JotCast | 2016 World Series Game 6 Live Blog

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Dave Cameron

11:09

This isn't just Maddon. All managers do this in the postseason.

Jansen closed out like a 4-5 run lead in the DS, I believe.

Ben

11:09

How can we automatically assume he's unavailable tomorrow?

Dave Cameron

11:09

It isn't about availability. It's about quantity.

The Walking Man

11:09

Tito used Allen with a 6 run lead as well

Mike Oxawoppa

11:09

Jansen was with a 6-run lead!

Bryn

11:09

Even Miller has thrown some non high leverage innings with a lead.

Matt

11:10

Maddon is in the game. Not watching the game on TV or on the internet. He is not playing to 'not-lose' game 6. Im sure the guy is nervous as hell, and doesn't want anything getting out of hand and wanted to quash any possible chance of a loss.

Dave Cameron

11:10

That's dumb.

You have to win two games to win the series. You make decisions based on winning two games, not one.

Fat Kenny G

11:11

Can we add Dave Cameron onto Undisputed. All he says is "That's Dumb" apparently.

Harold Reynolds

11:11

I love it when Dave gets fired up!

Dave Cameron

11:11

There are plenty of things where reasonable people can take both sides in baseball. Almost everything. Not this.

11:12

Baez.

I wish he could hit.

Eno Sarris

11:12

They might have some defensive problems in the outfield as they age but they've got some plus infield defense... and Almora I guess.

Guest

11:13

Baez is so good that didnt even look impressive

desertfox9139

11:13

shat would you think if they pulled chapman here?

Dave Cameron

11:13

It would make a bad situation less bad.

But he won't.

Chapman considers himself a closer. Maddon will let him close.

Minty

11:14

Does Baez realistically learn to hit, Dave?

Dave Cameron

11:14

Anything is possible. Ben Zobrist wasn't Ben Zobrist until he was like 26. But current version Baez? No.

Matt

11:15

Do we even have provable evidence that Chapman will be worse tmrw if he goes out and has an easy 9th inning?

Dave Cameron

11:15

Again, it isn't about better/worse, or about available/unavailable; it's about quantity.

No way Maddon asks Chapman to throw 40+ two days in a row.

So you could have gotten this tomorrow.

Now you get ~20 pitches, maybe.

Zonk

11:16

I sense an article coming tomorrow on the Chapman decision...

Dave Cameron

11:16

I'm already working on it. It will be up tonight.

Nick

11:17

how long does an article normally take to write?

Dave Cameron

11:18

Once I have the idea and the data, I can knock it out in an ~1 hour.

Eno Sarris

11:18

Yeah it's the first part that sometimes takes for-f'in-ever.

Dave Cameron

11:18

I'll have to talk to the wife when I get home though, so this will take longer.

Eno Sarris

11:18

Or at least for me. I'm not the greatest at data.

Eric Weinstein

11:19

How does theCubs front office not call up the dugout and say this is crazy - get someone other than Chapman in there?

Eno Sarris

11:19

And the interview ones take much longer with travel, research, transcribing.

Can we pull Chapman now?

alpha

11:20

Give the ball to anyone else

Zonk

11:20

Can we pull Chapman NOW?

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