World Series Game 4 Chat
| 8:05 |
: 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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| 8:07 |
: 
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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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| 8:09 |
:
Who ya got tonight?
Houston (32.3% | 11 votes)
Washington (67.6% | 23 votes)
Total Votes: 34
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| 8:10 |
: Why no home whites?
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| 8:10 |
: I see the Nats are wearing their Corbin Bleus again tonight
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| 8:10 |
: They’re something like 9-1 this postseason in the blues, right?
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| 8:11 |
: I tend to like the white pants with a colorful jersey combo better than the all white unis anyhow.
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| 8:12 |
: I feel like a fangraphs entire broadcast would be a much better way to enjoy a game. Can that happen at somepoint?
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| 8:13 |
: You’ll have to settle (not that it is really “settling”) for Petriello on the nerd cast for now.
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| 8:14 |
: were can we listen to mike petriello? he is doing tonights game??
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| 8:14 |
: No, sorry, just meant, when they do do them.
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| 8:15 |
: Corbin has been a two-pitch guy for a while now, not sure that’s gonna cut it against Houston.
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| 8:16 |
: wow that was fast
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| 8:17 |
: Lots of Houston fans in the park apparently…is this weird, or am I overthinking?
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| 8:17 |
: Would think in a place like DC, with a lot of transplants, not especially?
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| 8:18 |
: I just realized that this is an incredibly humid World Series, city-wise
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| 8:18 |
: My nightmare!
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| 8:19 |
: Is Marlins Man there? I hope he’s okay
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| 8:19 |
: Haven’t noticed him — maybe he’s back a few rows?
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| 8:20 |
: Is the weather much better there in Seattle?
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| 8:20 |
: We don’t do humidity, just rain, and crushing, terrible gloominess in the winter.
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| 8:22 |
: In my humble opinion, mound visits in the first inning are generally not a good sign
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| 8:22 |
: I concur, doctor.
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| 8:24 |
: Having Corbin pitch in game 1 probably led to this, right?
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| 8:24 |
: I just think Corbin’s ill-equipped to deal with this lineup more than one, slider-heavy jaunt through. Sacks loaded, one out is not a great time to see if you have feel for that changeup you’ve only thrown 6% of the time this year.
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| 8:25 |
: I’m gonna pour some coffee out for my East Coast homies.
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| 8:25 |
: Coffee sounds great
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| 8:26 |
: (extreme I work from home and this is my job anyway voice) start the games at 3 pm PT, it’s fine
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| 8:26 |
: Over or under 3 innings for Urquidy?
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| 8:27 |
: Over, I think he’s going to pitch really well. Lots of 93-94 with ride (due to hand position), plus change, slider works if he executes it
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| 8:27 |
: the location, i mean. it’ll get hammered if he leaves it in the zone. He’s a sneaky offseason top 100 candidate.
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| 8:29 |
: Lance Barksdale sure does have a bald head
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| 8:30 |
: I am at a Halloween party; Meg, I am given to understand you have experience sneaking away from friend events to watch baseball. Tips?
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| 8:31 |
: Wait, Urquidy’s still a prospect?
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| 8:31 |
: It is interesting how the Astros use Urquidy. He uses his changup 25.5% of the time. I think that is high for an astros pitcher
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| 8:31 |
: Was changeup/command guy coming into the year. Velo spiked, ‘stros tweaked his breaking balls, now he’s a dude.
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| 8:32 |
: I only do that if I am at friend events where there are other baseball people. Trying to decide now if just not seeing my friends for a month is less rude than that?
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| 8:34 |
: “Can’t hit it any harder.” EV: 102.8 I assure you, Juan Soto can hit the ball much better than that. |
| 8:35 |
: Max this year was 112.8 per Savant, average 91.3
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| 8:37 |
: “Four consecutive singles in the first inning of a world series game” is such a bad, unfun fun fact
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| 8:37 |
: (notes Urquidy is a bucket-strider)
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| 8:37 |
: c’mon 102.8 is pretty high. u dont expect john buck to see the difference in real time
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| 8:37 |
: Nah, I wouldn’t expect him to.
