JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/23/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 3/23/20

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Ben Clemens

2:40

I wonder if Travis will write about his team in our baseball hiatus.

That'd be fun.

Quarantini, Shaken Not Stirred

2:40

Happy National Puppy Day, Ben! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FbV6VAAKh/?igshid=r8rbcemk8c8p

Ben Clemens

2:41

I meant to say this on an earlier comment of yours.

But I made a quarantine margarita that I thought was pretty decent over the weekend. 2 parts tequila, 3 parts lime seltzer water, a splash of lime juice, and enough simple syrup (made with cane sugar) that you get a little color.

Highly recommend it.

Quarantini, Shaken Not Stirred

2:41

I've heard Cardinals territory is spread out so much because of wide-spread radio availability. I don't know if it was always 1120 AM back in the day, but the radio broadcast spanned many, many states

Ben Clemens

2:42

Yeah I've heard this as well. I will say that we got KMOX in Oak Ridge, and it's probably 7 or 8 hours from STL, but I think being the westernmost and southernmost team for quite a while helped at least as much as the broadcast range.

PurpleMagic

2:42

Better career: Lux or Hiura? Better 2020( or 2021 at this point)

Ben Clemens

2:43

I like Lux more, but I don't have super high confidence in that.

2:44

I'm kinda skeptical of Hiura's extreme power numbers, but he has room to be worse and still be a very valuable player.

2:45

I think Lux will hit for enough average to make his power play up more than Hiura's, basically.

Guest

2:45

All the Jackbox games are amazing anyway, but even more so during a quarantine, and I have been playing the crap out of them with friends over the last few days. We've been using Discord but any screen sharing software would work!

Ben Clemens

2:46

Jackbox is super fun, agreed.

I'm going to see if people in our next hangout/board game night have it, but if not I'll probably download it so we can play it.

dez88GOAT

2:47

over under on games played this season?

Ben Clemens

2:47

Ugh

Not to your question, to be clear.

To the situation.

2:48

Uh, I think it should be around 81.

Because there's no point in setting it at 40 or whatever

They wouldn't play a 40-game season, I don't think.

But I don't think 81 is the median -- I think the median might actually be zero?

So you'd need some odds.

Derek

2:49

It sucks that the Olympics are postponed, but I can't help but smile at the fact that the spokesman guy's name is literally Dick Pound. Because I'm a child, apparently.

Ben Clemens

2:50

That, and then uh

Have you seen the cover of his book?

laughing

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https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Olympics-Behind-Scenes-Politics/dp/04708...

Like buddy

You're doing yourself no favors.

Stevil

2:50

Should teams with budget restraints be more inclined/desperate to move salary given the situation (eg: Colorado with Desmond or Davis) and should teams with more flexibility be willing to eat salary *if* a desperate team were willing to attach prospects to move a bad contract? These are the kind of questions you can expect when bored fans are drinking on an empty stomach.

Ben Clemens

2:51

Eh. Baseball teams aren't really small businesses, and I'm skeptical that their fixed costs are so high that they're in significant danger of failing if they don't cut costs.

I'm also not sure how salary will even work this year?

2:52

I think that changing our valuation of money dramatically during this uncertain time might make sense for a tiny business (my local bakery) or for individuals, but I don't think it's optimal for teams.

Quarantini, Shaken Not Stirred

2:53

https://secure.act-sf.org/gloria-tonistone-streaming/1375 consider checking this out and local SF theater. I'll be tuning in :).

Ben Clemens

2:53

This is pretty cool. I hadn't heard about this, but I'm in desperate need of some culture.

Board games at home can only carry you so far.

And it's a pretty neat way to support a local business as well if you're in SF.

2:54

I'll be honest, I don't know much about Toni Stone.

But a baseball-themed play that you can watch at home that supports good causes?

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