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Ben Clemens
11:19
Ah, but the illusion of free will is vital to society's continued coherence.
So shhhhhhhh
Jason
11:19
If reality is just a simulation, how do we know that the game is actually out of hand?  Perhaps it's actually just one realization of a giant Monte Carlo model, and the A's are actually winning in 54% of them?
Ben Clemens
11:19
There was a paper out there arguing that simluation theory meant you should be more risk tolerant in investments
11:20
I do not think that that person was the most serious thinker I've ever met.
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:20
I didn't expect that we'd start getting into the ontological nature of time in this chat.
hildebeast21
11:20
true, learning about physics through sport is fun
Belli Flop
11:20
I like how the crowd is still supporting the team.
R
11:20
If there’s no free will I propose all fangraphs readers stage a coup it only takes a few hundred people to overthrow a country
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:20
I don't like putting on pants and I'm going to take over a COUNTRY? Nuts to that.
xHBP
11:20
Descartes is rolling in his grave somewhere, probably under a Taco Bell.
Pontoons
11:20
Nick Anderson is Brad Lidge 2.0
Belli Flop
11:20
I would just like to announce that my mother finally knows what wRC+ stands for.  Two years ago she did not know how many balls a walk was.  I am a proud son.
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:21
My mom still isn't quite sure what it is I do.
Furious George
11:21
It's all just shadows on the cave wall anyway.
LFC Mike
11:21
Taco Bell survived the franchise wars in Demolition man
Ben Clemens
11:21
My mom reads all my articles, which I'm inordinately proud of.
Lunar verLander
11:21
why would you curse Nick Anderson like that? you WANT the A's to hit a monster moonshot?
Wire Fan
11:21
How strong is the Padre position player core moving forward?   Obviously the left side of the IF is incredibly strong,  but beyond that it seems like a lot of questions.  Are they as close to serious  contention as a lot of fans seem to think?
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:21
Whoa, a baseball Q!
Ben Clemens
11:21
Oh boy, now we're talking about *baseball* again?
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:21
I think they have a lot of interesting choices to sort through. I'm fairly confident about the Padres offense.
Ben Clemens
11:22
This is maybe more of a Dan question but I think they'll be okay
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:22
They need to acknowledge that 1B is the biggest long-term offensive problem on the team, no matter what Hosmer is getting paid.
Ben Clemens
11:22
They have a hole at 1B that won't get better
Belli Flop
11:22
I'm still rooting for Oakland because I want more of The Matts this month.
Fangraphs
11:22
oakland A's have lost  (soon 9) must win games in the postseason in a row. Morton is about to win his 3rd must win (a record for a pitcher)
Audrey Stark
11:22
More Runs Matted In!
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:22
We're also getting a bit punch since we've been chatting for 3 1/2 hours.
Alex (this one, not the other)
11:22
The padres will never win until they banish their god awful bland unis. just like the rays.
Ben Clemens
11:23
Their pitching has some issues, but Paddack and some of the youngsters are good
And heck I like Perdomo
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:23
Brown's coming in full-bore for 2020
Ben Clemens
11:23
Good news, this Alex. They're switching next year!
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:23
They're unveiling the new uniforms after the season
Alex (this one, not the other)
11:23
well, their future is bright then
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:24
Proper Padres uniforms should always look like things you'd put on a hot dog.
Ben Clemens
11:24
The All Star game in San Diego was a visual delight.
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:24
Spicy brown mustard
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