WBC Championship Recreation Chat | FanGraphs Baseball
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| 7:01 |
 Jay Jaffe: Good night, of us, and welcome to our WBC Finals chat!
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| 7:01 |
: Why isn’t Japan beginning one among Darvish/Ohtani? They appear clearly higher than Imanaga.
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| 7:03 |
Jay Jaffe: Ohtani began 5 days in the past so guess they didn’t need to mess together with his each sixth-day routine, however he might pitch an inning in reduction. Darvish… undecided, because the grievance has been that he hasn’t been getting sufficient buildup right here, however I’d count on he’s good for 2-3 innings tonight
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| 7:03 |
: i theorized final night time he might get an early hook for darvish to burn some USA bench bats (ex anderson beginning over mcneil right this moment)
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| 7:03 |
: Who’re the potential relievers for the US workforce?
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| 7:03 |
: perhaps they don’t need to use bard in excessive leverage, however the combo of williams/adam/bednar/pressly/ottavino will likely be nice, with loup there too hopefully to take care of the 5 lefties stacked atop japan’s lineup.
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| 7:03 |
: Hooray! I hoped to get a chat for WBC Finals
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| 7:04 |
: Davish hasn’t been tremendous sharp in his earlier two appearances on this WBC (gave up no less than a homer in each appearances). US hitters additionally isn’t as acquainted with Imanaga
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| 7:04 |
Jay Jaffe: good factors each, however i can’t think about he doesn’t determine in right here tonight
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| 7:04 |
 Dan Szymborski: Greetings folks!
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| 7:04 |
Jay Jaffe: DAN!
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| 7:05 |
Dan Szymborski: Sorry, I had buffalo wing sauce throughout my face so I used to be a couple of minutes late
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| 7:05 |
: Why isn’t the sport on fox! Appears like lots of people will miss out as a result of it’s on fs1
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| 7:06 |
Jay Jaffe: Lookgin on the Fox lineup tonight; Further, TMZ, 9-1-1 Lone Star, The Accused — I don’t know how one can cancel that Assassin’s Row of Peak Tv. (eyeroll)
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| 7:06 |
: I’m paying $150 for MLB.TV, however nonetheless can’t watch this sport as a result of I don’t have a cable package deal. Benefit from the present everybody!
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| 7:06 |
: Too many gamers received harm throughout meaningless spring coaching video games. If gamers are going to get harm anyway, isn’t there an argument to be made that it’s higher to play in extremely aggressive video games with the stress on and tens of millions watching?
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| 7:06 |
: if we stopped taking part in baseball due to the worry of damage there would simply be no baseball, accidents will occur they usually’re in fact horrible however the gamers needed to play and sure the wbc is much extra vital than spring coaching
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| 7:07 |
Dan Szymborski: Yeah, no person cares concerning the outcomes of all these spring coaching video games. Folks care about this one
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| 7:07 |
: This opening factor is cool as hell, love the gamers strolling in with the flags
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| 7:08 |
: Are you excited for the world to see Merrill Kelly’s greatness tonight?
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| 7:08 |
: AROD being so good on the pregame stuff whereas concurrently being horrid within the sales space is a type of issues I can by no means recover from.
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| 7:08 |
Dan Szymborski: Within the pregame stuff, he simply talks usually
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| 7:08 |
: Imanaga can be probably the greatest NPB left-handed starters. Has fastball with robust spin
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| 7:08 |
Dan Szymborski: however reside, he actually desires to attempt to fill hours with evaluation
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| 7:08 |
: yeah, Imanaga solely sat 91 in NPB final 12 months however averaged 94.8 in his shorter look within the prelims with plus carry. he’s no slouch.
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| 7:08 |
Dan Szymborski: however he runs out of issues to say shortly throughout a sport and tries to weave baskets out of mayonnaise
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| 7:09 |
: For anybody who doesn’t have cable, you may watch on the foxsports web site by utilizing incognito browser home windows repeatedly (the ‘free trial’ countdown resets each time)
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| 7:09 |
: ARod or Smoltz although is a whole toss up for me
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| 7:09 |
Dan Szymborski: No less than A-Rod doesn’t appear to dislike 90% of issues he sees
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| 7:09 |
: In case you needed to make a brilliant workforce to signify Earth in opposition to the Aliens in a galaxy baseball traditional, whats your off the cuff lineup?
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| 7:10 |
Jay Jaffe: I do know Randy Arozarena must be within the outfield together with Betts and Trout.
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| 7:09 |
: a-rod simply says random stuff, smoltz appears to actively hate the sport
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| 7:09 |
Dan Szymborski: I’d go along with the aliens as there are much more non-earth planets
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| 7:10 |
: How does Japan’s lineup rank relative to the opposite groups within the event? They had been spectacular in-pool, however didn’t precisely have the strongest competitors. I’ve heard extra about their pitching, whereas it appears consensus that Group USA is the #1 lineup
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| 7:11 |
: i might go usa -> dominican -> japan, however these three are on the prime for me
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| 7:11 |
Jay Jaffe: Would like to have seen what ZiPS mentioned concerning the numerous rosters on the outset of this however perhaps that may have taken a number of the enjoyable out of it
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| 7:12 |
Dan Szymborski: Downside is so many guys I don’t have any knowledge for on a number of the international locations. This is able to be a merciless factor to make me do!
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| 7:12 |
: petition to remake the all-star sport as US vs World (Or different geographical combos)
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| 7:13 |
Jay Jaffe: That may be enjoyable to do, however perhaps on a rotating foundation.
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| 7:12 |
: what do you imply you don’t have superior stats for the czech republic?
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| 7:12 |
Dan Szymborski: Remake the ASG as LITERALLY ANYTHING
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| 7:13 |
Dan Szymborski: And Kyle, the issue is that if somebody urged me sufficient to do it, I’d really strive, and I’d agonize too over attempting to determine the entire thing
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| 7:14 |
Jay Jaffe: I demand to see translations for Shlomo Lipetz
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| 7:13 |
: How humorous would it not be if Ohtani’s pitching, Trout’s on deck… and DeRose pinch-hits for him
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| 7:14 |
Jay Jaffe: I feel that may torpedo DeRosa’s possibilities of ever managing greater than a sock drawer
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| 7:15 |
: I’m wanting to see Murakami, Yamamoto, Sasaki and so forth. in MLB. Will their event performances improve stress and probably velocity their stateside arrival? Or perhaps have the alternative impact? Don’t know what to suppose, in all probability wont change a lot.
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| 7:15 |
: murakami has a post-2025 transfer to mlb as a part of his contract extension, yamamoto is more likely to come over after subsequent season. i don’t suppose the wbc modifications a lot
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| 7:17 |
: as a facet be aware, i’m not a fan of the notion that non-MLB gamers are solely attention-grabbing and value following if they arrive to MLB, when i previewed workforce Japan on the website i deliberately didn’t say something about which gamers may get posted sooner or later
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| 7:15 |
Jay Jaffe: I feel this will increase the possibilities and the anticipation however doesn’t change the timelines
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| 7:16 |
: MLB.com lists the sport in delay?
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| 7:16 |
Jay Jaffe: Smoltz has to play 18 first
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| 7:16 |
Dan Szymborski: Fortunately, I have already got WBC nonsense pictures in my assortment already
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| 7:16 |
Dan Szymborski: Like from the time Jim Leyland performed Hosmer over Goldschmidt
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| 7:16 |
Dan Szymborski: 
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| 7:17 |
: I feel the ONLY factor that would make this higher is that if we had Bennetti and Glavine. He’s so significantly better than Smoltz
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| 7:18 |
Dan Szymborski: I used to be all the time unhappy that no person ever Vinnapped Scully after his retirement for one final World Collection Recreation 7 or an occasion like this
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| 7:18 |
: Not that I don’t take pleasure in it now, however would like to see this in the course of the center of the season(s), much like how the world cup does it.
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| 7:18 |
Dan Szymborski: I feel midseason, you’d have groups be much less keen to do it
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| 7:18 |
: WBC as a midseason event – lop off per week of Spring Coaching video games, begin half per week earlier, and end half per week later. Make it occur
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| 7:18 |
Dan Szymborski: Is Rosenthal actually out of sync?
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| 7:18 |
Dan Szymborski: Or is it the stream?
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| 7:19 |
: I’d take Benetti and Francesa over Benetti and Smoltz.
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| 7:19 |
: I’m wondering how good an AI model of a sportscaster skilled on Vin Scully’s video games would do versus Smoltz or ARod (or anybody)
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| 7:20 |
Dan Szymborski: You already know, I could have clip of Scully to coach on…
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| 7:21 |
: i like having these tremendous excessive stakes video games in march
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| 7:21 |
: What about operating pool play pre-season, after which operating the bracket throughout a (barely) prolonged all star break?
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| 7:21 |
: flawed order oops
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| 7:21 |
: GO TEAMS! (I really like them each)
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| 7:22 |
: (I do know baseball/softball aren’t an every-Olympics-every-time factor anymore, however come on. They’ll be in LA 2028.)
