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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 6/24/21

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Dan Szymborski

1:08

I know that Cleveland Spiders has a history, but I just personally prefer mascots that aren't my fears. So ideally, I'd prefer no Cleveland Spiders, Cleveland Heights, or Cleveland Emotional Intimacy.

Jake Cronenworth

1:08

Am I the Padres' first baseman of the near future?

Dan Szymborski

1:08

No. I think benching Hosmer is a bridge too far for them

brad penny for your thoughts

1:09

hey dan just getting to the chat, did i miss any of your legendary fat jokes?

OddBall Herrera

1:09

Fine Todd, we'll talk about real baseball instead of fat jokes. Who do you think would win in a footrace (in their prime), David Wells, Bartolo Colon or Prince Fielder?

Dan Szymborski

1:09

What are all thee fat jokes I'm making?

Norm

1:10

Whats wrong with Schoop?

Dan Szymborski

1:10

He's not a huge upgrade for the Padres at any position he plays that they would be willing to bench the incumbent

1:11

And if I'm willing to play Schoop at first and bench Hosmer, I'd more aggressively go after Mancini

John Olerud’s Helmet

1:11

My Grace Lord Dan! All hail thee!! Al Bundy is the greatest TV athlete of all time!!!

Jake Cronenworth

1:11

So if Kim's a starter and the Padres won't bench Hosmer, where do I fit in?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

I think long-term, you'll get super-sub time

Sharps

1:11

What happened to Braden Shewmake's missing R?

Dan Szymborski

1:14

Brandon Phillips was born without a name but cobbled one together by going back in time and stealing letters from future major leaguers. He got one of the Ls from Welington Castillo and got an i by swapping out an extra o with Domonic Brown.

Dan Szymborsnowbord

1:14

What’s your all time starting 9 (baseball team that is, so I don’t get any of your wisecracks. Dammit, my parenthesis is going to make you come up with a wise crack isn’t it?)

Dan Szymborski

1:14

Do you mean BEST or favorite?

1:15

If I can use a DH (so best 10)

I'd put Ted at DH so Barry can play left

But I dont' think there's anyone unusual in who I would pick

1:16

Except I'd actually put Trout in center. Baseball's more competitive today.

Joe

1:16

The ASG uniforms are the equivalent of thinking that there's only one definition of chili.

Dan Szymborski

1:16

BANNED

Aaron Judge, CF

1:16

No Rickey?

Dan Szymborski

1:16

I love me some Rickey Henderson, but I can't put him in left over Bonds or Ted

Loge

1:17

To what extent do you buy in to the “Willy Adames just couldn’t see the ball at the Trop” narrative?

Dan Szymborski

1:17

Very mildly

While I don't doubt that he felt uncomfortable if he felt uncomfortable

it's too easy to fit numbers to a narrative

1:18

Actual Home/Away stats aren't as predictive of future home/away splits as generic home/away splits until you get to a LOT of seasons.

Padres458

1:18

How much worse is my starting 9 if I swap Gwynn for Ted?

Dan Szymborski

1:18

You'll still have a great team!

But I can't take Gwynn over Ted

1:19

But best vs. favorite will be very different results

Bendy Straw

1:19

Who's pitching...Koufax or Gibson?

Dan Szymborski

1:19

I think I'm going Pedro or Maddux

Norm

1:19

Who is at 3B. Mike Schmidt or ARod?

Dan Szymborski

1:19

Schmidt

James

1:19

Who is your all time 1B?

Dan Szymborski

1:19

Still Gehrig

Marshall

1:20

Which position has the most hotly contested all-time top spot? CF?

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