JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/15/23

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 5/15/23

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Ben Clemens

2:29

He has one pitch

It's a fastball

It's just working!

Truly not sure what to say about it, I keep expecting him to crash back to earth

Shohei Fan Club

2:29

Most entertaining team for Shohei to sign with? I would say Seattle as the combo of him and Julio would be a blast to watch.

Ben Clemens

2:30

For me, it's the Giants

I live in SF, so

But yeah, Mariners are a good one

YardGoat

2:30

Hello Ben. Are the Pirates good? The dichotomy between the April Pirates and May Pirates has me real confused

Ben Clemens

2:30

No

I mean, I hate to say it, but no

I don't think they're terrible or anything

But I don't think they're a .500 true talent team

Walla Walla Ron Washington

2:31

Over/ under Paxton starts this season: 5.5?

Ben Clemens

2:31

oof

boy that's low

I'm gonna go over!

Appa Yip Yip

2:31

Did you know that Wilson Contreras is fixed? Had a great week doing *indistinct mumbling* and has the full confidence of the front office and coaching staff you love to see it.

laughing

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Ben Clemens

2:32

Wait, did you see the Derrick Gould article about it??!?!

Goold, excuse me

Here is Contreras's quote from that: "It's all the same. I don't think I had to change anything."

2:33

Truly a gross moment in Cardinals franchise history, I hope their spineless move to throw a player under the bus is remembered and held against this team

party

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I like the Cardinals a lot, obviously

THis whole situation was just gross

D

2:33

Has your opinion of the Mookie trade changed at all since it happened?

Ben Clemens

2:33

Hm, not really

2:34

I mean, I thought the Red Sox were being dumb by trading away a franchise pillar and would struggle to replace his huge contributions

and what do you know, that was all true

Mugghead

2:34

Alvarado get the bulk of saves when he returns?

Ben Clemens

2:34

Yeah, I think so

Meandthecaptain

2:34

Hey Ben, thanks for all these glorious chats. Do you have a game rec for 2 ppl who want some strategy plus 2 ppl that say they don’t care but are actually intensely competitive?

need a little replayability since we’ll be in the outer banks for a week. Thanks!

Ben Clemens

2:34

Ooh, good question

So two different recs, but I'll try to link the two together

2:35

My wife and I have really enjoyed Taverns of Tiefenthal as a two-player game, it does not feel competitive but we both really like winning

and you just build your own tavern and bring in guests to give beer and brandy, kinda satisfying engine

aside from that, I think my favorite replayable two player game is Tranquility

2:36

It's cooperative, so maybe that's not what you're looking for, but intensely satisfying to get right

basically you have to place some numbers in a grid according to a set of rules, but you don't get to talk to each other and both have to help fill out the grid

and if hyou do it wrong you'll lose, which I like

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