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| 7:22 |
Dan Szymborski: WBC is best than Olympic baseball
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| 7:22 |
Jay Jaffe: the IOC principally kicked baseball out of the Olympics. Screw the IOC
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| 7:23 |
Jay Jaffe: WBC >>>>>> IOC
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| 7:23 |
Dan Szymborski: In any case, a real occasion like this requires MLB cooperation
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| 7:23 |
: I feel it’s honest for a fan to want that overseas gamers come to the states ahead of later. I’ve to be at work 5:50am most mornings, so I don’t actually have the chance to observe Japanese baseball. Clearly it’s partially egocentric as a result of it makes it more durable for Japanese followers to observe reside, however the sooner they’re in MLB, the earlier I can frequently see them.
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| 7:23 |
: it’s honest to need to see proficient gamers, the purpose i used to be making is extra that american followers aren’t entitled to having the most effective gamers on the planet all in MLB, NPB and KBO are extra common of their respective international locations than MLB is right here
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| 7:24 |
Jay Jaffe: Who desires to return to a rustic the place a world-class event is aired on a tiny cable channel so TMZ could be broadcast?
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| 7:24 |
Jay Jaffe: and 9-1-1: Lone Star
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| 7:26 |
: yeah however do these different international locations have native broadcasts by monetary juggernauts like Bally Sports activities?
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| 7:26 |
: I feel you’re forgetting Farmer Wants a Spouse, Jay. Now THAT’S tv.
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| 7:27 |
Jay Jaffe: That was final night time’s excuse. Pleas, no spoilers, I haven’t watched the episode but
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| 7:26 |
: US beginning a pokemon in opposition to japan offers them a transparent benefit. why isn’t anybody overlaying this
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| 7:26 |
: this can be a dumb query however what decided who’s House right this moment?
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| 7:27 |
Jay Jaffe: I assume it’s as a result of Japan had the higher report out of pool play
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| 7:28 |
: is it simply me or is the “wow have a look at mike trout, lastly taking part in a significant baseball sport for the primary time in his complete life” stuff kinda overdone
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| 7:30 |
: as an angels fan my perspective is that the “hurr durr trout and ohtani are lastly on good groups” jokes are predicated on an assumption that we don’t get to correctly respect how good they’re as a result of they haven’t been within the MLB playoffs collectively, which is simply false
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| 7:28 |
Jay Jaffe: It’s simply you. The remainder of us are loving it
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| 7:29 |
Jay Jaffe: IMO this should be an actual Eureka second for Arte Moreno seeing what it’s like for Trout and Ohtani to play video games with one thing huge at stat
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| 7:30 |
: it’s too dangerous billionaires are incapable of feeling disgrace as a result of in any other case Arte Moreno would have egg on his face
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| 7:31 |
: Arte Moreno is throwing his distant at his television each time they are saying that
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| 7:31 |
: honest sufficient! I’m positively having fun with watching Mike Trout be nice
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| 7:32 |
: in any case Imanaga averaged 19 inches of fastball ivb that inning from a reasonably flat launch level, he’s fairly good at baseball
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| 7:32 |
: I’m sitting in a dentist’s chair proper now, so this delay is nice. Though dentistry is preferable to Smoltz in Get Off My Garden mode.
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| 7:33 |
Jay Jaffe: Mike Trout doing Mike Trout issues is all the time enjoyable, however I feel he’s grow to be a little bit of a cipher given the Angels’ lack of success. This provides a much-needed— and really relatable — dimension to him. He can’t do all of it himself, and he gained’t present anybody up, however rattling it, he does very a lot care.
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| 7:35 |
Dan Szymborski: Vin Scully on baseball, magic, and the Colorado Rockies
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| 7:35 |
: one of many final 3-1 shifts you’ll ever see, i’m gonna miss it
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| 7:36 |
: Horrifying hyperlink, Dan. Horrifying.
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| 7:36 |
: I hope the lead modifications each different inning tonight so we get each groups as fired up as many occasions as attainable.
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| 7:36 |
: Dan, that’s unbelievable
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| 7:36 |
Dan Szymborski: IT was the fault of one among you!
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| 7:36 |
: MY GOD I HATE HIM SO MUCH. SHUT UP ABOUT INTENTIONAL WALKS
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| 7:37 |
: That was the final time Smoltz goes to get to me
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| 7:37 |
Jay Jaffe: The good thing about chatting right here is that i can nearly utterly tune him out more often than not.
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| 7:37 |
: I’ve seen your Twitter feed. You may’t idiot me.
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| 7:37 |
: Now do Vin Scully studying a grocery checklist! oh wait:
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| 7:38 |
: Merrill Okay-oward-elly points the stroll.
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| 7:40 |
: The worldwide broadcast is introduced by Dave Flemming and Yonder Alonso. Alonso isn’t nice or something however he does get excited concerning the play (it was enjoyable listening to him calling out in Spanish when the Latin American groups hit residence runs).
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| 7:40 |
: i watched a few of him in earlier video games, i favored him as a broadcaster
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| 7:40 |
Jay Jaffe: Yeah, Alonso has gotten good marks, and Flemming is nice
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| 7:41 |
Dan Szymborski: Merrill is the identify of a personality’s cousin in a Nineteen Fifties film set in Indiana
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| 7:41 |
Dan Szymborski: Now I’m questioning if there’s a selected character I’m considering of that I forgot about
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| 7:41 |
Jay Jaffe: it’s not an awesome first identify
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| 7:42 |
: additionally, I feel that was Yoshida’s first strikeout of the event
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| 7:43 |
Jay Jaffe: 9-for-19 with 3 walks and 0 Okay coming in. Fairly good!
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| 7:42 |
: Kelly Merrill can be a way more logical identify
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| 7:42 |
Jay Jaffe: Proper?
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| 7:43 |
Dan Szymborski: Has anybody right here seen Merrilll? M-e-double-r-i-double-l, has anybody right here seen Merrill? Have you ever seen him smile? He had an awesome 12 months with the Diamondbacks, good management for the velocity he lacks, has anybody right here seen Merrill? Merrill of the emerald isle?
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| 7:44 |
Jay Jaffe: Wanted to Schwarb that lots more durable, or just a bit much less
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| 7:45 |
: That fastball form seems to be mighty good
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| 7:45 |
Jay Jaffe: i don’t suppose i’ve seen Imanaga pitch earlier than this. Love the hesitation leg kick
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| 7:45 |
: yep – avgd 19 in of carry within the 1st inning, the whiff to schwarber had 20
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| 7:45 |
: Kyle Schmedium-contact on that one.
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| 7:45 |
: Is anybody else having critical audio/visible sync points with FS1? I’m utilizing YouTubeTV
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| 7:45 |
Dan Szymborski: I’m. Drives me nuts when Robothal is speaking
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| 7:45 |
: I’d love Yonder Alonso to take over for Smoltz. Attempting to think about one other ex-player who would thrive in that position. Chris Archer finally.
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| 7:45 |
Jay Jaffe: holy moses, Trea Turner
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| 7:46 |
Jay Jaffe: fifth homer of the event for Turner
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| 7:46 |
: You fucks are like 6 seconds forward of me, give up spoiling the sport!
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| 7:46 |
Dan Szymborski: I’ll sort slower
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| 7:49 |
: anyway earlier than trea turner interrupted me with a blast, listed here are some stats on Imanaga from final 12 months
2.26 ERA/3.24 FIP |
| 7:49 |
Jay Jaffe: I simply want each time Turner homered he slid into residence plate 
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| 7:49 |
: Do they do a event mvp? It’s gotta be Turner if the US wins, proper?
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| 7:49 |
: sure, they do an all-tournament workforce + MVP
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| 7:50 |
Jay Jaffe: Sure. Daisuke Matsuzaka was MVP in each 2006 and ’09, Robinson Canó in 2013 and Marcus Stroman in 2017
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| 7:50 |
Dan Szymborski: Naturally, Turner would finally undergo a critical damage on one of many slides and baseball would declare that Enjoyable Time is Over
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| 7:50 |
: John Smoltz saying he thinks Trea Turner will win an MVP if he cuts down on his strikeouts. Seems to be at a profession 18% Okay fee…huh
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| 7:50 |
: he’ll win an MVP if he improves his method and hits the rattling ball more durable, however everyone knows smoltz would by no means advocate for extra energy
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| 7:52 |
: I can’t get mad at Smoltz…
I can’t get mad at Smoltz… I can’t get mad at Smoltz… I can’t get mad at Smoltz… FUCK |
| 7:52 |
: I’ll energy cycle my Roku and see if that helps, Dan
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| 7:52 |
Dan Szymborski: I might additionally practice the AI on John Smoltz’s voice and make him sound like he enjoys right this moment’s sport
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| 7:52 |
: The all-tournament groups from previous WBCs are unbelievable “keep in mind some guys” lists
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| 7:52 |
Jay Jaffe: The entire event is only a fantastic mixture of Worldwide All-Stars and Remembered Guys. Shairon Martis, come on down!
