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: Howdy from Tempe, everyone. Hope your weekend started off well.
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| 8:06 |
: And hello from Seattle. I similarly hope you’ve all enjoyed your Saturday.
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| 8:08 |
: Who gets to write the World Series montage intros?
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| 8:08 |
: I feel like we’d be good at that. They should let us do it.
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| 8:09 |
: Does the FCC have a pun cap?
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| 8:01 |
 Dan Szymborski: Welcome to the Game 3 chat!
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: This could be the penultimate chat of the 2019 season or possibly only the preantepenultimate chat!
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| 8:04 |
: Let’s go, Nats!
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| 8:04 |
Dan Szymborski: not let’s go Nats?
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| 8:04 |
Dan Szymborski: Are you suggesting that you and the Nats should go somewhere? THERE’S AN IMPORTANT GAME STARTING
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| 8:04 |
: Walter Johnson throwing out the first pitch tonight?
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| 8:00 |
Dan Szymborski: And here we are as the clock strikes 8.
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| 8:00 |
Dan Szymborski: Not that I have an actual clock anymore.
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| 8:00 |
Dan Szymborski: Not even my grandfather clock because my grandfather did not have one.
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| 8:01 |
: Hey I’m a Nats fan and I listened to Sam and Ben today and now I’m sad about baseball at the time when I’m most happy about baseball which makes me sad about baseball. Thanks I’ll hang up and take my answer off the air.
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: DAN IS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO IDENTIFY THE QUESTION
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| 8:01 |
: If this series comes down to managerial decisions, who wins?
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| 2:00 |
: Hello all, and welcome to the chat.
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| 2:01 |
: A few World Series bits and bobs for you in case you missed them.
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| 2:01 |
: Ben Clemens previewed the series: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-the-2019-world-series/
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| 2:02 |
: and also entertained a pitching hypothetical that is Interesting: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/should-the-nationals-duck-gerrit-cole/
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| 2:02 |
: Devan wrote about Fernando Rodney’s interesting postseason resume: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fernando-rodneys-next-incredible-feat/
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| 2:03 |
: Craig put tonight’s Game 1 matchup in perspective: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-greatest-world-series-game-1-matchup-h…
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| 6:36 |
: Hi! Craig Edwards, Eric Longenhagen, and I will be your chatters for Game 5. Craig and Eric for the duration, me until about 6:15 PT or so. We’ll get started closer to first pitch, but until then, so good reading you may have missed.
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| 6:36 |
: Here’s Jay Jaffe on CC Sabathia: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/cc-sabathias-storied-career-reaches-a-roug…
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| 6:36 |
: Jake Mailhot on Yordan Alvarez’s October slump: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-to-neutralize-a-rookie-sensation/
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| 6:37 |
: Craig on all the many innings Justin Verlander has thrown: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/justin-verlanders-innings-could-fill-a-boa…
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| 6:37 |
: Devan Fink on Ottavino, and how the Yankees still need him: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-yankees-still-need-adam-ottavino/
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| 6:37 |
: And Ben Clemens on yesterday’s Game 4: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-astros-edge-toward-the-world-series/
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| 12:18 |
: Hello from ATL! I think we’re about a week away from announcing more about the project that Eric and I have been hinting at over the last few weeks…because it should be done soon. |
| 12:18 |
: And for those asking about the podcast project we’ve mentioned…that also will be disclosed in the coming weeks |
| 12:18 |
: Scout is eating lunch and I’m hopped up on caffeine, so let’s see what you guys have for me today |
| 12:19 |
: Looking at The Board, I see 14 60 FV prospects. If I’m trading Kris Bryant, could I realistically expect to get someone from that group in return? |
| 12:19 |
: We can tackle this in a broad way using surplus value calculations: |
| 12:22 |
: and my internet is getting wonky, hold on a second |
| 8:05 |
 Jay Jaffe: Hello folks, and welcome to the FanGraphs ALCS Game 1 chat. I’ll be joined by Dan Szymborski shortly and we’ll get this thing up to speed. For the moment, here’s my ALCS preview: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-new-york-yankees-vs-hou…
And here’s Dan’s ZiPS-driven game-by-game odds. https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/post-season-zips?seas… |
| 8:08 |
: Is this a “must-win” for the Yankees? Down 1-0 with Verlander and Cole on full rest in games 2-3 doesn’t sound great.
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| 8:10 |
Jay Jaffe: I’m hesitant to call any single game outside of an elimination game a must-win, but obviously, the Yankees’ road to four wins is more difficult if they lose tonight, and the likelihood that they can beat both Verlander AND Cole in back-to-back games would mean that they’re almost certainly playing from behind.
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| 8:11 |
: It is a pleasure to share this evening with you in this chat, Jay.
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| 8:12 |
Jay Jaffe: Thanks, it’s good to be here. I previewed this series and I’ll be covering the New York leg of the series on-site, so I thought it would be worth chatting during it as well. Emma and I are home watching baseball anyway
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| 8:13 |
Dan Szymborski: Good evening!
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| 7:39 |
: Hey everyone, and welcome to our chat for Game One of the NLCS.
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| 7:39 |
: Dan Szymborski has a preview for you:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-st-louis-cardinals-vs-w… |
| 7:40 |
: Or if you’d prefer Dan’s numbers in a handy chart, here are his game-by-game forecasts:
https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/post-season-zips?seas… |
| 7:40 |
: Jason Martinez wrote about how the Cardinals built their roster:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/how-they-were-acquired-the-st-… |
| 7:42 |
: And how the Nationals built theirs:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/how-they-were-acquired-the-was… |
| 7:45 |
: Ben Kaspick and I will be here throughout the game to chat with you about baseball.
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