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| 8:41 |
: Kendrick’s stripes are always delightful
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| 8:42 |
: Agreed — they’re good.
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| 8:44 |
: Eric, at minor league games, do you take notes on pitchers’ batting? What about their fielding, which would be relevant in both leagues?
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| 8:44 |
: Watching pitchers field is a good way to assess athleticism. I barely ever see pitchers hit in the minors. It’s a universal DH until Double-A, and even then it’s rare.
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| 8:45 |
: What is a bucket-strider?
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| 8:45 |
: What Urquidy was doing, watch how he strides when he hits again.
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| 8:45 |
: nasty break on that pitch
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| 8:47 |
: Amazing to think next year this slot would have been Lance McCullers Jr.
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| 8:48 |
:
bangerszn
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| 8:50 |
: Eephus curveball from Corbin is a sign he’s gonna smoke &mirrors his way through the lineup one more time? Rendon is incredible, btw. Not like you don’t already know.
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| 8:50 |
: He was chewing seeds while he did that.
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| 8:50 |
: One time, I just fell out of a chair. Was sitting, and shifted my feet, and fell out of the chair.
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| 8:51 |
: This is definitely Rendon’s coming out party for the more casual baseball viewer right?
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| 8:52 |
: yeah, a Bumgrarnery ascent in the zeitgeist.
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| 8:53 |
: Is 32 old to have never changed a tire?
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| 8:54 |
: I learned how, but have never had to do it in a real game as it were, so I’d probably google it
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| 8:54 |
: Rendon is hitting like .215 with a couple doubles in the WS. Not the biggest coming out thus far.
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| 8:55 |
: The fielding has been noticeably good.
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| 8:56 |
: what type of contract do u guess Rendon will get this offseason?
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| 8:57 |
: hmmm, 8/250?
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| 8:57 |
: Boras is gonna be so busy.
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| 8:58 |
: Going to be a really interesting inning here. Urquidy at 24 pitches(both his playoff outings were mid 40’s). His spot is due up 4th next inning.
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| 8:59 |
: Boras must be excited to get to choreograph the whole deal, instead of only having half of it like last year.
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| 9:01 |
: Is today’s game (and I guess this series at large) pivotal in determining whether the Astros are a dynasty or not? Especially with Cole leaving
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| 9:02 |
: Two championships in three years is the beginning of a solid case. I think (or hope) that the events of this week away from the field will have as much to do with how we view their “dynasty” but I’ve been disappointed before! (gestures at the everything of the last week)
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| 9:03 |
: I’m watching the movement on some of these pitches and asking myself “urquidding me?”
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| 9:03 |
: Good grief.
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| 9:03 |
: Backdoor, right-on-right changeups are my favorite pitch.
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| 9:05 |
: this umpire seems like he’s had the best strike zone of the series so far.
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| 9:06 |
: It seems more consistent than any of the others at least
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| 9:06 |
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Would you pick up Adam Eaton’s $9.5 million player option?
Yes (83.1% | 69 votes)
No (16.8% | 14 votes)
Total Votes: 83
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| 9:07 |
: Since Eric is on the chat: what do we think of Jose Suarez’s season? No longer deserving of a 50 FV or just a 21 year old over matched in MLB?
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| 9:07 |
: Stuff just wasn’t as crisp as he came back from the injury. I’d still 50 him now but if his stuff still isn’t totally back in the spring, that’s when he’d start falling.
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| 9:09 |
: Same question I asked previously, how much of an upset would it be if Washington wins? thanks.
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| 9:09 |
: WSH was a 56% favorite to win this game
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| 9:10 |
: Their WE at this moment is 28%.
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| 9:12 |
: sorry I meant the series.
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| 9:13 |
: Coming into the night, the Nats were favored by the ZiPS Postseason Game-By-Game Odds, 62%…
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| 9:13 |
: would imagine it is uh, now a little lower!
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| 9:13 |
: Chirinos hit a cambio
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| 9:13 |
: TRAIN NOISES!!!!!!!