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| 7:52 |
: enjoyable reality: each yuli gurriel and yoenis cespedes had been on all WBC groups earlier than coming to MLB
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| 7:52 |
: As an Englishman and a fan of popular culture, I see the US because the Kim Kardashian to our Kris Jenner. How do you want this comparability?
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| 7:52 |
Dan Szymborski: Can we not be ANY a part of that circus?
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| 7:52 |
Jay Jaffe: I noticed Gurriel with Cuba in 2006!
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| 7:52 |
Jay Jaffe: It was so cool
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| 7:53 |
: gurriel made the final out within the last for Cuba within the first WBC
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| 7:53 |
: Biden ought to give Trea a Presidential Medal of Freedom
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| 7:54 |
Jay Jaffe: My (now ex) brother in regulation satisfied me and my spouse (his sister) to go see the WBC second spherical in San Juan in 2006. We noticed Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic and DR-Cuba
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| 7:54 |
Jay Jaffe:
with Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic set to sq. off tonight within the World Baseball Basic, I dug up the lineups for the 2006 PR-DR matchup I attended in San Juan. Puerto Rico gained 7-1
 15 Mar 2023 |
| 7:54 |
Dan Szymborski: I’ve by no means seen a baseball sport reside outdoors of US/Canada
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| 7:55 |
Dan Szymborski: On the danger of being despatched to Gitmo, I used to be kinda hoping one of many underdogs would make it to the ultimate sport, merely for the egocentric motive to see extra of gamers I don’t get to see on a regular basis
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| 7:56 |
Dan Szymborski: I’m really shocked how effectively the Vin audio got here out. It was skilled on solely a minute of him speaking.
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| 7:56 |
: how lengthy of a leash does Imanaga have?
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| 7:56 |
: i might assume neither starter has a lot of a leash in any respect except mark derosa does mark derosa issues
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| 7:57 |
Jay Jaffe: whoa
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| 7:57 |
Dan Szymborski: Whoomp!
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| 7:57 |
: Properly that was fast
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| 7:57 |
Dan Szymborski: Dont’ say what for 5 second although
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| 7:57 |
Dan Szymborski: SOMETHING HAPPENED
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| 7:57 |
Jay Jaffe: Murakami with the blast, I feel he’s discovered no matter he was lacking
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| 7:57 |
Dan Szymborski: I really feel kinda dangerous that I’m keen awaiting for when MLB can lure him away
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| 7:58 |
: Murakami’s future contract simply went up
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| 7:58 |
Jay Jaffe: that residence run was a world incident unto itself
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| 7:58 |
: he hit 56 dingers final 12 months and gained again to again central league MVPs, evaluators already understand how good he’s
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| 7:58 |
: Murakami discovered his Norwegian wooden
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| 7:58 |
: It’s okay, I used to be trying away from the chat for that one
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| 7:58 |
: we have to see the exit velo on that
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| 7:58 |
: Energy biking the Roku helped, Dan
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| 7:58 |
: Might Davis and Smoltz sounds LESS !?
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| 7:58 |
Jay Jaffe: 115.1 mph, 432 toes on that one
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| 7:59 |
: How uncommon is it to hit the second deck in Miami?
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| 7:59 |
: Ohtani did it in BP
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| 8:00 |
: my television channel is damaged so i’ve to make use of the spanish language brodcast and every little thing is 30 seconds delayed
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| 8:00 |
: no less than you get to listen to some excited broadcasters
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| 8:00 |
: no less than i dont need to hearken to smoltz
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| 8:01 |
: Yeah, simply change to Spanish broadcast, and I don’t perceive Spanish, and but I perceive this higher than Smoltz.
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| 8:01 |
Jay Jaffe:
A fast reply from Japan!
Munetaka Murakami solo homer to tie this factor up! 21 Mar 2023 |
| 8:01 |
Jay Jaffe: including it to the historic report right here
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| 8:01 |
: He appears good, however can Murakami pitch?
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| 8:01 |
: I’m usually as vital of Smoltz as anybody, however I actually take pleasure in him breaking down Sasaki yesterday
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: He’s good when he’s really doing that sort of factor
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| 8:01 |
Jay Jaffe: he’s not with out some expertise, when he talks pitching
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| 8:01 |
Dan Szymborski: However in any other case, he meanders into grumpy uncle
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| 8:02 |
Jay Jaffe: i’ve labored with the man and that i can inform you, he’s like that off air too
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| 8:02 |
Dan Szymborski: Harold Reynolds could possibly be good too when he talked precise mechanics of doing stuff like dissecting a bunt
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| 8:02 |
Dan Szymborski: then he’d go into absolute frigging nonsense out of his experience zone
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| 8:03 |
Dan Szymborski: You see, when you’ve got an *precise* analyst within the sales space with these guys, they may ideally do the stuff they’re good at slightly than attempting to play analyst
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| 8:03 |
: MLBN is VERY hit and miss relating to their analysts
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| 8:03 |
: What did yous guys consider the complaints about US pitching? With a lineup so stacked and the mentality right here that pitchers are operating backs are little greater than single use plastics – the make-up of the pitching employees is smart for int’l play, no?
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| 8:04 |
Jay Jaffe: I feel a conga line of maybe-not-so-famous-but-filthy one-inning relievers is the way in which to go, if that’s what you’re asking
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| 8:03 |
: Do you suppose Fox execs (whoever makes these selections) know that Smoltz sucks however both a) can’t get out of the contract or b) solely care concerning the prestigious identify?
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| 8:03 |
: a really massive proportion of the baseball watching inhabitants in the us eats up smoltz’s anti analytic whining like sweet
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| 8:04 |
: I haven’t seen a complete lot of Merrill Kelly,however he isn’t making an awesome impression on this event.
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| 8:04 |
Dan Szymborski: My intestine would inform me somebody like Merrill Kelly wouldn’t fare as effectively in worldwide play
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| 8:04 |
Dan Szymborski: as a result of they see extra guys like that
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| 8:05 |
: Type of ironic, Dan, contemplating Kelly performed abroad
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| 8:05 |
Dan Szymborski: He really wasn’t actually superb in KBO!
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| 8:06 |
Dan Szymborski: He really barely has a decrease ERA kn KBO than MLB
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| 8:06 |
: Nothing says world championship is on the road fairly like Aaron Loup, warming up within the bullpen. Oof.
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| 8:07 |
Dan Szymborski: I ought to be aware that Loup has performed in 4 World Collection video games!
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| 8:07 |
: Lars Nootbar can be my German pornstar identify
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| 8:07 |
: That is the place that deep-plant of Nootbar actually pays off
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| 8:08 |
: is strolling the #9 hitter to load the bases good? asking for a good friend
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| 8:08 |
: Okay, that’s sufficient of Kelly. DeRosa’s hook has been manner too sluggish.
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| 8:08 |
Jay Jaffe: the massive and most legitimate grievance about DeRosa is that he hasn’t managed with the wanted urgency for essentially the most half. and right here we’re once more.
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| 8:08 |
Dan Szymborski:
in the event you say ‘Merrill Kelly’ whereas consuming a handful of goldfish it appears like an adverb for a way ‘Murica goes about its enterprise 22 Mar 2023 |
| 8:09 |
: Trea Turner has been so good that I wouldn’t be shocked if DeRosa put him on the mound.
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| 8:09 |
Jay Jaffe: Imagining Dave Dombrowski sprinting onto the sector to forestall that.
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| 8:10 |
: Why on earth was Merrill Kelly the starter after they have Brady Singer? 🪦
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| 8:10 |
: not that kelly is a star or something however i might be awfully scared to place singer up in opposition to 5 lefties in a row given his pitch combine
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| 8:11 |
Jay Jaffe:
The reward store is out of Lars Nootbaar license plates. I repeat, the reward store is out of Lars Nootbaar license plates. 22 Mar 2023 |
| 8:12 |
: I believed right this moment was the proper alternative for a bullpen sport, although the person restrictions/limits might need one thing to say about that
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| 8:12 |
: if i’m managing the USA nobody moreover bednar/williams/adam/ottavino/pressly is pitching after the 4th
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| 8:13 |
: Gallen’s prediction didn’t come true
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| 8:14 |
Jay Jaffe: that’s a reasonably strong job by Loup underneath the circumstances
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| 8:15 |
: Sturdy work by Loup.
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| 8:15 |
Dan Szymborski: Spending the business break producing Trea Turner propaganda posters. 
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| 8:16 |
: My not but two 12 months outdated niece simply did a number of pull ups. I’ve received to step it up in life
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| 8:16 |
: I like Kondoh’s swing. Simple/unfastened fingers, good rhythm and timing. Bat path typically seems to be geared for loft, however can flatten or arc primarily based on pitch location/depend. Quick levers assist too however not exhausting to see why he’s a powerful BB:Okay ratio man.
