Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 10/25/21
by Ben Clemens
October 25, 2021
Archive for Chat
FanGraphs Red Sox/Astros ALCS Game 3 Chat
| 8:01 |
 Dan Szymborski: Good evening!
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: For a day of events of a baseball nature.
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: Well an evening
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| 8:03 |
: How can hundreds of Fenway seats be unsold?
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| 8:03 |
Dan Szymborski: Dunno, price?
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| 8:03 |
Dan Szymborski: How many are unsold?
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FanGraphs Dodgers/Giants NLDS Game 5 Chat
| 9:00 |
: Hi everyone! I’m here. Dan is here. The most hyped game of the season is here. Let’s hope it lives up to expectations. We’ll be here all night talking about the game, making dumb and not so dumb polls, and answering any other fun questions that end up in the queue. Thanks so much for joining us!
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| 9:01 |
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You are on the Dodgers conference call, you are asked to vote…
Go traditional, start Urias (39.6% | 50 votes)
Use Knebler as an opener to flip the lineup (60.3% | 76 votes)
Total Votes: 126
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| 9:02 |
: So far, the results of the poll show there might not be a right/wrong answer.
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| 9:02 |
: What’s the optimum lineup strategy for the Giants, with Knebel starting?
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| 9:02 |
: Personally, I’d go with my vs. Urias lineup.
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| 9:03 |
: The Giants have obviously been the biggest surprise as in outperforming team this year. What part is luck and what part is good management/strategy by their FO?
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FanGraphs White Sox/Astros ALDS Game 4 Chat
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: Hi everyone! Ben Clemens and I are here to provide ‘insight’, take your questions and provide some entertainment as we all watch game 4 of the ALDS between the White Sox and the Astros. Thanks so much for joining us. We’ve had a lot of fun doing these and it’s always great to spend time with our fantastic audience.
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| 2:00 |
: Kevin on my sheet it says you’re here for insight and me for whimsy
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| 2:01 |
: Hmmmmm, I have it reversed. I’ll call Meg.
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| 2:01 |
: Though it might be hard to match David Ortiz trying and failing to pour a briefcase full of money onto Frank Thomas
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| 2:01 |
: when it comes to forced whimsy
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| 2:01 |
: A few days ago I leadned about the rings rule at Tropicana Field. Any other quirky ground rules you might know?
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FanGraphs Dodgers/Giants NLDS Game 1 Chat
| 9:30 |
: Hi everyone. Let’s get weird.
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| 9:31 |
: Thanks so much for joining us tonight. We love doing these, and they’ve been a big hit this week.
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| 9:31 |
: Now that Young Sheldon is over, the real fun can begin!
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| 9:31 |
: Welcome, everyone!
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| 9:32 |
: I’m here with Luke Hooper and we will be watching Dodgers/Giants and the rest of this wacky game in Tampa. We will provide insight, hopefully some laughs, weird polls, and of course, you can ask us . . . well anything!
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| 9:32 |
: I’m all jacked up on expresso and am ready to start.
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FanGraphs White Sox/Astros ALDS Game 1 Chat
| 4:01 |
 Jay Jaffe: Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to our AL Division Series Game 1 chat! We’ll be starting things off shortly
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| 4:02 |
: Hi everybody! So glad you could be here with us for some afternoon ball.
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| 4:02 |
: What’s up! Excited for a good day of ball to get started.
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| 4:06 |
 David Laurila: Greetings, all.
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| 4:08 |
: ZiPS has this as the closest series of the opening round. 50.1 to 49.9 in favor of Houston.
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| 4:08 |
David Laurila: Not worth a poll, but today’s Lance matchup begs a question: Who is the best-ever baseball Lance? Berkman and Parrish are presumably the top candidates?
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FanGraphs 2021 NL Wild Card Chat
| 8:00 |
: Hi everyone! Thanks so much for joining us for another Wild Card chat. We hope you had fun yesterday and we can’t believe you came back tonight.
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| 8:01 |
: I’m here with Nickalus Gaut, and Eric Longenhagen will be here soon as he’s stuck in traffic.
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| 8:02 |
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Who are you rooting for?
Cardinals (34.9% | 73 votes)
Dodgers (29.6% | 62 votes)
Good Baseball (28.2% | 59 votes)
I’m just here to see Steven Souza play (7.1% | 15 votes)
Total Votes: 209
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| 8:03 |
: With the benefit of hindsight, Pollock seems like a good contract, yeah? Dodger fans were decidedly split on him pre-2020.
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| 8:03 |
: Hard to say no.
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| 8:04 |
: Thanks for coming by everyone! I’m coming live to you from the epicenter of Cardinals devil magic…David Eckstein has sacrificed a rooster and I’ve sacrificed my body by eating Imo’s Pizza and White Castle all day, so the CDM is cooking. Here’s to a great game!
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FanGraphs 2021 AL Wild Card Chat
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: Hi everyone! Thanks for coming. I’m here with the FanGraphs Midwest crew, as Jon Becker and I are in Illinois and Dan Szymborski is in Ohio, but we’re thrilled to join you for the drama that is taking place on the East Coast. We will talk about the game, answer your questions, and who knows what kind of tangents. First a foremost, we’re happy you’re here.
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: G’evening!
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| 8:01 |
: Hello everybody! Very happy to be here with my two colleagues and all of you lovely chatters for my first FanGraphs chat!
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: Hopefully chatting with me won’t be too traumatic!
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| 8:01 |
: Everyone be nice to Jon.
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| 8:02 |
: pins and needles all day in anticipation of this game! Sox will win, 5-4 in bottom of 9th. That is all.
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