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| 9:14 |
: I’ve really enjoyed how many of the zoomed in, slow-mo replays this postseason have shown really clear shots of pitchers’ grips
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| 9:15 |
: Thoughts on Chapman winning Reliever of the Year over Hendricks?
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| 9:15 |
: I think Hendricks was better, and the gap was not-small, and also the optics were bad, so double bad bummer
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| 9:17 |
: Eric, anyone in the minors even come close to pitching like Greg Maddux? Or Meg.
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| 9:17 |
: Lots of dudes close to pitching like I would, which sure is a bummer for them.
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| 9:19 |
: Is that the worst attempt to bunt you’ve ever seen?
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| 9:19 |
: Please, sometimes guys bunt the ball full into their faces!
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| 9:19 |
: Is calling that homerun a “moonshot” an intentional reference to the Astros’ space-program-themed name?
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| 9:20 |
: If the question is “Who in the minors has the best command projection?” it’s probably Tyler Phillips.
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| 9:21 |
: Would imagine the moonshot stuff is classic baseball term + Apollo 11 more than it is Astros specific.
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| 9:22 |
: But does Tyler Phillips look like a total nerd while pitching?
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| 9:22 |
: No, then we’re talking Devin Smeltzer as the heir apparent.
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| 9:23 |
: Meg, have you ever made a mistake in your life? Do you hope people forgive you and continue to consider you for, say, continued employment or honors despite that mistake?
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| 9:24 |
: Even if you set aside the optics of giving Chapman that award this week, he… wasn’t the best reliever in the American League, Roger.
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| 9:25 |
: Nats gotta gets some runs
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| 9:25 |
: If they want to win, it would help.
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| 9:26 |
: Hell yes, Panthers Niners tomorrow
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| 9:27 |
: Is Springer really as good of a Fielder as Buck just implied?
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| 9:27 |
: I would like to make the following political statement as a Seahawks fan: Go Panthers
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| 9:27 |
: Not in CF
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| 9:28 |
: Nick he is better than Cecil, and close to Prince
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| 9:29 |
: this made me chuckle
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| 9:29 |
: Does Urquidy have a bunch of movement on his FB or are the Nats just missing that badly.
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| 9:29 |
: It’s got good vertical movement.
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| 9:30 |
: Long term, Soto or Acuna?
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| 9:32 |
: Acuña for me — Soto’s bat may be better but Acuña does more things really well
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| 9:34 |
: Another upshot of the white pants — the grass stains pop
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| 9:37 |
: “Most in control starter.” That Joe Buck has a way with words. What is a better phrase to convey the point he is trying to make?
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| 9:38 |
: No improvement. He nailed it.
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| 9:38 |
: lol
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| 9:38 |
: I probably would have talked about base runners allowed, or said something like “it’s Urquidy who’s cruised”
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| 9:40 |
: Either of you ever imagine you would be doing this kind of work ?
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| 9:41 |
: Dreamed I’d get to, didn’t expect I would. It’s incredible, and I’m grateful for it every day, even when I’m very tired.
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| 9:42 |
: how concerned should we be that it costs over $1,000 for standing room only tickets to a world series? i guess it’s a good thing that demand is that high but it prices out a lot of the fan base.
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| 9:42 |
: I had SRO tix for 2008 game 4 (Blanton went deep, ‘member?) and they were like $100.
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| 9:43 |
: The regular tickets weren’t that expensive when they initially went on sale
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| 9:43 |
: oh Buck was talking secondary market?
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| 9:43 |
: That seems unsurprising then?
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| 9:46 |
: Were there any big surprises to you in the Gold Glove finalists?
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| 9:47 |
: Five shutout for Urquidy, which is pretty rad.
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| 9:47 |
: Weird not to have Grandal on there for catcher.
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| 9:47 |
: Ugh, Teddy won?
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| 9:47 |
: Hey, easy.
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| 9:47 |
: Things at all feel differently with Jeff, Dave, Eno and Carson moving on? I dont mean in any negative way, just different feel.
