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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/14/20

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Dan Szymborski

12:34

You could also fix their chili

Guest

12:34

"Everybody's entitled to their opinion." - but some opinions are less valid than others

Dan Szymborski

12:34

Yeah, but I'm not troubled by bad opinions. I'm sure I have some too.

TooDamnTall

12:35

I just want to be part of the fun

Bologna Tugboat

12:35

Let's say you owned a fine restaurant specializing in Mexican fare. You and your staff take great pride in your food. You see some lady named Karen eating her taco with a fork/knife. Do you consider kicking her out, or swallow your pride and absorb the slap to your face for the good of your public image? Moral dilemma...go.

Dan Szymborski

12:35

As a restaurant owner, part of my job is pleasing the customer.

I assume; I'm not actually a restaurant owner.

12:36

There have always been pieces I've been less interested in doing for others that I do because people really like the piece.

Seeforman

12:36

With the likelihood of a higher percentage of games being played in the day,

Dan Szymborski

12:36

What?

LFC Mike

12:36

so Chili is officially a spoon only food?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

You can fork it, but there shouldn't be a knife.

Ted's Question Emporium

12:36

What if Karen says some dumb Karen shit?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Then that's her problem.

12:37

Anyone who is actually threatened by crappy opinions probably isn't quite as certain about their good opinion as they think.

And frankly, at this stage of my life, I'm interested in a vigorous, interesting opinion that I totally disagree with than something I agree with that bores me.

Insert Clever Name Here

12:38

Honestly, at this point in quarantine, I've just been accepting of all the weirdness that people have done instead of being confused by them. Like racing Roombas, a pirate metal song about Harambe, people dressing as Batman at intersections, etc. Before I would have been questioning everything. Now, it's "Honestly, I don't even know, let's go with it.

LFC Mike

12:38

What if Karen's dining partner ate their burrito with a knife and fork? Perhaps they are tourists from another country and are unsure of themselves and correct customs? This could turn into a national incident if you are not careful Dan.

Dan Szymborski

12:39

Hey, I'm not the guy throwing out the person!

Ted's Question Emporium

12:39

NCAA broadcast rights are up again in 2022 or 2023. Who takes home that money?

Dan Szymborski

12:39

In the end, the NCAA always does!

Ted's Question Emporium

12:39

Will anyone care about minor league salaries once those players are in the NCAA? Not only are they amateurs again but getting a big time super valuable university edumacation!

Bologna Tugboat

12:39

In that case, let's start drinking chili through smoothie straws. Human sanctity no longer matters.

Dan Szymborski

12:39

I'm just saying that if chili is cooked properly, there's no way a knife needs to be in the mix.

12:40

If you just throw a giant steak in the chili whole without dicing it, if the chili's cooked long enough, you should be be able to eat that steak with a spoon!

Ted's Question Emporium

12:40

But who is the NCAA?!?! Can I assume 6 very old white guys?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

A larger number of old white dudes.

Insert Clever Name Here

12:40

There's also the Dodgers with the amount of depth that they have that would benefit from the DH, not only with their MLB-ready guys, but even with some of their fringe guys if one of them steps up.

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I've proejcted this!

12:41

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/another-day-another-new-plan-projected/

12:42

There are 74 people in here right now (way off our normal numbers). I want at least HALF of you to ask a question, even if it's an unrelated question that may not make sense.

Guest

12:42

From the Martinez, Delgado, Giles comment, I found the URL: https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/oracle/discussion/3_decades_of_mi...

Dan Szymborski

12:42

Ah, yes, the translations! I thought you meant like ZiPS Time Warp with projections and stuff.

Bologna Tugboat

12:43

Wrong. Quite the diverse group:

http://www.ncaa.org/about/who-we-are/office-president/ncaa-leadership-...

Dan Szymborski

12:43