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| 8:16 |
: DeRosa hasn’t managed effectively, however not hitting Ohtani 2nd has been a mistake. Kondoh has hit with like 22 runners on the final two video games and Ohtani solely like 2. (all numbers estimated)
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| 8:18 |
Dan Szymborski: I used to be all the time a fan of Dick Togo in Michinoku Professional WRestling
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| 8:19 |
: Trout has taken a whole lot of fairly fats first pitches for strikes the previous few video games.
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| 8:19 |
: How are the Diamondbacks going to stretch out Merrill Kelly for the opening week? He pitched lower than 40 pitches…
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| 8:19 |
: The one facet of FOX’s protection I discover most grating is the repeated insistence on framing the competitors when it comes to how gamers are making ready for his or her membership groups’ common season, the end result of this winter’s sizzling range, and so forth. That is arguably crucial sport between two nationwide groups within the historical past of the game, for one night time I don’t care how good of a match Residents Financial institution Park is for Trea Turner.
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| 8:19 |
Dan Szymborski: It’s going to be a pure given the viewers
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| 8:21 |
: Freeland is a, stereotypically talking, excellent identify for a USA pitcher
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| 8:21 |
: What would the Japan workforce’s report be in the event that they performed within the AL Central?
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| 8:21 |
: 100 wins ez
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| 8:21 |
Dan Szymborski: Togo’s windup would drive me nuts attempting to hit himn in MLB The Present. I dread going through Tyler Anderson
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| 8:22 |
: going in opposition to my nation right here, however having Ohtani shut out the ninth inning versus the highest of the USA order can be compelling tv
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| 8:22 |
Dan Szymborski: Do you actually need a scouting report for Schwarber? He seems to be just like the participant he’s
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| 8:23 |
Dan Szymborski: I don’t imply that in a imply manner
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| 8:23 |
Jay Jaffe: not a menace to bunt
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| 8:24 |
Dan Szymborski: Schwarber walks as much as the plate and you will have no concept who he’s and also you suppose “OK, he’s going to hit a fastball 450 toes after which stroll by the opposite dugout and eat my sandwich
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| 8:24 |
Jay Jaffe: legit LOL right here
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| 8:24 |
: Proper…biscuit eaters ain’t devouring curveballs.
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| 8:24 |
: If we don’t get Trout vs Ohtani tonight, we riot, sure?
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| 8:25 |
: Extra velo on this Togo man and he’d have some ML potential
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| 8:25 |
Dan Szymborski: He’s kinda having a Fernando Rodney inning
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| 8:25 |
: The plot twist will likely be Trout pitching to Ohtani
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| 8:26 |
: Everyone knows Turner is superb, however his WBC has been actually superb.
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| 8:26 |
: 2013 WBC champion Fernando Rodney
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| 8:26 |
: 2013 all WBC workforce member Frenando Rodney!
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| 8:26 |
Dan Szymborski: Good save on that one
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| 8:27 |
Dan Szymborski: Go t-mobile!
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| 8:27 |
: It looks as if lots greater proportion of Japanese pitchers throw splitters. I’ve all the time assumed it’s taught extra constantly there. Is that true?
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| 8:27 |
: splitters made up about 10% of pitches thrown in NPB final 12 months, in MLB it’s 1-2%
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| 8:28 |
Dan Szymborski: They do they usually nonetheless have tumbling Nineteen Eighties Dave Stewart forkballs
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| 8:28 |
: What a savage splitter
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| 8:29 |
: Isn’t the NPB ball smaller, making spitters simpler to throw?
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| 8:30 |
: Togo’s final splitter moved an incredible quantity
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| 8:30 |
: +2 ivb 14 hb whereas killing 1100 rpm, nice stuff from togo
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| 8:31 |
Jay Jaffe: cease speaking to DeRosa whereas Shohei bats
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| 8:32 |
Dan Szymborski: If Freeland will get hit exhausting, we grow to be the Dominion of America
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| 8:32 |
: why would you do that when Ohtani is up?
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| 8:32 |
: Is the splitter the brand new market inefficiency?
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| 8:32 |
: it’s been theorized that increasingly more mlb pitchers will be taught to throw one, a splitter doesn’t require the pure wrist orientation {that a} good changeup does, which might be particularly helpful for supinators who throw sweepers
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| 8:32 |
Jay Jaffe: the pitcher saved us a Freeland
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| 8:32 |
: I don’t thoughts most in-game interviews however supervisor ones can go away perpetually. They by no means ask or say something attention-grabbing! It’s pointless!
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| 8:33 |
: Does DeRosa get a MLB job from this?
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| 8:33 |
: i feel he disqualifies himself from mlb jobs from this
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| 8:33 |
Dan Szymborski: They may in all probability say something
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| 8:33 |
: Is there a motive why the US didn’t choose an actual supervisor?
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| 8:33 |
Jay Jaffe: actual managers are busy with their actual groups
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| 8:33 |
Dan Szymborski: “We’re right here with supervisor Mark DeRosa. Apparently you’re the supervisor and your identify is Mark DeRosa.”
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| 8:34 |
Dan Szymborski: “Yeah, we’re working exhausting and the Crazy would slightly win a sport than lose a sport like all of the gamers that ever existed.”
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| 8:34 |
Dan Szymborski: “Thanks Mark DeRosa. Supervisor, Mark DeRosa.”
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| 8:34 |
: Hello all people!
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| 8:34 |
: hey Davy!
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| 8:34 |
Dan Szymborski: Hey Davy!
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| 8:34 |
: What I discover amusing about DeRo is that he speaks the identical manner as Supervisor as he does on MLB Central–similar phrases, pleasure, and so forth
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| 8:34 |
: precisely, he’s a community character not a supervisor
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| 8:34 |
: In the meantime, FOX Desportes interviewed Daddy Yankee all through the Ohtani AB, so….
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| 8:35 |
Jay Jaffe: It’s not that DeRosa can’t get there, however he’s nowhere close to able to handle
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| 8:35 |
Dan Szymborski: I noticed him on the All Star Softball sport we had been at in Cleveland I’m nonetheless undecided who that’s
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| 8:35 |
: Final supervisor for Group USA in 2017 was Jim Leyland who had been retired for the reason that 2013 season. They’re both hiring somebody outdated or somebody younger.
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| 8:36 |
Jay Jaffe: Proper, they’re not getting anybody who has the job at present.
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| 8:36 |
Dan Szymborski: I used to be solely half-listening – did I miss a business for Luftwaffles?
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| 8:37 |
: Dan, I had chili with kidney beans tonight. You’re welcome.
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| 8:37 |
Dan Szymborski: Oh, you had two separate dishes?
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| 8:37 |
: Orioles didn’t have chili. He had sloppy joes with beans
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| 8:37 |
: It (they) had been scrumptious.
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| 8:38 |
: I’m wondering if TLR was obtainable
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| 8:38 |
Jay Jaffe: i feel they, uh, misplaced his quantity
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| 8:40 |
: what’s Konami promoting behind residence plate?
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| 8:40 |
Dan Szymborski: seems to be like liquor
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| 8:40 |
: Query for the group: Do you suppose Sasaki goes to the rosin bag each pitch as a result of he thinks the little cloud he creates upon launch makes it more durable to select up the pitch? I’ve been saving this as soon as since final night time.
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| 8:41 |
: Hate to say it, however Joe Maddon: He’s a Massive Title Man that every one the viewers will know, is nice for an in-game interview, is out there, and should still have a few of that ability at managing a number of huge personalities in huge video games.
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| 8:41 |
Dan Szymborski: I used to be kinda hoping it was an advert for Suikoden VI, however not such luck
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| 8:41 |
: Been seeing a ton of enthusiasm concerning the event from a number of the extra informal baseball followers I observe on social media. I actually hope MLB takes benefit of this second. This event is so good for the game
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| 8:42 |
: Are they utilizing the MLB ball? The Japanese ball is tackier, may clarify it
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| 8:42 |
: I had not considered that, Dave!
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| 8:43 |
: Each Japanese hitter has his personal theme music from these trumpet guys within the outfield. What would your theme tune be?
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| 8:44 |
: Possibly “Conquest.” That may be a enjoyable one.
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| 8:43 |
Dan Szymborski: What TLR’s as much as, I presume. 
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| 8:44 |
: To paraphrase Meg, its kinda loopy we’ve to stress a lot about one thing as basic as the development of the ball
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| 8:45 |
: “DOUBLE the steals”? Acknowledged useless critical?
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| 8:45 |
Jay Jaffe: I hadn’t heard something Smoltz mentioned for 2 innigns till that, however that sound you heard was my eyes rolling again in my head.
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| 8:45 |
Dan Szymborski: And that’s 3-1
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| 8:45 |
Jay Jaffe: woof
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| 8:45 |
: Even Arrozarena couldn’t have introduced that one again.
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| 8:46 |
: What do we predict the worldwide variety of viewers there may be for this sport? Might or not it’s essentially the most watched baseball sport ever? Which Fox in some way determined to cover on FS1?
