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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 5/28/2020

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Dan Szymborski

12:46

A Masque of Red Death scenario at the lottery?

Sir Nerdlington

12:46

With Oakland severing payments to milb players, what retribution could players possibly face now by forming a union? Good time to start, no?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I would think os.

Jack

12:46

Would the public's dull refrain about capitalism and profits not being evil change if they knew how publicly subsidized sports in America are?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I'm a capitalist.

(I don't support publicly subsidized sports, of course)

GSon

12:46

If you put bad or good chili on a bun (no beans) is it still a sandwich?

Dan Szymborski

12:46

Yes

Dbo

12:46

Skyline "Chili"

Dan Szymborski

12:46

I'm gonna ban you!

Dbo

12:46

Hate Crime

Sir Nerdlington

12:46

Arte Moreno and John Fisher seem like a real sweethearts.

Dbo

12:47

If you're Mookie Betts then do you want a season since you can get a fat contract and paid this year without having to prove anything?

Dan Szymborski

12:47

I still want a season. It *would* tamp down on his value some.

12:48

There's just more uncertainty after a missing year and it's going to reflect in everyone's contract offers

Dbo

12:48

Can applesauce be a condiment? Like with latkes or pork chops?

Dan Szymborski

12:48

If used in such a manner

Lark

12:48

How often do you actually eat chili? I’m hoping for once a year or less, and the joke is even further past reality than we thought

Dan Szymborski

12:48

I make chili maybe twice a year.

12:49

Most of what I eat are simple sandwiches and fairly plain baked chicken.

I have to eat cautious just to maintain THIS awful figure!

Sir Nerdlington

12:49

I believe only 6 current owners were sitting at the table for the last strike (not including 3 other teams now run by the kids). Think things would be different if it weren't such a minority of lowly respected teams (CWS, COL, min, phi, SF, sea)?

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Not really. Owner interest are pretty much the same.

Jimmy

12:49

Thank you for clarifying Chapman's AAV! I could not figure it out

Dan Szymborski

12:49

Yeah, it's a little more complex in this case because of the opt-out.

Jack

12:50

I love capitalism....We're not really there

Dan Szymborski

12:50

I agree.

And I should note, that just because I think the A's being dickfarts should be *legally* allowed, does that mean I think it's moral, nice, or something I'm not going to speak loudly about at all times.

12:52

At the risk of a "no true Scotsman" fallacy, I object to people who think they are libertarians but are really just Randian objectivists who can't tell the difference.

12:53

Though in fairness, if we get to specifics, I self-identify as a Geolibertarian because of my strong Georgist leanings.

Dbo

12:53

Alright, I'm done with pictures

Dan Szymborski

12:53

YOU BET YOU ARE BUCKO!

Jack

12:53

So the A's are still going to want money and land for their stadium, right?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

Naturally.

Jack

12:54

IIRC the Angels want a new stadium sometime too

Lorenzo

12:54

Will teams now get bigger returns on trades for discounted star players at the deadline? Kris Bryant getting paid $6 MIL is a much more valuable rental than the Kris Bryant making $18 MIL+.

Dan Szymborski

12:54

I don't think so.

Jack

12:54

How

Dan Szymborski

12:54

in what way or manner; by what means

Lark

12:54

What’re your simple sandwich suggestions? I’m bored with my usuals