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| 9:47 |
: We all say rad now, and it’s my fault.
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| 9:48 |
: Yeah, it feels different — we miss them, but we also have new folks we like. It’s nice to see your pals doing well, even if I wish very badly that Carson was still here to fix my hyphens.
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| 9:51 |
: Natural Light Seltzer would sell a lot better if they didn’t call it Natural Light Seltzer
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| 9:51 |
: We can only ever be ourselves
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| 9:52 |
: Last night’s game was in the middle of the 2nd at this time
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| 9:52 |
: I was knee-deep in the ASU/Team USA scrimmage
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| 9:53 |
: So Kyler Murray is already in nationally televised commercials, despite having accumulated half a season of NFL experience and having played . . . unevenly, to say the least. Think he regrets his decision at all?
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| 9:53 |
: Nope!
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| 9:53 |
: Unless he’d have liked to be sweating on the Mesa backfields and fending off autograph hounds by the dozen at every turn
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| 9:53 |
: How long do you think Urquidy can go for here? Hasn’t thrown a lot of innings in a while, but did start all summer. But then again…wise to let him go through the lineup a 3rd time?
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| 9:54 |
: I think they make a move as soon as there’s traffic, or if he hits this half
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| 9:54 |
: Re Murray: He *has* been sacked 23 times already, including 8 times in a single game. He might take Mesa over that . . . .
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| 9:55 |
: The only one he really minded was from his own lineman though
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| 9:56 |
: Glad Robles has been less frantic-looking tonight.
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| 9:57 |
: Chirinos early candidate for World Series MVP?
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| 9:58 |
: Would imagine Soto
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| 9:58 |
: Smoltz is just never going to drop the ball in play narrative, is he?
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| 9:59 |
: gutsy call sending Corbin back out there for the 6th and looks to have paid off….
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| 9:59 |
: His approach to the convo is a bummer because I think the “what does baseball look like” discussion is important and worthwhile and we shouldn’t let grumps dictate its course.
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| 10:01 |
: Urquidy out. James in
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| 10:04 |
: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
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| 10:04 |
: Between Parra, watching Sterling Sharp, watching D.J. Chark, and owning a bottle of Maker’s Mark, I have now gone from barely hearing ‘Baby Shark’ to feeling as though I’ve seared it into my own brain.
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| 10:05 |
: Can Howie Kendrick still play the infield at all? Could he be a Rendon replacement, at least or a year or two?
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| 10:05 |
: More likely Kieboom.
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| 10:05 |
: Sharks walk?
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| 10:05 |
:  yes
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| 10:06 |
: I know people laugh at the baby shark thing, but it is awesome sitting in the crowd with it
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| 10:06 |
: they do a very nice job with it — it seems genuinely fun
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| 10:07 |
: “When he finds a shark that can travel on land residing in his home, an ex-cop enlists the help of a grizzled former real estate agent, and an eccentric “house shark” expert to kill the beast.” …grizzled former real estate agent… |
| 10:07 |
: it’s magical
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| 10:07 |
: Did you know sometimes sharks eat their own young?
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| 10:07 |
: The epaulette shark can in fact walk on land
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| 10:08 |
: What is the Makers Mark / baby shark connection? They shouldn’t be allowed to market to young children.
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| 10:08 |
: the syllables fit the song and my brain does the rest
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| 10:08 |
: sometimes you just gotta eat
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| 10:08 |
: I’m rooting for a Nationals rally this inning simply for the chance of hearing Baby Shark in a Ken Burns documentary
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| 10:09 |
: and “house shark” expert – like there are lots of these around in this universe??
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| 10:09 |
: Per Amazon’s extended description, he is: “the world’s only “House Shark” Expert”
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| 10:09 |
: the “e” in expert is capitalized, which is how you know he is serious
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| 10:09 |
: Does the character have a ponytail?
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| 10:10 |
: EVEN BETTER
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| 10:10 |
: 
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| 10:10 |
: to be fair, that might be the grizzled real estate agent
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| 10:11 |
: Looks like a member of the Schrute family
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| 10:11 |
: Doug Stanhope did costuming on this movie?
