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Dan Szymborski

12:39

This is literally the first time I've heard of this

And when I search for it, NOTHING rings a bell

Sal Bando

12:39

What's the story with Onell Cruz? I know he's a wildly fluctuating hitter but this is getting dire.

Dan Szymborski

12:39

II think eh's a volatile hitter

MilwaukeeBeerJays

12:40

Speaking of hallucinations, the Toronto Baseball Blue Jays are in first place thanks to *checks notes* Ernie Clement, Miles Straw, Addison Barger and 26 year old George Springer. This is REALITY though.....right?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

Life is strange

Guest

12:40

would you rather have real-life umpires signaling balls and strikes once it's automated, or get creative and have, like, a hologram tupac making the signals?

Dan Szymborski

12:40

the latter

for example, animatronic raccoons

Idiotic Failson

12:40

"I don't think they'll go CRAZY" - you said this about the Mets. Isn't it true that this is probably the default answer to just about any team's deadline plans? Additional question - what team do you think is going to go the most 'CRAZY'?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

I can see the Dodgers doing something crazy and off the wall

Idiotic Failson

12:41

How do I know that we're not chatting with a LLM pretending to be the actual Dan Szymborski?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

An LLM would accidentally try and make more sense

Walton Goggins

12:41

Who is a favorite childhood player of yours, and who is someone that you find comparable to them present-day?

Dan Szymborski

12:41

Every submarine pitcher!

or sidearmer

12:42

I may have been the only kid in Little League to have ever been inspired by Terry Leach

12:43

It's why I was an effective pitcher as a kid really. I find throwing sidearm far more comfortable than over the top or three quarters and I could get a little movement on pitches that I wouldn't have gotten much on otherwise

12:44

I didn't throw hard or have great control or anything. Just having a weird pitching motion and some pitches that act atypically was helpful for me

Some kinda Mook

12:44

Dan, did you say a couple of weeks ago that you like musical theater? Any favorite shows?

Dan Szymborski

12:45

I'm a REAL sucker for Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Sal Bando

12:45

Who are your favorite classic and modern conductors? As a Bruckner and Mahler fan I would think Bruno Walter would be up there.

Dan Szymborski

12:45

Ah, the thing about Walter is that he was always dependable and thoughtful but he would never be my number ONE choice in anything

Kinda like Alfred Brendel (RIP)

12:46

My favorite Mahler recordings are the old Bernstein NY recordings

12:47

and the more modern Bertini cycle

12:48

for Buckner, I really like the relative recent Tintner recordings and Jochum. Also tend to like Karajan here where I mostly find him a bit too self indulgent

I wish Furtwangler had survived into the 60s/70s to record more!

12:49

At my age, I tend to gravitate towards more extreme interpretations on either side for works that I know really well

Like I have very little interest in hearing a middle of the road Beethoven 5th at this point

Is the Candlestick Maker Next!

12:50

Thoughts on the Baker to Tampa deal? Fair? Sign of a big sell-off looming?

Dan Szymborski

12:50

I like it, it's fair for a decentinary pitcher

Is the Candlestick Maker Next!

12:50

Todd Frohwirth!

Dan Szymborski

12:51

Mark Eichhorn was a legend in 1986 and at eight, it was just the right age for me to become a huge fan

I'm STILL excited the Orioles signed him

mmddyyyy

12:51

How hot is too hot for baseball?

Dan Szymborski

12:52

90! But I hate hot weather

I love being in a press box on a hot day

Syndergaardengnomes

12:52

We're doing portdanteaus? About time this user name paid off...

Don

12:52

Hey Dan, do you know a way that wouldn't require hours of work to find QS by SP for the year, along with W/L/ND and possibly even run support by start? I'm trying to gauge "lucky" and "unlucky" SP with this stuff. Thank you!!

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