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Dystopian Future
5:04
It's hilarious that fans think players aren't tough when almost all of them, probably all of them, have gotten drilled in the back by a 90MPH or harder fastball, and walked it off like nothing happened. Not that it's somehow the only measure but it's kind of comical.
Nate
5:04
On your uneasiness around a long term deal with Cole...is it because you know he'll probably get some kind of crazy deal like 8 years 250 mil or more? Because that would make me uneasy too. Haha
Ben Clemens
5:05
Nah it's just irrational. I can't shake the feeling that he could just be average again tomorrow, though the data don't really support that view.
Dystopian Future
5:05
Eric Sogard in play, run(s).
Jason
5:06
In principle, he could invent a way to send a message back in time telling himself not to throw a fastball to Altuve (and also including a note that he still needs to invent a time machine in order to prevent a paradox).  That could be a way he could get back into the game.
Ben Clemens
5:06
This is the kind of announcing I want in 6-0 games.
Cove Dweller
5:06
How much of Cole's inconsistency in Pittsburgh do you think teams are willing to blame on Searage?
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:06
I'm not sure blame Pirates as much as credit Astros
though they share some
Derek
5:06
Glasnow could do lots of things! It's just that most of them that would affect the outcome of this game would be... ill-advised.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:07
Dropping Alex Bregman through a trap door into your shark tank would affect the outcome of the series considerably.
RTR
5:07
You could say the same thing about Glasnow and the Rays/Pirates
Geoff Williams
5:07
Is this game interesting again?
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:07
MIldly
Ben Clemens
5:07
Glasnow was starting to figure it out while still on the Pirates.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:07
What do you mean they have the ability to keep it going? You said five minutes ago THEY HAD TO BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, WHICH IS IT?
Ben Clemens
5:07
No one has ever looked at Tyler Glasnow and said, eh, I just don't see it.
Dystopian Future
5:08
What could a player do to stop the game and get it restarted? Are there options?
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:08
tactical nuke
helicopter dropping giant buckets of feces
Ben Clemens
5:08
He's 80 feet tall and throws 300 miles an hour
(note: approximation only)
Jason
5:08
Well, there goes the odds of a series shutout.
Hire a cloud-seeding company, and bribe the stadium operators to open the roof.
Fangraph's Lurker
5:09
Forget robot umps, I'm in favor of robot commentators
Geust
5:09
The odds of the Rays winning this game are approx the odds of a homer being hit in any given plate appearance(almost said at bat, Ben).
Ben Clemens
5:10
Alright guys, on that note, I'm heading out to pick up Ruby from doggie daycare. Dan and soon Josh will be here for the rest of the game, and then Josh, Jay, and Meg will be here for all 73 home runs in the nightcap. Have a great day everyone!
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:11
I tried to make a robot announcer kind of
Geoff Williams
5:13
Dan, if you could write a "this is sportscenter commercial", who would you like to see the star of it be?
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:13
Someone very tall at ESPN getting in fight with someone very short in the shiny helmet room
Maybe Tristan Cockcroft vs. Danny Devito
5:14
and there IS a shiny helmet room
Dystopian Future
5:14
I don't think there's a single person out there that doesn't like Will Harris.
Tyler Glasnow hits the restart level button.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:15
Just off the NFL Gameday set, there's a room that has ALL the college football helmets. There was someone shinying them up when I was in there and there were so many, I figure that's ALL the dude's job
err college gameday
Dystopian Future
5:15
I know he struggled after coming back, but Dan, how much has your outlook changed on Dansby Swanson (if at all)? He's looked much better this year, especially in the early months. He looked legit.
AvatarDan Szymborski
5:15
I've remained cautiously optimistic about him for a long time
5:18
But that power just disappeared in the second half though I don't think sadly I can just blame leg/heel
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