JotCast | 2019 World Series Game 4 Chat

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Meg Rowley

8:32

I only do that if I am at friend events where there are other baseball people. Trying to decide now if just not seeing my friends for a month is less rude than that?

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

8:34

"Can't hit it any harder."
EV: 102.8
I assure you, Juan Soto can hit the ball much better than that.

Meg Rowley

8:35

Max this year was 112.8 per Savant, average 91.3

8:37

"Four consecutive singles in the first inning of a world series game" is such a bad, unfun fun fact

Eric A Longenhagen

8:37

(notes Urquidy is a bucket-strider)

Dennis

8:37

c'mon 102.8 is pretty high. u dont expect john buck to see the difference in real time

Meg Rowley

8:37

Nah, I wouldn't expect him to.

Howie in KS

8:41

Kendrick’s stripes are always delightful

Meg Rowley

8:42

Agreed -- they're good.

Tinker to Taylor to SoldiertoSpy

8:44

Eric, at minor league games, do you take notes on pitchers' batting? What about their fielding, which would be relevant in both leagues?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:44

Watching pitchers field is a good way to assess athleticism. I barely ever see pitchers hit in the minors. It's a universal DH until Double-A, and even then it's rare.

Albert

8:45

What is a bucket-strider?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:45

What Urquidy was doing, watch how he strides when he hits again.

kevinthecomic

8:45

nasty break on that pitch

stever20

8:47

Amazing to think next year this slot would have been Lance McCullers Jr.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:48

bangerszn

8:50

Eephus curveball from Corbin is a sign he's gonna smoke &mirrors his way through the lineup one more time? Rendon is incredible, btw. Not like you don't already know.

Meg Rowley

8:50

He was chewing seeds while he did that.

One time, I just fell out of a chair. Was sitting, and shifted my feet, and fell out of the chair.

sucramrenrut

8:51

This is definitely Rendon's coming out party for the more casual baseball viewer right?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:52

yeah, a Bumgrarnery ascent in the zeitgeist.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

8:53

Is 32 old to have never changed a tire?

Meg Rowley

8:54

I learned how, but have never had to do it in a real game as it were, so I'd probably google it

Train Noises

8:54

Rendon is hitting like .215 with a couple doubles in the WS. Not the biggest coming out thus far.

Meg Rowley

8:55

The fielding has been noticeably good.

Dennis

8:56

what type of contract do u guess Rendon will get this offseason?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:57

hmmm, 8/250?

Boras is gonna be so busy.

stever20

8:58

Going to be a really interesting inning here. Urquidy at 24 pitches(both his playoff outings were mid 40's). His spot is due up 4th next inning.

Meg Rowley

8:59

Boras must be excited to get to choreograph the whole deal, instead of only having half of it like last year.

Joe Maddon’s Bunts

9:01

Is today’s game (and I guess this series at large) pivotal in determining whether the Astros are a dynasty or not? Especially with Cole leaving

Meg Rowley

9:02

Two championships in three years is the beginning of a solid case. I think (or hope) that the events of this week away from the field will have as much to do with how we view their "dynasty" but I've been disappointed before! (gestures at the everything of the last week)

Fire Ken Tremendous

9:03

I'm watching the movement on some of these pitches and asking myself "urquidding me?"

Meg Rowley

9:03

Good grief.

Eric A Longenhagen

9:03

Backdoor, right-on-right changeups are my favorite pitch.

stever20

9:05

this umpire seems like he's had the best strike zone of the series so far.

Meg Rowley

9:06

It seems more consistent than any of the others at least

Eric A Longenhagen

9:06

Would you pick up Adam Eaton's $9.5 million player option?

Yes (83.1% | 69 votes)

No (16.9% | 14 votes)

Total Votes: 83

kevinthecomic

9:07

Since Eric is on the chat: what do we think of Jose Suarez's season? No longer deserving of a 50 FV or just a 21 year old over matched in MLB?

Eric A Longenhagen

9:07

Stuff just wasn't as crisp as he came back from the injury. I'd still 50 him now but if his stuff still isn't totally back in the spring, that's when he'd start falling.

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