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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 10/3/22

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3:09

Do you think there's a chance the Padres and Phillies essentially "throw" the last three games in a race to the bottom of the bracket? Going through the Mets and Dodgers seems more difficult than the Cardinals and Braves.

Ben Clemens

3:10

I don't. Particularly with the Phillies not having clinched, but I think both teams are going to try to get their pitching right and try not to disrupt the rhythm of their position players much at all

DMcKee

3:10

Maris hit 61 HR in '61. Isn't it the symmetry the real accomplishment here? And if so, why are we not talking about Ryan Mountcastle hitting 22 in '22?

Ben Clemens

3:11

What, no love for Jake Cronenworth, Jonathan India, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Cesar Hernandez, and Trey Mancini hitting 21 in '21?

Rey Sanchez, like a jerk, hit one homer in 2000 and zero in 2001

3:12

So he wasted my time trying to hunt down the funniest symmetry

i read fangraphs

3:12

holy shit Cesar Hernandez hit 21 HRs in 21? I think he hit his first like a month ago and maybe hasn't gotten one since

Ben Clemens

3:12

I wanted SO BADLY for him to have zero this year so that he could be the player who went from the biggest number to 0

and yeah, he has exactly one this year

3:13

Alright, short chat today, but I'm going to go cook some lunch -- zucchini and rice today, nice and simple

Talk to all of you next week, and probably for some plyaoff chats too soon.

Have a great day

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