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Ben Clemens
8:55
Looks like BBRef WAR based on Khris Davis.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:55
Heh, I had the same reaction
Ben Clemens
8:56
After two innings:
True Outcomes 12
Lyin' Outcomes 6
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:56
Because I got depressed realizing that Khris Davis was at -1.0 WAR a couple days ago and saw that was at -0.3.
Lunar verLander
8:56
Why aren't all stats some portmanteau of bacon?
Ben Clemens
8:56
Yeah Dan I did the same thing. I was like wow, he got hot!
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
8:56
In-inning cutaways to commercials are the worst 2019 baseball development, change my mind.
Audrey Stark
8:56
PREACH
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:57
YOUR EVENT IS IN A COMMERCIAL BREAK
kevinthecomic
8:57
If the pitchers best friend is the double play, what is the triple play? His Tinder date?
stever20
8:57
do you think Nats are going to start Strasburg on Friday?  Only threw 34 yesterday.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:57
I think it's Anibal
Audrey Stark
8:58
The Lerner family will personally duct tape Strasburg to the bullpen wall before letting him start.
Ben Clemens
8:58
I'd start Anibal. There's not a ton of reason to start Stras if you aren't trying to bring him back for game 5, and you have Corbin for that.
Audrey Stark
8:58
*has 2012 flashbacks*
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:59
I'm surprised that we haven't gotten to the point were TV broadcasters beam different commercials based on the demographics of the people on the cable bill.
Ben Clemens
8:59
Also, the ribbon on the bottom of the Statcast broadcast has barrels leaders. That's cool, and I think is a way they could do a good job making the statistic more popular.
"These dudes hit the ball hard a lot."
John Smoltz
8:59
Morton is having a magnificent outing. I haven’t seen him this sharp since early June/mid-April.
Ben Clemens
8:59
Maybe he just hasn't seen him pitch since early June.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:00
I love how Mike says things that he can actually back up as being true. The national gang too often just asserts lots of really odd things.
Wire Fan
9:00
Given the Nats pen wouldn't you want a rested Straw for game 5? (to backup Corbin)
Ben Clemens
9:00
Ooh this is an interesting point I've under-considered.
kevinthecomic
9:00
Yandy! Yandy! Yandy!
Ben Clemens
9:00
Maybe you run him in Game 3 and Scherzer in Game 4? Whoever is the Game 3 starter will have a throw day for Game 5
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:01
Yandy is really the best player who has a first name that sounds like a failing discount phone provider with an obnoxious logo.
Derek
9:01
PSA: The ESPN2 broadcast is like a million times better than ESPN.
Guest
9:01
that high fastball away is getting targeted huh
Belli Flop
9:01
We don't need to consider these scenarios because the Dodgers will sweep the Nationals behind Joctober. Totally 100% gonna happen
Ben Clemens
9:02
Yeah, huge props to the broadcast for specifically pointing out that A's batters are pouncing on the high away fastball.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:02
Joctober is one of my favorite baseball portmanteaus
Joctoberfest!
Audrey Stark
9:02
This game is gonna be eight hours long.
Ben Clemens
9:03
My biggest nerd baseball pet peeve is the use of x as a modifier of things that aren't necessarily predictive.
agam22
9:03
Manaea will always xFIP though
Ben Clemens
9:03
Whoops forgot to click the comment in first.
xFIP isn't a terrible offender but xwOBA, xwOBACON, xBABIP, you name it
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:04
And heeeeeeere comes the petit jury.
Belli Flop
9:04
But zBABIP though?
Ben Clemens
9:04
Now zBABIP, that's a babbip I can get behind.
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