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Ben Clemens

2:45

This last idea is incredible

I would 100% buy one of those jerseye

segiddins

2:45

Does it ever feel to you like elite pitching might fall into defined cohorts more than hitting? Looking at HOF level talent, it seems like the pitchers really do come in waves -- right now, its Scherzer, Greinke, Verlander, and Kershaw, who are right about the same age. Growing up, it was similar -- Maddux, Clemens, Johnson, Pedro. Any idea why that might be? Or confirmation bias on my end, since we generally only talk about someone being at that level when they get late in their career?

Ben Clemens

2:45

Time to frantically search for this

2:46

Kershaw is actually a lot younger than the other guys -- he's 32 and they're all 35-37

But it's interesting to think about

2:47

I guess the great pitchers of the 2000's were also cohort-ish -- Halladay, maybe Cliff Lee, CC

Chris Sale might fall into the new list, along with maybe Corey Kluber?

2:48

And they're all over the place -- 31 and 34

2:49

I think you're right that some of this is confirmation bias -- Pedro is nine years younger than Roger Clemens, but I think of them together to

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Kramer

2:49

Best indoor “bar” game. I’m a huge shuffleboard fan but also love Darts and foosball. Bubble hockey is classic but not as common.

Ben Clemens

2:49

Ooh

I have to say that I'm down on foosball on this list

For me, a bar game has to let you drink a beer while you play

2:50

So I have shuffleboard at the top, most likely, just like you

And darts not far behind

But I don't think foosball really fits, because you can't relax and carry on a conversation while you play it

Is bowling a bar game?

Dunning-Kruger on the right

2:52

I have one open slot to hedge for next year. Do I go with Dalbec or Cruz O'Neil?

Ben Clemens

2:52

maybe i'm a suckre but gimme cruz

I want an eight foot tall shortstop to work out

Isolated Thinker

2:53

With company logos appearing on uniforms in addition to the nike swoosh, how awesome would it be if there was a small Fangraphs logo somewhere on there, free of charge, to help the site bounce back with a vengeance?

Ben Clemens

2:53

I mean, I'd be into it

Less into it: the teams putting that on there instead of getting ad revenue

But what the heck, teams aren't only motivated by profit, right?

Member of So-ciety

2:53

What kind of contract do you think Stroman gets?

Ben Clemens

2:53

I was wondering about this yesterday actually

2:54

Because as a still-sometime-Cards fan, I'd love to see him on the Cardinals

2:55

I just don't have any idea how to handicap this offseason's contracts

I'll say.... 1/20

I think a big issue this offseason is going to be that teams are hesitant to commit long-term money without knowing the fan policy in 2021

2:56

And also because the new CBA could produce new outlays for young players

So there will be a lot more wait-and-see deals

Kramer

2:56

If you could have a useless skill in the sports world that wouldn’t actually make you a pro But you could constantly do what would it be? Just a few examples: dunking a basketball, throwing 95+ mph, driving a golf ball 300 yards, bending a soccer ball in from a corner kick

Ben Clemens

2:56

I think probably dunking

2:57

It's the only one of these I've done, albeit a long time ago and not in game situations

So I could be wrong

But I think the visceral 'wow' is there more than the others

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