JotCast | 2018 World Series Game One Live Chat

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Meg Rowley

11:18

screengrabs please!

John

11:18

Dodgers defense tonight has been disgusting to watch.

Jeff Sullivan

11:18

Underrated big difference between these two teams! The Dodgers are versatile but not actually that effective

Tyler

11:19

oh no, 2 minutes between pitches now

Santiago

11:19

Baez still takes forever to throw?

Jay Jaffe

11:19

on a positive note, the rest of your life will seem to last that much longer.

Meg Rowley

11:19

not literally forever, but figuratively forever

Mac

11:19

Does the catcher have to be directly behind the plate, or can he stand just to the foul side of 1st prior to a ball in play?

Jay Jaffe

11:19

time slows to the point that i can see infinity when he pitches. It's magnificent

passive voice

11:20

what's Benny's expected hits prob tonight? He has four.

Jeff Sullivan

11:20

2.03

@Mac -- gotta be in the catcher's box, I'm afraid

Meg Rowley

11:20

Pretty sure the rules specify where the catcher and pitcher have to be

yeah

that

Jeff Sullivan

11:20

(There is a catcher's box)

Anonymous

11:21

A hitter calling time when facing Baez should be considered a warcrime

Jeff Sullivan

11:21

He deserved to strike out and look stupid like that

Meg Rowley

11:21

This is in the bylaws in The Hague

Joe

11:21

I’m a dodgers’ fan, man is this team not aesthetically pleasing to watch.

Jay Jaffe

11:21

as Warren Spahn said, "Hitting is timing, pitching is upsetting timing, but Pedro Baez, man."

Neil

11:22

And no other player (besides the catcher) can be in foul territory, I believe

Meg Rowley

11:22

Yup, believe so.

nickg

11:22

Re: the question earlier about who would be the last pick in a draft of the two teams...
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25047665/mlb-ranking-all-50-players...

Birdlaw

11:22

Manfred has to be happy with Baez pitching in the postseason because it definitely makes other people want a pitch clock

Meg Rowley

11:22

You really don't notice after an inning in the minors

Hank

11:23

Think how long this game would be if Baez had to throw 4 intentional balls to JDM.

carrotjuice

11:23

The new IBB rule is great. It would have taken Baez at least a minute to throw four intentional balls.

Hank Lloyd Wright

11:23

Just remember Mark Buehrle's speed pitching fondly in between Baez pitches

Jeff Sullivan

11:23

Wade Miley the other day threw two pitches in like nine seconds! :(

Meg Rowley

11:23

Truly his best attribute as a pitcher.

Jay Jaffe

11:24

The Dodgers have won two pennants since my freshman year of college ('88). Being picky about aesthetics with that frequency makes one sound rather spoiled.

Good teams know how to win ugly, and for all of their mistakes tonight, it's not out of the question the Dodgers can steal this one, if Baez gets out of this at least.

Hank

11:24

Grandad has always been bad defensively outside of framing, is his struggle really that surprising?

Meg Rowley

11:24

Seems like a lot of good framing catchers struggle with blocking.

Nick Mar - Cake is Good

11:25

Who’s got tomorrow night’s chat? Just curious, I’ll be here either way

Jeff Sullivan

11:25

Dan and Craig are handling the lion's share of it

Meg Rowley

11:25

Obviously he's been not good in big spots this October, but generally the framing is way more important.

Mike

11:25

Numbers dont support Grandal being anything worse than average at blocking and throwing

Jeff Sullivan

11:26

The only thing slower than Pedro Baez is a pitching change to replace Pedro Baez

But those were two impressive high-fastball strikeouts!

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