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| 8:46 |
: the video games the place like half {the japanese} inhabitants was watching had been night time video games, that is 8am for them on a piece day. in all probability not gonna win when it comes to viewership
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| 8:46 |
: Maddon would’ve been good. Ron Gardenhire can be another choice probably. All the time had a popularity as a participant’s supervisor and he’s been retired a couple of years so he’s obtainable
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| 8:47 |
Jay Jaffe: Maddon would have been high quality. Truthfully in the event you’re going to make use of the US supervisor job to offer someone his first style of the brilliant lights and stress, it in all probability doesn’t must be the Ivy-educated white man who already has a job at MLB Community. Give me extra Benji Gil/Hensley Meulens varieties who ought to already be MLB managers
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| 8:48 |
: what’s the league equivalency for npb? was it like quad a?
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| 8:48 |
: NPB is a significant league.
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| 8:48 |
: In a one sport scenario like this, what’s the benefit of pitching Freeland right here? Why not have your greatest pitcher pitch early and go down the road?
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| 8:48 |
: yeah its fairly questionable having him in in opposition to these righties on the backside of the linup
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| 8:49 |
: all proper and with that i’ve to go out for the night (and bike to my different job in a windstorm) – benefit from the sport everybody!
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| 8:50 |
Jay Jaffe: good night time, Kyle!
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| 8:50 |
: Benji Gil gained my admiration final night time when he mentioned “baseball is the winner tonight”.
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| 8:50 |
: I do know folks don’t love supervisor interviews, however I don’t thoughts them and particularly favored Gil’s.
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| 8:50 |
Dan Szymborski: Cya Kyle!
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| 8:51 |
Jay Jaffe: “Japan advances however the baseball world gained tonight,” mentioned Gil. Yeah, that was elegant and on level.
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| 8:52 |
: Additionally – the final LHP on the roster + low leverage + Japan has a LLLLL a part of the lineup. I’m Japanese and I’m completely satisfied to see the US handle like this however I’d’ve saved him for greater leverage scenario
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| 8:52 |
: I simply don’t like supervisor interviews throughout an at bat!
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| 8:53 |
: Drew Spencer had an awesome interview from the dugout. You can how a lot it meant to him for GB to be within the WBC
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| 8:55 |
Jay Jaffe:
The issue with the U.S. rotation isn’t that the starters are dangerous, it’s that what they’re good at is way, rather more priceless over 162 video games than it’s for one begin per week turning the lineup over twice and getting out. 22 Mar 2023 |
| 8:55 |
: Jay and Dan, I’m nonetheless ready in your reply to the trumpet walk-up tune query.
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| 8:56 |
: Mark DeR-overturns-a
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| 8:56 |
Jay Jaffe: Can they do “Uncontrollable Urge” by Devo? That’s been my walkup music of selection
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| 8:56 |
Jay Jaffe: the El Paso Chihuahuas performed that for me when i received to throw out a primary pitch in reference to my e-book.
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| 8:59 |
: Okay yeah, that may be unbelievable with horns.
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| 8:57 |
: For Dan, its clearly the Imperial March
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| 8:57 |
Dan Szymborski: Nah, this may be mine
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| 8:57 |
Dan Szymborski:
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| 8:57 |
: That’s superb. The few occasions I’ve had walk-up music, I needed to recalibrate it. I picked “Run Run Run” by VU, however it received my coronary heart going too quick. I needed to choose one thing extra mellow.
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| 8:58 |
: What report would the most effective NPB workforce have in mlb?
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| 8:58 |
: This can be a good query and I don’t know the reply to it.
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| 8:59 |
Dan Szymborski: Are you able to think about Jeff Trout NOT getting an opportunity at AAA together with his line?
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| 9:01 |
Jay Jaffe: In all probability checked out Tom Kelly cross-eyed in spring coaching and that ended his profession.
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| 9:00 |
: Higher than the A’s on the very least.
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| 9:05 |
Jay Jaffe: Daughter simply got here in to ask me to tuck her in and I instructed her after this half-inning, so she simply sat down on the ground and is watching with me
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| 9:05 |
Dan Szymborski: Jeff Trout had fairly good translations as mid-80s 2B go
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| 9:05 |
Dan Szymborski: 
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| 9:05 |
: Hello! Thanks for the tune!
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| 9:05 |
: “we’ve received Ohtani Watch as this sport goes on” — sentences I really like to listen to
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| 9:05 |
: It’s straightforward to neglect that Schwarber revived his profession with the Nationals
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| 9:05 |
: A few of us keep in mind it effectively as a result of it’s all we’ve.
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| 9:08 |
: Anybody suppose there’s an opportunity to see Ohtani pitch tonight? Personally I don’t suppose so, I feel they simply didn’t need to say that
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| 9:08 |
: I don’t suppose I’d be utterly shocked. Extra importantly, I actually hope to see it.
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| 9:08 |
: Schwarber’s 2 months with the Purple Sox was a number of the most spectacular hitting I’ve ever seen.
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| 9:09 |
: He’s awfully enjoyable when he’s on.
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| 9:10 |
Dan Szymborski: I used to be going to make AI Smoltz, however it’s going to require extra work to get simply him speaking
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| 9:10 |
Dan Szymborski: Oops font
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| 9:10 |
: Gotta get by means of this LLLLL half proper?
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| 9:11 |
: We’ll seeee….
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| 9:12 |
: Is anybody else as impressed with Barksdale as I’ve been?
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| 9:12 |
Dan Szymborski: Screw you, TEAM STRINGER BELL
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| 9:12 |
: Szymborski on the Cyberdyne payroll, making one keystroke error that causes SkyNet to enslave humanity.
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| 9:14 |
: Do you suppose the averages will double, John?
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| 9:14 |
: Oh shit, enslaved by AI Smoltz. That is really the darkest timeline.
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| 9:14 |
: I learn this as Al Smoltz, like quick for Albert or Alexander.
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| 9:15 |
: Does Smoltz not know they weren’t within the shift, or…
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| 9:15 |
Dan Szymborski: Al Smoltz, head of the Chicago Outfit
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| 9:15 |
: Stringer was gentle. Marlo ate his lunch
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| 9:15 |
: I get the sense that it’s the final sport of the event and the published workforce is likely to be operating out of enjoyable information.
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| 9:15 |
Dan Szymborski: Marlo ended up trapped on the planet that Stringer needed to be in
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| 9:15 |
: Jay, I do know you had been gearing up for tonight, however I sorely missed your chat right this moment. That’s all.
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| 9:16 |
Jay Jaffe: Aw, thanks. I’ll be snowboarding subsequent week right now, so that you’ll have to attend for me to get again to my regular (newish) timeslot.
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| 9:16 |
: This is able to have been the proper time to check out different broadcasters for an inning at a time
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| 9:16 |
: Reside, public auditions in the course of the championship sport!
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| 9:17 |
Jay Jaffe: on that be aware, i’m outta right here, my left wrist is killing me from typing these PPRs however I’ve 5 groups to go. Time to robust it out.
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| 9:17 |
Jay Jaffe: take pleasure in the remainder of the sport!
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| 9:18 |
: OHTANI ALERT
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| 9:19 |
: Ohtani to the bullpen! Adore it!
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| 9:19 |
: Yu forgot his water so Ohtani is generously bringing it out to him
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| 9:19 |
: Ohtani
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| 9:19 |
: What’s the over/underneath for the 12 months we’re finished with Smoltz? And can we hate the following man simply as a lot? I say 2028 and completely.
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| 9:19 |
Dan Szymborski: 2055
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| 9:20 |
Dan Szymborski: Late-Stage Joe Maddon wasn’t that open-minded
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| 9:21 |
: Is Ohtani in bullpen?
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| 9:21 |
: He’s certainly.
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| 9:22 |
: Itoh versus JT Realmuto, a Godzilla cinematic universe blockbuster coming in 2028
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| 9:22 |
: That is what I used to be speaking about. They ran out of enjoyable information and now they’re simply studying one thing straight off wikipedia.
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| 9:22 |
: Joe Maddon is the instance you utilize to explain and relate “open-minded baseball supervisor” to a nationwide viewers
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| 9:23 |
: I keep in mind Smoltz and Ron Darling being in the identical each one playoffs. And somebody, someplace determined that Smoltz was the man to advertise. Hopefully that individual is required to hearken to Smoltz’ commentary so long as the universe exists.
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| 9:23 |
: Exhausting to overstate simply how good the GKR sales space is.
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| 9:24 |
: I’ve by no means tried alfalfa! I often use buckwheat (versus wildflower) once I need the honey taste to shine slightly extra by means of in a baked good. Please be happy to drop some data in the event you’ve received it.
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| 9:24 |
: Higher honey: buckwheat or alfalfa?
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| 9:25 |
: Simply to be clear: Baking questions welcome once I’m on the chat.
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| 9:25 |
Dan Szymborski: screw that, orange blossom honey!
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| 9:26 |
: Once you get previous 80 you may now not do an excessive amount of so slightly than watch, pay attention and chat, I simply watch and chat. I ought to know the sport effectively sufficient by now to not want announcers to inform me what I’m watching (and I can keep away from John Smoltz) (chuckle)
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| 9:26 |
: what number of splitters have been thrown?
