JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/11/23

Prev Page View Full Chat Next Page

Ben Clemens

2:38

quite frankly, I watched an irresponsible amount of tennis in the past two weeks for someone whose job is a baseball writer

SouthernDandy

2:38

The Myles Straw for Phil Maton and Yanier Diaz trade is looking pretty one-sided at this point. Especially given Cleveland's lack of power. Since May 31st Yanier is 2nd in the AL in HR/ABs behind only Ohtani!

Ben Clemens

2:38

Yeah, that one stung

perhaps this is a Myles Straw man argument, but he seems like an exact proxy for the kinds of things the Guardians get wrong

to be clear, they get a LOT right

Brian

2:39

Speaking of throwing the same pitch back to back...for as long as I have watched baseball (and probably for as long as their have been announcers) it has be said that a pitch up and in sets up a pitch low and away. By the time a hitter reaches the big leagues they have probably seen tens of thousands of pitches. Would 1 pitch up and in really make you lose all recognition of down and away?

Ben Clemens

2:39

Haha right?

'oh man, he got me again! Every time I see a high fastball I forget that other zones exist'

SouthernDandy

2:40

Tennis is awesome. Very mental sport as there is nowhere to hide and you must regroup and alter strategy on the fly

Ben Clemens

2:40

Totally

plus because of the way the points work, it sets up a lot of exciting moments

every time someone comes in to net, there's a potential highlight

but then also yeah, it's just you out there

2:41

I loved watching Aryna Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev in this US Open because you could see them struggling with conditions, confidence, their shot, everything

in real time

the guy who asks the lunch question

2:41

what's for lunch?

Ben Clemens

2:41

so here's a life hack my mom taught me

buy the costco rotisserie chicken in a shrink wrapped bag ,shred it up, and freeze it in small baggies

2:42

make the baggies two servings each if you generally make meals for two, but you know, that part is flexible

then you can just thaw a bag out and have pre-cooked rotisserie chicken very easily for any meal

so today for lunch we're making an avocado chicken and tomato salad with balsamic

but it's gonna take no time at all b/c we took out a rotisserie chicken bag yesterday

Dan

2:42

Crow-Armstrong about to be called up. Any thoughts about how he will be used, the impact he might have?

Ben Clemens

2:43

I'm very skeptical of his profile if I'm being honest

I'm happy to be proven wrong, I hope I'm proven wrong because he's the kind of player I like, speedy center fielder with tools

KC Pain