JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/8/20

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 6/8/20

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Ben Clemens

3:16

Yeah, this I agree with

Baseball's problem isn't game length

It's percentage of the time where nothing is happening

3:17

Like actually nothing, no one at all is moving and no attempt to play is being made

I don't think it's disqualifying; I still love going to baseball in person

I do think that time between pitches helps to take you out of the groove of watching, though

Derek

3:17

Is there any chance minor league contraction makes indy leagues more popular or at least raises the quality of play in a significant way?

Ben Clemens

3:17

Ugh, I dunno

I'd like to think so

Indy league salaries are not exactly lucrative, though

3:18

A lot of the reason they exist is becaues players are willing to make those wages hoping they hit affiliated ball

If affiliated ball shrinks, there's less chance of that working. I think you'd need to see increased gate receipts that upped their pay

That then attracted the guys who would otherwise be in affiliated ball

I do not know if that's likely, though I'm skeptical it would be immediate

3:19

Particularly now, with going to a stadium not being high on most people's lists of fun activities given COVID

The Stranger

3:19

My takeaway from Jay’s article about 50-game windows last year was that the playoff teams looked surprisingly reasonable. Can we actually feel okay about the results from a short season?

Ben Clemens

3:19

Sorry, big leap back to earlier, but I missed throwing this in and liked the point

I'm curious what it would look like if you sliced EVERY 50 game sample

Curious enough to write it myself? We'll see

3:20

I think that feeling okay about the results isn't a huge deal, though

Who cares how we feel about the results

I don't watch baseball because I'm going to look back in ten years and say, yep, those 2018 Rockies deserved to tie for the NL west crown, lose in the tiebreaker, win the WC game, then lose in the NLDS

3:21

I'm gonna say, jeez, the Rockies almost beat the Dodgers? Baseball is wild!

I think I'll just say that more this season

That's why I want a tournament if it's going to be THAT short. That would be a blast.

BASEBALL SZN

3:21

Do you have any unwavering food takes like Dan and chili?

Ben Clemens

3:21

Well, one is that Dan is wrong about chili

Shots fired, etc.

3:22

But beans can absolutely be a part of chili, and I like beans in chili

Aside from that, hm

I like hot sauce on pretty much anything, which I don't think is a common take

Not particularly uncommon, but not common

3:23

I'm really into dried mangos

Doubt that's controversial

Oh, I think that most chicken and turkey sausage is as good as most actual sausage

BASEBALL SZN

3:23

What's your go to hot sauce?

Ben Clemens

3:23

Hard to beat Cholula for accessibility and versatility

3:24

I'm such a sucker for random hot sauces, though

I think I like trying new ones more than I like any one hot sauce

Our fridge and pantry are always full of random ones

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