JotCast | 2016 World Series Game 4 Live Blog

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Nick Stellini

8:28

It certainly would've made it much closer on paper, but it would also have given Cleveland two Kluber games instead of three.

It's only the first inning and maybe he settles down, so we shall see

things that fly

8:28

Another hot take alert: Fowler handsomer than Bryant, Russell, and Heyward.

Neil Weinberg

8:28

No Nick we have to overreact

Nick Stellini

8:28

I support this take

Neil Weinberg

8:29

Handsomeness is a matter of taste.

Kevin

8:29

Hot takes or gtfo

Nick Stellini

8:29

This guy gets it

Front-Door Sinker

8:29

Kenley Jansen said the same thing about his legs after that 51-pitch outing against the Nationals.

Nick Stellini

8:29

First baseman SBs are objectively better than non-first baseman SBs

Neil Weinberg

8:29

Rizzo stole three bases in the regular season. Two this postseason!

Nick Stellini

8:29

They are only beat by catcher SBs

Neil Weinberg

8:29

17 last year!

8:30

Previous high of 6!

What!

Nick Stellini

8:30

I wrote about Rizzo's steals last year at BtBS

He was choosing his chances wisely. Often was stealing on the pitcher

Neil Weinberg

8:30

Yes...of course. I remembered that.

Nick Stellini

8:30

That was fairly early in the year, though, so I don't know if the trend continued.

That's an article idea to file away for the offseason

5 Run Homer

8:31

*shameless plug from Nick*

Russ

8:31

Goldschmidt has made first baseman steals blasé.

Nick Stellini

8:31

I am nothing but shameless

The Hamburglar

8:31

Jonah Keri had a great interview with Kenny Lofton the other day in which Lofton said that the catcher isnt nearly as relevant in a stolen base than the pitcher. I think he put it at 80 pitcher, 20 catcher

Neil Weinberg

8:31

This is basically right. Max Weinstein studied this some. So have the BP stats people

Theo

8:32

Unless that catcher is David Ross

Neil Weinberg

8:32

Plug! Hardball Times Annual has a chapter from me all about back picks

Nick Stellini

8:33

Is it about how Piazza handled his obviously insidious backne?

Neil Weinberg

8:33

Nicolas.

Nick Stellini

8:34

"With his ace on the mound, he wanted his best defense out there."

5 Run Homer

8:34

How much does the Hardball Times Annual cost?

Neil Weinberg

8:34

Usually around $16

Russ

8:34

This topic was king of addressed through a fantasy lens in June: http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/streaming-for-stolen-bases-by-pitcher/

Nick Stellini

8:34

Wouldn't you theoretically want a better defense behind a worse pitcher, or am I being dumb?

Neil Weinberg

8:34

Oh my

Nick Stellini

8:34

Smooth

Neil Weinberg

8:34

(guitar riff)

Kevin

8:35

Man it's a hot one

Mr. Jones

8:35

Oye como va

Neil Weinberg

8:36

Need to locate August's "here's why Santana is good" list

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