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Craig Edwards
7:47
I agree with it. Maddon is very good at handling players mixing lineups over the course of a long season. I think he has gotten a little too cute in the playoffs, but players' impact is much much bigger than the manager.
An ant
7:48
Is Javy a better defender than Lindor?
Craig Edwards
7:48
I don't think so.
Jeff Sullivan
7:48
Hard to imagine
MM
7:48
True or false: slow pace of play is to baseball as concussions/brain damage is to football?
Jeff Sullivan
7:48
Brain damage will/would prevent people from playing the sport. That seems like the bigger problem
And here's Chapman for the four-out save
BigBadVlad
7:49
Who is Hamell or Hammells. I only know of a Jason Hammel
Zonk
7:49
How do you get a player like Baez to slow it down and don't expand the strike zone so much?
Craig Edwards
7:49
I have to look it up every time I write about him.
Jeff Sullivan
7:50
He's always going to be aggressive, no matter what. But they've already got him to cut down on his swing after he has a strike or two
Zonk
7:51
If Cubs hold on, next game is the key, isn't it? Kluber vs. Lackey in Game 4 screams advantage Indians, but Game 5 is Hendricks v. Bauer...
Jeff Sullivan
7:51
I don't mean to be dismissive! But, they're all key. Every last one. Can't assume anything no matter the starting pitcher(s). Kluber is unlikely to be that dominant again
Section329
7:52
NYDailynews reports the players elected to go with Wahoo on the cap rather than the block C. Yuck.
carter
7:53
what record does rod carew hold for one of his batting titles?
Jeff Sullivan
7:53
At least you get the explanation that players are superstitious. But next year they should no longer get the opportunity to make this decision in the first place
Craig Edwards
7:53
I believe it is for mad hits.
Jeff Sullivan
7:54
Chapman fans Ramirez at 103. To the ninth we go
Uncle Jimbo
7:54
What does Jansen get as a FA?
Jeff Sullivan
7:54
Something huge, like 4/$90m
Craig Edwards
7:54
Not sure. 4/60?
oh wow.
Jeff Sullivan
7:54
Maybe we compromise at 4/$75m
Craig Edwards
7:54
okay.
Jeff Sullivan
7:55
Sounds like we have a deal
Good doing business with you, Craig
Craig Edwards
7:55
to the Dodgers? Rangers?
An ant
7:55
Can you pitch yourself into a save situation if the runs are from inherited runners and charged to the starter? As in can it become a save situation when it wasn't one to start out with?
Craig Edwards
7:55
nope
Who_Is_Zorbist
7:56
My dad always talks about how hard modern players throw. He said not a single pitcher on "The Big Red Machine" could throw 90. Is this true, or is he wrong?
Jeff Sullivan
"Rob Dibble throws a baseball 100 m.p.h. "
Well that was a confusing answer on my part
Wrong Reds!
carter
7:56
No, only guy to win batting title and hit no HRs.
Jeff Sullivan
7:57
Your dad is correct that pitchers now are throwing way, wayyyyyyy harder. I bet some guys used to scrape 90, but 90 then was 100 now
Craig Edwards
7:57
pretty sure it was mad hits, although that is interesting, too
Daniel
7:57
In game management is overrated.
Jeff Sullivan
7:57
This is actually extremely true
7:58
Fans put way too much weight on what those decisions truly mean
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