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| 10:12 |
: I think they made this movie hoping it would be on Mystery Science Theatre 3000
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| 10:13 |
: I don’t think Harris had a play on that ball even if he’d have seen it ricochet
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| 10:13 |
: 
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| 10:13 |
: HOLY SHIT WHO IS THIS GUY?
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| 10:13 |
: well if this game starts to drag, I vote we just watch this
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| 10:14 |
: This might be the series
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| 10:16 |
: Is there a live Championship Probability tracker online anywhere? I’d love to see what that groundout did.
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| 10:16 |
: To the Baseball Gauge!
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| 10:16 |
: oh maybe this is just regular win expectancy
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| 10:18 |
: The WinExp column is labelled “Series Win Expectancy” in the mouseover text, so it’s not just for this game.
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| 10:18 |
: Reading is very cool.
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| 10:19 |
: Sharks can swim up river in fresh water for miles. In 1916 a bull shark swam 30 miles inland in a New Jersey creek and killed two people.
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| 10:19 |
: Are we sure the Matawan Creek stuff is a bull shark? They’re more common southern waters. I still think it was something that got lost upriver.
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| 10:20 |
:  wow there really just a giant shark in the house
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| 10:20 |
: I feel like Will Harris is quietly making himself a lot of money this winter now. He’s been money throughout the postseason
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| 10:21 |
: been good to very good for a long time, just not often used in the highest leverage spots because they used other dudes
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| 10:21 |
: Could there be a *worse* decision than giving a reliever a big contract on the basis of a tiny sample of performance in the post season?
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| 10:22 |
: Doing it with a starter? (Jeff Suppan, baby)
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| 10:24 |
: Tanner Rainey scares me
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| 10:24 |
: the facial hair *is* bad
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| 10:26 |
: I would 100% support extending the Yankees’ facial hair policy to the entire majors. Especially during the post-season. Few things are more grotesque than the playoff beards some players trot out.
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| 10:27 |
: I like guessing if there is a family of mice who wear little hats living in dudes’ beards though
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| 10:27 |
: I think it should be mandatory to have Daniel Mengden’s facial hair
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| 10:28 |
: For everyone, not just in baseball.
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| 10:29 |
: at least everyone who works at the craft cocktail factory
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| 10:31 |
: I think that the losing pitcher should be forced to undergo a full-body shave after the end of every game, and that pitchers should be otherwise forbidden from grooming during the season. That way, we can tell at a glance how effective any given pitcher has been.
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| 10:31 |
: What’s the thinking behind this change?
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| 10:31 |
: that’s what the close ups on their eyes are for
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| 10:32 |
: Rodney’s changeup is best shot at neutralizing the lefty?
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| 10:32 |
: Doolittle is the only other lefty in WSH ‘pen
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| 10:33 |
: Do teams sell more or fewer concessions during a playoff game compared to a crowd of the same size during the regular season? Or put different: are more people nervous eaters or too nervous to eat?
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| 10:34 |
: I bet it evens out and it ends up being about the same (scaled for higher attendance of course)
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| 10:35 |
: I’d think teams sell less in Eastern time zone when games start after 8pm.
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| 10:35 |
: Oh sure, brag about having snacking self control.
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| 10:35 |
: Oh dear.
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| 10:36 |
: Back breaker
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| 10:36 |
: CHOOOOOOO CHOOOOOOO
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| 10:36 |
: If you were a Nats fan, would you consider leaving early at this point?
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| 10:36 |
: Nah, you gotta hang just in case
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| 10:36 |
: <cries in shark>
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| 10:37 |
: It’s still World Series baseball
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| 10:38 |
: If I’m spending $500 for a ticket im riding it out
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| 10:38 |
: Think about what happens if they come back and you’ve left. You either: get made fun of for the rest of your life or lie to literally everyone you know forever.
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| 10:41 |
: Train Noises: That attitude is why Albert Pujols is still a first baseman.
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| 10:41 |
: Look, the game isn’t going to go *that* long.
