JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 1 Live Blog

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Mr. Jones

6:34

This Clayton Kershaw guy is pretty good.

Jeff Sullivan

6:34

George Springer definitely doesn't *look* like a guy with a two-strike approach

Eno Sarris

6:34

nah

Hunky Dory

6:34

This is the pace baseball should always move at.

Hal

6:34

This all feels weirdly chill and relaxed somehow, like it's a random Thursday evening in May. Maybe because of the pace? Idk

Jeff Sullivan

6:35

I think Game 1 is always a little underwhelming in terms of the feeling. The series needs time to build

Also, it's been all pitching and two solo homers

Eno Sarris

6:35

It's loud here, but yeah I mean more things could have happened, at least offensively, think of guys on base and stress that way...

alpha309

6:35

The pace of this game is amazing so far.

Jeff Sullivan

6:35

This is why people aren't wrong when they complain about baseball usually going too slow

Look what it's like when it's fast!

6:36

Slow baseball can be great, but fast baseball is *usually* great

He Hate Me

6:36

I'd like to see more balls in play and baserunners, please.

Jeff Sullivan

6:36

73 pitches for Kershaw, and he's through six

6:36

Vasgersian and Buck Martinez are an absolute treat

Jeff Sullivan

6:37

I love Matt Vasgersian

Have for a while. Such a joy

Scott Wood

6:37

I know the Dodgers are "good" but are they NL good or like MLB good?

Jeff Sullivan

6:37

They are a legitimately great baseball team. When Kershaw is healthy, as he appears, they're a juggernaut

But the Astros are also a juggernaut! Can there be coexisting juggernauts? I don't know the etymology here

John Autin

6:38

Quickest WS game this century was 152 minutes -- 2010 Game 5, Giants 3, Rangers 1, Lincecum def. Lee.

Jeff Sullivan

6:38

Cliff Lee was the most satisfying pitcher in baseball there for a few years

Eno Sarris

6:38

scully just got a standing o

Glenn

6:38

Surprising that there's only 2 runs in this heat?

Jeff Sullivan

6:38

Pitchers > heat

Jerj Clooners

6:39

Jeff, were you out on Taylor at the time of his trade or did you think he still had this success in him?

Jeff Sullivan

6:39

Never thought he had this in him, but that was before we really understood what was happening league-wide. Evaluating middling young hitters now is tremendously difficult

First-pitch out for Barnes. What a game this is!

BJOGC

6:40

This game is going to get through 9 innings in 2.5 hours but then go 17 innings just to spite us all

Jeff Sullivan

6:40

So to confirm: first pitch temperature was 103. Hottest playoff game on record

Eno Sarris

6:40

board still says 99

Jeff Sullivan

6:40

I bet it's like 110 on the field

Fangraphs lurker

6:40

gatorade pays mlb to have the pitchers wrap their arms in gatorade marked towels in order to advertise.

Jeff Sullivan

6:41

At this time I think the Division Series games were in like the top of the third

Park Chan ho's Beard

6:41

how would you describe Kershaw's/Keuchel's performance right now? Are they cruising? Wheeling? Dealing? Breezing?

Jeff Sullivan

6:41

I'd go with cruising, with breezing in my back pocket

Eno Sarris

6:42

state I'm in I'd probably try to be smart and say wheezing

Jeff Sullivan

6:42

Hitters are all wheezing out there

ChatzMcGee

6:43

How good would Kershaw be if he had like, I dunno, Strasburg’s changeup?

Jeff Sullivan

6:43

Too

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