JotCast | 2016 World Series Game 7 Live Blog

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Jeff Sullivan

5:55

They do not

3-and-0 pitch coming...

And a green light for Lindor. Ballsy

5:56

Two *perfect* pitches by Hendricks at 3-and-0 and 3-and-1. Lindor is out

It's bukkake night in Canada

5:56

What's with the turf here, Heyward almost faceplanted last night, Baez slipped on the first error, Zobrist almost wiped out there

Craig Edwards

5:56

it's been wet.

Tanner

5:56

Man I feel bad for baez right now

Jeff Sullivan

5:56

Remember Andrus from last year's Game 5?

Tom

5:57

WOWOWOW

Johnny Baseball

5:58

Game 7 has not disappointed thus far. Exciting stuff

Jeff Sullivan

5:58

I saw that comment about 30 seconds before anything happened. That was suspenseful

Frogman

5:58

WPA misses a lot. We probably use it too much.

Jeff Sullivan

5:58

Napoli lines the hell out and we're still tied after three. Baseball is wonderful and a cruel son of a bitch

alpha

5:59

Jeff are you behind everyone else?

Jeff Sullivan

5:59

Probably

Craig Edwards

5:59

It doesn't get used a whole lot in the regular season, aside from the Britton stuff this year, but it helps frame moments in the postseason, which is helpful in understanding how big a play was.

Jaime

6:00

Does Hendricks pitch the fourth inning?

Sean Dolinar

6:00

No one evaluates players on WPA. At least, no one I know does.

Craig Edwards

6:00

I think probably, but with somebody warming.

K-Man

6:00

Hey guys, watching on MLB TV. Has the game started yet

Wolfie

6:01

Do pitchers who start at 88/89 experience the same loss of speed as pitchers who start in the high 90s as they age?

Craig Edwards

6:01

I believe so.

ChatzMcGee

6:01

.568 xBA on that Napoli hit.

6:01

What exactly is the Def column on a player page? Their defense relative to an average defender?

Sean Dolinar

6:01

It's Fielding and Position runs above average added together which go into WAR.

toki

6:02

At what point do you think about double switching Zobrist to 2nd and benching Baez?

Craig Edwards

6:02

One thing to keep in mind on these xBA is that it doesn't factor where on the field the ball is hit.

Jeff Sullivan

6:02

If you start Baez today, you don't remove him based on three innings

David

6:02

Do you think Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon even bothered to suit up tonight?

Jeff Sullivan

6:02

Hanging out with Ryan Merritt in an area bar

Dominik

6:03

how ironic is it that both cubs defense and Indians baserunning have been spotty this series? :)

Erik

6:03

People use WPA? I mean it's neat to see how events affect odds, but I rarely let myself attribute it to players in a meaningful way.

G Money

6:03

This game is going to come down to which manager panics first.

Craig Edwards

6:04

Panic can also come in the form of doing nothing.

Travis Wood Stan

6:04

Predictions on how much longer on Kluber and Hendricks?

Jeff Sullivan

6:04

Feels like this should be Kluber's last inning

6:05

Lester might be ready for the bottom half already

MillerEmVeePee

6:05

Last inning for Kluber or one more after this if he looks good?

Jeff Sullivan

6:05

No reason I can think of to push him

Joe

6:05

Has anyone studied how effective bringing the infield in is? Really looked like Rizzo would've had a shot at the RBI hit if he'd been in his regular spot.

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