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| 10:43 |
: I’ll try to pepper chat with interesting stuff from the video collection as long as the game is out of hand.
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| 10:43 |
: Bob Carpenter, Nats tv guy, is in our section keeping score and trying to keep people’s spirits up.
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| 10:44 |
: Rodney is the worst pitcher Bregman has hit a homer off of in the postseason….
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| 10:44 |
: Rodney, Strasburg, Sale(2),Kershaw, Snell, Bauer, Jansen, Kluber
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| 10:44 |
: oh dear
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| 10:45 |
| 10:45 |
: this is from the ASU scrimmage yesterday?
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| 10:46 |
: Great white sharks have been observed up to 20 feet long. Measure 20 feet and imagine a shark that big. It’s insane
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| 10:46 |
: the thing about sharks is that they scare me very much and I am totally fascinated by them
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| 10:47 |
: yep
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| 10:47 |
:  Rodney just does his thing.
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| 10:48 |
: If the Nats are going to have a bullpen meltdown, doing it in a game where they’re already down by three is actually kind of ideal, isn’t it?
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| 10:48 |
: think we might still ask questions of the decisions made here though
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| 10:49 |
: He was not trying for history. He does not know about that unfun fun fact.
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| 10:49 |
: He was just trying to hit the baseball.
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| 10:49 |
: Didn’t do it though.
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| 10:49 |
: Clearly Martinez should have brought in Corbin in relief.
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| 10:51 |
: Eric, who else did you see at the scrimmage?
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| 10:53 |
: It was a mix.
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| 10:53 |
: from Erik Kratz to Xavier Edwards
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| 10:57 |
: What kind of devilry is a knuckle slider
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| 10:57 |
: i’ll show you…
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| 10:58 |
:
Royals lefty Daniel Lynch varying the shape of his knuckle slider.
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| 10:58 |
: How much of a blow is the Suzuki injury?
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| 10:59 |
: I think it’s significant. Gomes has a much better arm and Houston was taking advantage of Suzuki in that way, but Suzuki is superior in every other facet. And Gomes was mishandling pitches late in the year, kinda harrowing.
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| 11:00 |
: is the crowd misjudging these fly outs, or do they sound loud because of the microphone levels?
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| 11:01 |
: We are misjudging them. Cold wind blowing in from the outfield is killing them all
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| 11:01 |
: Plus we are desparate
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| 11:01 |
: Sorry, buddy — hope we’re a good distraction
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| 11:02 |
: My wife is an Astros fan, so she’s happy at least
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| 11:02 |
| 11:03 |
: Devastated Marsh doesn’t wear his shortish shorts in games.
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| 11:06 |
: Are catchers more likely to be bilingual than players at other positions?
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| 11:06 |
: Yes, I was actually talking about this with Kiley a few days ago. It’s part of what helps qualify them to be managers later on.
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| 11:06 |
: Who is winning NL East next year?
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| 11:08 |
: I think Atlanta. I think that young pitching settles into long term roles with some of Touki, Wright, Ynoa, Weigel, Folty really thriving and giving them a deep staff
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| 11:10 |
: Yeah, I’ll take Atlanta, too, especially with the Nationals likely having a Rendon-sized hole to fill
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| 11:10 |
: Thoughts on Manfred? Any positives?
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| 11:10 |
: Often seems to tie his tie straight. Just really good knots.
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| 11:12 |
: Have the Phillies squandered their rebuild by not building up their pitching? Feels like I wouldn’t pick them over anyone in that division except the fish and maybe the mets
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| 11:12 |
: I think they’ve lacked creativity with how they deploy pitching. They also had injuries that weren’t there fault. Bullpen looks different late in the year with Seranthony and Morgan.
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| 11:13 |
: Yuli has been better than I thought when he first left Cuba.
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| 11:14 |
: feel like we’re in a golden age for having to revisit our understanding of what body types can be and are athletic
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| 11:15 |
: Hi Eric, with the AFL season now over, any standouts or thoughts to share from this season?
