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Ben Clemens

2:26

but it's hard to disentangle that from the beautiful setting

Woeba

2:26

guessing you don't like wrigley/fenway?

Ben Clemens

2:26

I don't but I respect people who do

It's just not the way I want my baseball experience to go

DisgruntledClevelander

2:27

Coors is gorgeous, though the on-field product sucking is a downer. Had great experiences there.

Ben Clemens

2:27

The only reason I didn't put Coors on there is that some of the summer sun games are brutally hot

those seats just COOK

Tanks again Rockies

2:27

Will MLB start using AI for balls and strikes?

Ben Clemens

2:27

oh man I sure hope not

although it'd be great if players who were most adept at convincing AI to change its answers got rewarded

2:27

Thanks for the 2B power rankings. Any projections you personally doubt? Albies felt a little low to me, at least versus Gleyber. Estrada also underrated, though you explained why in the write-up.

Ben Clemens

2:28

I was just confused by Gleyber's, basically

What?

2:28

Citi and Oracle are not better than Dodger Stadium, Coors, and Camden

Ben Clemens

2:28

I actually haven't been to Dodgers stadium but...

I think that Oracle being really good is a very widely shared opinion

these are all just opinions, to be clear

Matt

2:28

In Ottoneu, I have 3 Cs because I'm a moron (Naylor, Wells, Herrera). Then Realmuto came on waivers, and I struck. SHuld I drop Herrera? I feel there might be a breakout there, but that roster spot seems more valuable used differently

Ben Clemens

2:29

I think so, just because the playing time breakout is gonna be tough

2:29

If one team in the NL Central were to pull away from the pack and win 90+ games, who is most likely to pull it off?

Ben Clemens

2:29

I don't think it's likely, but I'd take the Cardinals just because if their pitchers are better than expected, things will work really well

I don't think it'll happen

I think their pitchers are bad

2:30

but if they're like 4-ish ERA guys down the line, they're gonna soak up a ton of innings and the offense is good

liam

2:30

i feel like target field should get an hm, underrated imo

Ben Clemens

2:30

I've never been, and I'd like to go

I think Minnesota is a really good sports city, so I assume a summer game there would be glorious

DisgruntledClevelander

2:30

I mean. That's every summer sun game. Progressive Field's upper decks are awful in the early afternoons in the summer.

Ben Clemens

2:30

I think that Coors is a little worse b/c of the bright mountain sun and some of the layout, but fair

TomBruno23

2:30

EW is set to record before Shohei speaks? Why...

Ben Clemens

2:31

We're drafting bold predictions

they may record something else about that part separately, but also might just do a whole separate pod about it

Dan

2:31

I wouldn't put it past a bookie to change records in light of being investigated and possibly leaned on but I would suggest a bookie without perfectly annotated records (or at least the ability to create them) doesn't last very long

Ben Clemens

2:31

Oh sure

I'm just saying, front book vs. back book

obviously they need to be able to keep track.... but I'd imagine that as soon as the track has been kept, the obfuscation would start

challenge system

2:31

what’s your preference on robo umps vs challenge system? I like the players being able to use a certain amount of challenges on balls and strikes, not so much the automatic system

Ben Clemens

2:32

I think that it'll go the way of tennis

challenge system for a while, then after a decade they just switch to full auto

Didace

2:32

The only bad stadium I've been to is Chase Field.

Ben Clemens

2:32

I went to Chase for the WBC and it was so clear that they weren't used to it being full to capacity

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