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7:20

Man, this game just seems hopeless for the twins all of a sudden.

Jeff Sullivan

7:20

In retrospect, game arguably turned with Green's first-inning strikeouts

Travis Sawchik

7:20

Isn't that something? This isn't to knock Trevor Bauer, who has had a breakout season and has been one of the game's best pitchers in the second half

Brian

7:21

Does Judge produce more batspeed than other players?

Jeff Sullivan

7:21

One would assume, given the linear relationship between bat speed and EV

Travis Sawchik

7:21

We've received 1,390 messages during this chat thus far ... Well done, people

Jeff Sullivan

7:21

(Top of the fifth inning.)

Brian

7:22

Is baseball immortal?

Jeff Sullivan

7:22

Only hope is immortal

jumpstartation

7:22

Who do in-game interviews appeal to? Does anyone actually enjoy them?

Jeff Sullivan

7:22

Networks get to show off their access

Babe Lincoln

7:23

Crowdsourcing because FG > rest of internet: anyone know an easy way to get shoe polish off your hands? Just shined my shoes before an important meeting tomorrow, and now my hands are covered in black gunk.

Jeff Sullivan

7:23

Make it a Mentos commercial and cover the rest of your body in the same gunk

but don't be racist about it

Travis Sawchik

7:24

Direct all life questions to Jeff

ChatzMcGee

7:24

Stanton had the fastest bat speed according to StatCast.

Jeff Sullivan

7:24

I don't think Statcast actually measures bat speed

At least not very well

Hey we're halfway through the baseball game!

7:25

How you holding up, Travis?

Travis Sawchik

7:25

I need a timeout

Jeff Sullivan

7:25

You should take one

Travis Sawchik

7:25

Came out to amped up like Severino

We should be bullpen-ing our chats

Jeff Sullivan

7:26

That's a great idea

Travis Sawchik

7:26

too*

Jeff Sullivan

7:26

Basically we should take our own advice

Mike R

7:26

From 18.2% win probability to 26.5% on those two first inning strikeouts. https://www.fangraphs.com/livescoreboard.aspx?date=2017-10-03

Dan

7:26

Critical innings by robertson. All set for easier innings for the pen

Travis Sawchik

7:26

Ha. ... I am actually going to get a beverage

AdamZ

7:26

There is very little more deflating than a first pitch pop up.

Mike

7:26

Why would you type this shoe polish question into this chat instead of google.com?

Babe Lincoln

7:27

So most sports people used to play are extinct (e.g. gladiator stuff, things we've never even heard of), and most of the rest are clearly dying (e.g. boxing). Stands to reason that modern sports will eventually die too. We know how football will die (concussions). How will baseball eventually die?

Jeff Sullivan

7:27

Elements of it will probably evolve into a related, more action-packed sort of game

That doesn't take 4 hours

binder

7:27

who should come in next for the Yanks?

Jeff Sullivan

7:28

Kahnle

The Hamburglar

7:28

Any offseason vacation plans for you guys?

Jeff Sullivan

7:28

Probably Chile

caesar_solid

7:28

Does MLB have to wait for the next CBA to implement any new directives aimed at improving pace of play?

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