JotCast | Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/13/21

Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat - 9/13/21

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Dan

3:31

No matter how big judge is he can't defend two sides at once unless he's also a much more skilled fighter than altuve. I don't think we have evidence that either is a trained fighter so it only comes down to size and reflexes.

Ben Clemens

3:31

That's basically my thinking. Tow people is so many people

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Dan’s Emotional Intimacy

3:31

Remember in the old cartoons when the one guy would put his hand on the little guys forehead and he couldn’t touch him? There’s no way an Altuve could even land one punch against the Giant Judge.

Appa Yip Yip

3:31

Numbers win one Altuve grapples the other boxes easy peasy

H

3:31

Who's the most underrated player in baseball right now?

Ben Clemens

3:31

Two Jose Altuves, clearly

3:32

If I can't answer that.... I'll say Jake Cronenworth

Love that guy

kimofromkauai

3:32

Regarding doom for the A's - the Giants were non competitive for a few years prior to 2021 and the A's were in the playoffs . Why do you think Oakland could not make any progress in moving toward more acceptance in Bay Area?

Ben Clemens

3:32

So, I'm a Bay Area outsider

I only moved here in 2019

3:33

I think that the Giants did a good job of creating resonance in the Bay with those World Series wins, and it's also a delight to go to a game there

The A's, meanwhile, have continually shuffled players while occasionally making the playoffs

The Giants have a bushelful of iconic players and they mostly keep them around for a while

Lots of Posey jerseys at Giants games

3:34

More Semien/Donaldson/Hendriks jerseys at A's games than you'd like

3:35

Also the stadium is not as fun

And that's an understatement

I think it's just a combination of the Giants being easier to follow and the A's constantly trading away players that people like

Or letting them walk in free agency or whatever

3:36

also it helps that it's easier to get to SF for a lot of the South Bay area, where there are tons of potential fans

On that Bay-specific note, let's call it a chat

Had a great time talking Jays with you all... as well as Jose Altuve hypotheticals, that endless online baseball resource

Have a great week everyone, and chat with you again this time next week.

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