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John Bolton

4:16

Teams like the Dodgers Astros & Rays definitely also have info on the umps & how it would affect certain pitchers right?

Do you think that influenced certain rotation decisions like pitching Kershaw game 2 over Ryu?

Dan Szymborski

4:17

I think they just want Kershaw as an option to at least come out of relief in game 5

Jay Jaffe

4:17

agree with Dan on that one

Ben Clemens

4:17

Yeah seller of how much the umpire's zones matter for Kershaw vs. Ryu.

Dan Szymborski

4:17

and they could even start him - they like to get Kershaw involved in elimination games!

4:18

Plus, if you use him in Game 2 and don't need him, he has an extra day of rest before an NLCS

Wait, Trump was really tweeting about Verlander in 2012?

Ben Clemens

4:18

Tommy Pham is not having a game to remember.

Dan Szymborski

4:18

Verlander is great but very beatable. Does not have a good ERA in playoff games

4:19

I thought that was fake until I looked more closely

Ben Clemens

4:19

He had some Kershaw takes too I believe.

Randy Marsh

4:19

Hot take, but Trump's tweet about game 4 last year was actually...not *that* wrong?

Jay Jaffe

4:19

ok, folks, I'm off to get "Bartola" (the in-utero name of my now 3-year-old daughter). I'll be back on here at 9ish for some more chatting. Until then, you're in good hands

Dan Szymborski

4:19

We're all going to laugh about Kato Kaelin's Brewers ranting when he's the dark emperor of half the world.

Randy Marsh

4:20

Watching the Dodgers/Red Sox final innings. It is amazing how a manager takes out a pitcher who is loose & dominating through almost 7 innings, Rich Hill of Dodgers, and brings in nervous reliever(s) who get shellacked. 4 run lead gone. Managers do it all the time, big mistake!

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"nervous reliever(s) who get shellacked" is a great phrase

Dan Szymborski

4:21

Guys, we're going to have a chat interregnum between the end of this game and the start of the Yankees-Twins chat.

Randy Marsh

4:21

Considering the state of the Dodger relievers after the 18 inning game, I really do think Hill should've faced more batters that game

Hinchy

4:22

With a 4-0 lead, do you take Verlander out earlier than usual? And if you try to, does he say No?

Dan Szymborski

4:22

You take him out, but you send Anthony Fenech to the mound to do it.

Ben Clemens

4:23

I've learned a few tricks recently from having a puppy. Perhaps you could dangle a treat of some type just in front of his face, then keep moving it towards the dugout so that he follows.

Derek

4:23

wait is there a second chat for the NLDS games? Or are we just pretending the NL doesn't exist?

Dan Szymborski

4:23

We're doing Official FanGraphs Chats for Games 1, and the last two "if necessary" games in DS and CS.

4:24

We're only chatting each game of the World Sereis

Too much chatting and you guys will tire of us, especially tire of me!

Lunar verLander

4:25

Did anything ever come from that Fenech/Astros situation?

Dan Szymborski

4:25

I think there wasn't much more to do at this point then MLB to express their official displeasure

Andrew

4:25

Anyone else get a little slowdown on that Reddick double play? I know last night everyone was getting choppy video.

Dan Szymborski

4:25

My end looks fine.

Dystopian Future

4:25

Tell Verlander the 2016 Cy Young Award is in the clubhouse and if he comes out of the game he can claim it, hand-delivered by Rick Porcello.

Ben Clemens

4:25

Yeah, same here. I had severe choppiness in the LAD/WAS game last night, but today is crystal clear.

Nick

4:26

By UZR, the Twins and Yankees were two of the worst fielding teams in MLB. Can we expect to see some sloppy fielding plays? Or is that a silly question, since it presupposes the existence of balls in play in a Twins Yankees series?

Ben Clemens

4:26

The Astros mascot at the left periphery of the shot is freaking me out.

Dan Szymborski

4:26

Haha, ball in play

Jason

4:26

Ben, the problem with that is that the Rays hitters might object to getting dangled in front of Verlander.

Lunar verLander

4:27

Lot of broken bats this game...

Ben Clemens

4:27

That Adames play was very impressive.

4:28

The average arm strength among shortstops these days is otherworldly.

Jason

4:29

Instead of using special announcers who obviously aren't even sure which sport they're commenting on, Fox should just put the regional broadcasters for both teams in the same booth and let them shout at each other. Would be far more entertaining, and probably more informative too.

Ben Clemens

4:30

Today's booth seems like they like baseball. I'm not displeased with them.

4:31

It's hard to keep up a good flow of banter when the game starts to feel out of hand.

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