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Giodude
9:55
dang xBA of 0.050 on Gleyber's home and 0.950 on Stanton's
AvatarJay Jaffe
9:55
xBA... isn't always the most useful metric
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:56
Guys it's his 7th postseason game
Richard
9:56
I miss Primer game chatter.
Hire Joe Morgan?
9:57
Speaking of which, can you remind us of the chat schedule?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:57
A lot of chats are still up in the air!
But the next chats are possible game 5s, I believe
Hire Joe Morgan?
9:57
I'm convinced Flaherty is a demigod.  So when he wins game three, it'll only be 2-1, which is manageable.
Eric
9:57
How much longer does Tanaka pitch?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:57
As long as he's not allowing hits and his pitch count is low, I don't see the need to be too cute
he's not even at 70
Pieman
9:58
I am currently staying in a hotel that has a “kitty hotel” out back. Food and water bowls alongside plenty of hot delicious grass. Walking around one might see at least a half dozen strays for a couple of blocks around.
AvatarJay Jaffe
9:58
my guess is that he's done when the lineup turns over
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:58
I think at 3-0, they'll be less urgent to move him
remove
AvatarJay Jaffe
9:58
maybe but it doesn't take much to get the Astros back in this with that lineup
10:00
now, they might target Brantley with a lefty so Tanaka could get one more batter
Richard
10:01
One thing for sure: Tanaka isn't tipping his pitches. Because they haven't got a clue where half of them are going.
toyotathon
10:01
Tanaka is an absolute savage
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:01
savages are on the mound too!
Wire Fan
10:02
Wasn't Tanaka in Game 1 more about getting him a home game 5?  He has been much better at home (though you wouldn't know that tonight)
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:03
i suspect it was a combination of the two things
they liked how he looked in the ALDS, had the flexibility to make the switch, and got themselves a home start to boot
10:04
the fact that the Astros don't have a huge LHB presence (Brantley and Alvarez) probably played into it too
in terms of less urgency to use Paxton in Game 1
Hire Joe Morgan?
10:05
What is the Yankees' plan for Sabathia?  He's on the roster, but I can't imagine how they'd use him.
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:05
CC could be a spot lefty or a mop-and-bucket guy
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:05
Mopup, long guy, spots
Hire Joe Morgan?
10:05
They actually categorized one of Greinke's pitchers as an Eephus!
Wire Fan
10:05
Is it batter to batter at this point? (Tanaka pitches until someone reaches base)
Adam2
10:05
I’d keep Tanaka in until he gives up another baserunner. The beauty of the odd-numbered lead is that even if the reliever promptly gives up a HR you still have the lead.
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:06
ADAM-ROD!
Hicks
10:06
How will I be used?
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:06
In fact, they should try not to hit a solo home run because then you give the opposing team a much desired even run lead
Ugh
10:06
'If you believe in WAR' this is going to be a rough discussion
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:07
Hicks: defensive replacement for Stanton, with Gardner moving from CF-LF
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:07
"the replacement that you use will be better than whatever or whomever they do Aaron Boone"
Hire Joe Morgan?
10:07
Maybe they're baseball pacifists.
Or embrace a non-interventionist baseball policy.
Viva Las Vegas
10:07
It's a good bet Pressly sees a lot of action in this series
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