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AvatarDan Szymborski
10:58
I wonder what Jacoby Ellsbury is doing something right now.
Wire Fan
10:58
How legit do you guys think Urshela's bat is going forward?  Is he at least league average next year?  wRC+ 110-120?
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:58
120 is aggressive
larryv
10:58
isn't A-Rod's commentary generally pretty solid? i thought the even/odd leads thing was so out of character, but tbf i don't listen to a ton of TV analysis (for obvious reasons)
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:58
100-110 sounds about right.
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:58
The thing is, A-Rod at least likes baseball and not everything he says is crazy
stever20
10:58
Yankees are in good shape they have an even lead now.  A Rod said so.
Fat Matt
10:58
Keeping Lyons over Wade surprised me more than Voit
5 Run Homer
10:58
Smoltz is generally fine as long as he’s not with Buck
the thing is, when he’s with Buck he gets a lot worse, and Buck is no fun either
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:59
You need someone who can engage more with Smoltz and keep him straying off on weird things.
Buck isn't the person to do that.
Listen to how little Buck interacts with Smoltz on a baseball point.
Alfredo
10:59
Yankees were only going to keep Wade on the roster if they were playing Tampa. They really liked the matchup of Roe vs Wade
stever20
11:00
Wish Joe Girardi was part of this booth....
AvatarJay Jaffe
11:00
Man, Girardi was excellent during the Division Series.
11:02
I enjoyed his work in that booth, with Kenny Albert and A.J. Pierzynski, and I never thought I'd say that going in
11:04
I always liked dealing with Girardi when he managed. Gave thoughtful answers that never sounded defensive even when i asked about why this reliever if it didn't work out
Adam2
11:04
3-0 swinging up 5 in the 9th. Violation of unwritten rules?
larryv
11:04
even getting Gleyber out doesn't stop him from knocking one in
Art of the Deal
11:04
I will gladly loan you 4 months of Aroldis Chapman for 6 years of Geyer Torres
Andrew
11:05
Girardi's presence made A.J. significantly more bearable
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:05
A.J. is mostly decent, which surprised me.
AvatarJay Jaffe
11:05
if the Astros score a touchdown in the bottom of the ninth, they can still win if they go for the two
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:07
I don't mind ads that increase bourbon awareness.
larryv
11:07
lol is the train conductor guy up there taking a nap? sure looked like it
Dystopian Future
11:07
Remember when Girardi removed Justin Wilson in the middle of an AB for Betances and then when asked why later, he just said "Strategy"? That was hilarious.
AvatarJay Jaffe
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:07
I heard a story from a source that Cashman would get the analytics guys to do printouts of some key points and Girardi would just dump 'em in the garbage.
AvatarJay Jaffe
11:08
a wild pitch had moved the tying run to scoring position , hence the move, i guess
11:10
ok, seven run lead in the 9th, i think i can crack a beer now (Cigar City Guyabera, a lovely Citra-based pale ale, for those wondering).
Jon
11:12
Is Tanaka more likely to pitch game 4 since he only threw 68 pitches?
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:12
This, sadly, might be the last time an SI piece is ever discussed
AvatarJay Jaffe
11:12
it leaves open the possibility, and certainly creates some intrigue.
Semper Fi
11:12
Thumbs up for Biggio and Bagwell staying until the finish.  I woulda been long gone
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:13
AL Astros still feels weird
I'm still getting used to NL Brewers
Dystopian Future
11:13
"They had to switch leagues, so they had to completely overhaul their roster" oh no John Smoltz I don't think that's what you meant to say
AvatarDan Szymborski
11:14
it's why the team had to rebuild! all that switching leagues
Ed Wade had assembled a group of highly skilled NL players. They need AL players!
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