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| 9:26 |
: Savant says 29 to this point.
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| 9:26 |
Dan Szymborski: EVER?
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| 9:26 |
Dan Szymborski: No less than a number of
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| 9:26 |
: Joe Maddon can be the instance my uncle used to pitch and open marriage to my ex-aunt.
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| 9:27 |
: Checkedricswing Mullins
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| 9:27 |
: Baking query…in the event you’re teleworking tomorrow, is it acceptable to get baked on Busch Gentle whereas watching this sport?
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| 9:27 |
: I genuinely forgot that Busch Gentle was a factor.
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| 9:27 |
Dan Szymborski: Guess it will depend on the job?
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| 9:27 |
Dan Szymborski: No person although to ask me to be sober whereas working
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| 9:28 |
: Dan, I knew we had been kindred spirits.
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| 9:28 |
Dan Szymborski: No person would want similarity with me on themselves!
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| 9:28 |
: Does anyone else adore Japan’s unis? They give the impression of being each sharp and amazingly comfy.
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| 9:29 |
: Love the unis. Japan-Mexico yesterday was a wonderful uniform sport, too.
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| 9:29 |
: I’m praying they’ve Shohei shut
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| 9:30 |
: Davy, Busch Gentle is the nectar of the Gods. Come onboard.
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| 9:31 |
: What’s the relationship between spin and velocity for a fastball? Are greater velocity fastballs higher at producing spin? Would a very excessive spin, decrease velocity fastball be higher than a decrease spin, excessive velocity fastball?
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| 9:31 |
Dan Szymborski: Driveline had a easy primer some years in the past, I’ll have go see if I can discover it
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| 9:32 |
: late publish, however information in japan reporting that Ohtani obtainable for one inning (most probably the ninth)
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| 9:32 |
: Extra like somebody useful.
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| 9:32 |
: Didn’t Driveline label a stat the Bauer to elucidate this? Would possibly need a mulligan on that one now…
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| 9:33 |
: Extraordinarily, extraordinarily regrettable. That one is RPM/MPH, I consider.
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| 9:33 |
Dan Szymborski: Contemplating how many individuals we’ve favored or cherished that turned out EEK, we’d like a whole lot of mulligans in all probability
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| 9:34 |
Dan Szymborski: Chris Benoit had been my favourite wrestler!
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| 9:34 |
: Adam versus Yamada — NYTimes Spelling Bee nerds haven’t any selection however to tug for the Japanese hitter right here.
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| 9:34 |
: to not be controversial, however I feel baseball is grand
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| 9:34 |
Dan Szymborski: indubitably, chap!
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| 9:34 |
: Jason Adam’s pants are at Robbie Ray ranges
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| 9:34 |
: Enjoyable reality: I used to be at a live performance in December and I occurred to satisfy Sam Ezersky’s dad. He was very good, however he appeared shocked that his son was well-known sufficient {that a} stranger would find out about his son.
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| 9:35 |
: The flags are too huge on the hats
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| 9:35 |
: Completely. and a number of the flags simply don’t work on the hats. Israel’s may be very redundant, for instance.
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| 9:35 |
: Say Ohtani bats within the eighth, does he have ample time to heat up for the ninth?
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| 9:35 |
: There isn’t a such factor as unimaginable for Shohei.
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| 9:36 |
Dan Szymborski: We might or might not have Ben becoming a member of us, he was having electrical energy points
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| 9:38 |
: ohtani attempting to jog again in as unintrusively as attainable may be very humorous
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| 9:40 |
: Look, I’m sorry about this one, however I promised Ben that there can be a whole lot of dangerous jokes in his absence.
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| 9:40 |
: Haven’t seen an Adam miss his goal by this a lot since he was attempting to persuade his spouse to not eat that apple.
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| 9:40 |
: I’m no John Smoltz however I feel the US wants to attain some runs quickly or they could lose
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| 9:40 |
: The WBC emblem seemed like a rainbow. He’s taking part in underneath protest 🌈
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| 9:42 |
: Does anybody know what sort of balls they’re utilizing? I do know NPB balls are smaller. I’d assume mlb balls, however that looks as if a large adjustment for npb gamers.
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| 9:42 |
: I’d like to know, however it’s a particularly exhausting factor to google.
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| 9:42 |
Dan Szymborski: I laughed at Smoltz attempting to feign curiosity in that Nootbaar anecdote
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| 9:43 |
Dan Szymborski: How detachable is face paint?
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| 9:43 |
Dan Szymborski: Like is that dude going to be flag man for like per week at work now?
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| 9:43 |
Dan Szymborski: I’ve by no means worn face paint
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| 9:44 |
Dan Szymborski: Ah, I see that man within the entrance row who determined to not commit and simply went as Generic Founding Father
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| 9:44 |
: cleaning soap and water, except he tousled
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| 9:45 |
Dan Szymborski: I believed M&Ms weren’t going to alive anymore
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| 9:45 |
: I actually can’t discover any data about what sort of balls theyre utilizing
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| 9:45 |
Dan Szymborski: baseballs
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| 9:45 |
: “I’ve by no means worn face paint” # three prime 10 remorse of a chatbot.
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| 9:46 |
: my associates as soon as unintentionally used deck paint to color themselves for a sporting occasion. It did … not go effectively
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| 9:46 |
: I don’t thoughts Smoltz that a lot, however I do cringe slightly when he says, “So-and-so-prospect is property of…”
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| 9:46 |
: I don’t like it when folks say that both.
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| 9:49 |
: McNeil doing the exhausting work. US wants some baserunners.
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| 9:49 |
: Rawlings is has a touchdown web page to buy soffit Al
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| 9:49 |
: Sac bunt can be excellent proper right here
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| 9:50 |
: Undecided whose burner account that is.
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| 9:50 |
: the sac bunt remark made me actually L O L
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| 9:51 |
: 107.4 mph off the bat from Mookie there.
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| 9:51 |
: Betts chooses to advance the runner with out giving an out away.
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| 9:51 |
: trout ought to actually slide these runners into scoring place right here
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| 9:51 |
: I will likely be disillusioned when these finish.
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| 9:51 |
: Proper the place we wish them, now Trout can bunt the runners and bingo bango 2nd and third
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| 9:51 |
: anybody else see Ota’s huge hickeys? Man in all probability serious about his good occasions in Tokyo and never the AB’s
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| 9:52 |
: 99% certain they’re from cupping, however I like the place your head’s at.
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| 9:52 |
Dan Szymborski: NO WONDER THE ANGELS ARE BAD
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| 9:52 |
Dan Szymborski: Is cupping nonetheless a factor? How cute
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| 9:53 |
: I’d be slightly curious to strive it.
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| 9:53 |
: see this proves definitively that he ought to have bunted there
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| 9:53 |
: Is cupping some form of unmentionable act?
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| 9:53 |
Dan Szymborski: Oof
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| 9:54 |
: Simply mentioned, “Oh no,” very loudly.
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| 9:55 |
: Very disillusioned nobody has identified that Goldy ought to’ve bunted there.
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| 9:56 |
: Fast query: Has anyone been seen that AT&T business that takes place in Jones’ Bones Barkery tonight? I noticed tons of it the final couple video games, however haven’t seen it in any respect tonight.
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| 9:57 |
Dan Szymborski: You already know what can be a shock right here? A bunt.
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| 9:57 |
: No Barkery commercials tonight.
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| 9:58 |
: why is bednar not bunting right here
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| 9:58 |
: I don’t know why they don’t placed on the hit and run with the bases empty right here
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| 9:58 |
: Robust inning for a right-hander.
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| 9:59 |
: Robust inning for a pitcher.
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| 10:00 |
: Ohtani positively stealing second out of the batter’s field right here
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| 10:00 |
: It’s not one thing he talks about a lot however my cat believes in hope, says USA can emerge because the victors of this contest and due to this fact event
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| 10:00 |
: Each point out of birds in flight throughout a baseball sport jogs my memory of Randy Johnson
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| 10:01 |
: omg ohtani does everthing. how is he that quick?
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| 10:01 |
: It’s not somwthing
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| 10:01 |
: wow he’s quick too?
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| 10:01 |
: God didn’t break the Joe Borowski mould he mentioned “Let’s make yet another…” Bednar
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| 10:01 |
: That’s gonna stand. *$&%@!!!!!
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| 10:01 |
: Why do they insist on exhibiting the flawed angle first?
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| 10:02 |
: That could be a exhausting, exhausting job, my good friend.
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| 10:02 |
: OHTANI TRANSFORMER
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| 10:02 |
Dan Szymborski: A much bigger Ohtani
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| 10:02 |
: are we taking bets on what he transforms into?
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| 10:02 |
: He’s received gears!
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| 10:02 |
: That’s as shut as a play can probably be
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| 10:03 |
: Ohtani actually did steal first from the batters field there
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| 10:04 |
: I imply, in all probability a baseball taking part in Gundam however Smoltz positively doesn’t know what a Gundam is
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| 10:05 |
: Would it not make extra sense for the following two manner participant, assuming they’re not wonderful at each to be a stud pitcher/principally platoon bat pinch runner or a league common inning eater/legit DH? I’d guess the second would have a neater time convincing groups to allow them to stick with it
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| 10:05 |
: I’m undecided I agree. I feel two-way gamers must grow to be much more frequent earlier than groups to let gamers do each at something apart from a really excessive degree.
