JotCast | Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/2019

Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 4/22/2019

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1:10

How many actual butts in seats should I expect to see at Camden Yards tomorrow night when I head up there to see the White Sox and Orioles play?

Dan Szymborski

1:10

11

Donjuan

1:10

Dan ate more chili last week than I have in my entire life?

Dan Szymborski

1:10

I didn't have any chili last week!

Matt

1:10

This chili/taco equivalence reminds me of a Jim Gaffigan bit from his Comedy Central presents (wow, probably 20 years ago...) where he talks about working at a Mexican restaurant in Iowa. "Tortilla with cheese meat or vegetables - just say something in Spanish and I'll bring you some food!"

Daro

1:11

Why no one believes in Moncada's great start?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

He broke some hearts last year

I've stood up to be heartbroken again this year

LLOYD MCCLENDON, I'M READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN

laughing

1

I need to mainstream my references a bit

cool

1

Unimportant

1:12

Jason Vargas only has 3 actual starts this year; in two of them, he's been pretty respectable (3 combined ER, though over only 9 combined innings). The two other appearances when he's been bombed have been when he's been kind of off schedule. Seems like that was the case last year, too. Can one delude oneself into thinking he's palatable if they just keep him regular? Or has he not done enough to warrant that treatment?

Dan Szymborski

1:12

the latter

Jaime

1:12

Mike Trout currently has a higher contact% than Willians Astudillo

Dan Szymborski

1:12

You see, Mike Trout sees someone doing something and he says "cool, I'm going to be the best in the world at that"

cool

1

If he got into Anton Bruckner he'd go "that's nice" and then he'd write a symphony that cures cancer

Mooseknuckle curves

1:13

Tri tip chili with Modelo Chelada marinated cubed tri-tip. You’re welcome.

Matt

1:13

With pitcher seeing lower and lower pitch counts, does the 5 man rotation change proportionately?

Dan Szymborski

1:13

No, though I think we'll see occasional forays into six man rotations more often

1:14

Not four man

Gila Monster

1:14

Is life worth living Dan?

Dan Szymborski

1:14

Sure.

Think of existence as one huge, long interconnected story. By existing, you contribute just a little bit to the story

that small bit of existence when life could and did exist

when there was love and happiness and joy

1:15

contributing to that brief moment of the universe that isn't a cold, void.

stever20

1:15

Is Jon Gray from the Rockies finally starting to put things together in your opinion?

Dan Szymborski

1:15

I was optimistic last year that he'd put it together

Dan

1:15

Do you ever find yourself writing an article to find out someone else at fangraphs wants to write nearly the same thing? Do you fight over who get priority or does Meg or seniority or some other mature process decide?

Dan Szymborski

1:15

We talk about what we're working on in Slack

1:16

and I haven't seen any fights because we're all frigging adults

and people who aren't sugar-laden five-year-olds can settle things among themselves

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

1:16

Looking forward to Brian Goodwin bumping Mike Trout as the Angels' lone All-Star representative.

Dan Szymborski

1:16

Trout shouldn't be an All-Star beause the team' isn't exclusive enough

trophy

1

Devil Ray Jay Johnson

1:17

Is it Lightening Round yet? It must be Lightening Round. Tex-Mex Tacos versus Korean Tacos?

Dan Szymborski

1:17

DOn't make me choose

Dmitry

1:17

As a sports physical therapist, i'll tell you not to get back surgery. Outcomes are aweful and patients doing good PT have a 99% recovery rate without it. Id only recommend it after an acute event like a car accident

purple mini

1:18

Was LeClerc a one-hit wonder or is this a temporary blip?

Dan Szymborski

1:18

which is why I'm doing pt!

I'm optimistic

LFC Mike

1:18

That was unexpectedly inspiring Dan.

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