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AvatarDavid Laurila
5:28
And goes to a lot of good concerts when he can.
Silent J
5:31
what takes longer, the Twins playoff run or the time it will take to replace McCarthy as speaker
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:31
The former, by a wide margin.
KC Pain
5:32
Was there a better one off playoff game than the Tigers-Twins in ..2010 I think?  Extra innings, throw from outfield to plate to gun down a guy, a HBP that...wasnt...but should have been called???
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:32
It pains me to say it, but Red Sox-Yankees 1978.
Michael Haneke Paneke
5:35
Umm, Royals-A’s 2014?
shortstop
5:35
Rockies-Padres in 2007 was my personal favorite
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:35
Per Texas Rangers PR, Evan Carter is the youngest batter (21 years, 35 days) in MLB history to reach safely 4+ times in his postseason debut.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:36
ROYCE CLAYMORE CHOPS OFF ANOTHER HEAD
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:36
Royce. Lewis. Wow.
Adley's Embrace
5:36
Royce Rolling
Mystery Name
5:36
Rolls Royce
AvatarJay Jaffe
5:36
good gravy
5:37
wrote about Lewis a few weeks ago, and he actually added four points to his 151 wRC+ https://blogs.fangraphs.com/royce-lewis-has-arrived-in-grand-fashion/
Brian
5:37
Im gonna call it contributors, thanks for the replies. It was an honest thank you at the start. It will never be less. Please let Meg know she does good if difficult work. I gather from Jay that not every day is happy. Thank you all for enduring the bad ones so I get so smile when I wake up. It is not a small think, and you all should be proud. I will likely poke back into chats in the playoffs. Thank you all!
AvatarJay Jaffe
5:37
Thanks, Brian!
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:38
Royce Lewis in his September Talks Hitting interview: "I try to think about things like, ‘What do I have to do in this situation to get the runner over?’ Sometimes it’s just, ‘How can I get on base for my team?’ Maybe I’m even thinking about a home run. "
AvatarJay Jaffe
Mike
5:40
Thank goodness he's healthy enough to play. Wow.
Brian
5:40
I can only smile. Baseball really is a joy sometimes.
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:41
The Tyler Kepler into linked above... Ugh.
Dan
5:44
The link (and most Twitter links I click here) doesn't work
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:44
Kepner tweeted that today's attendance of 19,704 at the Trop: according to @Stathead
, it's the lowest (non-Covid year) attendance for a postseason game in 104 years.
Michael Haneke Paneke
5:45
just checked StubHub, and tickets are SO CHEAP too. $25 for section 130 (lower level, by the right fielder)). For a playoff game!
Mike
5:48
Building that new stadium in the same place is nuts. Just nuts.
AvatarJay Jaffe
5:48
Yeah that was my view. For all of the talk about how part of the Rays' attendance problem was based on infrastructure, pffft. this does nothing to solve that problem.
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:48
Meanwhile, the COVID and flu vaccines I received roughly six hours have begun making their side-effects appearance. A nap looms after Twins-Blue Jays are finished.
5:51
Old friend Travis Sawchik, on Twitter, re attendance at the Trop today: "It’s not just a day game problem, folks. There’s been postseason games played under sunlight dating back to 1903."
Appa Yip Yip
5:51
That was a poor send
Wireless Joe Jackson
5:51
Correa's arm strength still not up for debate.
AvatarJay Jaffe
5:51
Ok folks, the Rangers take Game 1, 4-0, and that's it for me. I've got a tiny human to tend to and... apparently I just bought a house and have to gather some paperwork. Thanks for spending some time with us today and enjoy the rest of today's slate!
Wraith
5:52
It's pretty obvious to me that the stadium deal the rays landed is more about the real estate potential (the new hip thing for mlb owners) than it is about improving fan experience or drawing more fans etc
Vin
5:55
Bichette needed to do a Chris Coghlan style flip slide there
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:55
I wonder where  Christopher Brockett Coghlan is these days. Bright guy, so I assume he's being successful somewhere.
Dancing on my Own
5:55
In grad school class right now and watching the games in the back. Being judged for being a baseball fan. I'm judging everyone else for not being fans.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:57
I enjoyed the random shot at Kevin Slowey
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:58
Anyone catch time of game for Rangers-Rays? How long postseason games are this is something to watch,
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:58
Michael A. Taylor was traded for a Hall of Famer too, if you give him Michael Taylor's past, future, and mother.
Guest
5:59
This playoff system is completely broken. Gotta love the 2nd best AL team hosting the tied-3rd best while the 7th best team hosts the 6th. Why won't MLB just seed teams based on record?
AvatarDavid Laurila
5:59
Winning the division has to count for something, I suppose.
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