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| 10:06 |
: Why am I considering that is gonna come all the way down to Trea Turner to tug this out for us? Finest #9 hitter ever.
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| 10:06 |
: Fairly certain the consensus was that Ohtani was perhaps not a ok hitter and he’d want to offer it up.
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| 10:07 |
Dan Szymborski: That’s the consensus amongst many as I keep in mind it
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| 10:07 |
: SCOTT BROSIUS ERASURE (greatest #9 hitter ever)
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| 10:07 |
: bizarre query:
for the US, the lineup seems like 80-90% maxed out with the very best gamers (lacking choose and… anybody else?). for pitching, extra like 10% of the very best gamers (DeGrom, Verlander, and so forth). what are the equal percentages for Japan? |
| 10:08 |
: One other good query that I’m not knowledgeable sufficient to reply.
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| 10:08 |
: I feel the Tigers are ridiculous to not let Lorenzen do it, on the very least at first for the spectacle of getting their very own two manner participant to get folks going to video games
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| 10:08 |
: Apparently the Giants are experimenting with making me a excessive leverage lefty reliever/bench utility man.
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| 10:08 |
: everybody retains hyping up Ohtani pitching to Trout, however actual followers need to see Ohtani pitch to Ohtani
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| 10:09 |
: Higher CFer in the course of the 2020s: Jazz Chisholm Jr or Pete Crow-Armstrong?
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| 10:09 |
: I imply, Eric and Tess simply mentioned PCA is likely one of the greatest defensive CFs within the sport proper now.
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| 10:10 |
: I really feel like for Japan, it’s fairly near 100%/100%
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| 10:10 |
: If Ohtani pitched to Ohtani, he’d simply bunt
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| 10:12 |
: really feel just like the fumble dimension explored the ohtani vs ohtani matchup. i neglect the outcomes, however they’re clearly scientifically strong
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| 10:12 |
: 25 Ohtani clones:
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| 10:12 |
: I’m a sucker for the entire workforce full of 1 participant eventualities.
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| 10:13 |
: secret base is so good
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| 10:13 |
: 26 Babe Ruths vs 26 Ohtanis
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| 10:13 |
: BRING BACK NOT GRAPHS
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| 10:13 |
: This strikes me as unlikely.
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| 10:14 |
: seems like Schwarbs has hit 4 residence runs to the flawed facet of the foul pole
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| 10:14 |
Dan Szymborski: SCHWARBERATORIFICATIONUSENESSOSITY
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| 10:14 |
: and one to the proper facet!
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| 10:14 |
: Rattling it. I’m watching on Roku, and I’m to this point behind all people else.
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| 10:14 |
: No doubter
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| 10:14 |
: SCHSWARBOMB
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| 10:15 |
: That was lovely…..
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| 10:15 |
: Nothing like outdated 31/2 hour sport.
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| 10:15 |
: Actually nice work all night time.
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| 10:15 |
Dan Szymborski: Video games like this are high quality in the event that they’re lengthy
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| 10:15 |
Dan Szymborski: It’s that 99% of video games don’t have this a lot pressure
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| 10:15 |
: What Dan mentioned.
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| 10:15 |
Dan Szymborski: You don’t get this buildup in a 9-7 Royals September victory over the A’s
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| 10:16 |
: AGREE DAN (not my kindred spirit)
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| 10:16 |
: If I had been a younger baseball fan, discovering out Schwarber is Truly not that Invaluable would make me unhappy
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| 10:16 |
Dan Szymborski: He’s good although
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| 10:16 |
Dan Szymborski: it’s not like he’s Dante Bichette!
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| 10:16 |
: Time for Turner to steal his manner residence
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| 10:16 |
: that is enjoyable baseball
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| 10:17 |
: We’re getting a reasonably nice sport right here, baseball associates.
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| 10:17 |
: and now the tables have Turnered
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| 10:17 |
Dan Szymborski: Banned!
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| 10:17 |
: You suppose Schwarber isn’t good in the event you learn the again of his baseball card (or Fangraphs). Watch him, although, and also you beg to vary.
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| 10:17 |
: Good place for Turner to assist himself to a different base.
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| 10:18 |
: Massive on the market.
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| 10:18 |
: Love that this has briefly grow to be a Phillies sport
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| 10:18 |
: Darvish not precisely the quickest to residence
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| 10:18 |
: this sport can final one other 2 hours if it entails ohtani backing up darvish, combating off schwarbeombs, and attainable turner wheels
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| 10:19 |
: Love the “Loopy Prepare” bumper music.
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| 10:19 |
: Two first-pitch outs with the tying run on 😬
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| 10:19 |
: I didn’t love that from Realmuto, particularly with the mixture of Turner and Darvish.
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| 10:19 |
: Trout vs Ohtani one time
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| 10:20 |
: However the excellent script for a 1 run lead and Ohtani to shut it out – McNeil, Betts, Trout
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| 10:21 |
: Simply joined – is there a spot to seek out Win Expectancy chart for the sport??
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| 10:22 |
: Yup, all the way in which to the correct on the Baseball Savant menu after you click on on the sport. Presently 87.1% Japan.
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| 10:21 |
: Welcome, Massive Eric. I feel there’s one on Baseball Savant. I’ll attempt to discover it.
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| 10:21 |
Dan Szymborski: He makes certain to say DISSEMINATED to maintain Smoltz from an ungainly journey on the phrase
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| 10:22 |
: This might probably lineup to have Ohtani vs Trout, ninth inning, one run sport, 2 out.
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| 10:22 |
: Ohtani positively approaching for the ninth. The baseball gods demand it…and society may have gained the day.
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| 10:22 |
: McNeil ought to bunt for successful, no joke
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| 10:22 |
Dan Szymborski: The pitcher ought to bunt, it could be an enormous shock
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| 10:22 |
Dan Szymborski: No person would count on the Williams bunt
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| 10:22 |
: Dan, I already mentioned that earleir!
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| 10:22 |
Dan Szymborski: dangit, I missed it
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| 10:23 |
: I feel this chat will singlehandedly convey the bunt again into relevance.
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| 10:24 |
: Give me bunting or give me dying
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| 10:24 |
: 4 solo residence runs. This actually is sort of a playoff sport!
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| 10:24 |
Dan Szymborski: Homers are simply aggressive bunts
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| 10:24 |
: Have been lastly at a degree the place calling for a bunt is now not absurd. Kinda ruins the joke
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| 10:25 |
: “Homers are simply bunts which have mentioned their prayers.” – Maya Angelou
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| 10:26 |
: A Trout sac-bunt with two on and none out can be extraordinarily humorous, given the circumstances.
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| 10:26 |
Dan Szymborski: “Not full circle as a result of he’s finished issues that make him run circles across the sport” is certainly a sentence
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| 10:27 |
: smoltz: his coronary heart should be racing when he will get on the sector.
me: false, transformers wouldn’t have hearts, solely engines |
| 10:27 |
: A dream inside a dream matchup.
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| 10:27 |
: Aren’t transformers powered by the All Spark, not engines?
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| 10:28 |
Dan Szymborski: I truthfully don’t keep in mind anymore
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| 10:29 |
Dan Szymborski: However right here, as an apology, right here’s House Marine Buck Showalter. 
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| 10:29 |
: Dave “Have been lastly at a degree the place calling for a bunt is now not absurd. Kinda ruins the joke.” Wager you’re enjoyable at celebration chats.
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| 10:29 |
: Man, that was an unbelievable throw.
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| 10:30 |
: Nice tag too. It’s exhausting to get that quick hop and hold your glove down.
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| 10:30 |
: realmuto… wow… did every little thing he might
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| 10:30 |
: What a play by Realmuto, secure or not.
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| 10:30 |
Dan Szymborski: Properly, effectively, me hearty! A jest be solely jolly if ye hold poundin’ it ’til it’s as flat as a pancake. Ballyhoos away!
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| 10:30 |
: Even that tag from Turner was so clean. I really like watching him play
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| 10:30 |
: This can be a baseball chat. Pedantry is anticipated
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| 10:30 |
: That’s what USA ought to have finished the earlier inning with Trea Turner.
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| 10:31 |
Dan Szymborski: Plus a Szym chat which both doubles it, squares it, or cancels it out. I feel the second
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| 10:31 |
: I’m so nervous for Ohtani vs. Trout. I can’t think about how they should be feeling.
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| 10:31 |
Dan Szymborski: BTW, this counts as my SzymChat this week, so get all of the nonsense out of your system now so that you don’t maintain it till subsequent week and get a pimple
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| 10:31 |
: this WBC is what i want watching the WS was like even when your workforce isn’t in it
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| 10:31 |
Dan Szymborski: The worst playoff period was the one the place they spent half the time speaking about Sterling Hitchcock, playoff legend
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| 10:32 |
: That is so poetic
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| 10:32 |
: I’m so pumped for this
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| 10:32 |
: I assume you’re speaking concerning the forthcoming cat report.
