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Patrick
9:37
Look at Chris Archer and Ryne Stanek. Some players aren’t as good once they leave the better player development teams.
Meg Rowley
9:37
when guys learn a new pitch grip that unlocks something, they don't forget it when they go elsewhere
Ben Clemens
9:37
Yeah, although the Archer thing.... he didn't look like a world-beater when he was still on the Rays.
Now, the Pirates seem to have made him WORSE.
9:38
There are rumors that the Astros are looking into a Men in Black-style mind eraser.
But nothing confirmed.
Lunar verLander
9:39
Ben...what if they've used it on you?
Meg Rowley
9:39
Not the craziest Astros rumor I've ever heard
Ben Clemens
9:39
We'd never know! That said, I've never met anyone from the Astr----- wait a dang second.
dazzle ship
9:39
a ball cannot pick up speed after hitting the ground - physics
Ben Clemens
Matt
9:40
Is anyone surprised that the Pirates wanted Arrrrcher? Maybe they go for YArrrrrrborough next.
Meg Rowley
9:40
oh jeez
Paul Gray
9:40
A denuralizer Ben
Ben Clemens
9:40
Paul, I didn't know you worked for the Astros.
Lunar verLander
9:41
*neuralizer
Ben Clemens
9:41
Well your *name* makes it sound like you work for them. This is all very confusing.
Matt
9:44
Chirinos is wearing the catcher's mask with the springs. I was trying to remember recently...who's the MLBer behind that? Was it Grandal?
Ben Clemens
Ralph Rowdie
9:44
Somehow, someway, I like to think this Rays team has helped reinstill a little baseball fandom into Jeff Sullivan’s life. For that, I am grateful.
Lunar verLander
9:45
Joke's on you, Ben: all of the people in this chat work for the Astros. We're all in the same conference room right now.
Meg Rowley
9:45
ok now I get the short rest ting
thing even
Trent
9:46
In light of post-season announcing crews, I think this comic should read at least once each October: https://xkcd.com/904/
Ben Clemens
9:46
Haha yeah it's just everyone frantically asking FanGraphs what to do. I'd love that to be the model.
Patrick
9:47
I wonder what the conversation is like between Astros employees right now.
Ben Clemens
9:47
Trent- I use this one at least once a month:
https://xkcd.com/552/
Meg Rowley
9:47
Dylan, they did a swear
Ben Clemens
9:48
Dylan, they probably did a lot of swears
Meg Rowley
9:49
How long do we think these last few innings will take?
Ben Clemens
9:51
Matt
9:51
1 hour and 15 minutes.
Patrick
9:51
An hour
Fire Ken Tremendous
9:51
They will take until the Opera lady sings to quote 21st century Yogi Berra
Mick
9:51
As long as they need to take, Meg. As long as they need to
Ben Clemens
9:51
This is how the Yankees-Twins games felt to me.
John Smoltz
9:52
It wouldn't take all that long if they just let the starters pitch deep into the games like in my days!
Ben Clemens
9:54
I actually have talked to a decent amount of people who love Smoltz as an announcer, and that's interesting to me. I guess it just goes to show that there's more than one way to love baseball.
Meg Rowley
9:54
I also think it really depends what he is talking about and the game state
9:55
I haven't minded him with Davis, and he was fine with Costas before that game lasted 10 hours.
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