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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/11/20

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@RationalMLBfan

12:32

I used to like baseball. I still do, but I use to, too! #hedberg

Dan's mom

12:32

Just wanted to say between the "opportunities missed" article and the ZiPS what-ifs you've been killing it lately. Honestly, the best stuff I'm reading without actual baseball going on.

Dan Szymborski

12:32

No way my mom's ever read what I write!

She doesn't really like baseball.

12:33

She checks my Twitter sometimes if I haven't returned her call to see if I'm dead.

Jay

12:33

Hey Dan, no question, just wanted to say thanks and hope you're doing well. :)

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Oh yeah and thanks for reading guys!

Trust me, topics aren't super-easy right now.

I write so much about current events that without current events...yikes.

12:34

At least I'm not a beat writer. It's AMAZING what these guys have still been able to put together.

Guest

12:34

Having become a follower of Emoto, I spend my days projecting bad thoughts on my co workers' water bottles. Those jerks have no idea what they're drinking!

Dan Szymborski

12:35

I didn't know what this is so I googled and now I have to read more to amuse me

Some Dude

12:35

What are your thoughts on the A.I. system within The Show 20 as a simulation?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

There are some things that could be better. I think some of the lineup/rotation/roster decisions are a litttle odd

12:36

I wish they'd build an in-season "rating projection" converted from in-season performance for the purpose of decision making

I think the way it's done now is a little rough

@RationalMLBfan

12:36

I want baseball to return for many reasons, but primary among them: there will be a game in which a Toronto Blue Jays lefty faces a Seattle Mariners second baseman, trying to halt a rally with the game in the balance, and we can say "Ryu must defeat Shed Long to stand a chance."

Dan Szymborski

12:37

There *are* players named Ken!

Wait, are there? It's not like Ken Giles is going to hit for himself

12:38

Man, Ken has gone down in popularity

Giles is the only straight-up Ken I projected this year in MLB

12:39

Kendrys would be a stretch for a few reason

He's unemployed, not really a Ken

and he wouldn't be much of a battle. Based on 2019, he'd just stand in one place and throw hadoukens

Guest

12:40

quesadillas are an underrated lunch

quick, easy, delicious

you forfeited your crown as THE chili purist when you revealed that "ACTUALLY beans are good!" last week!

Dan Szymborski

12:40

I didn't say it was pure chili

Only that the Korean-inspired chili was tasty

Guest

12:40

Is Meg ok? She hasn't written anything or had a chat in a while and also EW is on hiatus!

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Meg has a TON of work to do, we're shorter on personnel for obvious reasons and she's pretty much responsible for all the editing.

So you people be extra nice to her!

mrkevinschwarz

12:41

I know you’re not the expert in amateurs and neither am I but I will say Toronto is going to have an awesome lineup in a few seasons if they can keep everyone around

Dan Szymborski

12:41

Questions I don't have to answer are the best!

Trent Hauser

12:41

What if America overnight became a nudist culture? The economy!

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I think it would make social distancing easier

Guest

12:42

On principle, libertarianism would be supportive (hypothetically) of there being no police, right? (Or at least, one that's not funded or government-mandated)?

Dan Szymborski

12:42

It's complicated. You won't get wide agreement from libertarians on everything.

since I'm fundamentally a Georgist, libertarians would be annoyed by my "land can't really be owned" thing.

12:43

I forget, can ZIPS say anything about draftees?

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