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| 11:16 |
: I’ve made changes to this throughout the AFL:https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-arizona-fall-league…
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| 11:16 |
: The guy I’d point to are all guys who came into AFL unranked (they’re at the bottom, have no org rank)
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| 11:17 |
: Oliva had a great fall
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| 11:17 |
: Did you get to see Yuli at all when he was younger? Or when he was first working out for teams after he defected?
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| 11:17 |
: nope
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| 11:18 |
| 11:21 |
: Guerra giving up some hard contact…Robles keeps bailing out the staff.
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| 11:22 |
: He’s been really great out there tonight.
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| 11:22 |
: Remember in Game One when we thought Robles didn’t know how to play OF?
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| 11:22 |
: It was so bizarre.
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| 11:23 |
| 11:26 |
: I wonder how many people are truly “just checking out” the baseball game
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| 11:26 |
: Well, some college football games just ended…so I guess it’s possible?
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| 11:26 |
: Ah this is a good point
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| 11:29 |
| 11:30 |
: the little pitcher head nod of “yup, did go out” is good
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| 11:32 |
: it raining in DC seems mean
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| 11:32 |
:
Who ya got (macro)?
Nationals in 6 (7.3% | 5 votes)
Nationals in 7 (27.9% | 19 votes)
Astros in 6 (23.5% | 16 votes)
Astros in 7 (41.1% | 28 votes)
Total Votes: 68
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| 11:33 |
: Now that I have taught my wife about fangraphs, how long after the game will it take for the Series probabilities to be updated so she can float?
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| 11:34 |
: By first thing in the morning for sure, though I think Dan has been getting them up sooner, though I also know he is on the recap tonight.
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| 11:35 |
: It’s truly impressive how loud this crowd is down 7 in the 8th
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| 11:35 |
: And how many folks are there.
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| 11:36 |
: Do the classic “filter down from nosebleeds to vacated better seats” rules apply in World Series games?
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| 11:36 |
: Oh this is a great question
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| 11:37 |
: I am a Mariners fan, so I am unfamiliar with this problem. Eric?
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| 11:37 |
: There are rules? If the usher is looking the other way, they’re fair game.
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| 11:39 |
: I thought I had one more ice cream sandwich and instead, I have none, and I am very upset
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| 11:40 |
: What brand?
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| 11:42 |
: Oh what the hell, they have chocolate mudslide ones of these!? Safeway, you’ve let me down.
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| 11:43 |
: Those are sneaky, i always end up having two
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| 11:43 |
: they’re small
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| 11:43 |
: How did our hosts vote in the poll?
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| 11:43 |
: HOU in 7
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| 11:44 |
: yeah, same — I think when we did the ALCS livestream I said Houston in 6, but now I think it takes 7
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| 11:46 |
| 11:47 |
: robozone called strike three!
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| 11:48 |
: seems like a waste of the “closing time” music cue
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| 11:49 |
: Agreed
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| 11:51 |
: Here’s that slider up close. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. https://vimeo.com/369089159
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| 11:53 |
: Man, the high-speed stuff is so cool.
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| 11:53 |
: Well, it’s not over yet, but I wanted to thank y’all for hosting another fine chat.
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| 11:54 |
: You’re welcome. Thanks for coming.
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| 11:54 |
: Yeah, appreciate everyone tolerating the House Shark
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| 11:54 |
: leaves such a mess
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| 11:55 |
: Just make sure the next person FanGraphs hires is a grizzled former real estate agent
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| 11:55 |
: On it.
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| 11:56 |
: Yes I think we need a special House Shark correspondent for their unique perspective on baseball
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| 11:57 |
: Just saying, must have good deception if he can sneak around the house and not get caught for a whole movie.
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| 11:57 |
: Watching Devenski walk around I’m convinced he’d be the worst cat burglar ever
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| 11:57 |
: ha!
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| 11:58 |
: Ok pals, we’ll call it there. There will be another chat tomorrow, though it will not feature the two of us. Thanks for hanging out, and for reading all of our postseason coverage!
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| 11:59 |
: Hope you had fun.
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| 11:59 |
: Now go to sleep!
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