launched my Hall of Fame series on Monday to coincide with the BBWAA’s ballot release https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-big-questions-about-the-2021-bbwaa-hal… and posted my updated Scott Rolen profile today https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the-2021-hall-of-fame-ballot-scot…
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| 2:18 |
Jay Jaffe: and there was also this, which, if you were among those who chimed in with kind words, thanks!
How it started/How it’s going
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| 2:18 |
: Is there a historical comp for the dumpster fire that is the La Russa hiring?
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| 2:20 |
Jay Jaffe: Two come to mind. In November 2004 the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to manage before discovering that he had been arrested twice, once for a domestic incident with his wife, and once for a DUI; additionally, he had filed for bankruptcy. https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=1916771
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| 2:21 |
Jay Jaffe: And then, of course, last fall the Mets hired Carlos Beltrán, but parted ways with him in January, before he could set foot in the dugout due to his central role in the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing scheme https://blogs.fangraphs.com/out-before-reaching-home-carlos-beltran-ex…
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| 2:01 |
Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to the first edition of my weekly chat since the end of the regular season! While the queue fills, I’ve got a bit of housekeeping….
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| 2:01 |
Jay Jaffe: Here’s today’s dispatch, on the status of the universal DH and how a number of aging hitters are caught in limbo http://blogs.fangraphs.com/checking-in-on-the-status-of-the-universal-…
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| 2:02 |
Jay Jaffe: Here’s yesterday’s piece on the Indians’ plans to trade Francisco Lindor and how they’re complicated by the presence of so many other alternatives on this year’s market and next http://blogs.fangraphs.com/francisco-lindor-and-the-crowd-of-available…
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| 2:03 |
Jay Jaffe: And, since he’s giving his re-introductory press conference right now, here’s last Friday’s piece on the Red Sox’s rehiring of Alex Cora http://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-inevitable-return-of-alex-cora-to-bosto…
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| 2:03 |
Jay Jaffe: OK. As we tell our 4-year-old daughter, the question store is open….
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| 2:03 |
: If you had to put money on it, please rank Bellinger, Buehler and Seager in terms of HOF likelihood.
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| 8:06 |
: Get your snacks and drinks in order, everyone. We have our first elimination game of the 2020 World Series.
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| 8:06 |
: I am simultaneously excited for this game and sad that it might be our last of the year
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| 8:06 |
: lets go
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| 8:06 |
: Tuesdays are for the Chois. I hope.
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| 8:06 |
: Ohmygodohmygodohmgodohmygod
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| 8:06 |
: I am genuinely not ready for this
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| 8:02 |
Dan Szymborski: Good evening!
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| 8:02 |
: Jeff Passan noted Game 4 was among wildest World Series games he’s covered–with a “no (effin’) way” finish–also singling out Game 6, 2011 and Game 7, 2016.
Last night’s game was the only 9 inning game in that short list… can we quantify whether that was indeed the craziest 9 inning WS game? |
| 8:03 |
Dan Szymborski: I actually have something on this for the morning.
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| 8:03 |
: I’m already dreading this series for Kershaw and Dodgers. Instead of reversing the ‘narratives’, game 4 ended up enforcing all of them. Now they have to rely on Kershaw to be super human – again – to reverse the tide and pitch until his arm falls off.
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| 8:03 |
Dan Szymborski: Every playoff series has an awkward narrative.
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| 8:03 |
: I have no memory of last night. Please, no one tell me what I missed.
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| 8:00 |
: Hello everyone
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| 8:01 |
: Expectations for Urias tonight? Is 5 innings too much to expect?
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| 8:02 |
: To expect, yes.
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| 8:02 |
: It’s time for Dodger (and Ray) Baseball!
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| 8:02 |
: Just killing time until the Wiz play tonight
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| 8:02 |
: Hi Brendan!
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