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Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 2/6/2020

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Ben Clemens

1:34

But wouldn't that be kind of sweet? I need to think about it more but off the top of my head it's genius.

Snid

1:34

How much does the bread matter in a sandwiche?

Ben Clemens

1:34

Totally underrated. I'm a sucker for good bread. Though I'm also probably a sandwich non-traditionalist in that I'm willing to call a burrito a sandwich depending on the filling

Fat Matt

1:36

I have a soft spot for Steven Souza Jr. At a Yankees game a heckler was riding him the whole game. He looked like a huge slob and was wearing a v neck undershirt below his wide open jersey. Souza turned around and made his uniform into a v neck and I thought it was hilarious. The heckler didn't get it.

Ben Clemens

1:37

Wow uh, A+

Live baseball is so fun b/c of moments like this

Votto's trolling is great too

Overbearing Padre

1:37

Will launch angle solve all of Hosmer's problems?

Ben Clemens

1:37

I don' think so? I think the launch angle revolution was always a little overplayed, and Hosmer's issue is more that his natural swing generates power in weird ways. Cameron probably is just stewwwwwing in that deal.

Drunk Vince Coleman

1:38

Fun fact: I work with the Angel's Stadium Votto heckler. Votto & him are friendly now.

Ben Clemens

1:38

!!!

We've got a celebrity here folks

sodo mojo

1:38

Best 2 player board game you enjoy? I have a soft spot for Patchwork.

Ben Clemens

1:38

Never heard of Patchwork but I'll put it on my list.

1:39

Vindication is fun as a two player game.

Asante

7 Wonders Duel

Two Player Board Games

1:39

Jaipur and 7 Wonders Duel are the go-tos in my house

Ben Clemens

1:39

Yeah Jaipur and Asante are kinda similar I believe

Cody

1:39

What do you think of Peloton's stock? Buy or sell? What about Casper?

Ben Clemens

1:40

Oh so, I want to be clear that a) i won't offer any financial advice and b) you shouldn't take mine even if i did

My job was all in very levered relative value trades focusing on bonds and swaps

Literal no clue about any stocks

1:41

Index funds are where I invest

Like a normie

Just curious

1:41

I always thought it was hilarious how Cameron goes to the Padres after multiple articles “belittling” Hosmer and then they sign him in a matter of weeks.

Ben Clemens

1:41

It never gets old.

Books!

1:41

I'm a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and his other books but I haven't dug into Stormlight yet. The hype is warranted?

Ben Clemens

1:41

Yeah I loved it. He's just a great writer overall. The scope is so grand that I'm curious what's gonna happen, but yeah.

Just curious

1:41

Smallworld is a very solid two player game or Mystic Vale if you dont mind a touch of solitaire.

Ben Clemens

1:41

We have Smallworld but haven't played in a while. I seem to remember it being fun and also quick.

1:42

Which is a good double.

Drunk Vince Coleman

1:42

If a burrito is a sandwich is a taco a flatbread?

Ben Clemens

1:43

Ooh spicy. Tacos are similar to sandiwches right?

1:43

Is there news on Kingkiller 3 release that I hadn't heard?

Ben Clemens

1:43

Oh dangit was that earlier reader just pump faking me?

I don't have any info, just relaying things here.

Just curious

1:43

8-20-20!!!

Ben Clemens

1:43

There you go.

1:44

Okay guys, the baseball part of this chat is winding down, so for the last 10 minutes or so I'll try some quick takes on baseball but also mainly someone asked the sandwich continuum question:

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