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| 10:32 |
: Right here….we….go
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| 10:32 |
: That is so enjoyable. I can’t consider there are haters on the market
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| 10:32 |
: I’m wondering what the pop time was on that steal
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| 10:32 |
: How is each play SO shut
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| 10:32 |
: That is some unbelievable baseball
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| 10:32 |
Dan Szymborski: Sterling Hitchcock was the Poochie of early 2000s playoff broadcasting
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| 10:32 |
: It’s all enjoyable! Until somebody makes it not.
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| 10:32 |
: Floyd “I’m so nervous for Ohtani vs. Trout. I can’t think about how they should be feeling.” As a substitute of peeing each half inning, I simply moved my TV into the toilet.
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| 10:33 |
: I’m guessing this was Busch Gentle associated.
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| 10:32 |
Dan Szymborski: It’ll all enjoyable till somebody loses a watch
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| 10:33 |
: as a millenial w/o cable i’ve forgotten what 30-second commercials had been like. OMG THEY LAST FOREVER. they’ve complete story arcs.
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| 10:33 |
: Trout vs Ohtani within the backside of the ninth. Are we certain this isn’t scripted?
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| 10:33 |
Dan Szymborski: commercials dont’ have good songs anymore
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| 10:33 |
Dan Szymborski: Like I can sing the crap out of the Mr. Bucket tune
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| 10:33 |
: After seeing all-star abilities play a event that they really care about, this 12 months’s all star sport is gonna really feel like an enormous letdown.
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| 10:34 |
: I disagree! Don’t you keep in mind how enjoyable it was having all people mic’ed up? Even pitchers whereas they had been on the mound!
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| 10:34 |
: In case you had been humanity’s final hope, would you select standing or combating? (the proper reply is to do each)
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| 10:35 |
: I’d hope that humanity didn’t depend upon my capability to both stand or battle. If it trusted my capability to bake a stunning cake or write a catchy tune, we’d stand a significantly better likelihood.
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| 10:35 |
Dan Szymborski: Mr. Bucket was the most effective toy ever. It had a catchy theme tune and it taught youngsters the futiity of existence.
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| 10:35 |
Dan Szymborski:
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| 10:35 |
: Dan, Davy, and the opposite FG contributors: Simply know that this chat was so enjoyable. Glad to be right here…. right here we go!
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| 10:35 |
: Thanks, RTJ! You’ve gotten all introduced a whole lot of nice bunt jokes.
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| 10:35 |
Dan Szymborski: Simply so that you guys know, I’m not staying for a 19 inning sport
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| 10:36 |
: You actually did yeoman’s work tonight.
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| 10:36 |
: ought to this be a 3 sport collection?
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| 10:36 |
: Exhausting to see it ever taking place, however yeah, positively.
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| 10:36 |
: Yeah, this was a complete blast. And a GREAT WBC! Undecided why there can be any baseball fan in dissent.
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| 10:36 |
: Why do it’s a must to go and wreck time now Dan?
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| 10:36 |
Dan Szymborski: I’m a middle-aged man. It’s my job to wreck good occasions.
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| 10:36 |
: Shohei is beginning Dodgers SS by June.
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| 10:37 |
: ANGELS ON THE MOUND AND ALSO IN THE ON DECK CIRCLE AND THEN AN ANGEL IN THE BATTER’S BOX, the Disney sequel title-makers are drunk however no matter, that is enjoyable stuff.
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| 10:37 |
: I’m so excited to observe McNeil grind out a stroll, the 1 and a couple of hitters to bunt him over to 2nd and third so the center of the lineup can get him residence
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| 10:37 |
: What ought to Shohei the Nearer’s entrance tune be?
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| 10:37 |
Dan Szymborski: Nothing. When Shohei enters at a more in-depth, it ought to STRICTLY ENFORCED SILENCE DESCENDING ON THE STADIUM LIKE THE VEIL OF DEATH
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| 10:38 |
: John Smoltz must be FDIC Chairman. All of the reporters would mute their zoom conferences, and banks might do no matter they needed and the general public wouldn’t know nor care.
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| 10:38 |
: I’m terrified pls dont get harm
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| 10:38 |
: I say this to myself a number of occasions a day.
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| 10:38 |
Dan Szymborski: “Did they elevate the rate of interest?” “No, Smoltz kinda went on this rant about how children right this moment have little curiosity in banking and he then he trailed off mumbling one thing about William Jennings Bryan.”
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| 10:39 |
: if McNeil will get on and Betts hits a walkoff homer and we don’t get ohts
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| 10:39 |
: seconding the deathly silence
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| 10:39 |
: walkup tune = the screech of an autobot being crushed underneath the heavy foot of ohtani-tron
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| 10:39 |
: Upcoming Ohtani/Trout matchup for all of the marbles
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| 10:39 |
: McNeil and Walks like PB and Jelly
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| 10:39 |
: Bobby Witt Jr. time!
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| 10:40 |
: mcneil with the take of the last decade
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| 10:40 |
Dan Szymborski: You already know these bullpen carts that relievers received to experience on? Ohtani ought to come out in an Ohtani robotic inside a bigger Ohtani robotic inside a large Ohtani robotic and they need to unfold like nesting dolls
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| 10:40 |
: Fairly certain you’re complicated FDIC and Fed Reserve
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| 10:40 |
Dan Szymborski: It’s late
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| 10:41 |
: As is the case with all the sport chats, all are nice, however this has raised the bar nonetheless greater. I thank all of the members of the Fangraphs household for providing their time for this imprompto reward to all of the listeners.
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| 10:41 |
: A bunt would have been higher there
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| 10:41 |
Dan Szymborski: I favored Smoltz’s phrase salad explaining the double play
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| 10:41 |
: Properly mentioned, bosoxforlife. Nonetheless hope your workforce finishes final.
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| 10:42 |
Dan Szymborski: Think about in the event you needed to watch a sport by solely listening to his audio. No video.
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| 10:42 |
: Rocky sequels dreamed of presenting a situation this compelling.
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| 10:42 |
: 100 mph down the ****
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| 10:42 |
Dan Szymborski: down the shit?
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| 10:42 |
: Actually was.
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| 10:42 |
: After Sale’s outing right this moment I misplaced all hope.
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| 10:42 |
: HOW DOES IT HAVE THAT MUCH MOVEMENT
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| 10:42 |
: You need Ohtani throwing you fastballs. And Trout simply swung threw one.
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| 10:43 |
Dan Szymborski: HIGHER SPIN RATE THAN ANY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
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| 10:43 |
: Yeah critically Trout simply hit these fastballs are you even good at baseball
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| 10:43 |
: Extra like Mike Flounder
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| 10:43 |
Dan Szymborski: There’s little correlation between fish identify ferocity and WAR
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| 10:43 |
Dan Szymborski: HOLY CRAP
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| 10:44 |
Dan Szymborski: I can’t consider we received the Ohtani/Trout last showdown in spite of everything
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| 10:44 |
: This has been enjoyable, thanks guys. Possibly it’ll be England subsequent time
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| 10:44 |
Dan Szymborski: Hopefully they save up for higher unis
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| 10:44 |
: That was such AB Ohtani is unbelievable
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| 10:45 |
: Shohei has bragging rights in opposition to Mike. Patrick Sandoval has bragging rights in opposition to them each.
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| 10:45 |
: OK, that was a becoming finish to a beautiful WBC. Ohtani Okay, or Trout dinger…regardless of. Love this shit!
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| 10:45 |
: What a end! What a sport! What a WBC!!!!
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| 10:45 |
: What a event!!
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| 10:45 |
Dan Szymborski: Any manner, time to wind this down. Thanks for coming everybody, and we’re completely satisfied to have you ever with us this late on a Tuesday night time.
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| 10:45 |
: Thanks for making this so enjoyable, all people!
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| 10:45 |
: That was an at bat to recollect
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| 10:45 |
: Can’t anticipate 2026!
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| 10:45 |
: Superior event. Develop this superb sport!!
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| 10:45 |
Dan Szymborski: WAIT NO COME BACK WE HAVE A SEASON AND CONTENT AND STUFF
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| 10:45 |
: What a sport! Thanks
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| 10:46 |
: Oh yeah, learn the Positional Energy Rankings! There’s a complete baseball season forward!
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| 10:46 |
Dan Szymborski: Davy, except you’ve gotten any objection, I’m going to press the magic Finish Chat button.
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| 10:46 |
: I don’t get this one, however you’ve earned the advantage of the doubt, Kwah.
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| 10:46 |
: Go for it, Dan. Thanks for sticking it out!
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| 10:46 |
: I’ll be right here because the Orioles hype machine accelerates a 12 months early. THANKS DAN! You had been superior tonight.
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| 10:47 |
: night time everybody!
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| 10:47 |
: Dan Szymborski.
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