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Matt
10:12
I love weird stuff. But there's something about turning a ballpark into a mingle course of sorts that's...annoying.
Meg Rowley
10:12
Eh of all the aspects of a park that bug me the most, this doesn't make the list, but I can see how it might rankle
Zack Greinke
10:13
If the Astros win game 5 does that mean I pitch games 1 and 4 against the Yankees.
Ben Clemens
10:13
Probably 1 and 5? I doubt they're getting 7 games out of Cole/JV/Greinke, so just throw Urquidy in G4 and get everyone on normal rest.
10:15
Especially, and I know that this isn't how analytics work but it is how minds work, after seeing JV tonight.
Dystopian Future
10:16
The Rays easily have the most fun bullpen in baseball, right? (As well as probably the best). Poche, Drake, Castillo, Alvarado (when he was on the team), etc
Ben Clemens
10:16
Easily.
Meg Rowley
10:16
oh yeah for sure
Alfredo
10:17
Does Tampa start Glasnow or Snell? Assuming both will pitch at some point, so maybe moot point
Ben Clemens
10:17
In Play, Run(s)
Meg Rowley
10:17
oops
Derek
10:17
The cool thing about a bullpen game is that they can use all these awesome relievers today, and then with tomorrow's day off, they'll all be available in some capacity for Game 5, right?
Ben Clemens
10:17
Yeah, bullpen games before off days are solid strategy.
10:18
Or rather, setting up your rotation to where that works is.
Matt
10:18
Technically, that ball was never in play, Ben.
Ben Clemens
10:18
I do always wonder about that. The inconsistent definitions of In Play trouble me.
Meg Rowley
10:19
Would think they start with Glas, but imagine we see both
uhhh I have 500 words on that somewhere
might dust it off
Oliver Drake
10:20
What the heck got into me.  Didn't I set some kinda record last year for getting DFA'd and claimed.  Now I'm just filthy.
Ben Clemens
10:20
Luckily, I'm into hipster Rays relievers:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/oliver-drake-changed-his-game-and-found-a-...
Meg Rowley
10:20
heh
Emiliooooooo
Joc Pedersen
10:22
2020 is my last year before free agency.  Are the Dodgers gonna move me like Puig and A. Wood before the 2019 season?
Dystopian Future
10:22
Quick reminder that Emilio Pagan was the best pitcher in baseball by xwOBA. And the Mariners traded him for Ryon Healy.
Meg Rowley
10:22
like I don't think about this once a day already
Ben Clemens
10:23
Interesting question here: I lean no, because they've done their salary shedding, but given that they already have Muncy/Seager/Bellinger as lefty bats they might decide they don't need more lefty platoon types.
I think Joc is probably a bit better than a platoon type at this point, and I'd keep him, but it has to be in play.
Alfredo
10:23
Emiliowe Pagan
Matt
10:25
I DESPISE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS
Ralph Rowdie
10:25
Sigh... why are the property brothers a thing?
Meg Rowley
10:26
Funny story, the place I get my nails done on occasion always plays HGTV but on mute, and then they play "spa music" and the last time I was in there, I swear to god the Twin Peaks snuck in there over the property brothers show
LFC Mike
10:26
And Verdugo in the mix next year for LA as a LH as well as Lux
Meg Rowley
10:26
It was very surreal
Ben Clemens
10:27
Haha mismatched soundtracks are great
Yeah honestly the more I think it out the more I think it's not crazy.
Jeez, the Dodgers are stacked.
Dodger fan
10:30
Clayton Kershaw's career wRC+ as a batter in the playoffs: 45
Cody Bellinger: 50

The sadness.
Ben Clemens
10:31
That's....
I mean, it's not great.
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